HP Slate 2, with dock.
(Credit: HP) Remember the HP Slate ? It's back.
HP's tablet that's not the TouchPad was
originally released in 2010 as a Windows-
based tablet aimed at offering business users
an iPad-esque experience, albeit with a
capacitive screen that works with an included
stylus. The new Slate 2 is still Windows-based,
and still business-targeted , with embedded
security including a TPM chip.
The 1,024 x768 resolution 8.9 -inch-screened
tablet weighs 1.5 pounds, and has specs like a
Windows Netbook: a 1.5 GHz Intel Z670
processor, up to 64GB mSATA SSM storage,
and a promised 6 hours of battery life, an
improvement on the original Slate. Front and
rear-facing cameras and an SD card slot are
included. Bluetooth 4.0 , 802.11n Wi-Fi , and EV-
DO/HSDPA Gobi 3000 mobile broadband
support cover the bases on communication.
The multitouch display supports finger and
pen input, adding a new Swype virtual
keyboard. A new folio-style Bluetooth
keyboard case is an alternative to the dock,
which adds USB 2.0 and HDMI ports. The
detachable Bluetooth keyboard accessory can
work with both setups.
Windows tablets have a hard time making
waves against the iPad and even Android
tablets--to put it mildly--but many businesses
and services have used Windows tablets to
run specific programs. Right now, the Slate 2
is HP's lone
Mini 3115m: a dm1 z-alike.(Credit: HP)
In laptop news, HP also announced a
business-branded, Windows 7 Professional-
running variant on the HP Pavilion dm1 z 11-
inch laptop that's been so well-reviewed on
CNET. The HP 3115m has an AMD Fusion E450
processor, that same 11-inch screen, and
Beats audio, which is showing up on every HP
product lately.
The Slate 2 will be available later in November,
staring at $699 , while the HP 3115m will be
available November 11 for $429 .
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