I must admit, I was disappointed when I heard news that HP had cancelled the Windows 7 Slate that we had famously seen Steve Ballmer demo during in his keynote at CES this year. Just as we thought all we had to look forward to from HP was a WebOS tablet, this little nugget of information pops up in a well hidden page on HP’s site.
Specifications are slim but what we do know are as follows;
- Windows 7 Home Premium
- Intel Atom 1.6Ghz
- 1GB RAM
- 8.9 inch screen
- Two cameras (still & video)
The XB830PA or HP Slate 500 will have the typical Intel Atom 1.6Ghz and 1GB of memory internals, although which chipset is still anybodies guess at this point.
The HP Slate 500 has also landed on Energy stars certified products list which confirms some of the specifications but no official word on pricing or availability.
July 21st, 2010 at 3:58 pm
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July 21st, 2010 at 3:59 pm
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July 21st, 2010 at 3:59 pm
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July 26th, 2010 at 11:54 pm
Spec wise not very impressive. Isn’t there a Hanvon one with a CULV CPU? I don’t know when it’s supposed to be out (maybe never). I had hoped a big company like HP would actually make a tablet that would stand out from the rest.
August 6th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Agree. I wasn’t impressed with the Viliv S10 either especially after I saw how smooth multi-touch was on an Lenovo X201 (granted, costs 2x). Unless potentially it might come with Windows 7 ‘light’ or it comes with a better graphics chip than slow integrated graphics.
I also wonder what’s the big benefit of a slate over a tablet PC? Unless it’s super light and thin perhaps.