HP Slate 21

[Geodude074]

Anyone have an HP Slate 21 that they'd like to review?

I'm seriously considering purchasing the Slate 21 because I want a giant Android tablet. The Slate 21 is the closest thing I can think of when it comes to Android on a 21+ inch touch device. Mostly I want to use it for gaming - the bigger the better - and two player co-op games would work fantastic on a huge tablet.

So anyone with experience with the Slate 21?

 

[wizzrah]

Anyone have an HP Slate 21 that they'd like to review?

I'm seriously considering purchasing the Slate 21 because I want a giant Android tablet. The Slate 21 is the closest thing I can think of when it comes to Android on a 21+ inch touch device. Mostly I want to use it for gaming - the bigger the better - and two player co-op games would work fantastic on a huge tablet.

So anyone with experience with the Slate 21?

They had it at my near-by electronics store. I mean, it's ok. It's basically an AIO PC running Android.

It's a similar experience to this: Amazon.com: Acer DA220HQL 21.5-Inch All-in-One Touchscreen Desktop (Black): Electronics

but with better specs.

 

[Geodude074]

They had it at my near-by electronics store. I mean, it's ok. It's basically an AIO PC running Android.

It's a similar experience to this: Amazon.com: Acer DA220HQL 21.5-Inch All-in-One Touchscreen Desktop (Black): Electronics

but with better specs.

Yes, I've been checking out the Acer as well. The HP seems like the better deal, because it comes with the Tegra 4 for $100 more which is well worth the price difference.

In any case I've decided I won't be purchasing either of these because the screens only support 2-point touch, which makes it moot for multiplayer gaming on one device. That's a real shame because Android could really be onto something if they offered something like a 27 inch 10-point touch Android monitor/tablet that you could lay flat and play games on. Board games and party games would be a hoot. I would gladly pay $500-$600 for something like that.

 

[wizzrah]

Yes, I've been checking out the Acer as well. The HP seems like the better deal, because it comes with the Tegra 4 for $100 more which is well worth the price difference.

In any case I've decided I won't be purchasing either of these because the screens only support 2-point touch, which makes it moot for multiplayer gaming on one device. That's a real shame because Android could really be onto something if they offered something like a 27 inch 10-point touch Android monitor/tablet that you could lay flat and play games on. Board games and party games would be a hoot. I would gladly pay $500-$600 for something like that.

You could try getting an android device and connecting it to a larger touch screen display.

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[Geodude074]

You could try getting an android device and connecting it to a larger touch screen display.

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I don't think touch screen monitors work with Android.

 

[wizzrah]

I don't think touch screen monitors work with Android.

The possibilities with android are endless. You never know

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[Geodude074]

The possibilities with android are endless. You never know

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I'm 99% sure touchscreen monitors are only compatible with Windows 8 right now. Android and iOS are taking a backseat.

Shame that Android as an operating system still can't be simply installed onto a PC. I've attempted to install Android onto virtual machines before with limited success. I could never get the internet to work on Android virtual machines and therefor couldn't install any apps from the Google Play Store.

Otherwise I'd buy a Windows 8 AIO with a touchscreen monitor, dual-boot it with Android, and have my cake and eat it too.

 

[wizzrah]

I'm 99% sure touchscreen monitors are only compatible with Windows 8 right now. Android and iOS are taking a backseat.

Shame that Android as an operating system still can't be simply installed onto a PC. I've attempted to install Android onto virtual machines before with limited success. I could never get the internet to work on Android virtual machines and therefor couldn't install any apps from the Google Play Store.

Otherwise I'd buy a Windows 8 AIO with a touchscreen monitor, dual-boot it with Android, and have my cake and eat it too.

I have android 4.3 running on a virtual machine just fine on virtualbox by oracle. although not with a touch screen, it works just fine with a mouse.
you could probably dual boot android and windows just like you could with linux and windows.

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[Geodude074]

I have android 4.3 running on a virtual machine just fine on virtualbox by oracle. although not with a touch screen, it works just fine with a mouse.
you could probably dual boot android and windows just like you could with linux and windows.

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When you say "just fine" do you mean it runs as smoothly as it would on an actual device? I also use VirtualBox by Oracle. The performance was really slow and glitchy if I recall, and I was running 4.1 back then.

 

[wizzrah]

When you say "just fine" do you mean it runs as smoothly as it would on an actual device? I also use VirtualBox by Oracle. The performance was really slow and glitchy if I recall, and I was running 4.1 back then.

Yeah smooth.