HP Slate 8 Pro

“The HP Slate 8 Pro is not only an extremely fast tablet, capable of handling both multimedia tasks and demanding 3D games with ease due to its powerful Nvidia Tegra 4 quad-core SoC, it also proves to offer a smooth experience during actual usage, with no lags or unnecessary loading times - even right after booting up, it already feels very responsive. Due to a display resolution of 1600x1200 pixels, only the small HD resolution can be displayed natively on the 4:3 screen, but the display wins us over with its vivid colors, its clear pictures and its high contrast ratio. Once the HD sound system Beats Audio is activated, the stereo speakers produce rich sounds - as far as tablet speakers go. Headphones would definitely improve the experience, but none ship with the HP Slate 8 Pro. At least 12.3 GB of free storage space is quite a decent value, especially as it can be expanded via a micro SD card slot (for cards up to 32 GB).”

“I want to love this tablet for several reasons, but for each positive quality it possesses, there's an equally as destructive flaw. The size is nigh perfect, and the 4:3 aspect ration, while initially different, is pretty fantastic. The display is probably the best I've seen on an HP tablet (which, honestly, isn't all that difficult to do), but the touchscreen bug is a huge flaw. The fact that it only has one gig of RAM is a downer, though I'm not sure I'd call it a dealbreaker – especially if HP would update this badboy to KitKat. That would likely remove all hints of hesitation. Of course, it's a coin flip whether or not HP will actually send a software update through.As it stands right now, it's difficult to recommend this device to anyone, mainly because of the touchscreen glitch. If that can be fixed with an over-the-air software update (and HP actually provides the fix, of course), then it's an entirely different ballgame, and I would readily recommend this device. That recommendation, of course, hangs in the balance until that day comes.”