There is no shortage of consumer orientated
tables on the market today, but HP’s ElitePad 900 takes a thoroughly different
approach, aiming squarely at enterprise users, to laudable effect.
To start, the first thing one notices about
the tablet is its exceedingly solid construction. It feels like it is built to
last and perform under pressure, and that it can be relied on for important,
rather than frivolous tasks.
HP
ElitePad 900 tablet
It is the small, thoughtful details where
the ElitePad shines.
Additionally, its black and silver color
scheme lends it a modern, if somewhat conservative air. While its 630 g weight
wasn't as light as other tablets, we did not find it overly heavy to comfortably
hold for long stretches either. Beyond surface considerations, the tablet's
10.1" screen was actually quite impressive, offering a 1280 x 800
resolution. It proved to be both very bright, and nicely contrasty, which made
viewing documents and web pages on it a pleasure.
Guts and Glory
The device, which runs on Windows 8 Pro,
sports a dual core Intel Atom CPU Z2760 clocked at 1.8 GHz. This seemed to be
up for general tasks, such as productivity work, web browsing, checking email
and the web, and the like.
The
device, which runs on Windows 8 Pro, sports a dual core Intel Atom CPU Z2760
clocked at 1.8 GHz. This
However, it is in the small, thoughtful
details where the ElitePad shines. For example, the tablet boasts two cameras -
an eight megapixel back snapper and a 1080p HD camera on the front. The latter,
along with the digital dual-array microphones, and crisp, loud audio, is
particularly intended to enable clearer videoconferencing. The tablet does come
with a dongle which enables one to connect USB sticks and external hard drives
as well, to complement the up to 64 GB of SSD onboard storage. Also worth
mentioning, and essential to its business users, is HP's own client security
suite, which offers a host of tools aimed at ensuring the security of the data
contained on the tablet.
HP
ElitePad 900 back
To the point
For its target market - businesses - the
Elitepad certainly presented itself as being a tablet to reckon with, one we
suspect would fit in very nicely in an enterprise or corporate setting. It has
a RRP of $1,216 with a range of accessories, including an enterprise class
docking station, available.
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Specifications
§ Thickness:
0.36 inches
§ Weight:
1.5 pounds
§ Screen
size (diagonal): 10.1 inches
§ Operating
system: Windows 8
§ CPU
brand: Intel
§ CPU
family: Clover Trail
§ RAM
size: 2 GB
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