HP Slate 500 was designed for the enterprise and business market. The focus of this
tablet is a more powerful, but with the capability and portability of a tablet. The HP Slate 500 is the
ideal PC for professionals who don’t usually work at a traditional desk, yet need to stay productive in a
secure, familiar Windows environment. The HP Slate 500 is also intended for those who use custom
applications built for Windows.
The build quality looks very nice. This feels solid in the hand. The
portfolio case is nice and a fine, if not perfect, fit. It is powered by a 1.86GHz Intel Atom Z540
processor, 2GB of RAM and it comes with a 64GB SSD (Solid State Hard Drive). The 8.9-inch capacitive
display has a 1024 x 600 resolution and is very responsive. The HP Slate 500 runs Windows 7 Professional
and it comes with a N-Trig active digitizer for taking notes. The N-Trig stylus is great for writing in
WordPad or for sketching and drawing. The HP Slate also fetaures dual cameras, a front-facing VGA camera
and a 3 mega-pixel rear-facing camera.
This is a real Windows 7 computer not an Ipad or
an Android. Don't need apps since every Windows program will run. Works with home and office
wireless networks and Verizon mobile broadband. The HP Slate 500 is a miniature version of a PC and
it is extremely welcome for people who are the go and require productivity applications. It can perform
any thing a desktop or laptop PC can perform within the limitations of Intel Atom
processor.
Other Key
Features
Work intuitively
•
Use your fingers to browse
documents, spreadsheets, applications and more on the HP Slate 500’s multi-touch
display.
Accomplish more on the go
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Check e-mail, browse the web,
read and edit documents, presentations, spreadsheets and more.
•
Walking the halls or going from
meeting to meeting while running custom applications for your industry on the lightweight HP
Slate 500.
Polish your presentations
•
Show training or product videos
and stream video from the web on the HP Slate 500.
2 Cameras, 1 PC: The Resources You Need
•
Web conference with colleagues
using the VGA webcam and take still shots with the 3MP camera.
No Longer Tied to a Desk
•
Plug into a Desktop Experience.
Easily connect accessories like a keyboard, mouse and printer with the HP Slate 500’s built-in
USB 2.0 port.
•
Charge your HP Slate 500 in the
HP Slate Dock and gain even more ways to connect accessories.
•
Cut the cords and stay
productive. Connect wirelessly to Bluetooth devices such as printers, mice and
headsets.
HP
Slate 500 PROS AND CONS
PROS:
Very good size and pretty light for a portable PC (feels good in
the hands)
Full Windows 7 Pro (don't need an application
store)
Portable internet browsing
3 mega-pixel rear-facing camera
SD card slot
Physical button to launch the on-screen keyboard
Lock button
Control-alt-delete button
E-book reding
Video Streaming
Full voice control
External connectivity (manage photos on memory card, connect DVD drive and other
devices)
Supports Adobe Flash ( you can view Flash content on the internet)
Printing (you can print to any printer)
Comes with dock and case ( they are included in the box)
HDMI-out (the dock has an HDMI-out)
USB port (you cand add a keyboard or install new programs)
3G wireless
CONS:
Pinch-zoom effect not as smooth as iPad
Battery life could be longer (requires charge after 7-8 hours of
use)
Some Windows programs are not optimized for finger input
Can't dock in portrait mode
No VGA output (USB-VGA adapter would solve this problem)
Camera is low resolution
It's little pricey
HP Slate 500 Video
Reviews
Where can you find the best deals on HP Slate 500?
Amazon usually has the best prices and free
shipping.
2 GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (Memory is on the board and not customer accessible or upgradeable; memory
operates at the maximum system supported speed of 533 MHz.)
Storage
Internal drive
Solid State Flash Module
Up to: 64 GB
Optical drive
External USB 2.0 CD/DVD R/RW (select models)
Graphics
Display
8.9" diagonal WSVGA wide-viewing angle touchscreen (1024 x 600
or 1024 x 768 for some applications)
Graphics
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500
Broadcom Crystal HD Enhanced Video Accelerator
Expansion features
Ports
1 USB 2.0
1 combo stereo headphone/mic jack
1 integrated microphone
1 power connector/HP Slate Cradle connector
Slots
1 Secure Digital
Audio
High Definition audio; Integrated stereo speakers; Integrated
microphone; Combo stereo headphone/mic jack
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This is a real Windows 7 computer not an Ipad or
an Android. Don't need apps since every Windows program will run. Works with home and office
wireless networks and Verizon mobile broadband. The HP Slate 500 is a miniature version of a PC and
it is extremely welcome for people who are the go and require productivity applications. It can perform
any thing a desktop or laptop PC can perform within the limitations of Intel Atom
processor.