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ubergizmo‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The HP TouchPad did not stand up to expectations, so much that it died before getting a chance to be improved. We express our deepest condolences to the Palm team who invented the brilliant webOS user interface. Besides a less sexy design than the competition, the major roadblock for consumers to purchase it (at a $500 price point) is the severe lack of applications, and we all know that now, the value is in the software. The PlayBook is facing a similar challenge, that is why RIM recently decided to unify its mobile offering under one single Operating System. Unfortunately, Palm has never been able to grow a developer community that produces great apps in quantity. The theory under which using “web technology” (HTLM+Javascript) would do just that has failed with a loud bang. In fact, native technologies now dominate the mobile app landscape.

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Aug 25, 2011

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itreviews‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Even if that project fails to deliver on its promises, the TouchPad is still an amazing device for £89 - and if you can pick up its official accessories such as the Bluetooth keyboard and impressive inductive (wireless) charging 'TouchStone' dock at a similar discount, you won't be disappointed with your purchase.

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Aug 24, 2011

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reghardware‘s review Edit Like Unlike

HP creates a great generation-one tablet and brings it to market right when the generation-two rivals are hitting the scene. If you dislike Apple's arrogance and Android's Windows-of-the-tablet-world strategy, you'll live with the TouchPad's media playback limitations, revelling in it as a neat internet tool. If you're are WebOS die-hard, ditto But though the TouchPad has many qualities, and would have made a great iPad rival a year ago, today it's too behind-the-curve at too high a price to thoroughly recommend.

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Jul 18, 2011

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tabletpcreview‘s review Edit Like Unlike

In just about every respect, I found myself impressed with the TouchPad. It's not perfect by any means, and while I think the hardware (especially the audio) is almost fantastic, webOS isn't quite there yet, at least on the larger screen of a tablet. Advanced gestures were a little more difficult to use to control navigation, and some changes, like the multiple panels in the email app, didn't work as well as they do on a smartphone. I think it's just a matter of time before the tablet version of webOS becomes a true competitor that is able to go toe-to-toe with iOS and Android. Sure there aren't as many apps, but the ones that are in the App Catalog are generally of good quality. If HP smoothes out the rough edges, the TouchPad can become a true heavyweight in the field. As it is now, I can't recommend it over the iPad, but it is a well-designed, usable device that is worthy of consideration by anyone, and especially by those who are already using a webOS smartphone and want something a little larger for more productivity and entertainment on the go, but on a larger screen.

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Jul 15, 2011

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TheVerge‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The TouchPad is far from perfect — really, not even close right now. Still, there is DNA here that is amazing, and the device deserves to be given a second look. What HP has done in just a year with webOS is commendable, and if the fixes for some of these big, ugly bugs come as fast as the company is promising, the TouchPad could be the contender everyone over there thinks it is. Still, the bottom line here is that the stability and smoothness of the user experience is not up to par with the iPad or something like the Galaxy Tab 10.1, even if many of the underlying ideas are actually a lot better and more intuitive than what the competition offers. That, coupled with the minuscule number of quality apps available at launch make this a bit of a hard sell right now. If HP can convince developers to get behind this product, and the company can laser focus on the end-user experience, becoming the number two player in tablets isn’t as crazy as it sounds. Really.

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Jun 29, 2011

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www.computeractive.co.uk‘s review Edit Like Unlike

While it is an impressive first effort, the HP Touchpad suffers from teething problems: tablets are all about apps, and this one doesn't have anywhere near enough.

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Aug 19, 2011

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www.trustedreviews.com‘s review Edit Like Unlike

When all is said and done, the HP TouchPad is a hard sell. It retails for the same price as Wi-Fi only iPads of the same storage capacity yet it's less robustly built, heavier, lacks a rear camera, is slow and has a vastly inferior quantity of apps to choose from. Its interface does have some great features, its powerful speakers are a boon, and it's more open customisable nature will appeal to those not wanting to be confined to the Apple way of doing things. But if we wanted to go for something that isn't an iPad, we'd opt for one of the Android tablet competition, which are better-established and offer greater choice.

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Jul 26, 2011

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MobileBurn‘s review Edit Like Unlike

I had such high hopes for the HP TouchPad when it was officially announced back in February of this year. As a long time user and fan of webOS, I could not wait to see what it would be like in a tablet form-factor. And frankly, I am tired of seeing the iPad continue to dominate the category without any real competition from other tablets. Unfortunately, the competitive tablet landscape has not really changed with the arrival of the TouchPad. The lack of apps, heavy design, and slow, laggy performance really holds it back from being able to give the iPad a run for its money.

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Jul 18, 2011

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expertreviews‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Although its current app support is disappointing, the Touchpad is such a great piece of hardware that it does most of what we want from a tablet without us having to install anything. The 1,024x768 IPS panel is bright and vibrant, the onscreen keyboard is easy to use and the tablet itself feels tough and is pleasant to hold. The operating system is mainly a joy to use, despite occasional slowdowns, and once we managed to get videos to play we could get through seven and a quarter hours of films before the battery went flat. With forthcoming software updates to iron out the niggles it could well be the perfect tablet but, as with any new platform, if you buy into WebOS you're taking a gamble that developers will support the new platform.

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Jul 15, 2011

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PC Pro‘s review Edit Like Unlike

WebOS has genuine potential but here it feels unfinished, and the TouchPad hardware never quite lives up to HP’s lofty ambitions.

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Jul 12, 2011

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Phone Arena‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Considering its significantly thinner and lighter design, as well as more polished OS, we do think that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is the better all-round offering at this time. As long as these two are priced exactly to one another, it’s difficult to side with the HP TouchPad before HP manages to bring a number of improvements to the platform that will enhance the overall user experience. Until then, the TouchPad will remain at its current position of being a runner-up in this comparison.

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Jul 11, 2011

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MacNN‘s review Edit Like Unlike

From a hardware standpoint, the TouchPad does not provide any spectacular features to set it above the rest of the tablet crowd. The iPad 2 and some Android-based devices, such as the Galaxy Tab 10.1, arguably offer a higher level of performance, particularly when handling graphics. The hardware is not terrible, but it is slightly behind several competitors that have been available for a number of months. We were impressed with webOS when it was first introduced by Palm, and HP has succeeded in continuing to develop the platform into a proper OS for tablets. The software is another aspect that is not terrible, but it could use further optimizations and improvements. WebOS 3.0 does not feel as refined as current iOS builds on the iPad, or Android 3.0 on devices such as the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Motorola Xoom.

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Jul 07, 2011

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Phone Arena‘s review Edit Like Unlike

That’s not to say that the HP TouchPad is completely out of the race just yet, well, it’s able to impress us with its far better implementation of multi-tasking and notifications with webOS 3.0 – albeit, some performance issues can sometimes hinder the experience. Taking things in stride, we’re also glad to see that app developers are on board with the platform right from the beginning.

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Jul 08, 2011

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computershopper‘s review Edit Like Unlike

This tablet's strengths - an elegant new OS, smart integration with your online accounts, and a great screen and audio - can’t overcome a long list of bugs.

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Jul 08, 2011

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Phone Arena‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Of course, it all comes back down to pricing because that’s the driving force with everything. Taking into account that this is the very first webOS 3.0 tablet on the market, it’s undoubtedly going to sport a premium price – but in all honesty, it doesn’t feel like a convincing $500 tablet. Needless to say, we’re confident that HP will refine the experience and knock out at least some of those kinks with future software updates, but in the meantime, we’d rather spend that hard earned money on something else like the iPad 2 or Galaxy Tab 10.1.

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Jul 05, 2011

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LAPTOP Magazine‘s review Edit Like Unlike

This is going to sound like a broken record, but the TouchPad is yet another tablet that feels unfinished. The interface is more elegant and intuitive than what you'll find on Android Honeycomb tablets, and we appreciate the time-saving features such as Just Type. The TouchPad also produces louder audio than any other slate we've tested. Last but not least, HP deserves credit for spicing up the app shopping experience and for leveraging webOS-powered phones to tell a better-together story. The reason this story doesn't have a happy ending (at least not yet) is because the TouchPad is pretty sluggish for a device that's powered by a dual-core processor. The slow and schizophrenic accelerometer alone gives us pause. The TouchPad is also heavier, thicker, and more smudge-prone than class-leading designs such as the iPad 2 and the Galaxy Tab 10.1.

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Jun 29, 2011

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CNET Reviews‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The TouchPad would have made a great competitor for the original iPad, but its design, features, and speed put it behind today's crop of tablet heavyweights.

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Jun 29, 2011

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TechRadar UK‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Imagine the current crop of tablets side by side in a shop. Someone walks along and the question is "Why would I buy this one over the others?" The HP TouchPad is less polished than the iPad, with a smaller range of impressive third-party apps. Yes, it's got features that the iPad lacks, but so do the Android tablets, and they have a bigger app selection, too. The interface appears more polished than many Android tablets, but in operation that doesn't really stand up. It's also lagging behind in many hardware features, such as HDMI output. HP webOS is a very well thought-out operating system, and there's a lot to like about the TouchPad. But why would you buy it over the others? We're not sure many people will find an answer to that question.

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Jun 30, 2011

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PC Magazine‘s review Edit Like Unlike

With solid hardware and a user-friendly operating system based around multitasking and intuitive organization, the HP TouchPad is the best non-Apple tablet we've tested. There aren't a lot of apps yet, but Android Honeycomb tablet manufacturers should be a little nervous.

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Jun 30, 2011

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SlashGear‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The HP TouchPad is a two-part story, first the brand new webOS 3.0 and second the tablet hardware it’s launching on. webOS itself is everything we hoped it would be on a larger touchscreen, the slick multitasking system, unobtrusive notifications and neatly designed core apps all-scaling perfectly to the TouchPad’s 9.7-inch display. If the iPad feels like jumping from app silo to app silo, and Honeycomb is a jumble of mixed intuitiveness, the TouchPad user experience is holistically polished.

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Jun 29, 2011

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CrunchGear‘s review Edit Like Unlike

I hope that HP’s might and Palm’s current experience will pull them through this renaissance and I think they’ve produced a strong tablet with a strong OS for a market that has drastically changed since they last failed.

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Jun 29, 2011

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Gizmodo‘s review Edit Like Unlike

There's no nice way to say this: Shit just plain doesn't work, far more often than it should. And there's no more guaranteed way to make something feel like a train wreck in slow motion than to make it run like it's a train wreck in slow motion. Apps can take foreeeeever to launch, even with just one or two cards open. (I once waited 20 seconds for screen settings to launch.) The gap between your touch and the TouchPad's response is occasionally so wide you could fit all of Transformers 3 in between it. (God help you if you try to tap multiple things while the TouchPad's deliberating its responses.) The Messages app was a consistent bag of hurt, refusing to deliver AIM messages, even as I kept receiving them. Email contents wouldn't show up, often up to 10 seconds after I opened a message. The HP app to get music onto your TouchPad is loathesome—pure HP, and sweet Christ I hope it's not a sign of things to come for Palm. (Speaking of: Where's the cloud music?) The fact that so much of the TouchPad is so good conceptually makes all of that far more painful.

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Jun 30, 2011

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PC Advisor‘s review Edit Like Unlike

On the whole, the HP TouchPad is probably the most interesting of all the tablet devices being demonstrated at MWC, but whether that will translate into the most sales later in the year is debatable. We remember the massive interest from journalists and analysts in the Palm Pre, which turned into very few sales to the general public as the iPhone and Android cleaned up. Hopefully HP will get its message across though this time, though, as the former Palm team (now the HP mobile team) has too many good ideas to go to waste.

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Feb 15, 2011

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