11 facts about this amazing computer:
1.) Pinkish table wine
2.) Riptide design
3.) 4.72lbs
4.) 1 inch thick
5.) No bluetooth
6.) No 3g datacard
7.) Windows 7
8.) Norton Internet Security
9.) Preinstalled crapware
10.) TN panel display
11.) $956.95
Ummm, no thanks. Also--comparison at the end to an iPod Touch? Seriously? Saying it's better at showing off multitouch than an iPod Touch. We're through "showing off" multitouch, Windows users. That's so last decade! It isn't brand new to us, but good for you.
Then stating that this, ahem, tablet pc convertable, is somehow superior to the iPad because the iPad has a two inch smaller screen. Wow. Also, Microsoft's multitouch does not equal Apple's multitouch. Just because it is capable doesn't mean it compares.
Using that same argument you could say that an iPad multitasks just as well as any other computer because it can run the iPod and Safari at the same time while downloading and installing an app in the background and then receiving a push notification on top of it all while receiving an email and calendar receiving update that your 12 o'clock meeting has been pushed back to 1pm through exchange. But that still doesn't compare to real multitasking, and neither does HP/Microsoft's multitouch compare to Apple's.
Comparing a $950 Windows device that weighs nearly 5lbs to a $500 Apple device that weighs 1.5lbs just doesn't make sense to me. Its almost like the Microsoft fans are starting to freak out because they can't use the "Apple is more expensive" argument any more. I always wondered what they would say when this day came. Turns out they're still full of crap. Not a surprise.
These devices are for two completely different sets of people.
HP: typical windows user who is buying an actual full sized, full priced computer, regardless of virus software slowing down the system. *shudders at the problems I used to have before I switched two years ago and the problems I still have to fix on my wife's Dell*
iPad: casual user, probably familiar with Mac or iPhone OS. Needs something inexpensive and really portable that can do lots in a small package without a lot of hassle. Doesn't need to edit video and play WoW while cybering some 13 year-old girl.
That pretty much breaks it down. To each their own, I guess.
