Leaked HP Slate Specs Reveal Weaknesses

From PC World: Following the release of a new video displaying the features and capabilities of the upcoming HP Slate tablet PC, the specs of the device have apparently been leaked. The leaked document--acquired by Engadget--shows a head-to-head comparison of the HP Slate and the Apple iPad, but what is not on the Slate spec sheet says as much about the Slate as what is on there.

Let me start by saying that I think the HP Slate looks very impressive based on the videos that have been released, and that it seems like it's a much more natural fit as a mobile business productivity tool than the iPad. I have an Apple iPad (I am typing this article using iWork Pages for iPad), but I am seriously considering an HP Slate purchase as well when it becomes available.

I already covered the features of the HP Slate revealed by the video that look impressive and set it apart from the iPad--expandable memory, Adobe Flash, forward and rear facing cameras, etc. However, I did not explore the ways that the iPad still has an edge. The leak of more detailed specs provides an even better opportunity for a direct comparison.

The iPad boasts more than double the battery life of the HP Slate. The five hours of battery life is better than what you get with a standard notebook PC, and it's on par with battery performance on most netbooks, but it falls well short of the ten plus hours of battery life in the iPad.

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