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"HP ElitePad: Windows 8 Tablet for Business\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHP ElitePad\nThe HP ElitePad is a Windows 8 tablet engineered for the needs of enterprise customers. Backed by HP's management and security software, it packs Intel's latest Atom processor, ensuring power efficiency and compatibility with older Windows apps.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSmart Jacket Connectors\nAlthough the tablet itself has just one proprietary connector, the Smart Jacket accessory adds many ports.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConnection to External Display\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDocking Station, Rear View\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDocking Station USB Ports, Left Side\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDocking Station USB Ports, Right Side\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTop View\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBottom View\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBack View\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeft Side\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRight Side\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBack View, Angle\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn Docking Station\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDocking Station, Side View\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDocking Station, Front\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDocking Station, Rear Angle\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScreen, Side View\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScreen, Front View\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn Docking Station, With Keyboard\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSuite of Adapters\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Stylus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStylus, Close-Up\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe now know what a Windows 8 tablet for business looks like, and it's the Hewlett-Packard ElitePad: a slim, Intel-powered slate loaded with security software and backed by an armada of accessories, including adapters, a rugged case and a stylus.\nWhile Windows 8 tablets have a near-impossible battle on their hands against the iPad, there's one weak spot they can take advantage of: the enterprise market.  Many businesses use iPads for some tasks, but Windows is the PC platform of choice for most IT departments, so a Windows tablet like the ElitePad has the homefield advantage.\nThe ElitePad packs Intel's latest Atom processor \u2014 a.k.a. \"Clover Trail\" \u2014 meaning it's a low-power design but can still run older apps that were made for Windows 7 or XP. That makes it a step up from Windows RT tablets that will only run newer apps designed for the Windows 8 touch interface.\nClover Trail also lets HP keep the 1.5-pound tablet nice and slim at just 0.34 of an inch. I got a chance to handle the ElitePad for a few minutes, and it's definitely a flyweight as tablets go. Storage is configurable up to 64GB \u2014 solid-state only, of course \u2014 with a microSD card slot for more if you need it.\n\nSEE ALSO: HP Ventures Back Into Tablets With Envy x2 Hybrid\nApart from that slot, though, there's not much you can plug into the ElitePad apart from the headphone jack. The data and power connection is done via tha proprietary connector on the bottom. USB devices need to connect via accessories (more on those below). For wireless, though, you've got Wi-Fi and optional 3G data (HSPA+). There's NFC and Bluetooth 4.0, too.\nThe screen is a 10.1-inch, 1,280 x 800 LCD with a 16:10 aspect ratio \u2014 not full HD, but remember this is meant for work, not watching movies. The front-facing camera can record video at an impressive 1080p, so you can tell HP prioritized video-conferencing. The rear camera can capture images up to 8 megapixels, the norm for cameraphones these days.\nLike HP PCs, the ElitePad is backed by the company's enterprise-grade security and management tools. There are also a suite of accessories available, including a \"Smart Jacket\" case that both protects the tablet and adds many connectors, a swarm of adapters for connecting the device to various monitors and peripherals, a Docking Station connection hub that doubles as a stand, and a stylus.\nIn a brief hands-on with the tablet, I thought it was a bit sleeker than, say, Lenovo's Clover Trail tablet, thanks mainly to HP's polished finishing. It worked fine running some basic Windows 8 apps, but it's the many accessories \u2014 like the doc that includes four USB ports as well as connectors for HDMI and VGA \u2014 that make it shine. HP has really tried to get out ahead of real-world use-case scenarios with the ElitePad.\nIs it enough to make us forget about the company's last big bid for tablets \u2014 the dead-and-buried TouchPad? Perhaps, but it depends how many businesses are left who still need tablets and haven't so far deployed iPads.\nDoes your business use tablets for work? Are you interested in the ElitePad? Tell us what you think in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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