Windows 7 tablet vs. iPad

[Ice]

article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ie6ePKnkXvO9uo6dSrSwakL2pGTQ?docId=a9b7a3c3aef44169818cd6fad8dbaf92

[Sonjou]

for $79 i would get the w7 tablet.

[Ice]

yeah, considering the iPad starts at 500 bucks. I'd get a win7 tablet too.

[Schwarzwald]

The tablet featured in the video is ~$500 from what I can tell

[Sonjou]

HP, the world's largest computer maker, unveiled the Slate 500 on Thursday. It costs $79. Like the iPad,it has a gesture-sensitive touchscreen and no keyboard. But unlike the iPad, the device is aimed squarely at business users.

[Hydoso]

Hewlett-Packard's $799 device called Slate 500 attempts to replicate the PC experience in tablet form - in contrast to rivals who've brought more of a smart phone feel to their devices. The Slate runs the same version of Windows 7 used by many companies on their standard PCs.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2010/1 ... z13G5nsWow

The one in the video is not an HP Win7Tab. Like Schwarz said I can only find the HP version for around 500$+

None the less it could cost more than an iPad and I would still get the Win7Tab anyday. It's a full running Windows7 OS. So software you can put on your desktop you can put on this tablet. Very nice. Plus everyone has Windows7 desktops so files/images/video can be easily exchanged between the two.

[Sonjou]

ah ok damn was excited for an 80 tablet

[Ice]

looks like there was a typo in the first article, lol.

Yeah, I don't want it now.

[Tilion]

Hydoso is right though.... it has so much more functionality because it has a true OS.

[Sonjou]

yes, but its still $500 i would much rather put that towards a cintiq.

[Ice]

Hydoso is right though.... it has so much more functionality because it has a true OS.

PC > Mac

[Hydoso]

I might for real look into getting one of them. I've thought about getting a laptop, but one of these would be so much more bad ass to whip out.

[Tilion]

500 dollars isn't much considering it's touch screen enabled.