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Three areas HP TouchPad trumps Apple iPad

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Yes it does!

I purchased the BlackBerry PlayBook the day it came out because I was excited to see where the future of BlackBerry is heading. I really like the PlayBook but after using it do find myself suggesting people look into the iPad that are interested in a Tablet. I will feel more comfortable recommending the PlayBook once the PIM apps become native and not tied to BlackBerry Bridge and the Native SDK gets released to developers.

I am interested in getting my hands on an HP TouchPad because I find it similar to the PlayBook with some refined features such as Window/Application Stacks and the built in ability to print to most modern HP printers. Printing is something other tablets just can't do or can't easily do.

I got a look at the HP Slate 500 Tablet PC which runs Windows 7 Professional and was real impressed with it. Being Windows, I could use this tablet at work and replace my Notebook PC. The HP Slate does cost more than the Tablets out on the market but if you need a tablet for work than the HP Slate 500 is worth taking a look at. (More info at: http://shopping1.hp.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/WW-USSMBPublicStore-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start;pgid=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?ProductUUID=84UQ7EN5jvoAAAEtbbJVIOIv&CatalogCategoryID=iugQ7habYEAAAAEvKwJKiY4p&JumpTo=OfferList )

The lack of reliance on iTunes

So, why did most of the comaprisons go against an iPad? Oh, I get it market share.

The Playbook does all that and more and it's lot less expensive.

If I wanted to pay out so much for a tablet, I'd buy another laptop.

If I want portability, I can get 10 times the bang with a netbook.

I have to agree with you. I think all the hype about tablets is just simply that they're new and a fun toy. I still don't see a reason for me to spend $500 to $800 on a tablet when my Dell Latitude E6510 laptop will out work any tablet any day. Sure, I can't slip it in a small bag but I still consider it highly portable.

I think the one reason I like my Ipad is there is no waiting for it to boot up, versus a laptop or netbook. I get home from work and turn it on and check my email and read some USA Today...unless you don't mind keeping something turned on and plugged in all the time.

It's very funny thing... When i received this email this morning, I saw the title of the newsletter. Without hesitation, I knew who the author of this article would be... None other than Jason Hiner. Would be a good read, thought i'd give this opinion first before reading.

... screw up agin.

For all of us:
1. in the past who have first of all expected a super product and then it never materialised, and second when the marketing catch is supplied through updates and had to abandon the system design based on HP documentation;
2. who bought the product and then had to buy a shopping trolly load of stuff to do what is required ...
3. etc., etc.

THE REASON APPLE SUCCEEDS IS BECAUSE EVEN IF THE PRODUCT IS INADEQUATE FOR US PROFESSIONALS IT WORKS

Apple doesn't hit home runs any more frequently than the HP crowd. Think laser jet versus laserwriter and HP ran them into the ground.

I also remember buying Apple stock at $13 a share

Getting back to the Newton they have put in their dues and refined a device to the point that folks like Jason write articles entitled "Will X be an iPad killer?" So long as they have that lead I will continue to buy their product. And that goes for any company...

Does this have a ssh client available, and RDP capability? I would imagine not. I can't justify a tablet until I can use it to remote in to customer's systems to do work.

I use the WYSE Pocketcloud RDP client which supports SSL and enterprise VNC. They also have an Android client. Works really well and I like it!

http://www.wyse.com/products/software/pocketcloud/index.asp

Can't say if a WebOS version is forthcoming but can't imagine it not...

" The TouchPad also works on some sites where the iPad does not is WordPress, the popular blogging tool. The WordPress Web interface does not work on the iPad, but it does work on the TouchPad. "

As I type this I have an iPad sitting beside me with on of my WordPress Blogs on it. Not sure why you're saying that the iPad can't access or read or post on WordPress. I'm having absolutely no problems.

Jason your credibly just dropped down to the bottom of the list. Can redo your research and edit your statement please. People need to know the truth!

Since the topic of that paragraph is Flash compatibility, which the iPad obviously does not have, my first guess is you are accessing a non-Flash version of that site. I don't use that site myself so I can't verify this, but it seems like you should have done some checking yourself before you start throwing rocks at Jason.

I love a spirited debate for how superior Mac is to competition. One for the Mactistas on WordPress. Two on Apple does seem to lead product introduction. Then the rest of the world kills them with pricing, integration and functionality. Since Apple always fails with these three, I would say their rush to release the Next Big Thing summarizes the basic defect of Apple, it glorifies every shortcoming as an elite feature. Mactistas will always rant with foam on their lips; the rest of us will never buy into it.

The iPad. To me a tablet is a hunk of plastic, metal and glass that delivers value through content and applications. So far the iPad with it's "hateful" iTunes wins.

As soon as Android, WebOS, Blackberry et-al offer a seamless content experience they will begin to give the iPad real competition.

That said I would buy an HP with WebOS over a Motorola XOOM in a heartbeat.

multi-tasking on the HP "seamless content experience".