Posted by: kurtsh | January 14, 2011

INFO: HP Slate 500: Ultra-portable Tablet PC

HP quietly released the HP Slate 500, an ultraportable Tablet PC targeted specifically toward the Enterprise.  At CES 2011, this device was available at the Intel Tablet kiosk and it was so heavily requested, it ran out of power and had to be taken away to be charged.  I only got one snapshot of it while I was there.

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Running Windows 7 Professional, this tablet provides full application compatibility for business users on the move while not attempting to replace the user’s production machine.  A companion device, the HP Slate 500 delivers all the capabilities needed as a “creation” device on the road through digital ink/handwriting recognition and on-screen & bluetooth keyboard input.  It’s so small – it’s easy to hold in a single hand without fatigue.

  • Intel Atom Z540 1.86Ghz
  • 2GB DDR2
  • 64GB SSD
  • Front-facing VGA Webcam, back-facing 3Mp cam
  • USB 2.0
  • SDFlash
  • Bluetooth 2.1
  • Rotational accelerometers
  • 8.9” Capacitive Multi-touch display
  • Active Screen Digitizer w/ stylus & palm rejection
  • Portable dock for HDMI out & additional USB 2.0 ports
  • Optional keyboard (available from Amazon at http://amzn.to/ezAGyr)
  • $799

Arguably the ultimate meeting warrior device, the HP Slate 500 allows the worker to take notes using a stylus in virtually every context – over lunch, while drinking coffee, on the golf course, in a meeting room.  It lacks 3G wireless expandability however it has both USB ports for cellular modems OR Bluetooth connectivity for wireless tethering to cellphones for data networking.

This is the device I bought for myself and my wife.

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