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Perfect, hardly, its way too small for a start...]]>Apr 19th 2010 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
Its also fatter than i thought it was

My HP Mini nebook is all most the same size with 3 USB ports and keyboard]]>Apr 19th 2010 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
At least you can use a regular USB hub and add as many ports as you like.]]>Apr 19th 2010 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
Agreed its not perfect after seeing that photo, my HP Mini pwns the slate]]>Apr 19th 2010 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/Apr 19th 2010 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
http://conecti.ca/2010/04/15/mini-review%E2%84%A2-hp-slate-pc-ipad-no-tiembla-ni-de-frio/comment-page-1/

If you actually scroll down and look at the dock, it does have a 2 USB ports]]>Apr 19th 2010 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
Tech trend of 2010: LEAKS! ]]>Apr 19th 2010 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/Apr 19th 2010 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
Couldn't agree more. I'd love to see it work, so I could perform all the tasks I'm used to on a desktop - but really, I just think it's never going to - the foundation of Windows obviously isn't based upon touch. I applaud Microsoft for making Windows 7 more touch friendly, but devices like the iPad and Android/WP7 tablets are the future.]]>Apr 19th 2010 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/Apr 19th 2010 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
But thats via a dock attachment, I would prefer it was built in to the actual device instead

Plus not liking that glossy mirror screen, you can see the person taking pictures with his iPhone]]>Apr 19th 2010 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
And this is the device people were holding up as a rival to the iPad?

heh.. thats just funny :)]]>Apr 19th 2010 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
There has to be a middle ground tho. These things should be more powerful than smartphones:

Chrome OS?!]]>Apr 19th 2010 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
If only HTC decided to enter the tablet market...]]>Apr 19th 2010 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
You mean a snappy smartphone OS with HD apps that can quickly perform tasks is a good thing? I thought all Slates had to be slow and frustrating! ]]>Apr 19th 2010 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/Apr 19th 2010 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
that as you can with most devices that run windows xp, 7 in that form or similar form]]>Apr 19th 2010 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/Apr 19th 2010 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
Hardly perfect.

In fact it looks quite ugly.

Almost as ugly as the new "iPhone HD" which I'm not sure at all if that's truly the new iPhone.]]>Apr 19th 2010 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
Exactly. Especially netbook-based tablets. If I want to run Windows... at minimum it would be on a *real* netbook... keyboard and mouse, please. I see no value in the HP Slate running a full version of Windows.

People say the HP Slate is better than the iPad because there is so much more Windows software than Apple's App Store could ever have.

Well, like I said before... if I wanna run Windows... I wanna use it on a device like I'm used to. Netbooks are just smaller versions of laptops.

What Apple did was create a totally new mobile OS, that runs its own set of software for their touch-based devices. And that's fine.

HP built a tablet that relies on Microsoft's desktop OS. Good idea?]]>Apr 19th 2010 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
It's biggest problem?

It's a tablet.

The form factor sucks, no matter what OS it runs. When you get larger than hand held, there is no point in eliminating the keyboard, the exception being existing tablet markets such as hospitals or warehouses.

]]>Apr 19th 2010 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
You still think that shoehorning a desktop OS into a touch interface tablet is the way to go?]]>Apr 19th 2010 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
Gladly writing this with the Wacom pen on my HP TM2T.

I can play Spore, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, Defcon, HL2, Garrysmod all great.

For $400 more (I am guessing) you get a full tablet pc. Serious HP, why are you wasting our time with this?]]>Apr 19th 2010 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/that's mad funny, I just notice the reflection of the guy with his iPhone. Lol. Anyway people have got to really work on tablets, if only the fluity of touch was as good as is on ipad!! Then it would blow it out of the water. Ad ofcourse the esthetics of it has to improve greatly. But to be fair it's probably half the price, I hope. ]]>Apr 19th 2010 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
True its not as perfect as i thought, i was expecting a better version of iPad with window 7 with a better price]]>Apr 19th 2010 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/Apr 19th 2010 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
Those types of tablets are NOT to be pitted against the iPad. They serve a completely different purpose.

This HP Slate thing, is a device that I was fooled on, as I had the intent that you could do media creation. It doesn't have the type of input and touch features that the TM2 does. I don't even think it comes with a pen. Nowhere in the OS are apps for design pre-installed. The whole OS is skinned for Hulu, Flash content, games etc.

This IS the type of device to compare against the iPad, as they are in the same category.

With that said, the iPad is gonna come out on top. The iPad is specifically designed to do this type of stuff with ease of use and beauty as well.

Tablets running Windows should, simply put, run windows primarily for media CREATION, not consumption.]]>Apr 19th 2010 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
I side with creation, primarily because I do digital art and need a device that is strictly for that. If it can run games, has a fast processor, so be it.

So subjective to the category that I side with, the TM2 is in my opinion a REAL tablet. That's just my opinion it's not fact. But a lot of people who side with either category go around touting their opinion as fact.

So I'll rephrase. For media consumption, the iPad is a REAL tablet. For creation, the TM2.]]>Apr 19th 2010 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/I am in complete agreement with your assessment.

I think it's interesting in all of this slate madness that MS is making a Courier style device on Windows CE instead of Win7, according to the rumors. Hardware manufacturers may be pushing out Win7 slates, but the only way to achieve usable battery life with an x86 CPU is by using an underpowered CPU... and even then, the battery run times aren't that great and the prices aren't that low.]]>Apr 19th 2010 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/Apr 19th 2010 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
He doesn't actually say it's slow and annoying to use I think, his reference seems to be boot up times and the time taken to load the OS.

As they only had it for 10 minutes I'm not sure there's a lot we can take from this.]]>Apr 19th 2010 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
Knew it. I knew this thing would come across as nothing more than every other fumbling touchscreen device running a full blown OS.]]>Apr 19th 2010 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
Yes shoehorning a desktop OS in a tablet is much better than a closed off Phone OS that leaves you little options to do anything that big brother won't let you do.

I'm glad HP is not telling me how to use this device by shipping it with a REAL OS.]]>Apr 19th 2010 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://j.mp/hp-slate-experience]]>Apr 19th 2010 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/Apr 19th 2010 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
"What Apple did was create a totally new mobile OS, that runs its own set of software for their touch-based devices. And that's fine.

HP built a tablet that relies on Microsoft's desktop OS. Good idea?"

Yeah? I can run what I want without having to whine that Apple or whomever wont let X program into the App Store.

I dont HAVE to rely on a store run from corporate HQ.

But apparently in this post 1984 world we users are too stupid to be trusted with so much freedom.

Apparently the Geek vs Grandma thing must also apply to the mental agility some people attribute to tech users today, whereas we are all assumed to be as adept at using a gadget as a 75-year old.]]>Apr 19th 2010 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
Like I said before, that isnt the point.

Nilay got the conclusion he needed, so the details didnt count.

If they said the exact opposite, conecti.ca wouldn't even be a though on anyone's mind.]]>Apr 19th 2010 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
Except they don't say that at all. At no point do they mention that the Slate is slow in operation - the speed reference is to boot up.

Pastrana doesn't actually seem to have used it at all - they had it for 10 minutes and don't comment on performance except to say that its multitouch is good and that it is a netbook killer.

I'm not a fan of tablets at all but they're not actually saying anything here and Nilay's translation is flat out wrong. Of course my Spanish isn't great so perhaps someone can hep out more here?]]>Apr 19th 2010 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
That's a good point. All tablets are not created equally.

Personally... I want an iPad for light web browsing and reading magazines from Zinio. Subscriptions to digital magazines can be had for $10 a year! I could totally spend $500 on an iPad. This looks great! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IwcIBQBZCY#t=0m25s

But, I just cannot spend $500 for the HP Slate. Like I said before, if I buy a Windows computer... I'd be tempted to try to run all the Windows stuff I do every day.

I would rather buy an HP Mini 311 netbook and use it like a little Windows laptop... and also have the iPad for all its apps and content.]]>Apr 19th 2010 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/Apr 19th 2010 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
Whats with the "meh"? You guys did not say "meh" when the iPad shot was leaked...........


Disclaimer: I own an ipad.]]>Apr 19th 2010 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
The freedom is that you're not forced to buy any Apple products. Clearly you don't buy Apple products at all.]]>Apr 19th 2010 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/Apr 19th 2010 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/Apr 19th 2010 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/Le Courier il est, alors...]]>Apr 19th 2010 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
I talking about the parroting by people that the only "usable" tablet is one that is a mirror of how Apple does it.

You dont have to use an Apple tablet, but the notion that anything that doesn't do it their way is wrong is as narrow as you can get.]]>Apr 19th 2010 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/HTC=tablet
Very nice!
It's got my wallet. ]]>Apr 19th 2010 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/
"it's essentially a touchscreen netbook" that is "slow and annoying".

Even if the speed comment was only directed at the boot up, that is still a very valid gripe of using a full blown OS for a tablet device. A long boot up load time makes it no different than a complete netbook/laptop minus a keyboard.

]]>Apr 19th 2010 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/hp-slate-leaks-its-way-into-the-wild-meh/Apr 19th 2010 4:54PM