The HP TouchPad is roughly the same size and shape as the Apple iPad 2, but unlike reigning king of tablets, you can actually work on the TouchPad.
Does being able to actually work on a device make you or you company more likely to purchase it?
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Makes it far more likely for me to sell them.
If that's any help.
I know I'm fed up with Acer EEE's which are almost impossible to get apart without breaking plastic clips. However it may be one thing to be easily pulled apart and another finding replacement parts which don't involve a cost of more than the original buying price of the unit.
Col
If that's any help.
I know I'm fed up with Acer EEE's which are almost impossible to get apart without breaking plastic clips. However it may be one thing to be easily pulled apart and another finding replacement parts which don't involve a cost of more than the original buying price of the unit.
Col
HP rates the TouchPad's battery life at 8 hours of Web surfing on a full charge or 10 hours of video playback.
Yes I have one, it is awesome! Better spread the word, this is only the beginning of great "new things" from HP.
Being able to work on a piece of equipment is a very big consideration for me. I'm much more likely to buy a tablet that I can take apart than a glued-together, disposable unit.
Isnt the RAM size 1GB instead of 1MB mentioned here??
Also is the storage expandable?
Also is the storage expandable?
Bill Please update your article:
Models
HP gloss black finish
Size
9.45 x 7.48 x 0.54 in
240 x 190 x 13.7 mm
Storage
16GB or 32GB
Wireless and Cellular Support
Dual-band Wi-Fi1 802.11 a/b/g/n with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication
Integrated wireless LAN + Bluetooth combo
Bluetooth1 wireless technology 2.1 + EDR with A2DP Stereo Bluetooth support
Display
Size: 9.7-inch diagonal
LED backlit multi-touch display (capacitive)
Resolution: XGA (1024 x 768)
18-bit color depth
Viewing angle: IPS wide viewing-angle technology
Auto rotate (selectable)
Multi-touch glass display with a special coating for easier cleaning and abrasion resistance
Chip
1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-core APQ8060 processor
Camera
Front-facing 1.3MP camera and digital microphone for live video calling.5
Power and Battery
6300 mAh (typical) lithium-polymer battery
Charging options are HP TouchPad A/C charger plus microUSB cable, and HP Touchstone wireless charging optional.6
Input/Output
(1) Charger/microUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
(1) 3.5mm stereo headset/headphone/microphone jack
Sensors
Light sensor, accelerometer, compass (magnetometer), and gyroscope
Audio Playback
Internal stereo speakers and Beats Audio
integrated microphone
3.5 mm stereo headphone
microphone jack
Audio formats: DRM-free MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV
TV and Video
Qualcomm Adreno 220 core
Video formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264
Mail Attachment Support
Microsoft Exchange email with Microsoft Direct Push Technology POP3/IMAP (Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL, Hotmail, etc.)
Messaging
Integrated IM, SMS, and MMS7
Environmental Requirements
Temperature Operating 32 to 104 F (0 to 40 C)
Non-operating 14 to 149 F (-10 to 65 C)
Relative Humidity Operating 10% to 90%, non-condensing
Non-operating 5% to 95%, 101.6 F (38.7 C)
maximum wet bulb temperature
Altitude
(unpressurized) Operating 0 to 5,000 ft (0 to 1,524 m)
Non-operating 0 to 40,000 ft (0 to 12,192 m)
In the Box
HP TouchPad; Cleaning cloth; HP Touchpad AC charger; MicroUSB cable; Getting Started guide; Navigation guide
Memory2
1GB
Not customer accessible or upgradeable
Support and Warranty
HP webOS Butler Service--90-day toll-free setup assistance. 90-day Toll-Free Limited Software Support; 24x7 Free On-device, and Desktop Chat Support. 1-Year Limited Hardware Warranty
NOTE: 90-day Toll-Free Setup Assistance, 24x7 Free On-device and Desktop Chat Support subject to change without notice. Certain restrictions and exclusions apply. Consult the HP Customer Support Center for details. www.palm.com/touchpadwifi-support-na-en
Docking (optional)
HP Touchstone Charging Dock (sold separately)
Models
HP gloss black finish
Size
9.45 x 7.48 x 0.54 in
240 x 190 x 13.7 mm
Storage
16GB or 32GB
Wireless and Cellular Support
Dual-band Wi-Fi1 802.11 a/b/g/n with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication
Integrated wireless LAN + Bluetooth combo
Bluetooth1 wireless technology 2.1 + EDR with A2DP Stereo Bluetooth support
Display
Size: 9.7-inch diagonal
LED backlit multi-touch display (capacitive)
Resolution: XGA (1024 x 768)
18-bit color depth
Viewing angle: IPS wide viewing-angle technology
Auto rotate (selectable)
Multi-touch glass display with a special coating for easier cleaning and abrasion resistance
Chip
1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-core APQ8060 processor
Camera
Front-facing 1.3MP camera and digital microphone for live video calling.5
Power and Battery
6300 mAh (typical) lithium-polymer battery
Charging options are HP TouchPad A/C charger plus microUSB cable, and HP Touchstone wireless charging optional.6
Input/Output
(1) Charger/microUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
(1) 3.5mm stereo headset/headphone/microphone jack
Sensors
Light sensor, accelerometer, compass (magnetometer), and gyroscope
Audio Playback
Internal stereo speakers and Beats Audio
integrated microphone
3.5 mm stereo headphone
microphone jack
Audio formats: DRM-free MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV
TV and Video
Qualcomm Adreno 220 core
Video formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264
Mail Attachment Support
Microsoft Exchange email with Microsoft Direct Push Technology POP3/IMAP (Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL, Hotmail, etc.)
Messaging
Integrated IM, SMS, and MMS7
Environmental Requirements
Temperature Operating 32 to 104 F (0 to 40 C)
Non-operating 14 to 149 F (-10 to 65 C)
Relative Humidity Operating 10% to 90%, non-condensing
Non-operating 5% to 95%, 101.6 F (38.7 C)
maximum wet bulb temperature
Altitude
(unpressurized) Operating 0 to 5,000 ft (0 to 1,524 m)
Non-operating 0 to 40,000 ft (0 to 12,192 m)
In the Box
HP TouchPad; Cleaning cloth; HP Touchpad AC charger; MicroUSB cable; Getting Started guide; Navigation guide
Memory2
1GB
Not customer accessible or upgradeable
Support and Warranty
HP webOS Butler Service--90-day toll-free setup assistance. 90-day Toll-Free Limited Software Support; 24x7 Free On-device, and Desktop Chat Support. 1-Year Limited Hardware Warranty
NOTE: 90-day Toll-Free Setup Assistance, 24x7 Free On-device and Desktop Chat Support subject to change without notice. Certain restrictions and exclusions apply. Consult the HP Customer Support Center for details. www.palm.com/touchpadwifi-support-na-en
Docking (optional)
HP Touchstone Charging Dock (sold separately)
I don't blame Bill for not including a laundry list of specs or a link that is likely to change. Thanks for the link though.
Able to get it apart easy of course is all about the different philosophies of the 2 companies. Apple wants total control, sells primarily to consumers and even wants people to send it to them for repair. HP expects people to in a business to want to fix it themselves.
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As a tech, getting into todays new equipment is almost impossible without doing a little damaged to some clip or latch. That said, I hope this easy access option is not used too frequently! Getting replacement parts from a non-HP service shop will require selvaging components from other units. As someone said, replacing parts other then the battery will not be to cost effective. I'm interested in warranty option, with Apple Care you get 3 years of full service. What does HP offer?
I always end up taking apart these sort of devices to repair, replace, or upgrade them. Whenever I buy a laptop I always make sure that I can get ahold of the service manual. In general IBM Thinkpads (Lenovo nowadays) come with service manuals with step-by-step instructions to disassemble and reassemble. 9 times out of 10 this sort of knowledge comes in handy during the lifetime of my laptop. While friends of mine send their proprietary, fused, laptops off to the vendor for repair, I can repair or upgrade mine within a few hours with simple tools at home. Thanks Bill for the great review. My list of tablet purchases now contains the HP... at the top!
A modern Tablet should not need to be opened up and repaired by someone that is not a certified tech. After three years of service, its time to move on. Any device thats older then that will be very out dated. If you think you can get replacement parts 3 years from now, well good luck with that. Save your money and buy a iPad.
Some of us, MacNewton, are Do It Yourselfers and others are not.
As Ghandi once said, "You will find that there is room for us all."
As Ghandi once said, "You will find that there is room for us all."
Just because I'm replacing a device does not mean that the device is at it's end-of-life.
Generally I replace my personal computer/laptop on a 18-24 month cycle. The old device doesn't get tossed; it gets spiffed up as much as possible and is given to my Mother. It may be outdated for me but is perfect for selling on eBay, YouTube, and Facebook. Replacing some RAM or a battery is far cheaper and better for the environment than tossing it and buying her a new computer. The cycle continues after my Mother; she gets the "new" old computer and the "old" old computer gets passed to my Aunt and then finally to one of the younger kids as a "toy". By that time the computer is truly beyond salvaging. I try to suck every last second of life out of electronics.
I cringe when I hear people talk about "disposable" electronics (or really "disposable" anything that's not). It feels like such a backward step in innovation to adhere to outside end-of-life proclamations. In most cases it seems like people go by a devices "end-of-coolness" rather than it's end-of-usefulness.
I feel the same standard should be applied to tablets and other devices as well. I'd rather my outdated tablet live on with a user that doesn't need top of the line functionality for a few years before it ends up in the electronics graveyard.
Generally I replace my personal computer/laptop on a 18-24 month cycle. The old device doesn't get tossed; it gets spiffed up as much as possible and is given to my Mother. It may be outdated for me but is perfect for selling on eBay, YouTube, and Facebook. Replacing some RAM or a battery is far cheaper and better for the environment than tossing it and buying her a new computer. The cycle continues after my Mother; she gets the "new" old computer and the "old" old computer gets passed to my Aunt and then finally to one of the younger kids as a "toy". By that time the computer is truly beyond salvaging. I try to suck every last second of life out of electronics.
I cringe when I hear people talk about "disposable" electronics (or really "disposable" anything that's not). It feels like such a backward step in innovation to adhere to outside end-of-life proclamations. In most cases it seems like people go by a devices "end-of-coolness" rather than it's end-of-usefulness.
I feel the same standard should be applied to tablets and other devices as well. I'd rather my outdated tablet live on with a user that doesn't need top of the line functionality for a few years before it ends up in the electronics graveyard.
Except in some isolated cases what we're really talking about with the internal access is the ability to replace the battery. That's a HUGE benefit in my book. I'm on my third laptop battery in less than 5 years. Experience is telling me I would need to replace the battery before the end of the device's usable life. While I'm not a big HP fan, this is a really good move on their part. Although Apple's products benefit from being sleek and pretty, their approach smacks of planned obsolescence. In other words it puts their products in the same category as disposable lighters and flashlights, aka landfill fodder. I would definitely buy this HP over an Apple.
Now we can see your problem, my 5 year old MacBook pro is still on it original battery, It will only run for about an hour. But it's really out dated now, running on a G4 processor. But my point is this, if you buy an Apple iPad, the battery is coved for 3 years (with Applecare) . By the time you need to replace the batter the ipad 5 will be out. Thats life move on. We are taking about electronic devices not collectable cars.
Whenever you buy an Apple product you need to buy insurance in the form of Apple Care is it.
Seems that you are not planning for failure but expecting it to happen and then have no way other that the Apple Repair House to go if thats what you think.
Here Apple is just as bad as Toshiba in the way that they are attempting to control all aspects of their products ownership and service. Refuse to tell anyone but your Trained and Controlled Service Technicians how to repair something and you are attempting to control the repair process which invariably means more expensive repairs as you control the Service Rates and Price of Spares. Yes I know that's the entire way that Apple wants to work and stiffle competition but is it the best way to do business?
If it is why do so many people go to E Bay and buy new Screens for their iPhones and repair them for a fraction of the price that Apple charges for the same thing? More importantly if you are subscribing to the Short Lifetimes that Apple Expounds for its products that is an extremely Expensive and Wasteful exercise. Currently the Biggest Gold Mine in the world is mining gold at 3 grams per ton of overburden that they remove and treat. IPhones on the other hand have 5 grams of Gold per ton of bare phones and that is just one of the many precious and non-replaceable materials that are used in their construction. Any idiot can see if we continue to use materials that are not replaceable at this rate we will eventually run out of them and there will no longer be the ability to make these products.
The current Philosophy expounded by the Mass Makers of Electronics seems non sustainable to me in the long run and if we continue this way its going to adversely affect us all.
Just my 2 cents worth though and as I will not be around to suffer I really shouldn't care but I do because I want my children's children to have the same benefits that I have and not to live in a collapsing society with no prospects. I know that failing countries and Business don't think like this, but that is even more reason to prevent their wasteful ways.
Col
Seems that you are not planning for failure but expecting it to happen and then have no way other that the Apple Repair House to go if thats what you think.
Here Apple is just as bad as Toshiba in the way that they are attempting to control all aspects of their products ownership and service. Refuse to tell anyone but your Trained and Controlled Service Technicians how to repair something and you are attempting to control the repair process which invariably means more expensive repairs as you control the Service Rates and Price of Spares. Yes I know that's the entire way that Apple wants to work and stiffle competition but is it the best way to do business?
If it is why do so many people go to E Bay and buy new Screens for their iPhones and repair them for a fraction of the price that Apple charges for the same thing? More importantly if you are subscribing to the Short Lifetimes that Apple Expounds for its products that is an extremely Expensive and Wasteful exercise. Currently the Biggest Gold Mine in the world is mining gold at 3 grams per ton of overburden that they remove and treat. IPhones on the other hand have 5 grams of Gold per ton of bare phones and that is just one of the many precious and non-replaceable materials that are used in their construction. Any idiot can see if we continue to use materials that are not replaceable at this rate we will eventually run out of them and there will no longer be the ability to make these products.
The current Philosophy expounded by the Mass Makers of Electronics seems non sustainable to me in the long run and if we continue this way its going to adversely affect us all.
Just my 2 cents worth though and as I will not be around to suffer I really shouldn't care but I do because I want my children's children to have the same benefits that I have and not to live in a collapsing society with no prospects. I know that failing countries and Business don't think like this, but that is even more reason to prevent their wasteful ways.
Col
Why compare the iPad 2 with this device? Its like comparing a Porsche with a Ford... The Fords has a bigger boot and you can repair it yourself... Big businesses will probably buy them as you can fit 4 people inside 
I'll stick with the porsche thanks, oh , yes and the iPad 2, neither do I expect to "service" myself, but I don't need a clunker either.
I'll stick with the porsche thanks, oh , yes and the iPad 2, neither do I expect to "service" myself, but I don't need a clunker either.
The american muscle car will move you (and 3 of your friends) as fast as you realistically expect to go, costs less, and you can repair it yourself. Versus the import, that touts speeds that can only practically be reached on a tract, get there with only the person you are trying to impress, cost at least 3 times more and 5 times more to have repaired (sorry, I meant serviced including oil changes) by a qualified factory technician to keep your warranty intact.
With The car kit, you get a car that looks like something that would be fast and run well, but you know its only a copy of the original product. The executive jet gets you their fast, safely and in comfort. For me I like to travel fast without thinking about replacing junk parts and replacing batteries.
I'm waiting for a device that has all of today's bells and whistles today.
Both cameras (subject camera with a flash), expandability, replaceable battery, compatibility, and no marketing lock in (though I understand for 3G/4G).
Both cameras (subject camera with a flash), expandability, replaceable battery, compatibility, and no marketing lock in (though I understand for 3G/4G).
...your dream device would be twice as heavy as any of the tablets today, as big (physically) as a netbook, and be twice the price of the iPad (since they have to plan on making all their profit from the original sale, not from later add-ons). Oh, and compatibility with what? There is no usable Microsoft Windows for a touch interface yet (fanbois notwithstanding); the most successful Linux-based touch system is Android, and it's got it's own compatibility problems; so that leaves the Mac. And one of the things Apple did supremely right with iOS was recognising that fingers are not mice, and designing accordingly. Don't get me wrong; I'd love to see a practical implementation of what you're lookikng for; I'd likely buy it over the iPad 9 that it would be competing against. And I do like the HP better than any of the Android tablets I've evaluated. But, really, which would you rather have: spec-based theory, or ecosystem-based practice? Those of us in the reality-based community who actually have to get stuff done will, fairly reliably, choose the latter.
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