![]() HP’s baby has a 1600 x 1200 pixel resolution higher than the iPad. So much so that the tablet not only has a 7.9-inch display, it also has a 4:3 aspect ratio, just like the iPad. ![]() The Slate 8 Pro is HP’s iPad Mini challenger. Image used with permission by copyright holder HP Slate 8 Proįor business, you’ll need to check out the last of HP’s new tablets, the Slate 8 Pro. More will come after launch.Įven with the integrated pen, the Slate 7 Extreme is more of an entertainment and artistic device than a business one. It will come with two pen-enhanced apps for drawing and taking notes. Like the others, the Extreme runs Android 4.2 with no skin. The demo units aren’t production ready yet, so we’ll hold off judgment until we see the final. During our hands-on the palm rejection worked, the pressure sensitivity was only so-so. This way HP can keep costs down yet still offer a good pen experience. What’s different about this pen is that it uses capacitive stylus technology (the kind that mimics your fingertip) with a fine-tip, yet still offers pressure sensitivity and palm rejection like a digitized stylus. We mentioned the reference design is called the Tegra Note, and that’s because it has an integrated stylus. On it’s own the Slate looks like a capable multimedia machine thanks to the front-facing speakers and the bright, quality display. This setup may satisfy the casual gamer and young kids, though we worry that HP’s strategy of selling this tablet as a console alternative might not work out for them. HP plans to highlight this aspect by offering Bluetooth game controllers and encouraging people to hook it up to their HDTVs via the micro HDMI port. Since this is based directly on a design from Nvidia, the Slate is bound to be a great platform for Android games. That’s not an extreme resolution, for sure. The 7 Extreme is based on the Nvidia Tegra Note reference platform-something a chip maker provides for consumer hardware companies to build on-so it has an Nvidia Tegra 4 chip inside, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, and a 1280 x 800 pixel display. That’s extreme, right? Image used with permission by copyright holder This 7-incher would probably beat up the original Slate 7 before using its carcass to carve scratchitti into its own glass. It wants to go Extreme. Thus, the HP Slate 7 Extreme. HP stepped up in the realm of entry-level tablets, but the company isn’t content to just compete with the Nexus 7. We’re hoping the 7 HD will be $200 or less and the 10 HD will come in around $350 or less. ![]() HP isn’t releasing prices on these or any of the other tablets yet and will only say they’ll be out in November. The tablet is light for a 10-incher and comfortable to hold. We’re fans of the striking color, and again the back has a nice texture. They have the same chip inside, same ports, and same T-Mobile deal for broadband versions. They even have the same resolution, which is more of a problem with this size screen. There’s not much difference between the two of them except screen size. The big brother to the Slate 7 HD tablet is the Slate 10 HD. It’s only 200MB per month, but that’s still pretty generous and probably enough for those few times you need to download something and can’t find Wi-Fi. ![]() The mobile broadband models will offer an extra incentive for what will surely be the extra cost: free T-Mobile 4G data for two years. Should you buy a tablet on Black Friday or wait for Cyber Monday?Īside from the Micro USB port there’s a MicroSD card slot and a SIM card slot. ![]() I abandoned my iPad for an Android tablet and didn’t hate it I used AR glasses with Android tablets and iPads. ![]()
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