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I did not buy this product through Amazon. I purchased it directly from HP the day it came up online.

The tablet portion of the slatebook is almost perfect. There were a few minor bugs (no in app purchasing, notification bar would freeze) but all of these were fixed through an update that was waiting for me when I opened up the packaging. The screen is excellent (though the colors do not pop as they do on a Samsung tablet) and performance is very smooth. the cameras are both sub par, but will be fine in good lighting. The look and feel of the tablet suits me perfectly (though i seem to be in the minority that prefers plastic to metal). Though be warned the plastic is not textured the way the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is. It feels VERY plastic. It does feel rather robust though. No flex whatsoever. Android is perfectly suited for tablets. I can work my way though menus options games and apps very easily. I got 9 hours of use before the battery ran out (moderate to heavy usage with app downloads)

The laptop tablet combination aspect of this product leaves a lot to be desired. The keyboard is cramped (though very workable as I am writing this review on it rights now) and the docking mechanism seems cheap. The touch pad works smoothly and the gestures work in much the same way the do in Windows and OSX. That being said it does not offer the superb accuracy you get with Windows and OSX. It is a usable but sloppy experience in comparison. Be warned that the touchpad is very wide but also very short. Its usable and much better than touch pads 4 years ago, but won't compare to touch pads on current laptops. Also sometimes apps do not like it when the tablet is unlatched from the keyboard. It is best to do that when Android is on the homescreen. Overall the keyboard is a great accessory, but falls short of providing a laptop like experience. I got 17 hours of use before both batteries ran out (moderate to heavy usage with app downloads).

Overall this is a great tablet and the included keyboard accessory does its job nicely, just don't expect a laptop like experience. It is much more like using a keyboard with a tablet. As a tablet this product gets a solid 5/5 and as a laptop it gets a weak 3/5

Overall 4/5

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I've been wanting to try out a Tegra 4 tablet ever since the Toshiba Ecite Pro & Write were released earlier this month. I can't find any local stores selling the Toshiba tabs, but my local PC store recently received a small shipment of the HP SlateBook x2. So I picked one up yesterday to compare it against my Acer A700 10.1-Inch Tablet (which is absolute steal BTW) that I've used for the last 10 months or so. I've been playing with the Slatebook x2 for ~ 12 hours or so now. My thoughts and opinions in no particular order:

The 1920 x 1200 display is similar to my A700 screen in the areas of sharpness, contrast and black levels. Color reproduction in movies and images is slightly "warm" and the screen has a definite yellow, oily/dirty tint to it. This is very obvious when looking at a completely white image but can still be noticed just browsing web pages. This is easily my least favorite aspect of this tablet. This may not be a big deal to some, especially if they don't have another tablet to compare or are more forgiving as far as screen tint goes.

I have posted an image taken with my N7 FHD. The difference is a little more noticeable in person. The 27" LG LCD above them both is also bluer/cleaner than the HP x2 tablet.

The overall build quality seems high it doesn't creak and/or flex that I can tell. The edge where the front and rear sections come together is a little sharp. The rear of the tablet is very smooth with a slightly satin finish it feels the same as many of Samsung's past tablets like the Galaxy Tab 2 series. Although the finish looks nice, it's a pain to hold/handle without losing your grip.

The HP x2 tablet is a little lighter than my A700 (1.32 lbs vs 1.5 lbs) so it feels lighter to me but it's still no lightweight.

The speakers are on the face of the tablet on the bottom left/right corners. They play quite loud and the quality is above average compared to other tablets that I've owned or used. They are still tiny tablet speakers though so don't get your hopes up.

The tablet did not get hot while playing a 2 1/2 hour HD movie streaming from my home network. The battery went from 100% down to 71% while watching the film. Neither watching the movie nor browsing the web for extended periods of time made the tablet more than slightly warm on the bottom rear.

The power adapter is big (like a laptop brick) and both cords in/out of the brick are heavy-duty. It did charge the tablet reasonably fast but the idea of having to drag it around with me isn't very appealing. The power input port is proprietary no microUSB port for charging. There also seems to be no USB adapter yet (although there was one on the HP site but it has since been pulled) to plug directly into the tablet portion -as of now USB connection must be made through the keyboard dock. HDMI and SD ports are also on the dock. The actual tablet portion only has the charging port, power button, volume up/down, headphone jack and microSD slot.

One big feature is missing from this tablet GPS. Keep that in mind if a GPS is on your "must-have" feature list.

The x2 is very snappy apps open quickly and web browsing is fast and smooth. Definitely can't complain about the performance.

UPDATE 08/20/13: The screen tint + the smooth, slippery finish on the back were just too annoying in my opinion to ignore. I also found that with all of my current apps installed there wasn't a whole lot of internal storage left this tablet only has 16 GB of internal memory. I ended up returning this tablet to the place of purchase for a refund.

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When I bought this I wanted a tablet with a keyboard attachment that had one of the faster processors available as well as a good screen resolution, as well as a smaller tablet 7-8 inches because I do a some reading with the tablet I currently own. So I was sort of stuck between this and the Nexus 7_2 as well as the 7-8" Acer with Windows. The atom processors for Windows tablets seem like they run sort of sluggish, and the Nexus didn't have the processor speed, expandable storage, and HDMI output so I decided on this one. I would recommend when buying a tablet to buy one that has been on the market less than 6 months because there is a large difference in performance and what you are paying for the tablet.

For the tablet itself, it has great sound compared to other tablets I have seen and it does have two speaker ports on the bottom. The screen looks beautiful, and even with a ton of fingerprints you don't notice the fingerprints on the screen. I'm not sure how they did it but definitely a good feature. The screen is very bright and I usually have it set for a lower setting, so the screen can be readable even on a bright day. The keyboard attachment has worked flawlessly so far and the extra battery life that comes with it is a nice feature. I also like how HP set up the keyboard to have the home button where a typical Windows button would be. The back button where the escape key would typically go as well as several other nice keyboard shortcuts that really make it seem like the keyboard was definitely made for Android and not just a generic bluetooth keyboard.

I do have a couple of complaints but they are very minor. I wish the bezel around the screen was a little smaller. I think it would be a little easier to handle otherwise. Still I don't have any problems holding it but makes holding with one hand a little troublesome when reading in bed. Also when using Android, some websites will automatically have you go to their mobile sites, which can be a pain. I wish their was a setting to have all websites default to desktop versions. This happens with all Android tablets so you can't really expect HP to fix an Android issue. Overall I feel this is a quality product and I am very happy with my purchase.

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Only flaw was inability to open Kindle e-reader. It required a system update, readily available through Settings on device. The laptop is versatile, meets promotional promise.

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I've owned my Slatebook for about 6 weeks and I think it is perfect. It is just what I wanted. I can use it as a tablet in the evenings for games & keeping up with social networking sites. Or, I can use it as a laptop to do work. For me, it does just what I expected. I researched first and knew what I was getting before I bought it. If a person is expecting a fully functioning laptop, he/she will be disappointed. Be sure to research the product to make sure it meets your needs before buying. :)