• HP Slate Secifications, Price Details Leaked

    HP Slate Secifications, Price Details Leaked

    Techtree News Staff, Apr 06, 2010 1550 hrs IST

    Windows OS sporting Slate tablet is like a full touchscreen netbook without a keyboard

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Just when the Apple iPad is buzzing all over the web, an internal document with specifications of HP's upcoming tablet dubbed Slate was acquired by Engadget. The HP Slate will have an 8.9-inch display and will come equipped with Intel Atom CPU and support 1080p graphics. At the Consumer Electronics Show 2010 in January, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer had announced the HP Slate running Windows 7.

HP's internal document compared Slate's specifications with those of the Apple iPad. The specs comparison marks Slate's strong points in green color and threats from iPad in red color. HP Slate will have an 8.9-inch with capacitive multi-touch panel supporting 1024x600 pixel resolution. This display will also have light sensor, accelerometer and digital pen support. We don't know what HP was thinking but the Slate tablet will come with two year old Intel Atom Menlow platform chipset. This Menlow platform known as Centrino Atom will have single core 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 processor with 512kb L2 Cache and 533MHz front side bus speed.





Slate will come with 1GB DDR2 memory that won't be upgradable and internal storage options of 32GB/64GB would be offered. SD card reader port allows adding up to 128GB storage to this Slate tablet. The most interesting part about the Slate is the Windows 7 Home Premium with HP Touch-optimized User interface on it. Wow! So that would be a full blown Microsoft operating system. Intel UMA carrying PowerVR SGX 535 graphics chip promises to offer 1080p HD resolution graphics support and on top of that, this tablet also has HDMI out.

Unlike iPad, the Slate will have a 3 megapixel camera on its back panel and a VGA web cam on the front panel. Using the front camera you can video chat with your contacts using services like Skype.

For audio out, the Slate offers 3.5mm audio out port and so you will be able to hook any headphone of your choice. Other features include Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) and conventional SIM card tray. However, the battery life of HP Slate can be a bit of an issue. Unlike the iPad which promises up to 10 hours of battery life, the Slate offers just five hours of it.

Finally, in terms of pricing, HP will price the Slate for $549 (Rs. 26,400 approx.) which is as much as a netbook. Apple iPad (starting at $500) is already available now in U.S. and would soon be available to rest of the world. As of now, there's no official word about HP Slate's arrival date. However, this document leak pretty much indicates that the Slate's release is just around the corner.

Image courtesy: Engadget

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(13) Comments
aaa
,aaa, on Apr 07, 2010 06:40 PM
1024x600 is useful ONLY for movies. It's crap for anything else.
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Cochese
,Essex, on Apr 07, 2010 08:24 PM
The higher the resolution the better. You have more desktop space without having to have a larger screen. Better for viewing photos, movies, games, etc... Also better for writing documents, spreadsheets, and other things of the sort.
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Rafael G. Perez
,San Juan, on May 08, 2010 03:47 AM
The iPad is an impressive device for paperless reading. I own a touch Sony reader, and it looks outdate by the iPAD. The Slate seems more of a PC, I particularly appretiate the USB port and the SD card port. With this SD card port I can exchange my documents from the Sony to the Slate. iPAD does not offer flexibility. The HP slate seems a very strong candidate for a reader-PC.
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Chairman Howie
,Amsterdam, on Apr 27, 2010 05:49 PM
Comparing iPad based on hardware to the Slate, the Apple comes up looking like just an Apple while the HP Slate is the complete Apple Pie (PC replacement), complete with the sugar (USB port), crust (camera), and pie pan (multitasking) baked right into their offering. Read more of our comments at ChairmanHowie web site.
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Anonymous
,Watchung, on Apr 08, 2010 03:30 AM
spec were fine until Windows7. If it is not running Android then it is a loser [unless it is an Apple]
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Dave
,Chesapeake, VA, on Apr 06, 2010 05:22 PM
Wait a minute, they think the Atom Z530 is actually an ADVANTAGE over the CPU that Apple streamlined specifically for the iPad? At least they went all the way and decided to pair it with Intel's graphics chip too. Does anyone else think Intel should be embarassed?
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josh
,eau claire, on Apr 07, 2010 09:23 PM
no intel shouldn't be..... they gave this device the Atom, because it's powerful enough to run the device...... if they would of say gave it their new 2010 i3, i might have fryed the device.... the A4 from Apple was tested with the Atom from intel.... both are powerful, and the Atom even outrunned the A4..... so its not "rubbish", it's not "dumb".... its what gets the job done, and make this device good to use......
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jim
,sydney, on Apr 06, 2010 04:39 PM
That is the biggest rubbish I've read. How does the intel Atom beat the Apple A4? Oh your looking at processor speeds... sure, one can judge that if they haven't done an IT course. The A4 is faster, more power efficient and can process larger bandwidths than the atom.
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Cochese
,Essex, on Apr 07, 2010 08:33 PM
Get the spec sheets for both procs yourself and compare. The Atom does outperform the A4. Though, the A4 is certainly more battery friendly.
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sorlag
,chicago, on Apr 07, 2010 06:02 PM
looks awesome to me, at least much better than the iCrap.
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ADi
,chandigarh, on Apr 07, 2010 07:46 AM
oh lets calm down and give it a deeeeeeeep thought....Being an hp product it is definitely going to radiate huge amounts of heat. Its the hp standard, so unlike ipad it wont be held in hands and is definitely not going to be used for long periods of time. Hence the battery life will be more than sufficient. I am not an ipad fan, but i think this is another crappy spec sheet. Only thing to feel happy about is that within the next few years much better devices are going to come up and solve most of our portability and performance issues.
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apple_users_go_
,springfield, on Apr 06, 2010 07:37 PM
who cares about the processor? a little device like this isn't going to be doing much processing anyway--more importantly is the fact that the HP device has attached onboard storage(SD card reader) and is more than likely able to run multiple programs, unlike the Apple--so one can have skype running, and check one's email. Onboard camera very good idea as well. The apple product is worthless for anyone wanting to multi-task. HP is a far better product in concept--will have to wait and see how it really performs and if it's usable, unlike many of their PC's that come pre-loaded with unnecessary and bloatware software. If HP loads a bunch of useless software on this guy like they do with their PC's, it will be useless and the apple device will be far superior, if it doesn't, this will be a far more flexible and usable product..
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Anonymous
,New York, on Apr 06, 2010 04:39 PM
This thing is going to have a huge glaring problem: It will be slower than dirt! Atom plus intel GMA? Epic fail. Maybe whatever accelerator they stick in will help... but they should have just gone ION + CULV, or dump windows and went snapdragon/tegra
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