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Jake

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hp slate
« on: May 30, 2012, 05:38:16 PM »
I was doing some cleanup in my office and forgot I got this at a vendor conference several months ago  :woot: i don't know what I'll use it for yet, other than browsing the interwebs at home infront of the tv on something which has a bigger screen than my phone.
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Re: hp slate
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2012, 07:01:44 PM »
isn't it cool when u find toys u forgot about
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Jake

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Re: hp slate
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2012, 07:07:54 PM »
Oh, and pr0n
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Re: hp slate
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2012, 01:31:48 PM »
You know, I never got around to making that avatar for you for guessing Bo's name right. Maybe you just send me the Slate instead?
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Re: hp slate
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2012, 02:03:31 PM »
Quote from: charlie on May 31, 2012, 01:31:48 PM
You know, I never got around to making that avatar for you for guessing Bo's name right. Maybe you just send me the Slate instead?

hehehe - so far it is pretty cool. Battery life is meh.
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Re: hp slate
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2012, 09:24:52 PM »
quick review. i think they were selling these for about $100, and it had to be a steal! i've been using it mostly to browse, and for the purpose its been great. i dont see any performance issues. win7 works well. im very surprised at the clarity of the screen; its not like the newest ipad, but still pretty damn fantastic.

a regular and front facing cameras are a fun feature. havent tried skyping yet, but will. camera is pretty low res though.

battery life sucks. about 5-6 hours of use. i blame win7

keyboard placement should be smarter. screen and keyboard should adjust such that the text field i am in does not get covered with the keyboard when i bring it up.
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Re: hp slate
« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2012, 09:27:24 PM »
another plus: usb port....suck it apple. the doc has two more and a hdmi port as well
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Re: hp slate
« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2012, 09:55:48 PM »
Apple not having a usb is just idiotic imo
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Re: hp slate
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2013, 10:43:24 PM »
I finally found a good use for this thing. We replaced our bedroom tv with an HD TV - a 39" Sanyo which we found at Sam's for $298 - I can't believe how cheap these things have become.

When I got it home I noticed it didn't have a VGA input; and since my kids watch cartoons in polish on youtube, that would be a deal breaker - and that is where the slate comes in :) with its awesome doc and HDMI out. Got rid of the old laptop and replaced with the tiny slate. Great resolution and HD video :D

Also picked up this Logitech wireless keyboard/mouse combo making it possible to peruse the interwebs from my bed. I'm pretty stoked about it - my wife, not so much :D
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Re: hp slate
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2013, 10:47:03 AM »
niiiiiiiiiice.  Yeah, TVs are crazy cheap these days.
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Re: hp slate
« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2013, 08:01:42 AM »
Hahaha!  Well played!
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Re: hp slate
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2013, 12:48:06 PM »
Yeah, right. How do we know you didn't just find some stock photo of a big TV with a tablet below it.
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Re: hp slate
« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2013, 10:15:44 AM »
Quote from: charlie on March 01, 2013, 12:48:06 PM
Yeah, right. How do we know you didn't just find some stock photo of a big TV with a tablet below it.

:rofl:
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