Nope, you're not dreaming, but feel free to pinch yourself, rub your eyes or take a cold shower! You've read right -- the
HP Slate is
finally official, and after all the
teasing,
back and forth, and (
very recent)
leaks, the Atom-powered, Windows 7 Slate will finally see the light of day -- though in a different way than originally intended. While the
first videos released by HP may have made it seem like it would be for consumers, HP's tactfully changed its tune (don't forget it's got
Palm / WebOS tablets on the way) and is now aiming the Slate at the enterprise and business market. Still, it will be available on HP's site for $799 to anyone who wishes to purchase one.
So, what does $800 of your hard earned cash buy you? Well, in addition to the dock and case, which are included in the box, the tablet packs pretty much
everything we'd heard over the last year -- it's powered by a 1.86GHz Intel Atom Z540 processor, 2GB of RAM, 64GB SSD and packs
Broadcom's Crystal HD accelerator for handling 1080p video. (The included dock has an HDMI-out port if you want to hook it up to the big screen.) Obviously, the 8.9-inch capacitive touch Slate runs Windows 7 Professional, but it's got a
Wacom N-Trig active digitizer for taking notes, which certainly sets it apart from the other
Win 7 tablets we've seen over the last couple of weeks. Oh, and don't forget its front facing VGA cam and 3 megapixel camera on its back. We got a chance to finally grope the tablet earlier this week, so hit the break for our early impressions and a short video.
Continue reading HP Slate 500 finally (finally!) official, rings up at $799
HP Slate 500 finally (finally!) official, rings up at $799 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink |
HP |
Email this |
CommentsNETWORK APPLIANCE
NETGEAR
NCR
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
No comments:
Post a Comment