HP TouchSmart tm2 Tablet PC Overview Review - A Magical Mobile Miracle

The tm2 is a 4.5 lbs powerhouse that has it all. Speed, beauty, functionality and is a multi-touch, pen enabled Tablet PC with capabilities that will be beyond far beyond the bulk of tablet devices coming out this year, including the iPad all for the price of a MBP 13.

Find out about true magic.

Specifications of machine reviewed:

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Intel(R)Core(TM)2 Duo SU9600 (1.60GHz, 800MHz FSB) w/512MB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 4550 Graphics
• 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 250GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• 12.1" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP LED Widescreen (1280x800) with Integrated Touch-screen
• External Tray LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer
• Webcam + Fingerprint Reader - For HP Mobile Broadband only (WWAN)
• Intel Wireless-N Card with Bluetooth
• HP Mobile Broadband (Choose either Verizon Wireless, AT&T, or Sprint, service activation required)

Approximately $1480 as configured when ordered on 02/01/2010

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• HP
• TouchSmart
• tm2
• Tablet
• PC
• Overview
• Review

[Dragoby]

it says that there is a thumbprint security but i cant find where it is. Im probably just blind but could you tell me where it is?

[heatlesssun]

@Dragoby

With the unit in laptop mode it's at the top right of the screen, it's just a little notch, it's hard to see but you should be able to feel a little notch there.

[SecretAznManoo6]

Are you able to take notes and record audio at the same time? If so, how is the quality of the audio?

[heatlesssun]

This is no problem. However if you writing on the unit you will want to use an external mic as the internal one will pick up the noise from writing while you record.

[stizz1982]

i still think its retarded and plus people still like to burn cd's these days so to me its necessary to have and also people use lightscribe to put images on there cd's

[heatlesssun]

You can always use an external USB burner.

An optical drive just isn't something that most people need to carry with them 24×7 anymore these days.

This is the era of flash drives, portable hard drives and online storage and services for most folks.

[yeomanrycavalry]

this is way more magical than the ipad.

[lovelaughlive1Dream]

@heatlesssun Wait, so this doesn't have an optical drive?

[TalatchoOksibass]

Noise is due to the Hard Drive !

[tacticalking161]

1.6GHZ is not enough for serious games such as call of guty etc. ok for things like angry birds

[clarinervium]

This device is a nightmare for iFans and Mactards.. Touchsmart TM2 is way to go for productivity.

[zerapietn]

iPad 2 giveaway contest. Info in my profile.

[TheCrazycupcake9]

How is the webcam?

[hawkian]

@stilldasayme This line has been refreshed with core i3 and i5 processors.

check it out.

[XKS99]

@KuttyJoe

Life must be shitty indeed for you to spend it trolling youtube videos. I regularly get 4.5+ hours of battery watching hd video, about 6 with normal browsing. 2-3 is just a bald faced lie. As l'm writing this with pen right now I know it works perfectly, better than the touch keyboard of other popular products.

[KuttyJoe]

@XKS99 Not quite the most moronic thing I've ever heard, but pretty moronic still.

[XKS99]

@KuttyJoe

Perhaps. Perhaps you are getting paid to badmouth the tm2. I just wachted four episodes of band of brothers i hd, and that at least proves you are a rotten liar.