The new tablet on Mac OS was estimated at three and a half thousand dollars.

The reception of pre-orders for Modbook Pro, the only tablet on the Mac OS X operating system on the market, has been launched, 9to5Mac blog reports.

In the simplest configuration (Core i5 processor, eight gigabytes of RAM), the tablet costs $ 3,499, while the price for the more “advanced” versions of the Modbook can go up to $ 5,000 or more. Order device can only residents of the United States; shipments will begin in mid-November.

Modbook Pro is made on the basis of a 13-inch laptop MacBook Pro. It is produced by the American company Modbook Inc. Keeping the macbook's “stuffing,” the engineers dismount the keyboard and screen and install a Wacom touch pad. The tablet comes with a stylus.
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Dimensions of the tablet, as well as its weight, on the website Modbook Inc. not specified. Judging by the photos, the device is at least several times thicker than modern tablets on ARM processors.

The first Modbook tablet was introduced in 2007. It could only be controlled with the stylus; He did not react to the touch of his fingers. The device produced the company Axiotron, which subsequently fell apart. Former Axiotron employees formed Modbook Inc., which continued the work of its predecessor.

Apple has two operating systems: Mac OS X and iOS. The first is installed exclusively on Mac computers with non-touch screens, and the second is on iPad tablets, iPhone smartphones and iPod touch players.

Sources:
Lenta.ru
Modbookshop.com

PS My opinion is that MacOs is not a mobile axis, working with it on a tablet with a stylus is not very convenient, not comfortable. Yes, the price of something is too high, for ~ $ 5000 you can take poppy beech in the top configuration with Retina display.