HP SlateBook 14-p010nr

The HP SlateBook 14 p010nr ($ 429.99 as tested) is a desktop-replacement laptop with a NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor, running Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. It is unique in that it is the first bonafide laptop we've seen with Tegra 4, although we tested a similar setup with detachable hybrid tablet HP SlateBook x2. This is a good example of a product you're trying to locate a user, in this case the Android fanatics who need to access long documents such as manuscripts or large spreadsheets. It works much better than HP desktop we deem List 21 last year, but in the face of cheaper Chromebook and fully functional Windows based laptop, it begs the question: What's the point?

Design and Features
The SlateBook 14 May dark gray chassis, with pale yellow highlights the HP logo and bottom lid. It measures 0.63 by 13.5 by 9.5 inches (HWD). The bottom yellow, logos, and trim the first clue that this is not a laptop run-of-the-mill, although the chiclet-style keyboard and one-piece touchpad standard in most desktop-replacement laptop. The keyboard has a great feel, and typing long excerpts Kingsoft Office app is as easy as any laptop. Android support for the touchpad is good, with a pointer that acts also as you would expect. Highlights and entering text is a snap, so you could conceivably write a term paper or manuscript easily into the system. The keyboard is not detachable, like HP SlateBook x2, and the screen is bigger, contributing to its 3.57-pound weight. While SlateBook 14 is the first real Android laptop we've seen from a major manufacturer, Lenovo Flex 2 (15 Inches), our Editors Choice 'for the entry-level, desktop-replacement laptop, the Acer Aspire E5-471- 59RT, and large screen Toshiba Chromebook as CB35-A3120 SlateBook 14 Chromebook the main competition.

You get the same 1.8GHz Quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 System on Chip (SoC) found on HP SlateBook x2 and Table 21, but HP includes 2GB of memory, compared with only 1GB HP List 21 Thus, we do not 't see the same crash the app and low memory warning that plagued the latter. For those who are familiar with the SoC, only one consolidates what used to be a large number of chips (CPU, graphics, memory controller, power management, etc.) on a single chip. SoC reduces the energy requirements of a system, and cut down on heat and chassis size, though not necessarily a concern in a desktop-replacement laptop.

Thankfully, there are some preloaded apps: Connected Music HP; HP Connected Pictures; HP ePrint; Hulu Plus; PowerDirector; Splashtop; Skitch; TegraZone; Wild tangent Games; Kingsoft Office and the aforementioned app. Downloading and using apps purchased from the Google Play is easy, once logged in to a Google account. The system has about 11GB free on the 16GB internal solid-state drive after the initial setup, which is passable for an Android device, but you would expect that larger files tote a laptop. You can, however, use a full-size SD card to add storage for videos, music, and the like. The system has a standard one-year warranty.