HP Intros $299 AMD-based Windows 8 Notebook

[exfileme]

This Temash-based notebook has a touch screen supporting ten fingers.

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[vmem]

if it's based on such a low powered chip, any make it look bulky and fugly?

 

[ethanolson]

The 11" model is better in lots of ways. Keyboard isn't nearly as usable on this model.

 

[jacobdrj]

The 11" model is better in lots of ways. Keyboard isn't nearly as usable on this model.

I disagree. Some of us very much miss the 10" form factor and their keyboards. I am glad for the return of the netbook, now with a touch screen. Wish it had a little more ram, but so long as I can swap the drive for an SSD I am very happy with this development.

 

[JD88]

This is borderline junk. Their $300 Chromebook makes this look like it belongs in a landfill.

 

[dgingeri]

If they would have made it like my XPS10, where the screen can detach and become a tablet and have an extra battery in the base, then I'd probably have bought it. As it is, no. It's not worth it.

 

[nforce4max]

For $300 one can do much better than this on the second hand market, landed an Alienware m11x for only $200 and even then an old school core 2 era scraptop can cream this HP junk. Was buying up old Latitude D620/630 for only $20 a pop then sold for a nice profit.

 

[vaughn2k]

I still don't get it, why do you need a touch screen on a notebook/netbook? Unless otherwise this is a tablet that could be docked on a keyboard with synaptics, or it is a convertible from notebook/netbook to tablet..

 

[Nintendo Maniac 64]

CPU performance-wise, a dual-core Jaguar at 1GHz isn't really any better than the old E-350...

Well, at least the GPU is better and the power consumption is less.

 

[tobalaz]

I wonder how long its going to take a user with fewer than 10 fingers to take offense and sue?

 

[jacobdrj]

XPS 10 is not $300...

 

[razorblaze42]

Now just make this into a tablet and you'll have a winner.

 

[bowzef]

GPU is worst then intel HD GPU's ivy bridge , screw that, il wait for a a6 version or a4 version with better IGP

 

[kirilmatthew]

This is $300. Don't expect it to have a good SoC. It is okay for everyday tasks. Personally, I'm sirpriced they put a touchscreen. Its not that bad of a value.

 

[ethanolson]

Here's why a touchscreen matters. My kids don't interact with computing gear independent of touch. Even my 23" system has a touch screen.

 

[Avro Arrow]

LOL, bundled with 7zip? Why would you even bother mentioning that? 7-Zip is FREEWARE! Are YOU trying to sell this thing or is HP?