12.1" Intel 320G 4G

Product Description

HP EliteBook 2760p XU103UT 12.1" LED Tablet PC - Core i5 i5-2520M 2.5GHz XU103UT#ABA 202

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2573 in Personal Computers
• Brand: HP
• Model: XU103UT#ABA
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 6.85 pounds
• CPU: Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz
• Memory: 4GB DIMM
• Hard Disk: 320GB
• Processors: 2

Features

• 12.1" Intel 320G 4G

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Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent for portability and college classes
By RedPanda
OK, so far I am loving this Tablet.
WARNING: Initially, out of the box, the calibration may be a little bit off, but then you run the HP Software Update and it installs a Wacom Driver that greatly improves tip to cursor calibration.
Most of my college textbooks offer an eText (browser version of the book). Accessing them through this laptop is a charm! (a) I don't have to carry three heavy hardcover books. (b) I can easy use Snipping Tool to cut relevant parts of the text books (such as Practice Exercises, Tables, Graphs) and paste them on my notes (I am taking notes for classes on OneNote - Journal is ok, but Microsoft OneNote is much better) where I can then write over them, make annotations. (c) I am able to focus more on my studies as I am engaged in taking notes while reading (all on the same device).
Just log out of Facebook and control yourself over wandering online and losing track of what is important at the time of study.

The tablet PC is priced very competitively here an Amazon. The same specs will cost you an extra $200 at the HP's site. More reasons while I keep loving Amazon. You also got a PROMO on a 3-year warranty with accidental protection from HP for only $169.

battery life is ok, I guess. So far at 100% with heavy usage it has lasted 5 hours. I do plan to get the HP 2700 Series 6-cell Li-Ion Ultra-slim Battery from HP as Amazon does not sell it directly themselves as of now. The extra battery is slim and flat and connects at the bottom of your laptop. It is seamless so you are not left with an oddly bumped weird tablet.

TO be honest with you, I already have a DELL Laptop, and a DELL super PC, but I got this solely for the purpose of note-taking and educational purposes. I was thinking on getting an iPad 2, but I thought that the iPad would not allow me to take notes very effectively as it lacks a serious digitizer (pen, stylus). I have seen people using the iPad to take notes, but the whole idea of my notes getting stuck on a non-removable drive, and having to rely on a really non-supported or built-for feature was not ideal. Also, the iPad lacks Flash player on its browser which is still heavily used by Cengage, Pearson and other publishers on their online content. Java and other plug-ins are necessary. At that point, the 2760p doubles the price of the max Ipad 2 (64GB), but it is a much comprehensive and complete computing experience. BUT, there is a catch, at least for my situation: Wireless Service Access.

My college offers free WiFi (they better we pay a lot for tuition), but as any open to the public network, you need to be sensitive about what you do in the open network. I am very picky about that and I don't want anyone hacking me or trying to break into my PC. I am actually a Clear Subscriber with he $45 unlimited 4G access plan. I need it because I want online access to my eTexts, eBooks, and the net anywhere I go (not only campus). Well, if I wanted to get an iPad 2 with 3G access, I had to dish out some extra cash. The price goes up to $829.00. Now the difference i about $500. Add that you need to pay a restricted not unlimited service, and the final cost starts to match.

coming back to other aspects of the Tablet. Screen Luminosity is fine. Some text and icons are not as sharp as one would like to, but the resolution is still good. It has a nice HD webcam with a flash light in case that you are in a dark area. The Keyboard is well sized, and it is back-lit. It has a nice amount of microphones, in case that you want to record lectures :D

The built is very solid. the laptop feels strong, and not plasticy at all. It is not very heavy, it weighs much less than my Calculus textbook. There is not CD/DVD bay ( a little of a turn off, but with everything on the could right now, I only use my DVD bay at my desktop to watch blu ray movies from Blockbuster All Access service).

Something some of you may find important: Heat and Noise!
Heat, it gets warm on a certain corner, warm not hot, but the rest of the laptop remains cool, even when connected to the A/C adapter. I used to have a Gateway tablet and it got really hot everywhere. Not here.
Noise, the fan is decently quiet. Something it will spike up when it needs to, but even at full force it is still relative less noisy than a regular laptop. My DELL laptop does rumble loudly.

What I don't like about this tablet PC: It is a general dislike that i have with all tablets PC. It is that the technology needs to be continued and vastly developed. We are not focusing more on touching with fingers and having keys as the alternative, but pet input is being shun on. PEN INPUT IS GREAT! All good professors will tell you that writing notes is better than typing them because your brain is fully engaged and you have more chances of remembering, recalling and absorbing what you are writing, than what you are typing. Yes typing is faster, but, writing at the end is more efficient. I hope the Windows Tablet PC does not die and it blooms into what it should have years ago, an affordable student versatile precise and accurate digital notebook.

Now, I know Amazon is not listing any specs, and yes, I bought this PC on the blind, but let me enlighten you with the specs of this notebook:

(From right-click My computer>Properties)

System
Manufactures: Hewlett-Packard
Model: HP EliteBook 2760p
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50 GHz
Installed Memory (RAM): 4.00 GB
System type: 64-bit Operating System
Pen and Touch: Pend and Touch Input Available with 2 Touch Points

It also has a fingerprint reader. The system response can be slow at some times. For example, I right click something and it takes it 2-3 seconds to load the menu, but it is still responsive. No Blue screens so far. It does the web well.

From Device Manager:

Bluetooth Broadcom 2070
Intel HD Graphics
Hard Drive about 300GB (usable 278GB - the rest is used for HP Recovery and HP Tools). HP consider this a business laptop so it comes with Windows Professional and the HP Tools are very good. XP mode and Virtual PC included.

Playing Angry Birds in Chrome is kind of fun lol

Hmmm, all I can say is THANK YOU AMAZON for the Price and Prime Shipping. I Love you Amazon!

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