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4.0 out of 5 stars
I might not have done it save the pricing break., September 4, 2008
This review is from: HP Pavilion tx2500z 12.1" TOUCH-SCREEN Notebook LAPTOP PC, Latest AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processor ZM-80 2.1 GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD/DVD+/-RW DL, Wireless, Camera, 64-bit Windows Vista Home Premium (Personal Computers)
I wouldn't recommend this tablet to anyone who can pay $1800 for a better version on the theme. The Turion is an underpowered CPU compared to a Core 2 Duo, and the keyboard is just too small to replace a decent full-sized laptop. For the price, however -- and assuming you buy for 35% less than listed -- it is a terrific tablet. See, everything is relative in a review! Here's why it's a good tablet if you get it cheap:
-HP extended batteries are very good at extending your runtimes, and
I'm happy to say long battery-powered use is easily in the three hour
range
-the touch screen is very, very good, and it's almost real-tim
responsive. If you can accept the slight delay, it works for you.
-Microsoft's OneNote and handwriting recognition are truly excellent
products, and underestimated. Forget Grafitti, finally, and just
write.
-feature set is very good, solid, and surprising. A dual-layer
DVD burner is a surprise, happily so. 802.11b/g and Bluetooth are
inside, and the card reader is a must. Key travel is natural, and
the touchpad is clean vented silver. It looks like a beautiful tool,
and it is.
I will mention in passing that Vista, as an OS, has some good points (driver recognition, easy external monitor configuration, better USB support, better networking tools) and some really bad ones (interminable delays on some screen repaints, some process hanging for whatever reason, UAC) but over time I may grow to appreciate it. For now, I miss XP's speed in comparison to this, just as I still miss how fast an MSDOS 5 system used to boot. Or an Apple //e for that matter...
-C
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