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Split Slatebook x2 and x2 are tablets that transform into laptops

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16.05.2013 | 13:21 | Mad Money

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Once you have considered the possibility of selling the PC division, HP is back in the game with two hybrid tablets that are being very well received by critics. The American brand made a double bet, presenting a model with Windows 8 and one with Android.

Split x2, with 13-inch screen, brings Windows 8, Intel Core i3 and price around $ 800. The SlateBook x2 is smaller, with 10-inch screen, Nvidia Tegra 4, Android and more affordable price, about $ 480.

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function similarly and did not differ greatly in design, and the feature which makes them hybrids is the ability to connect to a physical keyboard, which has been included. Both models will be available in August.

Split x2 is light, but together with full keyboard is much heavier than the Surface, Microsoft (hits two pounds). On the other hand, this keyboard brings extra USB ports and HDMI, card slot for expanding memory, hard drive 500 gigabytes and a second battery. For the price that HP fixed, supply is extremely interesting when compared with what is on the market in terms of hybrids with Windows 8.

SlateBook x2 is much lighter than oo Split x2, getting 1.3 pounds when attached to the physical keyboard, which in this case also brings extra battery.

HP already had a tablet with own operating system (WebOS), but the bet went wrong. The company is being threatened by China’s Lenovo, which came much competition for leadership in the global PC market, and needs to become relevant in the tablet segment. Despite having several models on the market, as the Slate 7 and ElitePad, none of iterations made a real difference.