P1610

I've been looking for 12inch laptops lately and I've set my eyes on the HP tc4400 business tablet PC, I fell in love with that machine and I was thinking it over and over to buy it...

All of a sudden, and by coincidence, I saw the P1610 and boy, did I FELL in love with that machine MUCH more than the 12inch. I've always wanted to buy a small laptop (less than 12inch) and have it tablet! -- well, I guess this is my only option.

Reading reviews here and there, I've realized that this tablet is my ultimate choice and definately I will buy one, but when I've seen your reviews, I'm became a bit hesitant especially with the problem of the digitizer.

I have a few questions, I hope you can answer me:

1) Can the p1610 be taken with me to class? With the current 14 inch, I take to classes and I take all my notes on it (since I'm a fast typer) so would the p1610 be able to do this job? Since I've been told that the keybored is so small it's a drawback.

2) Would I be able to invest in this laptop rather than buy it? I.e.: do you think it would last almost 5 years? Finish college and use it for work as well...?

3) This is a 1.20Ghz machine, currently my laptop is 1.60Ghz machine and it is almost 3years old, so isn't the 1.20Ghz relatively a slow computer? Or since it's a smaller size it requires less specs? Please explain this if you may.

4) Can this laptop be used for heavy duty? (heavy duty in a sence where I would open around 5 programs and work on them simultanously) or would it crash? and can it have a long uptime?

5) Finally, for those who actually purchased one, would you recommend it or not?

Thank you so much and best regards.

 

(1)I personally can not type as fast, and I think most can't. There must be exceptions, of course.

(3)The U1400 most likely will outperform your older generation 1.6GHz P-M.

(4)It could, assuming the tasks are themselves within the capability of the machine, and there is no reason it wouldn't as the physical size really doesn't matter.

(5)It really depends what you want. I would recommend it to everyone who knows that machines like P1610 will suite them well. From the questions you have asked, you are looking for a primary machine, and most likely will be your sole machine. If that's the case, I wouldn't recommend it.

 

1. You could probably learn to type a lot on it, but it'd be a REALLY bad idea. As someone who has a reptitive stress injury, the idea of that makes me cringe. Why not take advantage of the tablet function, and handwrite your notes instead? You run a serious risk of injuring yourself otherwise. Take it from someone who has been struggling with that problem for over a year now; it's not worth it.

2. Hard to say. It hasn't been out for 5 years, thus its 5-year longevity is hard to determine.

3. Yes, it's a little slow, but it has to be. Remember, this computer has basically one thing in mind. To be as light as possible. And so, some things have to be sacrificed, like computing power.

4. Probably, but it may be slow.

5. I am purchasing one in the near future, since I am traveling around Europe for the next 6 months. I will let you know how it goes.

If you're looking for a primary computer, you aren't going to find a whole lot in computers under 3 lbs. Power is sacrificed for size. That's simply reality. A computer that size really can't handle the work load of a desktop replacement, or even a thin-and-light computer.