HP Pavilion Tablet PC TX1016AU

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HP Pavilion Tablet PC TX1016AU

Frazier Barretto, Jun 08, 2007 1803 hrs IST

Extra than the ordinary is what probably applies to all aspects of this tablet PC- features, performance and of course, even the price. Are you extra ordinary to buy it?

Powerful, Good Config, Good Finish, Good Build, VISTA Home Premium.

Uncomfortable Keypad, Screen, Weight, Expensive.

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The internal face of the laptop has been given a silver touch. The screen utilizes HP's very own WXGA BrightView technology to provide a good screen contrast. The screen has a webcam at the top centre and on its either side there are inbuilt Mics. On the left of the screen is a finger print scanner that stores your passwords and helps for easy login into the PC, websites etc.

To the right bottom corner of the screen there are four buttons. Two of them are on the right while the other two are placed below the screen.

The two buttons on the right are quick launch buttons to play DVD and the other one is the QuickPlay button. The buttons placed below the screen are mainly meant for when in tablet form. One button is for changing the screen orientation, keep clicking it and it goes clockwise. The other button is a quick launch to the Windows Mobility Window. Below the screen towards the centre is where the laptops Altec Lansing speakers placed. On the left corner below the screen are three LEDs: one denotes power on, the other indicates if the power cable is plugged-in and the last stands for HDD activity.

Coming down to the base, it comprises of the keypad and the touchpad. The keypad is compressed and fit in 12-inches of space. The first row of keys which include the Esc, Function keys and Scroll keys are just too small. Add to that, they have dual functions with the combination of the 'fn' key which makes it quite uncomfortable. The other key that I found really uncomfortable was the shift key on the right. It's quite small and I mostly ended up hitting the keys on either side of the shift key. At the top left corner above the keypad are volume controls.

Below the keypad in the centre is the touch-pad with two keys and scroll sides as well. The touchpad has a button over it to lock and unlock the touchpad. There is enough of wrist space on either side to comfortably place your wrist while typing. There are hinges on either side of the keypad to hold the lid down when closed or to hold the screen in one place when being used as tablet. These hinges at times pose a bit of a problem when typing.