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The sony I'm sure is more sturdy and is actually more user-friendly (small, yet usable keyboard and full trackpad). It also has a fingerprint scanner and excellent wifi reception, and also plays nicely with various linux builds.

I'd only consider something like this as a replacement with all of the above (I'm not seeing a fingerprint scanner) (and where's the HSDPA module), as well as a new processor (like the atom) that draws less power, and hence has a longer battery life.]]>Aug 18th 2008 7:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/
Bluntly, I don't like the aesthetics of the tx; too much funny swirly pattern junk, and too much glossy black -- you know things have gone too far when your laptop comes with a microfiber rag to clean fingerprints off the outside. Which makes it a good thing that I purchase for capabilities, not aesthetics. My tx is covered in fingerprints and smudges, and I couildn't care less.

The main thing I like about this is the ruggedization; the slightly more industrial / less fanciful aesthetics are just a pleasing side benefit.

And keep the Atom out; if there's one thing Vista does not need on this machine, it's that kind of performance hit. Some other power-sipping processor would be good though; it just has to at least match current performance, since there won't be xp drivers available for a new one.]]>Aug 18th 2008 7:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/
The ULV processor made it less powerful than the hp value-tablet-model TX2000's, and that was less than half what this model is.

Furthermore, it was apparently somewhat noisy.

If this new model fits with the penryn LV processor, sure, it means that it'll do a max of 25 watts to the processor rather than the 10 I think the ULV did - but you get an FSB at _twice_ the speed for that money, and a processor that is at least twice as fast.

Only problem I would have remaining with this is heat and noise issues, as well as wireless reception - but for the advantages this thing now affords, particularly because it's screen is so incredibly beautiful, this would win if I were to upgrade today, hands down.]]>Aug 18th 2008 6:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/Aug 18th 2008 6:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/Aug 18th 2008 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/Aug 18th 2008 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/Aug 18th 2008 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/Aug 18th 2008 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/]]>Aug 19th 2008 3:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/form factor, its still not that portable (its quite heavy, and the
battery will only last max 2.5 hours.)

The sony I'm sure is more sturdy and is actually more user-friendly
(small, yet usable keyboard and full trackpad). It also has a
fingerprint scanner and excellent wifi reception, and also plays
nicely with various linux builds.

I'd only consider something like this as a replacement with all of
the above (I'm not seeing a fingerprint scanner) (and where's the
HSDPA module), as well as a new processor (like the atom) that draws
less power, and hence has a longer battery life.
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The things I hated have been fixed:
- scroll buttons, so necessary when reading in portrait mode, were missing from the 2710p (I bought a wireless micro trackball just for reading, but setup is inconvenient and the USB receiver sticks out precariously, and having a trackball attached to a finger isn't convenient when you're interrupted to do other things).
- scrolling in notebook mode is now possible using the edges of the touchpad. I haven't been able to scroll using the pointing stick (maybe there's a key I could press in combination with moving the pointing stick that would make the page scroll, but I haven't found it).
- pen no longer falls out.

Wish I knew about these annoyances with the 2710p. I would have waited and bought the 2730.]]>Aug 18th 2008 8:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/Aug 18th 2008 8:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/Aug 18th 2008 9:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/
I've used my TC1100 everyday for almost 4 years now. IMHO, there is nothing better than the slate form factor for daily surfing and the occasional Photoshop. Surprisingly, it runs Vista pretty well. The improved handwriting recognition pulled me away from XP about a year ago.

This new 2730p seems pretty comparable to the TX2500 that I just bought my wife. Anyone interested in the 2730 should take a long look at the TX2500 first. We got ours for $900 at Bestbuy a couple weeks ago.



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or go for hp tx....]]>Aug 18th 2008 11:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/Aug 19th 2008 2:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/hp-elitebook-2730p-gets-shown-off-on-video/Aug 19th 2008 6:37AM