News - HP provides a closer look at upcoming Slate PC

[dangel]

Agreed that the ability to run full apps is a real plus, especially if it's stuff that you wouldnt have to buy again, but only if they would also be touch-intuitive.
I can only imagine trying to use Adobe Premiere with my fingertips...

But I don't want to do that (and even if i did then a stylus once again is a better choice) - I want to surf the web, remote control another machine, watch a video that kind of thing. In the same way I don't want to use my current netbooks for heavy gauge programs, neither do I have that expectation for a slate.

I think i'd like a stylus too tbh - i mostly use my fingers on my touch screen phone but for real precision my fingers are pretty darn useless Less of an issue on a 10 inch screen no doubt though.

[Arthran]

I'd consider picking up a keyboardless netbook-based slate for general browsing etc.

How's this sound?

- Atom dual core
- 2gb RAM
- Ion(2?)
- wifi/bluetooth (latter gives you keyboard support effectively)
- Win7
- Smallish SSD
- 300-400 quid max.


I want a 'proper' OS and 7 has enough 'touch' for what i really want to do - especially given you could whack together multitouch apps for it as a front end dead easily. For what I want to do with it I can't see W7 being a problem personally (in fact, given I'd like to run windows apps it's a huge plus).

SO an Archos 9 with a better price then?

http://www.archos.com/products/nb/archos_9/

[dangel]

SO an Archos 9 with a better price then?

http://www.archos.com/products/nb/archos_9/

Intel video chipset

We'll see the right devices in due time - and they'll be effectively keyboardless netbooks.

[Funkstar]

SO an Archos 9 with a better price then?

http://www.archos.com/products/nb/archos_9/

And a better screen. Despite having large touch screens for a few years, Archos always specify terrible touch screens.