A small button on the laptop’s right side detaches the display, leaving behind a slender bar with insertion tabs. A small, plastic part called the “intelligent distance ring” manages the tilt, though aesthetically it seems out of place among these shiny gears. They roll over each other and also tilt to keep the laptop’s two halves in smooth contact. Its two VarioGear hinges consist of two stainless steel, gear-like cogs inspired by automotive mechanics. The Book One is the only laptop available with both a 360-degree hinge and a detachable display. When you separate the Porsche Design Book One’s keyboard from its display, a slender top slice with small tabs remains. Both the Book One and the Surface Book offer innovative hinges to accommodate their detachable displays-and add to their cachet as premium laptops.

A piano hinge keeps the display half above the keyboard half. Most designs have the top half roll a bit behind the bottom half when opened. The hinge and display mechanisms Melissa RiofrioĪutomotive gears inspired the 360-degree hinge between the display and keyboard on the Porsche Design Book One

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