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Hands-on with the Dell Inspiron Duo (photos)

Unlike traditional convertible tablets, the Inspiron Duo screen flips 180 degrees vertically--hinged in the middle of the lid.

Dan Ackerman
Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" (Hachette/PublicAffairs), a non-fiction gaming and business history book that has earned rave reviews from the New York Times, Fortune, LA Review of Books, and many other publications. "Upends the standard Silicon Valley, Steve Jobs/Mark Zuckerberg technology-creation myth... the story shines." -- The New York Times
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Dell has captured the imagination of a tablet-crazed public with a handful of recent photos and details about a new convertible tablet called the Inspiron Duo. A prerelease sample has turned up in the CNET Labs for a hands-on test-drive, and we're generally impressed with the design and concept, if less so with the performance.

Read our full hands-on impressions (with video) here.

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