[Merged] HP TouchSmart (IQ500 Series) All-In-One Computers with Multi-Touch Screen

[Tsurisuto]

not bad, not bad...shame its not a mac.

But I love the fact that companies are giving Apple a run for their money. It should force Apple to try even harder. The specs of the unit seem interesting too, shame it runs Windows.

- 25.5-inch 1920 x 1200 touchscreen.
- A TV tuner with remote, integrated webcam.
- HP Pocket Media drive bay.
- Illuminated keyboard.
- A Blu-ray drive / dual-layer burner.
- GeForce 9600M GS chip.

 

[Thunderbird]

It looks neat, but why would anyone want to have to shift back and forth amongst a touch screen, a keyboard and a mouse to input commands? It's already enough with a keyboard and mouse; adding yet another thing to the mix would seem rather cumbersome. The touch screen itself would probably need frequent cleaning as well.

 

[minik]

How does it consider as an iMac clone? You meant all-in-one?

As much as I love my non-touchscreen iMac and iPhone 3G, I don't think a touchscreen desktop is ready yet especially home users.

 

[Aea]

Hmm, if only it could replace the need for a Cintiq, I would be instantly sold

 

[scienide09]

It'll make a perfect parting gift for the 25,000 employees who just received their pink slips as part of HP's takeover of another company.

 

[MacHappytjg]

lol i just want to point out the mac commerical LOL!

 

[hashilli]

worth the copy paste post...

you think that the touch screen is really for people who are sitting at their workstations trying to complete tasks all day??? Look at the commercials. They show you when it would be better to use the screen.

Not everyone wants to sit one-on-device. If I was up doing things around the house and wanted to turn the volume up, switch songs, change the station... walking over to the screen and touching the controls would be nice.

Or, how about showing off pictures from the last thing I did. A few people in front of the the screen touching away, sliding through pictures, selecting, zooming... That is much cooler and user friendly than me sitting down to "take the helm," mousing around and scrolling with the mouse scroll button. We all know what it feels like when someone else leans in to take control of your mouse/keyboard. Now it's just, ooh that picture, touch...

 

[fohawk17]

well its nice that a pc is coming to the new age. now if only vista would......

 

[orpheus1120]

Glossy.

*puke*

 

[musukosan]

Not everyone wants to sit one-on-device. If I was up doing things around the house and wanted to turn the volume up, switch songs, change the station... walking over to the screen and touching the controls would be nice.

Or, how about showing off pictures from the last thing I did. A few people in front of the the screen touching away, sliding through pictures, selecting, zooming... That is much cooler and user friendly than me sitting down to "take the helm," mousing around and scrolling with the mouse scroll button. We all know what it feels like when someone else leans in to take control of your mouse/keyboard. Now it's just, ooh that picture, touch...

Wouldn't it be easier to just use a remote?

 

[coffeegonecold]

I want to buy an HP Touchsmart 50 6to run OS X on but I have some questions...

1) Will I be able to replace the 2.1 GHz Dual Core CPU with a better CPU either dual or quad core?

2) Will I be able to install OS X Leopard on it? Even via a hack? If it would work I would buy OS X legally!!!!!!!!!

3) Will OS X Leopard be able to interact with the touchscreen?

4) Will OS X Leopard recognize the rest of the hardware?

Please Answer I Want To Pre-Order,
TheYankees1903

1) Not without a lot of work.

2) Yes. I've just finished installing OS X on my TouchSmart IQ507

3) Sort of. Touch seems to be working under Leopard, but there's no way to calibrate it yet, so it's about an inch off.

4) Not really. Ethernet, memory card reader, FireWire, dvd drive, and webcam are about all that work out of the box. Though I think I'm close to getting sound working.