For the next few months you will be seeing some great deals on laptops. I've seen some pretty awesome deals out there and even I've been tempted to pick up a shiny new laptop, but I'm waiting and you might want to wait too.

As you may or may not know, Windows 8 is on the horizon. Come this fall you will be seeing the revolutionary new look of Windows 8 (see my previous post) on some great new hardware. While some people may not want/can't to wait or don't like the new look of Windows 8 there will be two great features that I'm sure will be coming.
1. Touch Screen. Windows 8 is very touch screen orientated. I can see that soon most laptops will be touchscreen to take advantage of all the Windows 8 touch features.
2. Convertible laptops. Imagine your traditional laptop - keyboard and screen on a hinge. Now imagine the ability to snap off the screen to use it solely as a tablet. Or having the screen pivot around to hide the keyboard and then act as a tablet there are already examples of this with some Android tablets and Asus is rumored to already have one in the works. These are what I'm holding out for!

Rumored Asus Convertible Ultrabook with Windows 8

So if you are thinking of getting a new laptop you might want to wait a few months and see what your options are and then decide. Me? I'm counting the days until the slick new Windows 8 laptops hit the shelves!