Guess who’s bizack! The HP Slate is back in effect, running Windows 7 Professional and aimed at the business/enterprise crowd as it is priced at $799 (Ouch!). Which is quite the difference from the $549/599 pricing we were informed about previously. The 8.9inch touchscreen tablet weighs in at around 1.5lbs and can be used with a stylus to use for writing things down in Wordpad, Evernote (pre-installed) or even draw stick figures of your boss with MS Paint. The full specs on the Slate 500 are after the break along with a demo video and the official release.
- 8.9inch touchscreen display w/ 1024 x 600 resolution
- 1.86GHz Atom Z540 processor
- 2GB of RAM
- 64GB of SSD HD
- Windows 7 Professional OS
- 1080p HD support via Broadcom Crystal HD Accelerator
- VGA front-facing camera and 3MP rear-facing camera
- 1 USB port, 1 headphone/mic jack, 1SD Card slot
- Wi-Fi b/g/n support, Bluetooth 3.0
- up to 5hr battery life
Although it’s not the webOS-powered Slate that you may have been hoping for, I’m quite sure HP has plenty of tricks up their sleeve using Palm underdog OS.
HP Statement
The new HP Slate 500 Tablet PC is designed specifically for business, enterprise and vertical customers looking for the mobility of a tablet, the familiarity of Microsoft Windows 7 and the ability to run custom or corporate applications.
With a starting weight of only 1.5 lb (0.68 kg), the HP Slate 500 Tablet PC sets a new standard for mobile productivity with a an ultra-thin, sleek form-factor that enables businesses such as retail, healthcare, insurance, education and hospitality to be more intuitive and work efficiently while on the go. The ability to easily incorporate custom business applications differentiates this product and ultimately enhances the user experience and saves time for HP’s business and enterprise customers.
The 8.9-inch capacitive multi-touch display of the HP Slate 500 Tablet PC allows users to navigate on the screen with the touch of a finger or with the HP Slate Digital Pen and Evernote® software to handwrite e-mail messages and take notes easily.
The integrated VGA webcam on the front of the HP Slate 500 Tablet PC enables video conferencing, while the 3MP camera on the back can be used for still-image and video capture. With Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM WLAN, users can send and receive e-mails or access the internet at work, at home, and favorite hotspots.
The HP Slate 500 Tablet PC will be available first in the U.S. and then evaluated for further market expansion.
Pricing for the HP Slate 500 Tablet PC is $799, and includes the HP Slate Digital Pen, HP Slate Dock, and HP Slate Portfolio.
To learn more about the HP Slate 500 Tablet PC and ways it will enable mobile professionals to increase efficiency, please visit: www.hp.com/go/slate/
