Apple has little interest in merging iPadOS and macOS, or bringing its desktop operating system to its touchscreen tablet. So a Chinese modder took it upon themselves to create a hybrid laptop they’re calling the iPadBook featuring both operating systems in a single device that lets you switch from macOS to iPadOS by simply detaching its screen.
A modder created the iPadBook that Apple won’t
An iPad Pro docks to this screenless MacBook Air and becomes its display.
An iPad Pro docks to this screenless MacBook Air and becomes its display.
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Modder Shu Chan started by removing the display from an M1 MacBook Air and installing a custom-designed, 3D-printed magnetic hinge they’ve dubbed MagBaka that uses 12 magnets to hold an iPad Pro in place as its replacement screen. The dock works alongside a custom case for the iPad Pro, and although the tablet isn’t quite as wide as the MacBook Air when connected, there’s a high level of polish to this mod that almost makes it look like something Apple would make.
When attached, the iPad Pro serves as an external (and primary) display for the MacBook Air complete with touch and Apple Pencil support, and when removed it becomes a standard M4-powered iPad Pro.
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