As you know I have been so impressed with the HP 2710p Tablet PC that I ordered one, along with a slice battery, docking station and smart adapter. The HP web site still shows that the 2710p is backordered with an expected ship date of 9/28, the battery and dock a ship date of 10/13, and the smart adapter was delivered last week. Last night I got a notice that "my order had shipped" and while it indicates everything was shipped the backorder situation makes me believe that that’s not true. The shipping weight is listed as 3 lbs. so I’m guessing that the shipment coming today is the battery. We’ll see.
I should mention a little about that smart adapter, which is a $99 option at the HP store. The charger is larger than the normal A/C adapter and has a Charge button on the adapter itself. This adapter will power and charge not only the laptop normally but comes with connectors for car and airplane charging too. The Charge button when pressed makes the adapter charge the unit normally but you can turn that off on airplanes to just power your laptop. The smart charger will quick charge the battery in an hour which is nice and fast and I have verified that. I probably will seldom use the car and airplane charging but it’s nice to have the option when needed. I should point out that the standard A/C adapter wasn’t even listed as available for purchase on the HP web site when I placed my order.
UPDATE: I was right, the shipment arrived and it’s the ultra-slim battery. So now I have a charger and a battery but no computer. :)

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