HP Tablet, 9.7" XGA, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB Storage, HP webOS 3.0, Gloss Black

This HP Touchpad is my very first tablet, although I've played with others before through friends and family members. When I first received the Touchpad, I already knew to upgrade to the latest firmware for faster and more reliable performance. The product wasn't bad out-of-the-box, but it was definitely lacking behind competitors. It was also heavier than other tablets out there. Even after all the firmware updates, my Touchpad was still sluggish. Internet browser took longer then expected to load; pictures imported from Facebook was arranged in reverse order without the possibility to re-sort. WiFi connected fine on my home router, but every time I brought the Touchpad out of sleep mode, its WiFi stopped functioning (even though it said it was still connected to my router.) I had to manually disable and then enable my WiFi connection in order for my internet to load again. And of course, all the browser pages I had viewed before going into sleep mode were lost. The biggest mystery of the Touchpad to me is the lack of cursor keys on the keyboard. Even as I was typing this review on my Touchpad and needed to edit my paragraph, I had to touch the exact spot on the screen in order to edit my text. How inconvenient. All of these issues were known to the HP development team. Hopefully there will be improvements on the next firmware release.

This product suffers from four shortfalls. 1. No patience by management 2. Young app community -- not enough apps yet 3. No GPS 4. No camera app That said, most companies would be jealous to be in this position. The lack of GPS is the only thing that would require a new device. The lack of a camera app should be an easy fix. Apps were being developed, especially considering HP's strategy on the software front. Now for the strengths: 1. Battery life 2. Slick look 3. Can access it as a network mounted drive 4. Hackable 5. Color ereader 6. Mostly intuitive UI 7. Touch keyboard with numbers 8. Phone shows ALL contacts (Skype, phone etc.) 9. Can tether to phone for calls Note: it take a minute or so to get used to closing apps by sliding them off the top. Suggestions: 1. Keep making them 2. Add GPS 3. Provide a camera app 4. Allow categorization of apps -- three panels is weak give me folders, labels or something 5. Allow contact filter to select users that are online 6. Add close app to the menu 7. Provide a pdf app that allows annotating the document 8. Do something with the desktop -- let me customize it somehow. It's empty and waiting for innovation. Overall, I'm impressed with how fast this has achieved so much. A bit of a patience might get this product somewhere.

This is the best product that HP ever made by a mile... it's just too bad that they never gave it a shot. Let's hope that they spin off the hardware portion and license the webOS back to the group quickly to get more of these out there. Final Word: A deal at three times the price. Get it!

Of all the pads on the market...this will have to be number 2. Second only to the giant iPad 2. What's holding it back? Apps! Where are the apps!? Its Os is slower also...not slow slow...but noticeable comparing to the giant. Whats great!? Everything else. The quality, the hardware it packs, and the simple to use webOs. Its foolproof! Too bad they marketed it wrong. It should had been marketed to business people, as it is great at emails, printing! (yes...wireless printing..try that ipad!), stock watchers, and other neat little things that will make your business life so much easier. The screen is gorgeous! It plays full 1080p without hiccups. My gripe...it should had been a widescreen format for movies...but hey...if you do that...then it wouldn't work as well for books, notes, etc. A working man's pad. Oh yeah...buy the touchstone charging dock and the keyboard. Awesome accessories. A great pad...let down by a small app store =(

This is the most convoluted set up required. You must connect to wifi before being able to use the product in any way. It will not connect to all wifi connections so therefore is useless on opening. Tech support doesn't know how to connect you to wifi either. After an hour on the phone with them, the solution was to search for another wifi connection somewhere publicly that doesn't have a captive portal... good luck! IF you are fortunate enough to find one, they tell you to update the system so it will connect to all wifi. 2 hours later, the update finally downloaded but you have to push it so it restarts every few minutes. Still doesn't connect to my wifi so at this point... a Useless product. For the first few minutes using someone else's wifi, it looked like it might be kind of nice if slow. Currently it is a decoration.