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The HP tx2510us laptop combines powerful ultra powerful computing with Tablet PC capabilities and entertainment features in an attractive design light enough to go anywhere. This is a true Tablet PC: write, draw and erase accurately with the included pen. Twist the display up to 180 degrees to share content and watch films — or fold it flat for writing. Surf the Web and use applications intuitively by touching the screen with your finger tips. Show off your style with the high gloss HP Echo Imprint finish, inspired by the circular elements found in audio equipment, and more durable than traditional painted surfaces. Backlit media controls respond to the sweep of a finger. HP QuickPlay enables access to DVDs, photos, music, games, and other streamed Internet content. Dual headphone jacks enable you to share films and music without disturbing others. And the included HP Mini Remote Control can be stored in the ExpressCard slot for convenience. Enjoy enhanced security with built in fingerprint reader, which uses fingerprints instead of standard passwords to access online accounts such as banking and email. more info
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Stay Away
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I would stay away from this product – In fact, I would stay away from HP laptops meant from home and office.
I ordered one direct from their home and home office store (HP Tablet 2500). It came in defective. This was after about 3 weeks of wait.
I returned it for an exchange. The replacement one is fine. However, the build quality and the materials used feel so cheap, it’s like the whole laptop is just falling apart.
Just yesterday, the keyboard just stopped working. And I don’t mean stopped working in windows. It really wouldn’t register a key. Even the bios would not recognize a keypress (In fact, I couldn’t even go into bios because hitting the Esc key would not register). By chance, I took out the battery (so as to ‘reset’ it in case there was some weird electronic flag or some thing), and that worked.
I should mention that my original defective one had a loose wire or some thing in the display. It would go blank if you didn’t press it from back while in normal laptop mode.
This is really cheap stuff. The buttons look like they are about to just come off. They are just sticking there some how, dangling a bit. You press one key on the keyboard, and other keys also move a bit down because of the cheap underlying plastic.
Stay away from this junk. Competition means bring down costs, but not by bringing down quality.
My toshiba laptops look like a tank in front of this laptop now.
Highly recommend buying a laptop direct from Amazon.
Beware of Buying a Refurbished Computer from a 3rd party vendor
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I bought a refurbished HP Pavilion TX2510US 12.1-inch Laptop from Elecsurf, a 3rd party vendor, through Amazon.com. Instead of the TX2510US that I ordered, Elecsurf sent me a mish-mash model of two different computers and then tried to make out that it was a TX2510US. In addition, they neglected to include the earphones and remote control. When confronted, they claimed these components were not included on refurbished models, despite the fact that they advertized them as being included. Upon discovering that this computer was not what I had ordered, I immediately contacted Elecsurf requesting a return authorization but Elecsurf would not respond to my repeated emails. Elecsurf’s own 7-day return policy stated “Please contact us for a return authorization for any return. Return without RMA will be refused.” I subsequently contacted Amazon and they told me to ship the computer back to Elecsurf. This cost me an additional $80.00. Although Elecsurf later agreed to reimburse me for this cost, in the long run, they never did. Amazon subsequently offered me a gift certificate to help compensate for this out-of-pocket expense. Space limitations here do not permit me to state all of the hassle I went through with Elecsurf. Based on this experience, I would NEVER again buy a refurbished computer from a 3rd party vendor. You have no guarantee what kind of product you’re getting. They can send you any piece of junk they want to. Fortunately Amazon was really good to deal with. Were it not for Amazon, I would have been out of pocket over $1000 and stuck with a junk computer. Even so, what a hassle to go through! Buyer Beware !!!
Cheap and Touching Screen
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
It is not expensive. But it is convenient and powerful in handwritting! If you are a lecturer, you had better buy one.
An artist and his new digital sketchbook
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
15 years ago I said that I wanted a laptop computer that was the shape and size of a sketchbook, something that would allow me to accurately draw on the screen, dual processing and at least 2 gigs available ram. built in audio, mic, camera. I finally got what i wanted even some things i didn’t think of (thanks HP.) Except no built in scanner in the screen. (but i figure i’ll still have to wait on that one. did they invent it yet?)
On the whole I have to say i’m pretty pleased. I can run illustrator, photoshop and paint simultaneously. The standard battery isn’t amazing but will last a couple hours no prob and if i ‘m not paying attention and let the battery run down the computer will auto sleep on the last little bit and save everything i’m doing. so far i haven’t lost anything. The wacom technology & pressure sensitive pen (with eraser) are really nice and the handwriting recognition is really groovy once you train it (it also learns as you write).
As For gaming, WOW runs pretty well and the touch screen is handy in battle. So far graphics are smooth.
There are only a couple of design flaws. Firstly when in tablet mode the screen auto flips and that’s pretty cool except it turns the camera upside down, secondly sometimes in (some) programs when the screen is rotated the pen will still read as if it is not i.e. on the opposite side of the screen. The quick play is a handy feature, but i wish they had put the button somewhere else because i bump it all the time. any problems are pretty much vista related (no surprise) and likely from programs not intended to be flipped around and rotated all crazy ways.
Over all I say as a working professional artist I’m pretty happy with this computer.
Good, but Fragile Tablet
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I work in a school district and we purchased 60 of these and gave one to each of our freshmen. They’re good little fast machines, and have worked very well. But, the screen on them is very fragile. I’ve had a high percentage of these come back with broken screens compared to the other models that we have given out to students. The only way to have the screen fixed is to send it back to HP and pay $419. Make sure that you have an accidental damage policy on this, and don’t get this for someone who is going to be rough with it.
Windows XP support needed
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This laptop is packed with features for a nice low price. It runs a little sluggish with Vista. If you install Windows XP on it, it really flys! But that is a task in it self as HP does not provide all the proper drivers.
I urge EVERYONE to follow this link and DEMAND proper XP drivers!
https://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/email?product=3747931&lc=en&cc=us
Fabulous tablet PC!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I’ve been tracking the tablet PC market for some time and I think the HP Pavilion TX2510US is one of the best.
Pros:
* High quality Wacom ‘Penabled’ tablet hardware
* Supports pen pressure and has an eraser.
* Good Fingerprint Reader module
* Great software bundle, e.g. Corel Painter 4 Essentials and Microsoft OneNote 2007.
Cons:
* 12.1 inch screen might be a tad small for some
* Bit slower compared to other models – might be due to AMD processor. It is slower than the Intel Core 2 Duo.
* Glossy screen might not suit some users.
DO NOT BUY ANY TX LINE PAVALION
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
The TX pavilion line laptops are LEMONS! After 7 – 15 months, you will experience the same problems that many people do – first you lose your wireless card (the computer stops recognizing it – not in device manager). Some time after this, the computer will start up, but the hard drive will not spool up. Maybe after 10 tries you can get it going, but eventually, it will not start up again. HP refuses to recognize this lemon, and if your out the one year warranty you are SOL. please, visit this website:
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This if off of HP’s website, and has a hundred something posts of people saying that exact same thing.
Good, affordable tablet PC for artists on a budget.
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I bought this computer primarily for doing digital artwork. If I hadn’t needed to replace my laptop, I would have just gotten a Cintiq, but looked into Tablet PCs as a compromise. I did a fair amount of research before settling on this computer, including reading the previous reviews here. Here are my thoughts.
1.) It does run a bit hot, however, there are many useful products out there to increase ventilation and in some cases actively cool the laptop with fans. I find a simple item that raises the laptop and allows airflow underneath it works perfectly.
2.) The glossy screen takes some getting used to, but most tablet PCs are going to have one because they’re harder to damage and easier to clean than a matte screen. An anti-glare screen protector does wonders both for reducing the glare and “grainy” effect, as well as offering extra protection against the stylus scratching the screen. The screen is fantastic for watching movies, however.
3.) It will need some configuring for smooth performance. First, the default performance settings are awful. Before I figured that out, the computer would lag and freeze when doing anything more intensive than web browsing. Second, there is a lot of bloatware installed by HP. A few things are actually useful but mots of it is unecessary and runs automatically, hogging resources. Third, there was a lot of crazy unecessary stuff in the registry. Some of it was information from bloatware I removed, but much of it seemed to be outdated windows updates and references to nonexistent files and folders. After doing these things, it runs beautifully.
4.) I preferred XP, but Vista isn’t too bad. Though it has some amusing quirks, such as asking you to approve or cancel installations from such “unidentified publishers” as Microsoft
5.) This tablet pc is Wacom Penabled. This was important to me because I intended to use this PC for artwork. There are other comparably-priced touchscreen/tablet PCs by HP with better overall specs, however, they are NOT penabled, which means no pressure sensitivity. The pressure sensitivity is 256 levels of pressure sensitivity, about equal to a Wacom Graphire tablet. Do not purchase this expecting it to be equal to drawing on a Cintiq, which as over 1,000 levels. All this really offers is the ability to draw right on the screen. The stylus that comes with the laptop appears to be penabled as it has pressure-sensitivity capabilities. However, the wacom penabled stylus I purchased independently seems to be more responsive.
6.) Pay close attention for any pieces of paper in the package that say “Important: Read This First”. I didn’t, and spent several hours on the phone with HP’s customer support which leaves much to be desired, before fixing the problem.
Overall, I am very happy with it. There are certainly more powerful tablet PCs available. This one fit my price range and was confirmed as penabled.
Nice laptop but major flaws
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I bought this and absolutely loved it! However, about two weeks in and the screen vertical switch stopped working. Then, about a week after the screen would just get very colorful and decide to restart the computer if it was not frozen from the screen glitch…making me have to perform a hard re-start..it never bothered to save my document/s I was working on. In the end i would expect an automatic shutdown at least once a day without warning or backing up of whatever I was working on- I am sure this is an OS issue but It definitely turned me off…I called HP support numerous times and gave remote access to which I was told it was “fixed” and OS was fine but restarts still occurred. Also, laptop runs extremely hot! I would have to shield myself from serious pain (I do not consider myself too fragile a person)were I to use it more than say 30min on my lap….also somewhat loud with the fan blowing all that heat out. I ordered from staples and it was to come with bluetooth and I could never get it to work and had to buy an external adapter to utilize my bluetooth accessories. I’ve had HP laptop since I’ve had laptops and I was very disappointed in all the flaws and problems I had with what was to be my “upgrade”.
Solution to Heat and Noise
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
i’m not a kid, just don’t want my name to show.
If you want this laptop to stop making heat and stop the fan from turning on do this:
Click on the Battery Charge Icon in the lower right corner. Select Power Saver mode. Click “more power options”. Under “Power Saver” click “Change Power Settings”. Then in the new window click “Advanced Power Settings” > “Processor Power Management”. Set both minimum processor state to 5% and Maximum processor state to 10-15%(you can even set it to 5%) Click OK.
Click on the Battery Charge Icon in the lower right corner again. Make sure Power Saver mode is selected. This will keep the fan off and the laptop won’t heat up, while still working fast for browsing the internet, reading PDFs or most other tasks. If you need to run games or watch video just select the HP recommended setting .
Another tip: you can get some anti glare film from ebay for about $15, it will work with touch screen. And also, at the top right of Internet Explorer there is a Panning Hand that you can use to pan iternet pages with your finger without the scroll bar, it took me 2 months to find it.
You can email me at crazybike99 AT yahoo DOTCOM with questions
Probably the best I could get for that price.
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I’ll mention only the main problems I could find:
1. Heat. The laptop becomes really hot after a few minutes. If you work with it on a fiberic surface, it might become too hot and shut itself down.
2. The fingerprint reader is faulty. It is located on the screen itself and the access to it is difficult. Also, it has problems reading fingerprints.
3. The DVD/Media/Setting buttons are located on the screen and when pressed by mistake wakes the PC and invokes the applications. It’s really annoying.
4. There are driver problems. (e.g. the embedded camera).
Other than that, it’s a great computer.
I love this laptop
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
When I decided to purchase a smaller laptop to replace my ancient monster, I was torn between this one and a netbook. I am so glad that I went with the touchsmart. I have had it since late December.
To begin, the laptop itself is beautiful. The shiny surface and spiral markings are just gorgeous. The keyboard is the perfect size for my tiny hands — I don’t find myself reaching as much as with other keyboards — but my fiance with his bigger hands has no trouble with it, either.
The handwriting analysis is incredibly good. It had my handwriting down from the get-go, and has only gotten better with use. The computer features a slide out handwriting thingy, which allows you to input text pretty much anywhere. I’ve found one program that doesn’t handle it very well (extensive use causes it to crash), but that program has all kinds of other bugs when run with Vista, so I suspect that it is at fault. It’s so much fun to write blog posts or put in comments on websites, writing them by hand. There’s also a little slide-out touchscreen keyboard. The crashing program has no trouble with the keyboard.
The battery life is pretty good, longer than my old laptop by quite a lot. I don’t normally use it not plugged in, but when I do, I keep glancing at the battery meter expecting it to be low. It also charges much faster than my old laptop.
Last but not least, the touchscreen.
Being able to browse the web without a keyboard is very nice. I can curl up somewhere and read the news, which I really like. The eraser function on the pen is cute. The pen also has a little button on the side that simulates right clicking. But where it really shines is the fact that it’s WACOM enabled.
For those who don’t know, WACOM tablets are coveted by digital artists everywhere. They allow you to draw on a touchscreen, and have pressure sensitivity, so that if you push harder, you get a heavier line — just like a pencil. I’m not an artist, but my fiance is, and I’ve let him play with this computer. He wants one now.
He installed photoshop, and let loose. It took him a little while to get used to, but before long, he was making stunning pictures that really looked like he’d used oil paints, or charcoals, or pen and ink; and these were just sketches done while we were watching movies. And as a bonus, this computer is actually cheaper — substantially cheaper — than WACOM touchscreen tablets.
The computer does run a bit hot, but taking advice from comments here, I went to the power manager and set the max CPU speed at 50%, and that has brought the heat level to slightly less than my old laptop. I don’t do anything on this computer that needs a ton of processing power, so it’s not a big deal.
I’m at a loss to come up with a major problem I’ve had with the computer. It sometimes hangs a bit when I have Firefox open, but since it only does it when Firefox is open, I suspect that it’s a software, rather than a hardware problem.
To sum up: Would I buy this computer again? Yes. In fact, I probably will buy another one.
Best Touchscreen with DVD Player for the price
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
It took me a few days to warm up to this one. I wanted a mobile laptop with a larger hard drive than other models offered. It’s a little heftier than it should be, but it is a good laptop if a little noisy. My hard drive settles down after a while, and it’s not as loud as a hairdryer. I like the touchscreen and pen functions and the built-in DVD drive. I’m no fan of Vista but it works all right. The original battery lasted about 3 hours when I first went mobile. I ordered the larger battery for more juice. Overall it’s a good buy but the price could come down more, especially on accessories.
Update: after playing with this brick for 2 months, I’ve decided I don’t really like it as much as I could. I love the concept of the touch screen and tablet body, but I don’t think the AMD chip and the Win Vista OS work well together. Maybe I have a bad laptop. I futz around with it more than I should. Startup and opening some applications takes forever. The system tends to lock up for minutes at a time-not good when I’m in the middle of a game or have limited online time. It’s not good for travel due to its weight. I spoiled myself with the Acer Aspire One, much better and lighter for travel. One good point is I went down from a 15″ to this wide 12″ screen and I cannot tell the difference. I have bad eyesight and being able to see the screen is important.
2nd update: After changing countries, ISPs and electric current, my laptop is performing much better. It still freezes for a few seconds periodically, a little inconvenient but not a real problem. It also took a while to get all the updates loaded so I could use the touchscreen and digipen properly. I’m feeling much better about this one and I still think the concept is great. It will take some to perfect and I hope HP keeps at it.
Repeatedly shocked at how amazingly crappy this is
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
It should have been obvious by looking at this thing what a POS it is. But it doesn’t just look awful, nothing works properly, it runs Vista – the worst OS ever conceived…