I found this in my inbox just a couple minutes ago
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/first-look-hp-slate-500-with-windows-7-professional/19189?tag=nl.e539
HP seems to have a very nice device here ---- with a very nice price tag
to go with it.
Steele, Thomas C wrote:
No, that would not be my main use – but if it didn’t work for anything
else, it would still make for a cheap reader. J
Thomas C. Steele
Technology Director
Manteno CUSD #5
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[mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] *On Behalf Of *Chris Franzen
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Just a thought, but if your main use is to be a reader for $40 more
bucks you get the real deal.
Chris Franzen
Technology Coordinator
Nokomis School District
511 Oberle St.
Nokomis, IL 62075
On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 8:13 AM, Steele, Thomas C
<tste...@manteno5.org <mailto:tste...@manteno5.org>> wrote:
I figure if nothing else, if it will run the Kindle Android app (which
it probably should, even using the low-end specs), then it can be used
as a low-cost Kindle, though it won't have the physical features of
the Kindle.
Thomas C. Steele
Technology Director
Manteno CUSD #5
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Ok
All this talk has me curious. I bit the bullet and ordered one too.
Love my android phone & my iPad. Let's see how this compares.
Jim
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On Oct 22, 2010, at 6:42 AM, hay...@sages.us <mailto:hay...@sages.us>
wrote:
> Those specs are incorrect. It actually has 256 MB DDR and runs
Android 2 instead of 1.6. I read a post by someone who received theirs
yesterday and he said it ran Android 2.1.8 and does have a camera.
>
> The 256 MB DDR is a huge improvement over the reported 128.
>
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>
> Quoting "Steele, Thomas C" <tste...@manteno5.org
<mailto:tste...@manteno5.org>>:
>
>> Doesn't look like it - here are reported specs-
>>
>> Operating System: Android 1.6 version
>>
>> M-150 Universe Tablet PC Specifications: CPU ARM9(VM8505+)
>> Memory RAM 128MB DDR Flash Built-in Flash
>> Display Touch Panel 7" TFT LCD Resolution 800 X 480 Pixels
>> WIFI 802.11b/g
>> Input/Output Touch Panel - Resistive type touch panel
>> Speaker Built-in loud speaker, 1W
>> SD/MMC card slot USB USB 2.0 high speed
>> Buttons/Switches Power On/Off, Reset Charger Input AC 100-240V, 0.5A
>> Battery Built-in Li-Polymer battery Output 9V, 1500MA
>> Physical Characteristics Dimension 7.5" X 4.6" X 0.3" Weight 12 OZ
>>
>>
>> -TS
>>
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>> Does the Walgreens one have Google Marketplace?
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