Posts Tagged ‘HP’

Tablet PC Arrivals – HP 2730p EliteBook Arrives

Sep
23
2008

We have 2 landings from HP this month. First is the newly release HP2730p EliteBook. We notice that HP are shying away from calling this a Tablet PC, but it is a very good one!

The good news is that HP Have listened to users in the development of the 2730p. The 2730p looks much like the 2710p, but there are some subtle changes that make a big impact on the experience in use.

There are 2 key changes that we really like with this Tablet:

The inclusion of a side jog dial control for scrolling. This was a really awesome feature of the TC1100. We didn’t realise how useful it was until it was gone!
The pointing stick mouse has been supplemented with a touch pad.

Nice work on that HP! Check out the video below from the HP product manager.

HP 2730p EliteBook is a great choice for mobile professionals. This Tablet PC is powerful enough to replace your current laptop or desktop and it is ideal for anyone working in an office environment.

Details and specs in our shop…

HP 2730p EliteBook Tablet PC

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Tags: 2710p, 2730p, HP Categories: HP |

Does the Motion Computing LE1700 Replace the HP TC1100?

Jul
28
2008

The HP TC1100 was the carrot that got us into Tablet PCs. In fact, the first Tablet PC that we had was the woeful HP TC1000. It was terribly underpowered with a Transmeta Crusoe Processor. It left a bad taste for many.

Fortunately, HP quickly got their act together and fixed the TC1000 by putting a decent Intel Centrino processor in it. The result was the TC1100, which is still today a very capable and sought after Tablet PC.

What was so good about the HP TC 1100 you might wonder? Well, it was the only Tablet PC to come in a Hybrid form factor. It could be both a convertible tablet (With a keyboard attached) and a slate.

In slate mode, you had a powerful and lightweight portable device weighing just over 1 kg. With the keyboard attached, you had a Tablet PC that also functioned like a laptop.

Unfortunately HP decided that the TC1100 wasn’t important enough in the scheme of things. They continue to develop Tablet PCs, but have taken the safe road of laptop style convertibles like the HP 2710P.

Enter Motion Computing. To be honest, Motion have been around in Tablet PCs since the very early days. So we may be a little slow in reporting this, but we think that Motion have had an alternative to the TC1100 form factor for quite a while. It’s the LE1700 with convertible keyboard.

We put together the following video to demonstrate the similarities.

To see the Motion LE1700 Tablet PC in more detail, visit the LE1700 page on our online shop.

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Tags: Convertible, HP, HP 2710p, Hybrid, Motion Computing, Motion LE1700, Slate Categories: HP, Motion Computing, Tablet PC |

HP Pavilion Tx2000 Tablet PC meets Dirty Jobs

May
30
2008

HP recently released the new Tx2000 which is in very similar to the entry level Tx1000 Tablet PC.

The major drawback of the Tx1000 was the lack of a digitising tablet. The Tx1000 only has a touch screen, which is not very practical in a full size tablet PC because in normal writing posture, your hand will create multiple touch points on the screen, making it difficult to use.

Hat’s off to HP who listened and built a digitising tablet and a touch screen into the Tx2000. The tablet pen is a battery powered model and not a Wacom pressure sensitive digitiser, no doubt to keep the price down.

Correction: This Tablet PC does use a Wacom capacitive touch digitising system. The pen does not use a battery and the touch screen function works with a nice light touch.

HP have released a video series for the launch featuring Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs (Discovery channel).

Not really sure if it’ll sell more Tx2000s but it’s a bit of fun anyway!

Check out the full video series here.

HP Pavilion Tx2000 Key Features: