Randall Garrett
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Bill,
Great idea to stop by and see things with your own eyes, fondle things with your own hands... That said, I recommend you wait at least another week (?) so you can hopefully consider the info I share on the EP900. They are both pretty much identical with respect to the core hardware (as is the item you mention) - the difference is in the execution, and for many, the compliment of accessories & how they work together. The major difference between the TP2 and the EP900 are the aspect ratio (1,366 x 768, 16:9 vs. 1,280 x 800, 16:10) and finish on the screen (glossy vs. semi-matte.) Both are business class devices and capable of withstanding typical appraiser/inspector treatment better than a consumer class device. Here is a link to a short video showing a pre-production model with just one of the accessories - one that I think some would be interested in. The "sleeve" raises the drop protection rating of the device and, of course, adds some ports, but the other thing is that you can add a battery "slice" which adds another approx. 80% battery life. The review says the tablet itself gets 8 hours, but I'm seeing about 10 hours, so I would estimate that it adds almost another 8 hours to the run time. What is not shown is the keyboard dock, another item some will want, nor the regular desk dock. I chose this video in my quick search because it best demonstrates the screen treatment. The real world difference in outdoor view-ability between the TP2 and the EP900 is not dramatic, being that they are business class devices they both have anti-glare treatments which make them somewhat more inspection-friendly than your typical consumer grade tablet, but the anti-reflective, semi-matte treatment tends to cut down on the worst reflections without making the screen look "muddy." The TP2 does well enough (not near 3Qi-level, sadly), better than regular devices, but I live in a mostly sunny environment, and reflections are distracting to me (including desktop screens) so I favor the treatment on the HP screen, not to mention the additional "height" of the 800 vs. typical 768 pixels. With the way most programs are made (menu and status bars), when you are working with smaller screens, any additional height is appreciated more than the extra width (1,366 vs. 1,280.) Do the math and you'll see that the total pixel count is pretty close - the thing is, though, how they are used can make a difference. Again, this aspect ratio is a personal thing - some prefer the wider aspect ratio which is more suited to video than regular programs/applications, IMHO.
HP ElitePad 900 tablet hands on - YouTube
Hope this helps!
-Randall Garrett-
..Apex Software..
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Great idea to stop by and see things with your own eyes, fondle things with your own hands... That said, I recommend you wait at least another week (?) so you can hopefully consider the info I share on the EP900. They are both pretty much identical with respect to the core hardware (as is the item you mention) - the difference is in the execution, and for many, the compliment of accessories & how they work together. The major difference between the TP2 and the EP900 are the aspect ratio (1,366 x 768, 16:9 vs. 1,280 x 800, 16:10) and finish on the screen (glossy vs. semi-matte.) Both are business class devices and capable of withstanding typical appraiser/inspector treatment better than a consumer class device. Here is a link to a short video showing a pre-production model with just one of the accessories - one that I think some would be interested in. The "sleeve" raises the drop protection rating of the device and, of course, adds some ports, but the other thing is that you can add a battery "slice" which adds another approx. 80% battery life. The review says the tablet itself gets 8 hours, but I'm seeing about 10 hours, so I would estimate that it adds almost another 8 hours to the run time. What is not shown is the keyboard dock, another item some will want, nor the regular desk dock. I chose this video in my quick search because it best demonstrates the screen treatment. The real world difference in outdoor view-ability between the TP2 and the EP900 is not dramatic, being that they are business class devices they both have anti-glare treatments which make them somewhat more inspection-friendly than your typical consumer grade tablet, but the anti-reflective, semi-matte treatment tends to cut down on the worst reflections without making the screen look "muddy." The TP2 does well enough (not near 3Qi-level, sadly), better than regular devices, but I live in a mostly sunny environment, and reflections are distracting to me (including desktop screens) so I favor the treatment on the HP screen, not to mention the additional "height" of the 800 vs. typical 768 pixels. With the way most programs are made (menu and status bars), when you are working with smaller screens, any additional height is appreciated more than the extra width (1,366 vs. 1,280.) Do the math and you'll see that the total pixel count is pretty close - the thing is, though, how they are used can make a difference. Again, this aspect ratio is a personal thing - some prefer the wider aspect ratio which is more suited to video than regular programs/applications, IMHO.
HP ElitePad 900 tablet hands on - YouTube
Hope this helps!
-Randall Garrett-
..Apex Software..
/end/
. I'm not sure when ACI will pick it up, though - they have been notoriously slow about picking up and deploying new versions of Apex. That said, you could run it "stand-alone" on your Surface Pro and just import the sketch into your integrated version of Av5 until if/when they pick up Av6.