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Yes I know it’s been a long time since I have reviewed any HP PC’s but once a company changes agencies it often takes a long time to get involved again. Now of course almost everything is Notebook, Netbook or touchscreen Tablet, here all three...
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The HP TouchSmart TM2, HP's fancy swivelling laptop-cum-tablet PC, isn't strictly a business-oriented device, but if your job dictates that you do a large proportion of your computing while on your feet, then a tablet PC can be a convenient and time-...
Unfortunately, at this price the HP TouchSmart TM2 is too slow to be a decent laptop, and way too heavy and clumsy to be desirable as a tablet. Paul Monckton...
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With the recent surge in the popularity of tablets thanks to the Apple iPad , you would expect the variety of tablet-laptops to have increased as well. Unfortunately, this is not yet the case. Here in the UK at least, the only easily available, sub-£1,000...
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Zdnet.com.au Updated: 2014-06-21 02:07:54
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Design Ignoring all that unseemly fuss about Apple's entry into the tablet market, if you wanted a tablet in the past, you were largely stuck with something that looked like it was designed to be used in a hospital ward, rather than in your lounge...
As an upgrade option for existing tablet users, the tm2 shines. As an entirely new proposition, however, we're not quite as convinced.
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The HP TouchSmart tm2-1010ea is another laptop with a swivelling screen which converts into a tablet PC, much like the Fujitsu Lifebook T4410. Its comprehensive range of software ensures the touchscreen is well supported, while portability and features...
Dedicated and integrated GPUs, Sensitive touchscreen, Good bundled software...
TouchSmart software unresponsive, Touchpad, Performance...
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digitalversus.com Updated: 2014-06-21 02:07:54
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The screen Most touch panels use a glossy coating. The tm2 is no exception. That said, here you’ll see right away that the panel is more than glossy, it’s a veritable mirror! We would have liked less reflections - it becomes very difficult to use the...
Pluses, Convincing rotating touch screen, Good battery life and performance, Wide touchpad and comfortable to use, Nice aluminium finish, External DVD burner supplied...
Minuses, Very glossy overly reflective panel, Bad quality panel, Relatively noisy fan, Bulky, Heavy...
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Tablet laptops have never really caught on in the PC world for general use, as the operating system support for touchscreens has been so poor and the computers relatively expensive. HP's hoping this will change with its TouchSmart TM2-101ea laptop, whi...
Touch applications that don't work in portrait mode, poor display viewing angles and an annoying touchpad all add up to make this a frustrating computer to use...
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