Customer reviews from hp.com
HP - TouchPad Tablet with 16GB Memory - Black
Average customer rating
4.2
(47 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 47 reviews
5 Stars
23
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
3
1 Star
1
83%of customers recommend this product.
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39 out of
47)
Customer Reviews for HP - TouchPad Tablet with 16GB Memory - Black
Customer Rating
4
Slick machine, but no SMS, no Citrix
on August 7, 2011
Posted by: JoEbYX
from Seattle, WA
Gender:Male
Certainly the TouchPad is a slick machine, and seeing flash animation on a tablet was dazzling, but, while the ads and specs for it mention you need WebOS 2 for Touch-to-Share to work, they do NOT make it clear that this applies to SMS as well. Looking again at all the ads there is no indication that I wouldn't be able to use SMS with my Palm Pre Plus. Only after I discovered this was I directed to a knowledge base article explaining why.
I also thought I wouldn't mind the relative dearth of apps since I don't need a lot myself, but I was also advised that Citrix Receiver was finally available for WebOS, only to find it is a "tech preview," version 0.0.2, which does not work.
I have remained loyal to Palm, starting with an M105 last century, and have consistently bought HP products over the years as well. But because of the above, I have no reason to own a TouchPad and returned it. Maybe if get a Pre3 some day and HP gets a more robust app catalog for business users, I'll buy one again.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
2
Performance
5
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
3
Good tablet with potential
on July 31, 2011
Posted by: Omega64
from Topeka, KS
Gender:Male
What can I say, I have two other android tablets (both running Android 3.0) that I used for various things. The HP Touchpad with WebOS isn't as good as an iPad or Android 3.0 based tablet, but it is still pretty nice to use from time to time. With a better market for applications for the HP Touchpad it could have better potential than most would expect. As for speed and performance, it is rather comparable to my android tablets and other than a few random resets/restarts it works great. For those who are new to tablets or not that tech savy, the HP Touchpad would be great for them, but for more intermediate to advance users, an iPad or Android based tablet would be more suitable as it doesn't quite have the apps that these tablets do.
The Good:
Quick and very responsive
Easy to use with a slight learning curve
Quick and very responsive
Easy to use with a slight learning curve
The Bad:
Not enough decent applications availabe on the market like the App Store or Android Market have available.
Thick and bulky compared to other tablets.
Not enough decent applications availabe on the market like the App Store or Android Market have available.
Thick and bulky compared to other tablets.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
3
Performance
4
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
5
Great purchase!! I love HP products.
on August 1, 2011
Posted by: TaurusLori
from Mount Juliet, TN
Gender:Female
This is my first touch screen Pad. I am use to typing everything in. I just love the resolution of the screen. Very easy to use and get started. Since I am a HP user I was able to immediately start printing wireless using my all-in-one printer. The only glitch I have experienced is not having a HP WEB Operating System on my phone so that I can use the bluetooth feature. (I have a blackberry). My next purchase will be a compatiable phone.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
5
Gotta get one
on July 12, 2011
Posted by: Corey30
from Theodore, AL
Gender:Male
This could in fact be the one the best tablet of the year....! Multitasking is indeed the best in it's league today , email is in fact one the best , just type is so easy,calendar great for business people with multiple meeting per day and last but not least Flash ..... One of the best displays on a tablet I highly recommend this product to business or personal use .
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
4
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
5
User Friendly
on July 18, 2011
Posted by: NonTradStudent
from Pittsburgh, PA
Gender:Female
I'm not much of a tech person at all, but this tablet is extremely easy to use and navigate. I can use it for everything I need; from a calendar for school/work, to making a grocery list, and even reading books and playing learning games with my toddler! I just love it!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
5
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
4
all is well
on August 14, 2011
Posted by: ramsey
if you are the tablet type it's all you can ask for. Rivals in every way iPad. Will not replace desktop or laptop PC, but will enhance thechno experience.
Go for it the price and capabilities are all spot on--
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
5
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
4
Good entertainment Pad.
on August 16, 2011
Posted by: mbjose43
I like it it's fast smooth and a beautiful display, great sound with beats audio and I like the movies. I wish there were more apps, document viewing and editing tools also it needs a better camera with soft\ware to take pictures and edit them.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
3
Performance
5
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
4
I wish they had patience
on September 8, 2011
Posted by: UriBraun
from Cambridge, MA
Gender:Male
This product suffers from four shortfalls.
1. No patience by management
2. Young app community -- not enough apps yet
3. No GPS
4. No camera app
1. No patience by management
2. Young app community -- not enough apps yet
3. No GPS
4. No camera app
That said, most companies would be jealous to be in this position. The lack of GPS is the only thing that would require a new device. The lack of a camera app should be an easy fix. Apps were being developed, especially considering HP's strategy on the software front.
Now for the strengths:
1. Battery life
2. Slick look
3. Can access it as a network mounted drive
4. Hackable
5. Color ereader
6. Mostly intuitive UI
7. Touch keyboard with numbers
8. Phone shows ALL contacts (Skype, phone etc.)
9. Can tether to phone for calls
1. Battery life
2. Slick look
3. Can access it as a network mounted drive
4. Hackable
5. Color ereader
6. Mostly intuitive UI
7. Touch keyboard with numbers
8. Phone shows ALL contacts (Skype, phone etc.)
9. Can tether to phone for calls
Note: it take a minute or so to get used to closing apps by sliding them off the top.
Suggestions:
1. Keep making them
2. Add GPS
3. Provide a camera app
4. Allow categorization of apps -- three panels is weak give me folders, labels or something
5. Allow contact filter to select users that are online
6. Add close app to the menu
7. Provide a pdf app that allows annotating the document
8. Do something with the desktop -- let me customize it somehow. It's empty and waiting for innovation.
1. Keep making them
2. Add GPS
3. Provide a camera app
4. Allow categorization of apps -- three panels is weak give me folders, labels or something
5. Allow contact filter to select users that are online
6. Add close app to the menu
7. Provide a pdf app that allows annotating the document
8. Do something with the desktop -- let me customize it somehow. It's empty and waiting for innovation.
Overall, I'm impressed with how fast this has achieved so much. A bit of a patience might get this product somewhere.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
3
Performance
4
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com