PCmag@Work (Small Business): Why HP Slate Is Better For Business Than iPad
Author Dan Costa cites the new HP Slate’s portability, superior performance specs, touch interface and Windows operating system as reasons the new tab makes more sense for business.
“HP finally released details about its much anticipated Slate product. We now have a name, Slate 500 Tablet PC, and a price, $799, but what seems to be lacking is a clear market for the device. Talk to HP and they are very clear it this isn’t a consumer product designed to go up against the Apple iPad, and it is a good thing, too. It would get crushed. That said there is a chance—not a guarantee—that it is could catch on in vertical segments, for a these five reasons.
1. Super Portablity Measuring just 9.2 by 5.9 by 0.6 inches the Slate 500 is smaller than the iPad. At just 1.5 pounds it could make a great data collection tool for the vertical markets it is being targeted to. Namely, education, hospitality, insurance, and real estate.”