VIDEO: HP's Windows 7 Slate Gets Reviewed
At this stage, it feels like a launch for HP's Windows 7 slate might never come. We've heard plenty of talk about WebOS devices since HP purchased Palm earlier this year but we've heard very little about the company's plans for Windows devices. Back in July the company said the Windows tablet was still alive but as an enterprise product that could possibly launch in the fall.
Keeping the hope alive is this video from a YouTube user who claims to have an early HP Slate model. He's posted a review of the device to the video-sharing site and though it's a little on the short side (four minutes), he's pretty thorough and gives us a decent look at the ever so elusive Windows tablet.
Check it out and let us know what you think! Will you consider buying one if/when HP releases it?

The iPad, while great, (I own one too) is not a real computer. In the moments I attempt to be productive on my iPad, I spend literally hours looking for Apps and work a rounds to do what I want it to do. It seems we are becoming a nation that wants dumb down Apps over real, well done software.
For now I will stick with my iPad, but I look forward to more Windows offerings.
I'm not an Apple's fan, but I'm yet to see a decent tablet (in terms of user interface, not features) that can rival Apple's.
The iPad, while great, (I own one too) is not a real computer. In the moments I attempt to be productive on my iPad, I spend literally hours looking for Apps and work a rounds to do what I want it to do. It seems we are becoming a nation that wants dumb down Apps over real, well done software.
Ugh oh... This will never sell... No wonder HP pulled the Win 7 Slate off the market.
Here's this, this, and this... done.
Anyway, no thanks. Didn't care for the iPad, either so I didn't buy that. I wouldn't mind a cell phone w/ that size screen though. Would make texting a HELL of a lot easier for me.
and im not a Apple fan...
not impressed at all... since when is win 7 optimized for such devices ? seems slow ,and buggy, and OMG that manual activation of the keyboard sucks so much, can't believe these guys came up with that and think they gonna grab some market shares... unbelievable ! Seems to get out of an obscure cheap asian competitor factory, i can't believe this is what HP can do... Either this particular Business unit sucks very much or dont have budgets... either the guys that work in it are just dumb asses...
Tablets have been out there for years and if it's one thing I know, it's that hardly no-one has even seen one let alone tapped a screen. Of course, most of us have now seen and used an iPad and seem to think that anything else isn't quite there and thus repeat what they've read on forums.
I've owned over 13 tablets so I know their shortcomings and problems but I'm glad Windows 7 arrived. Latitude XT and XT2, Acer 1820ptz, HP TC1100 amongst a few and I'm sitting next to an Asus R2h and Sony UX right now. (Also owned an Archos 9)
1 - Change the DPI (If res over 1024x600) to 125%.
2 - Fit an SSD. Mechanical drives are SLOW.
Without much difficulty, my Acer 1820ptz booted to the desktop in 15 seconds. Is that fast enough for you? I prefer to have complete control of what I want to do. Does Windows 7 offer you that? Yes.
One more thing, how many of you commenting here have actually 'used' a Windows 7 tablet of some form? How many have enabled 'Gestures' or multi-touch scrolling? (Yes, two fingers on the screen to scroll or one finger swipe). As for the keyboard, the choice of a button to launch is odd as it appears whenever there's a text entry box or available from the side of the screen where you've docked it. But, of course, you already knew that.
"To be honest, I am not impressed at all. Windows 7 is not designed to be a tablet OS" Don't make me laugh. Tell that to my Sony UX that has a 4.5" screen and windows 7. Or a HP tc4400. etc etc etc
Which means that you've not used one, thus have no idea what you're talking about of even the start of the Touch functions within Windows 7. Did you read any of the comments?