I have been evaluating the HP 2710p for a few weeks as you know and it’s been a surprisingly pleasant experience. The 2710p comes very close to duplicating the experience of the venerable tc1100, something I thought impossible for a convertible Tablet PC to do. It does that due to its thin form and clean design. It is also surprisingly snappy even though it’s only got a 1.2 GHz Core 2 Duo under the hood. Of course the 2 GB of memory helps Vista along and the tightly integrated utilities and drivers that HP has put together no doubt helps in that regard too.
How impressed am I with the 2710p experience? I just ordered one to use every day in my mobile lifestyle. I can’t remember when I’ve used a mobile PC for a few weeks and not found a single thing that frustrates me. Usually the concessions that must be made to keep a device thin and light as possible end up causing me some grief at times but not so with the 2710p. I ordered one configured exactly like the evaluation unit that HP sent me:
- 1.2 GHz Core 2 Duo
- 2 GB of RAM
- 100 GB 4,200 rpm hard drive
- 6-cell battery
- 12.1-inch WXGA screen (1280×800)
- 2 MP web cam
- Intel graphics
- Bluetooth
- WiFi a/b/g
- 3 year warranty
The HP store couldn’t verify when this will ship so hopefully it will get here before the evaluation unit goes back. I don’t like thinking about the possibility of being without a 2710p, it’s become that important in my work.
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