HP Slate to be cheaper then the Apple I-Pad
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If you think that Apple’s much-awaited entry into Tablet computing will give it the pleasure of having the market all to itself, you may be moving away from the truth. Microsoft, Dell and Acer seem to be working on overdrive to develop similar products and steal some cheer out of Apple’s euphoria. HP is supposed to be thinking in the lines of undercutting iPad’s price and the effect sure would be astounding.
Its quite sometime now that we have the tablet PC with us, though it’s the new generation of touch screen tablets that is making waves now. In fact, they are up to creating a separate niche for themselves, somewhere between smart phones and notebooks.
Coming to the forthcoming touch screen tablet from HP, the tech giant has partnered with Microsoft and tentatively named the product ‘Slate’. Powered by Microsoft Windows 7, the product was introduced by Steve Ballmer, CEO Microsoft Corporation, at ICES, 2010 in Las Vegas. The Slate seems to be the nearest in line to Apple’s i-Pad and has astutely included the features so glaringly missing from it, in order to keep critics at bay.
The Slate is touted to be more powerful than a smart phone and close at heels with a PC. It is perfect for reading, surfing the web and taking entertainment on the go. Resembling an Amazon Kindle DX in size, it aims at bridging the gap between laptops and smart phones. HP’s Slate will run on full version of Windows 7, complete with multi-touch capabilities. It comes with 3G connectivity as a standard feature and may cause a lesser pocket-pinch than iPad’s $629.
The 8.9 inch screen will have multi-touch capabilities, which you can flip through and experience a book in full color. The Wi-fi capabilities allow you to download content. It will focus on content consumption including games, e-books, music, videos and web browsing.
Microsoft is working on a tablet PC which is going to feature twin screens and is named Courier while Acer is all set to enter the fray with devices that the company says will be like the iPad. Then there is Dell that is looking at a 5-inch tablet for web surfing on the go. Whether these devices will ever see the light of day or will at all fight with each other for shelf space, spoiling the buyer with a gamut of choices is something that we need to wait and watch for. With the number of players going up by the day, we sure have a fascinating battle to witness, albeit from the sidelines.
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March 16th, 2010 at 5:33 am
This Device looks really good, I wonder if people will go with a name and brand they like already, APPLE, or take the cheaper dollar amount device and go with the HP Slate. What do you guys think?
March 16th, 2010 at 5:46 am
Apple has it's fanboys.
Everyone else will go for this as long as it's marketed enough.
March 16th, 2010 at 5:51 am
When was the last time you saw an HP device that cost more than an apple device?
There will always be the inventor, and the IP theifs.
March 16th, 2010 at 7:33 am
Must be a fanboy… Lets see did Apple invent Unix??? NO but they use it in their OS… Who cares… Both are niche products, iPad, BIG TOUCH that's it… Slate between my smart phone and a netbook… Neither will fit in my pocket so no use.. BUT both will sell as Apple has fanboys who will buy ANYTHING FROM APPLE and others will buy this or the other ones coming out with linux on it….
March 16th, 2010 at 7:52 am
IP thieves? Slates have been around for years now… my 7″ slate is 4 years old now, and I've worn through two screen protectors and one stylus on it so far. If anything, it's Apple that's the parvenue in these circles.
The HP slate looks like a good piece of hardware, but at 9″ it's a bit too big for my tastes. I find the 7″ to be the best size for me; big enough to read easily, small enough to carry *in* my carry-on baggage instead of *as* my carry-on baggage. (The gyrations one sees from people in Economy class trying to use their 19″ widescreen laptops…) I'll still give it a look, but I suspect I won't buy one; I may buy one of its smaller competitors, though, as I'm interested to see how Windows 7 does compared with Windows XP Tablet.
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March 16th, 2010 at 8:02 am
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March 17th, 2010 at 8:52 am
That “fanboy” group is pretty strong, by the look of pre-order estimates (200,0000+). I'm torn between the Slate and the as yet unannounced Courier (although, if folks can shell out $500-$800 for a barely seen, never touched in person iPad, I guess I can lust for a Youtube prototype Courier).
March 18th, 2010 at 6:54 am
Its two different technologies really, but they will end up really dukeing it out. It makes me who we be left standing after december
March 18th, 2010 at 7:05 am
As much as I like Apple devices (I have an iTouch, two old iPods and an iPhone), the iPad simply does not offer me what I want (Flash and multitasking). I wish it did. I'd have preordered one the day they were taking preorders. That said, this HP looks really good. Notion Ink's Adam looks promising, too.
We'll see when the specs are released which one meets my needs. Since I already have an iPhone with it's many frustrating times of not being able to work with too many websites, the one that gets my business is the one that meets the needs of what I do on a day to day basis.
March 18th, 2010 at 7:31 am
I really agree with you! if you check out our forum we have full specs of the HP one in our tablet and slate section. http://goodereader.com/forum/
March 18th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Its two different technologies really, but they will end up really dukeing it out. It makes me who we be left standing after december
March 18th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
As much as I like Apple devices (I have an iTouch, two old iPods and an iPhone), the iPad simply does not offer me what I want (Flash and multitasking). I wish it did. I'd have preordered one the day they were taking preorders. That said, this HP looks really good. Notion Ink's Adam looks promising, too.
We'll see when the specs are released which one meets my needs. Since I already have an iPhone with it's many frustrating times of not being able to work with too many websites, the one that gets my business is the one that meets the needs of what I do on a day to day basis.
March 18th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
I really agree with you! if you check out our forum we have full specs of the HP one in our tablet and slate section. http://goodereader.com/forum/
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April 26th, 2010 at 10:24 pm
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May 14th, 2010 at 2:32 am
I think that's also a good version of iPad from HP. Running on Windows 7, is there any system specs? I wish could do multitasking in that tablet pc.
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May 30th, 2010 at 1:07 am
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May 31st, 2010 at 12:27 pm
I personally love hp products but really liked the look of the Ipad but the price and lack of some features was disappointing so its great to hear HP are planning a tablet. And wow does it looks amazing from the pictures! I will probably purchase one right away when it is released with my new ezsaver account.
June 23rd, 2010 at 12:52 pm
I can't wait for the HP Slate, I'm a big fan of HP, their design flexibility and power, while keeping up with the cheap electronics price tag. If the Slate will be cheaper than the iPad, apple will have to make serious improvements to the long expected iPad2.