Although not really designed for this purpose, Android has been used in devices such as set-top boxes, netbooks and mini PCs for a while, mainly in Chinese products, but recently Hewlett-Packard has announced an All-in-One PC running Android 4.2. The company is persevering its Android push on “legacy” computing devices with a 10.1″ Laptop / Tablet hybrid powered by Nvidia Tegra 4, and running Android 4.2, called SlateBook x2 (Full name: SlateBook x2 10-h010nr).
Here are the specifications of this laptop:
- SoC – Nvidia Tegra 4 (T40S) Quad Core processor @ 1.8 GHz
- System Memory – 2GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM
- Storage – 16 GB eMMC + Multi-Format Digital Media Card Reader
- Display – 10.1″ diagonal WUXGA LED-backlit touchscreen display (1920×1200)
- Connectivity – 1×1 802.11b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth
- External Ports:
- 1x USB 2.0 on base
- 1x HDMI on base
- 1x Headphone-out/microphone-in combo jack
- Keyboard – Full-size island-style QWERTY keyboard
- Battery:
- 2-cell 25WHr 2.55Ah lithium-ion polymer battery (Tablet)
- 2-cell 21WHr 2.55Ah lithium-ion polymer battery (Dock)
- Dimensions
- Tablet only: 9.6mm (H) x 258mm (W) x 182mm (D)
- Tablet and dock: 23.1mm (H) x 258mm (W) x 198.9mm (D)
- Weight – Tablet only: 599 grams | Tablet and dock: 1256 grams
This Android laptop is available on HP website for $479.00.
Via CNET
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who will buy this ??
@joker
At this price probably too few. I’ve seen I3 based touchscreen laptops sell for this price and I’d rather have one of those.
@Marius
Power consumption/battery life: 12,5 (okay manufacturer information) against 3-5 hours (reviews).
Sure, I also wouldn’t buy it for this price. It should drop especially with only 16GB SSD and without USB3.
@Marius
the price is a big problem 🙁
does tegra 4 support usb3?
@bobboteil
hm, http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/29917-tegra-4-to-kick-off-usb-30-tablet-revolution says, tegra 4 supports usb3.
but it doesn’t support SATA, if we can believe of this: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/03/from-smartphone-to-server-room-nvidias-kayla-shows-the-future-of-tegra/