Can the screen be fully rotated to the back side to lay flat and act like a tablet? does the keypad become inactive when in tablet configuration?
1097782
Yes it's inactive but honestly I really never use it like that. It is a great ultrabook though I use it at work everyday cause it's light and fast. Comes out of standby just as quick as you open the screen up.
1097783
Yes the full screen can be fully rotated to the back side and performs like a tablet and the key board automatically becomes inactive.
1097784
The screen can be fully rotated so IT DOES lay flat and act like a tablet. The keyboard is inactive, but a faux keyboard appears on the screen. Works great, no glitches!
1097785
Yes. It's nice, though a little odd to feel the keyboard underneath--I bought a slip cover to make it feel less odd. I really like it, but when I first got it, the keyboard sometimes wouldn't turn off, and I had to turn it back to normal mode, and then switch back to tablet version and it would switch off as advertised. Overall, I really like this though, and that problem is gone now.
1076649
No. The iPad sits in a trough like groove in the keyboard and it is a static angle and a rigid structure. I have found this very nice as the whole thing does not flop flat or slide apart if I set it on my lap or move it around while using it.
165330
Yes. The twist can opperate as a laptop with a keyboard in the traditional sense. The display is touch sensitive in this mode, but few programs take advantage of it. When you rotate the display 180 degrees and then close the clamshell, the device is a larger, but not too unwieldly tablet. Microsoft 8 supports the gesture functions associated with a tablet.
1326664
If you intend to use the tablet without the keyboard, it works best to remove the tablet from the folio. But to answer your question, you can swing the cover around back, with the keyboard stuck to the flap, but it isn't the most convenient configuration.
1042132
No - the key board only allows support in the landscape orientation. You can stand up as portrait (like a book) but the keyboard will be virtually non functional.
1440862
Sort of. As the other answers note, while the tablet is installed in the cover, portrait mode isn't an option. But I just uploaded a photo showing a tablet resting on mine in portrait mode. It just isn't snapped in. You need to settle for using the cover to prop the unit up like an easel. The keyboard itself should still be functional as it works via Bluetooth.
805987
Yes, this is the main reason I picked up this case, you can put the keyboard in and flip the screen around, looks kinda weird, but it works really well.
124486
There are little legs on the back you can use to tilt the keyboard up on the top, but I have to keep my wrists even as much as possible, so I keep the keyboard flat. I use wrist rests home made, with dry rice or small dry beans in them. I hope this makes sense. :-)
470632
Yes, it will fold completely flat against the keyboard. This is a big improvement over the previous version of this, because the previous version had a hinge, so you could never lay the tablet completely flat.
1953804
no, keyboard is attached-- however you can fold front flap in and lay tablet down over keyboard if you want it flat and still workable
1211692
Not sure of your description, but the screen folds up to 180 degrees. This allows for a tablet mode at full rotation, i.e. the screen is folded over on the keyboard; a "stand" mode when folded to 90 degrees and the keyboard becomes the base behind the screen; a "tent" mode where it stands like a teepee for display or presentations; and, of course, the laptop mode. I use all of them, though the tablet and laptop modes mostly, and I love the device for its versatility - and many other things. Very glad I got it.
493593
If you mean can it be folded for it to rest on flat, yes. If you mean for it to be used as a stand, it cannot. However the ipad rests length or width wise up in the keyboard acting like a stand which is nice.
1316454
Yes - if the pen is near the screen it will be the only input accepted. And if the keyboard is folded all the way around it will no longer accept input either - so you dont have to worry about bumping those while its in 'tablet mode.'
1104413
Unfortunately, no, not really. The bars that are supposed to support the underside of the keyboard are too long to fit in the grooves, so that you either have the keyboard wanting to flip over away from you, or flip over towards you. I am likely exaggerating how unbalanced it is, but nevertheless, with its tendency to slide on the stand, it can become a real issue.
84263
I tried this position, but it does not work for me. I rarely take off the keyboard and prefer to use the table almost as a netbook.
460463
In the horizontal position it is capable of doing that. You can type using the keyboard as well. In the vertical position I use my stylus to navigate all the time. I hope that this is a help to you.I am still very happy with this product.
1600885
No. The display is always portrait orientation. It does not respond to how you hold and turn it.