Give it a few years phones will be this big.

It's a pretty old device realeased Sept 2014 it's says its on 4.4.2 and HP are hopeless for updates. Cold from me.

It's a pretty old device realeased Sept 2014 it's says its on 4.4.2 and HP are hopeless for updates. Cold from me.

may be good for anyone who can install custom ROMs but as it is it's pretty old in tech terms!

Forgive the ignorance.....but I thought the point of a tablet was convenience & portability......I wouldn't think that was the case with this one weighing in at over 2kg

It seems to be trying to compete in too may areas & not doing it very well.....it's not a touch screen PC...spec is too low.....it's not a smart TV....too small....it is running an old version of Android 4.4.2 & we are now onto 6.1.....There are even some newer apps I use which don't work on KitKat (although I know it's the most common version of Android currently in use)......if buying a new item like this I'd really want to purchase a device running Marshmallow ideally....or Lollipop as a minimum

If only it had HDMI "in"..... Would have bought it in a heart beat.

21" pro does that but £45 more

Cooooooooool!, lol. :-)

I may be wrong, but, isn't what you put there this one:

HP Slate 21" Full HD Touchscreen All-in-One Tablet Android PC with wired keyboard & mouse @ £199 @ HP Store

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hp-slate-21-full-hd-touchscreen-one-tablet-android-pc-with-wired-keyboard-mouse-1949506

HP Slate 21" Full HD All-in-One Android Tablet PC for £179 using code! @ HP

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hp-slate-21-full-hd-one-android-tablet-pc-for-179-using-code-hp-2062521

Or am I mistaken?.

The lack of a built-in battery makes it less portable than the one posted here today.

If the HP17 had HDMI -"in", it could have been the perfect touchscreen, portable monitor.

​No, that's the non pro

Warning. I bought one of the 21" for the kitchen rather than run cable into the kitchen. Worked fine for about a year. Then slowly all the apps became unsupported. So can't watch BT Sport. Sky Go doesn't work. ITV Hub won't work. It's slowly becoming useless. Not had an update of anything in last 18 months I don't think. I'll probably buy a TV and a Firestick.

Wow. Celeron® N2807 = cpubenchmark 894 (worse than the worst atom)

Kodi runs fine on it so although sky etc no longer supported...who cares if Kodi works

Luke warm.

I would buy one for £100 - £125, but for £199 I would want Android updates, a cordless keyboard and a mouse included. Perfect as a little kitchen/living room computer.

I got rid of all my unsupported/generic Android devices because of the lack of OS updates.

Bit cheaper now:

I have not found any decent ROMs for Intel tablets. Cyanogen really struggles in that area.

Overall this "tablet" seems to be unfortunately obsolete. Android 4.4 is already the minimum for many apps, and soon that will be 5.1. Even 20 pound phones come with Android 5.1 now. Quirky, but useless.

my son still loves his Asus 1801 for YouTube and ceebeebies etc... and that isn't exactly supported anymore. it depends what you want it for.

a mate of mine has this and the battery life is more 2 hours not 7 hours as stated its also heats up alot doing nothing but browsing you can buy much better 10inch tablets fr that price 17 inch is a over kill

Give it a few years phones will be this big.

meh too small

sorry but this is an awful deal. Ice cold.

Let the iFarce be with you :smiley:

Oh my oh my oh my. I was looking to get a Samsung View (18.4 Andrid tablet) but that's £499. This for £199 is very tempting.

celeron processors make me cringe.

Sure, but I always preface my explanation that it is a personal preference and also requirement due to my eye sight.

I've demoed some tablets before and found the optimal size for a few things I enjoy doing on them to be as follows:

6inch (Nexus 6, also my phone) - Mangas (japanese comics), portable, can hold in one hand, not too heavy, readable on the move or when still

12.9inch ipad pro - Magazines. Large enough to not need to zoom into the page to read certain bits (didn't enjoy it on a 7 or 8 inch screen. 10.1 is acceptable but not optimal). But I would only read magazines when stationary or when on a sofa or some sort of bar stool with a high table

So with a 17/18.4 this will be dual purpose:

1. Watching stuff while cooking in the kitchen (I know a 7~12.9 inch tablet will do the job, but this will be ... bigger! And I can keep it further away from "splash" zones) :wink:
2. Actually, a bigger screen won't hurt for magazine viewing on my table. It'll be probably more comfortable on the eyes and will be easier to control too

I'll use it to do other misc things like play a few games here and there. But I'm not looking to buy it for portability :smiley:

Also these tablets can come in handy for whenever you are anywhere that cannot fit a proper TV, or have a proper TV. Camping comes to mind if I want to put something on for kids and adults to share.

Manga on a large tablet doesn't feel right. Likewise Magazines on a small tablet, even the 10 inch ones, also doesn't feel right.

Again, personal preferences. I understand of course portability is a factor for a lot of users. Happy to fill in more questions if you have any.

EDIT: was looking at amazon review:


Abandoning my interest now :disappointed:

Remember the last tablets HP brought out and the scramble at Argos's to bag a bargain!

Ok cooool, thanx. :-)

Don't give up so easily, this is Android..... There are plenty of apps that will rotate a screen (if a tablet can't do so nativity).

Found an app, but now the gamble would be if it would work. I see no reason that it shouldn't, but ...! Thanks for the advice.


HP released 2 tablets back in 2014 I think, 7 and 8 inch versions? I forget the exact details, but basically shortly afterwards HP announced they were to focus on high end markets. A news article here sort of explains it. What resulted was a massive gold rush to get these tablets because the prices were slashed.

I see, thanx for that.

Out of interest, what App did you see/find for Screen Rotation?, thanx. :-)

This one. Not sure if it'll actually work but looks simple and clean enough. Need to hunt down a slate 17 owner! :smiley: