HP Pavilion TX2510US 12.1-inch Laptop (2.10 GHz AMD Turion X2 ZM-80 Processor, 3 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium) Black Reviews

• Great product once its configured properly

  
  By A36B3L6001738R on 2008-07-18
  Pros:
  I think this system is probably the best deal you'd get in a TabletPC.
  The top-notch Wacom 'Penabled' tablet hardware is a real nice bonus, because it supports pen pressure & it has an eraser.
  The Fingerprint Reader is a real bonus, It makes me want to have one on all of my computers.
  It comes with Corel Painter 4 Essentials, and Microsoft OneNote 2007.
  It will play DVD-RAM discs that my Panasonic DVR creates -- Nice surprise.
  
  Cons:
  The AMD processor is not as good as the Intel Core 2 Duo, but you are paying a lot less.
  The battery protrudes from the back, and the screen is smaller than the base.
  I did a speed test with a friend, against a 2 year-old MacBook Pro (Boot Camp running Vista Business)
  We compiled a very large software project. His was 25% faster.
  Screen is glossy.
  
  Remedies:
  When I first bought this machine, I noticed that this thing would not stop accessing the hard drive -- It didn't make any sense to me. I thought Vista was at fault. So, I started out with the intention of getting rid of Vista. However, with a bit of research, I found that Vista was not the problem with this machine, It was HP's bloatware. Once the basic startup programs and services are properly configured, the system runs fairly efficiently. Vista also has the added benefit of tweaking minute details in how power gets used in their 'Power Plans'
  
  Update:
  After using this for a couple of weeks, I find the fan and heat output to be annoying, I adjusted my 'Power Plan' to run the CPU at 50%, even when plugged in, so it generates less heat. I just switch it it 'High Performance' when I need full speed.
  
  I also purchased an anti-glare screen protector (photodon.com) and the screen glossiness is pretty much gone. This is a great improvement.
  
  

• Much Improved and Highly Productive Tablet

  
  By A1YW03TD02IT9R on 2008-07-19
  As an artist, what sold me on this PC was the fact that this second gen model of the tx series now offered a WACOM pen. Also, I wanted a small labtop for easy portability. I didn't want to lug around a 17 or 15 inch size laptop. This was the best of both worlds and to top it off, it's a solid machine loaded with features that work, like the finger print ready is the coolest!!! Works like a charm. My only two gripes would be that the machine does get rather warm (from the AMD processor?) sometimes hot along with the battery life isn't the longest but I usually plug it in with the cord. But otherwise I've had no other issues and it's been great for on the go and traveling. I personally enjoy the vista OS and have had no issues. It automatically does everything I need it to do along with prompting me to OK software use. Works like a charm.
  
  

• Pros & Cons

  
  By AWYZCCJKTH0OK on 2008-07-15
  This labtop is good, but please be aware that it won't allow you to downgrade the operating system to windows xp, or linux or ubuntu. And the problem is not the typical SATA drivers needed for a windows xp installation, the problem is that HP simply disabled the sata options on the BIOS and the xp installationwont even reach the point where is tell you no hard drive is found.
  So unless you're willing to only be able to work with vista, stay away from this product.
  
  

• How it works as a PDF reader and editor

  
  By A9BOG85K31JJ6 on 2008-08-26
  I got this mostly to work with PDF documents, so the review is based primarily on how it functions in this mode.
  
  In general:
  * tablet features work well in combination with Adobe Acrobat Professional 8; it cannot run version 6.
  
  Specific to the tablet:
  * a one-button Quickplay feature on the perimeter of the touchscreen allows the view orientation to be rotated through 90 degrees while in flat tablet configuration.
  * battery pack extends about 2 inches from the long side, acting as a handy handle.
  * tablet surface is easy to write on, at least for me - functions are available to change the line width and color of the script, and makes written text more realistic to view.
  * tablet pen has soft nibs which don't appear to scratch the tablet surface - also comes with several replacement nibs - I leave the string off the pen for convenience.
  * text entry can be freehand or typewritten - the entry box and keys can be expanded so that the tablet surface can become a keyboard for touch-typing with all fingers and without cramping.
  * script to font conversion is good, and better than any other machine I have used.
  * screen resolution is quite high - as high as the wxga sony mininotebooks of three years ago - easy to read any fonts down to about 5 picas easily.
  * microphone and webcam/cam app features make it easy to make sound and video files to embed into PDF.
  * feels as heavy or light as a medium textbook.
  
  Specific to tablet-Acrobat integration:
  * finger touch or digitizer pen make it very easy to flip pages in Acrobat full screen mode
  * writing onto any of the Acrobat commenting features (sticky notes, annotations) can be done easily with digitizing pen using pen-click pop-up text entry boxes
  * Vista file system and the Acrobat organizer work well to collectively organize multiple PDF documents
  * Loading speech services allows PDF documents to be read back to you.
  
  Other:
  * the graphics card is Shader 3.0.
  * has DVD playing software that can be activated from the tablet perimeter buttons; runs DVD movies well, and youtube/google video well
  * comes with adequate RAM; compare with stingier and more costly IBM and Fujitsu models
  
  Drawbacks:
  *machine runs hot in high performance mode - it is possible to customize the specifics of the performance mode and then select the one you want from the task bar with a single click - might be a bonus in the wintertime though.
  *in medium to low performance mode, which is fine for reading PDFs, there is barely any heat production
  * battery life is fair to good at medium performance levels
  *Vista can be dodgy - uninstalling or improperly installing programs can lead to registry errors that require **system recovery**
  *Vista won't run many of the programs you may have used under XP.
  
  Conclusion:
  A versatile timesaver that incorporates many desirable functions at relatively low price.
  
  

• Better than expected

  
  By A2NU9H8H5MJZSL on 2008-07-29
  I will not repeat many of the comments here, which are fundamentally accurate. The machine performs well in Vista with software programmed for the OS. This unit comes with the 32-bit version, so it can run many (but not all) XP programs. Multimedia programs for audio and video need to be vista compatible, in particular.
  
  Con:
  
  The tablet mode screen (flat) is very difficult to see, since you have to be about 75 to 90 degrees (nearly above) the screen...basically on top of it looking down. It does not display legibly at all from a 45 degree angle. HP even makes a $50 variable angle stand for just this reason.
  
  This is true of all tablets I have seen.
  
  I very much like the touch interface for certain tasks, even when not in tablet mode.
  
  The future will hold better viewing angles and multi-touch screens I hope.
  
  
  
  
• An excellent little laptop
  By A3T2X1NXQXVVG0 on 2008-07-16
  I personally don't have a problem with Windows Vista and thus can't default the computer as did the previous poster. In fact, I find Windows Vista networking so easy that its a joy to work with compared to that of XP. How hard can it get, I turned this computer on clicked network and there were my other laptop and my desktop all ready to go. Installing a network printer was also a no brainer; I selected network printer, Vista found the two networked printers and installed them both. Everything I want this computer to do it does well and fast. Other models in this line are supposed to run hot but so far this doesn't run that much hotter than any of my other computers. I'd recommend it to anyone that is looking for a small laptop/notebook type computer. I'd also recommend Windows Vista.
  
  
• A great laptop and tablet for the price
  By A3MXATG5KGYVMS on 2008-08-02
  HP Pavilion TX2510US 12.1" Laptop (2.10 GHz AMD Turion X2 ZM-80 Processor, 3 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium) Black
  
  I had purchased the original TX1215 a while back, and that laptop was terrible. Although it was considered a tablet, it was not WACOM enabled and you had to press hard on the screen to write. The processor was slow and at times the machine was unusable. I sold it on eBay within 2 months and forgot about it.
  
  However, I was impressed by the reviews of the TX2510us, and after trying it out and finally buying it, it is a terrific little machine. Leaps ahead of the tx1000 series, it has the WACOM tablet, the processor is MUCH faster, and it has great features. I recently used it to take notes in a week-long training class and I was amazed at how well it worked. Handwriting training also helped minimize conversion to text errors, which was impressive. Surprisingly, graphics were much improved as some (but not all) of the RAM was dedicated, and the rest can be allocated up to a gig. Running games are NOT an issue any more. Another surprise is if you up the machine to 4GB, it will still recognize ALL the RAM even though you have a 32-bit OS. The OS only uses about 3.2GB of RAM, but the rest can be allocated to the video card without regard to the OS (this is actually handled in BIOS).
  
  The laptop does run hot, but not as hot as the TX1215. The form factor is basically the same but I never had an issue with that. Also, the screen is a bit cloudy at times but with brightness turned all the way up it still looked fine. Finally, I found that battery life, a problem with the TX1000 series, seems to be improved. Got almost 3 hours with Wi-fi and Bluetooth on and pretty close to full brightness. Using the included battery as well.
  
  I think I got my money's worth with this one. Highly recommended.
  
  
• HP TX2510US a Lemon
  By A3Q9V3YS4CGRD2 on 2008-08-29
  Positives: nice ergonomics.
  Negatives: the TX2510 has a vastly underpowered Central Processing Unit, a very slow hard drive, a short battery life, runs very hot, and has a substandard display. My first TX2510 died after less than four hours of use. Staples refunded my full purchase price without any questions. I purchased a second TX2510 from Office Depot and found that the operating system and applications software often froze, just locked-up or presented the Blue Screen of Death. The operating system would not shut down when attempting to reboot. I had to take out the battery to power off. As a professional and certified computer professional, I applied all my skills but was unable to fix any of the problems. I cannot recommend the TX2510, it is a poor choice for your consideration. I asked Office Depot for a refund but Office Depot would not honor their two week return policy. Hewlett Packard's technical support could not fix the problems either. Hewlett Packard Executive Office also refused to repair or exchange the TX2510. HP blamed the many problems on Windows Vista. Since Vista is the problem, I asked if I could downgrade to Win XP. HP stated that the TX2510 cannot be downgraded to Windows XP.
  Conclusion: The TX2510 is a total loss unless you want a to use it as a DVD player. If you do purchase this expensive door stop; I recommend that you also purchase the following accessories: mittens for the heat, headphones to block out the fan noise, Ibuprofen for the eye and neck strain, a long extension cord, and a backup DVD player so you will be able to make it to the end of your movie.HP Pavilion TX2510US 12.1-inch Laptop (2.10 GHz AMD Turion X2 ZM-80 Processor, 3 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium) Black
  
  
• first affordable Tablet PC
  By ACTJMRCNWG4H9 on 2008-07-16
  A very good price for a more than adequate Tablet PC. It does not excel in any category except price, but it does not have any glaring weaknesses. It does have a tendency to run slightly warm, especially when placed in Tablet mode where ventilation is more obstructed. of course, I have only owned my PC for a few hours, so this is a first impression.
  
  What prevents this from receiving 5 stars is the bundled software. I received no office productivity software except for trial editions. I expected a word processor and spreadsheet program, given the nature of this machine.
  
  
• Perfect with one exception
  By A2EVBW6YK24TRF on 2008-08-29
  This little gem is doing everything well and more...especially after "decrapification" with PC decrapifier. I purchased it mostly with intention to use it as PDF reader and for the tablet function. The handwriting input and recognition are nothing short but amazing. Fingerprint reader allows you to login into webaccounts, which are too many these days, with just a sweep of a finger -- very convenient and actually useful! The computer is fast when it is up and running. A little slow to boot and switch users. The major gripe I have with it is the HEAT or my the HEAT!! Once the fan kicks in, it blows hot air like Chinese dragon! I live in Phoeniz, AZ and the last thing I need is the extra heat on my lap. The fan is super noisy. The noise is very noticeable even in moderately crowded rooms. So if you are sensitive to these issues, I would recommend to stay away from this product. If you can live with it, this is the best tablet PC you can get for <$1K.
  
  
• Hard keyboard
  By A1UDAP79KS9F3V on 2008-09-14
  I've had this laptop for less than 24 hours now. Went in to buy a VAIO, but the touch screen was irresistible. The laptop performs well most of the time. My only complaint - the keyboard keys are too hard. You won't notice the difference when you tap the keys a few times - but when you spend hours typing - you will!
  
  The glossy screen is extremely painful in a room with fluorescent lighting. It makes it virtually unuseable unless you are in a dimly lit room. I haven't even tried it in daylight. Along with the hard keyboard, this is one of the most "unergonomic" laptops in the market.
  
  Some users have mentioned that it gets pretty hot. Well, I think most laptops get hot - unless you're running a video or loaded a webpage on steroids, the heat is just about same as other laptops.
  
  
• My first Tablet :D
  By A178VFDA39QHPB on 2008-09-15
  This laptop is very good as for its price... its problem though is that is runs very hot, and the battery drains a bit fast... nevertheless, the touch screen feels good, and the keyboard is very conformable.. still adjusting to mouse... Another annoying issue is the lights of the buttons of the screen... I wish I could switch the lights off..
  
  
• THIS LAPTOP DELIVERS WHAT IT SAYS ON THE SITE
  By A2AQWYZXXOSLWJ on 2008-09-23
  It's small, lightweight, powerful. Multitasking with Vista is seamless. Can play most of the new games on this laptop. Can use most new editing tools like Photoshop, Adobe Suite, Ulead, Video Creator. No lags and delays. Fast working time. Processor and memory do not max out easily. Great for work and entertainment!
  
  Note that the AMD Processor generates a lot of heat so be prepared for this. But for me, the tablet mode compensates for this hot drawback.
  
  
  
  
• Defective motherboard
  By A27VA9IRV010XD on 2008-08-03
  The HP PC's are TRASH in my opinion. I bought the DV6226US in March 2007, and my System Board fried just 7-1/2 months later. They replaced it, and 8 months later if fried again - and HP wouldn't cover it. With the excessive heat no wonder! A system board crashing is rare but 2 boards in 16 months is nothing but defective product - pure and simple. DONT BUY THIS PRODUCT
  
  
• Most affordable Tablet PC
  By A257X1MQJO82P2 on 2008-10-23
  This is much improved from the tx1000z. The tx2500z has an active digitizer pen and is a welcome addition. I got the 2.4gHz processor and is pretty fast. As the title says it's the most affordable tablet around. Yes it does get warm and I position the air outlet on the top to avoid the warm exhaust. You can adjust the power mode and minimize the temp. I gave this tablet to my son for college and I advice getting OneNote since it will have free form writing ability within the program. There's going to be a tablet netbook but I rather have a dvd player on mines. The main con besides the temp is battery life. Get the larger battery and you'll be much happier. Vista runs great on it. No BSOD or any problems yet since it was purchased.
  
  
• Slow Laptop with Major Annoyances
  By ADV6N3U8UQMIG on 2008-11-17
  In a nutshell, this was my first ever AMD-based PC. But I can guarantee that it will be the last. It will also likely be my last HP laptop.
  
  When I was on the lookout for a tablet PC, the HP TX-1000 stood out like a Christmas tree in terms of the price. It was less than half of any other tablet PC on the market. So even though HP has absolutely no pedigree in creating tablets (and I'll tell you why shortly) the price alone made for a compelling reason to consider it. The more I looked at it, the more attracted I got to it. Add to that situation the fact that I had very recently acquired an HP desktop, which had totally blown me away with its presentation (especially over Dell). It was so much better (in every possible way) than Dell - at a cheaper price that I started thinking that it was possible that sometimes you did get more than you paid for. I thought HP had once again finally arrived as a serious player in the PC arena.
  
  And then came this HP laptop, very rudely yanking me into the realm of reality. Boy, was I ever mistaken about the company. Did I ever jump the gun on passing a judgment. Was I ever wrong about getting more than you pay for. At the risk of sounding repetitive, this HP laptop jolted me into an extremely rude awakening. I can't say enough about what a HUGE disappointment it was to me.
  
  Speed. First of all, the laptop was just plain slow. It's the slowest computer I have ever used. Ever. It's relatively even slower than the iMac I had some ten years ago (back then, the iMac was - relatively speaking -- the slowest computer I had ever owned, and was annoying enough that I returned it after two weeks of slow running, crashing, and not finding any software that ran on it). For something that claims to be a using a 64-bit processor and 2 GB of RAM, this laptop crawls slower than a sick turtle. After a few weeks of tweaking around, I found the reason for that - the AMD Turion and HP's sorry excuse of a motherboard. My venerable Dell m700 (with Celeron and 1 GB of RAM) easily outperformed this manifestation of lethargy in any number of performance tests and I/O benchmarks that I had created (from real-life scenarios in which I was using both the laptops). So then, I came to the conclusion that the only reason HP was selling AMD was so that it could sell a tablet PC for half the price of its competitors.
  
  Wireless. The second reason for relentless vexation was the wireless card. It would just randomly stop working every now and then, and would never work again until I rebooted the laptop. I called HP and had the card replaced. That solved the problem enough so that it doesn't happen quite as often, but it still happens once in a while. However, I was to later learn (as recently as a few weeks ago) that I was one of the lucky few who actually got it working (even if it was not a complete cure) with a replacement card. The issue seems to run much deeper than the card itself. In fact, if you go to HP forums, you will hear constant noise about how the wireless problem breeds from a sinister defect in the motherboard, and how every laptop they've ever released in this series actually will eventually stop working (usually a couple of months after the warranty expires). I am now starting to see other signs that indicate that mine's only a few weeks (if not days) from that fate (see the "spooky turning on" a few paragraphs down). Another reason this laptop is so cheap - HP compromised on the motherboard, as well as the wireless card.
  
  BIOS. I have had laptops going back to my old Quantex (dating back to 10 years ago), that used to have BIOSes smart enough to tell when the battery was about to run out of juice. They would then warn if you tried to start your laptop on low battery. On the flip side, they WOULDN'T warn if your battery was charged a 100%. This brilliant offering from HP, on the other hand, keeps warning you even if you just replaced your depleted battery with a fully charged battery. I am so used to this basic functionality in all my other laptops that when I replace my battery on the train, turn it back on and go back to my phone to check messages, I come back a minute or two later and expect that I am at the log on screen. But to my utter exasperation, I find each time that I am still stuck at the annoying BIOS message that warns me of a LOW BATTERY!!! So the laptop simply won't go ahead and boot unless I hit the Enter key. I can't imagine how much time I have wasted due to this. (Moreover, I probably lost a couple of years of my life due to the rise in blood pressure, and my already precarious spot in a good place in the afterlife due the choice curse words I have uttered each time.)
  
  But if that's an annoyance, what it does when the battery is low is downright scary. When the battery is 25% or lower, and you start the laptop not knowing how much battery is remaining, it starts up without warning you at all. But that's not the problem - in fact, it's a good thing. The problem is, it just dies when the battery reaches critical mass, without EVER attempting to hibernate (as my laptop is configured to). It just goes poof - and SHUTS DOWN! Just like that! That means all my unsaved work up until that point is completely lost. It happened to me twice before I realized what insidious bug was causing the problem. I have now started keeping track of the battery levels when I hibernate the laptop, never turning it back on if the level was below the 25% level at the time of hibernation.
  
  Another annoying thing about the BIOS is that over the past two weeks, it just randomly turns on! I don't recall doing anything to it. Randomly, in the middle of the night, the laptop just turns on! It could be some weird wake-on-LAN setting that got tweaked, or maybe my laptop is about to die (like the other ten thousand or so owners), or it's possessed by evil spirits. But it just turns on and wakes me up almost every night! Of course, when it happens in the middle of the night, I'm too sleepy to resolve the issue. When I'm wide awake, I forget to investigate. As a result, the problem has continued for the past two weeks.
  
  Track Pad. The track pad in its initial setting was unusable. Even after month of tweaking, the base of my thumb would keep touching the pad and make the cursor jump to another part of the document. It was small enough a problem, but annoying enough that at one point, I wanted to return the laptop. I finally hit the sensitivity setting that resolved this issue.
  
  Active/Passive Pen & the Display. One of the biggest disappointments was the fact that the TX-1000 does not use an active pen to do its tablet work. That was another way HP managed to cut costs and make the tablet seem like a no-brainer over the other vendors, at least in terms of the price. The fact is, the passive pen is absolutely useless, and the touch screen very insensitive. In fact, at times, I have had to press so hard that I'm almost afraid that I might end up breaking the screen! An active pen is a thing of beauty, and a joy to behold. It comes with features such as mouse moving with a hover, the ability to erase text with the opposite side of the pen (as with a regular pencil on paper), and the pleasure of writing effortlessly on the screen. You get none of that with HP's TX-1000.
  
  In any case, the "passive" pen technology has been around for ages in all the Pocket PC's, which work impeccably with a stylus (I've owned the renowned (and my favorite HP hardware) HP Jornada 548, The Dell Axim, Samsung i730, and most recently the AT&T Tilt - which BTW also work pretty well with just your thumb). On top of that, every one of the pocket PC's have had a crisper, brighter display. And none of them ever showed the underlying touch grid on the screen. I could barely see it on the Samsung, and that too, only if I stared hard in broad daylight. But it was never a distraction. On this laptop, the display is terrible. It's faded, low contrast, and shows the underlying grid even in moderate lighting (such as on a train), which turns out to be a major distraction. In broad daylight, working with this laptop is not recommended. I have since gotten used to this and have swallowed it like a bitter pill.
  
  So if those things aren't bad enough already, consider the regular litany of annoying HP software/crapware that arrogantly starts up with Windows (msconfig.exe has become my best friend ever since I started buying off-the-shelf PC's). HP is arguably the worst software producer of all. HP software is only mildly benign than a virus. What makes it more dangerous than all the other free garbage out there is the sanctimonious attitude with which they add it in there. "Oh, you probably don't know what you're doing. Therefore, here's our offering to protect you from yourself." When in fact 90% of all problems are caused by the software starting up on Startup. It's ironic that when I was speaking with an HP tech for resolving my wireless issue, the first thing he made me do was turn off all the "crap" that loads up at Windows Startup. WITHOUT EXCEPTION, every one of the apps/utilities we turned off were from HP.
  
  So why did I even bother to give it one star? Several reasons:
  1. I couldn't rate it any lower ;-).
  2. The full-size keyboard is decent.
  3. Contrary to what I had expected, the swiveling hinge which connects the screen to the rest of the laptop is pretty solid and doesn't rattle on the train, as some of my skeptical friends had predicted.
  4. I upgraded it to Vista Ultimate, and everything worked smoothly. In fact, after the upgrade (and applying SP1), the laptop has been slightly more stable.
  5. I just like Vista better than XP in most respects (but that has absolutely nothing to do with the laptop).
  6. Unlike the ten thousand or so poor devils out there who own the TX series, my wireless issues almost got resolved, and my laptop is still breathing.
  
  So the one thing I did learn was, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Then there was this other little gem that reinforced itself - you get what you pay for.
  
  
  
  
• Three features missing
  By AUN8US8T4FCAB on 2008-08-18
  Nice machine - a tad heavy and brittle. When HP adds three features to the next generation, I am sold on it: HDMI, better battery life/choices, and multi-touch. A higher screen resolution would be nice, too. HP is improving...
  
  
• Very nice!!!
  By A1YNGVA6P7Y1DA on 2008-10-21
  I've bought this laptop last month and, for now, I have nothing to complain about it.
  
  In fact, it's powerful, it's small and it's fun.
  
  It worths the price.
  
  
• Good Value
  By A1X3BXQHEZM1ZT on 2008-11-26
  I bought this laptop to have a portable but full featured complement to my 17" laptop and am generally quite satisfied with it.
  
  Here's a summary of the pros and cons:
  
  Pro's
  
  Small form factor
  
  Although the touch screen support makes the lid somewhat bulky and heavy for a device of this size, the overall small footprint still makes it ideal for carrying around unless you have an absolute aversion to weight.
  
  Touch Screen
  
  Unlike previous models, this one supports both active and passive touch meaning that for simple things like pushing buttons you can use your fingers but for fine drawing you can use the included stylus (which fits into a handy slot in the laptop). I have used both options and especially like the ability to bring up a program like Photoshop and rather than having to touch up photos using the mouse, be able to directly do it on the screen with high precision. I would love to see more applications designed to be driven completely by fingers as well.
  
  Fit and Finish
  
  Overall the screen is very bright and has good resolution. The cover is susceptible to fingerprints but otherwise looks very nice. The silver keyboard is nice (but note caveat below). The function keys are too small but probably to be expected given the form factor. The ability to flip the screen around is great but it would be nice if you could turn it in either direction as the viewing angle is small so I finding myself rotating the whole unit to the left to allow someone on my left to see the screen.
  
  Fingerprint Reader
  
  I've grown to like this feature. It does often take more than one swipe but it works and it's definitely more convenient than having to type in a password.
  
  SD Card Slot
  
  Speaks for itself
  
  Other Components
  
  I have no complaints about the DVD drive or Wireless b/g/n/bluetooth adaptor. They all appear to do their job well.
  
  Speed
  
  While not extremely speedy,it's not bad. I think Vista is to blame for most of it's issues. Once an application is fully launched and loaded in RAM, I've found it adequate for all but very demanding work (e.g. video editing). I would not buy a unit like this for editing AVHCD. Just not fast enough. But for everyday use including graphics it's fine.
  
  Cons
  
  Heat Generation
  
  I was hoping that in the seven years since I bought my last laptop that the chip manufacturers would have figured out how to significantly reduce heat generation but such is not the case. The back right corner of this unit can definitely run hot. Furthermore, half of the vent is on the side of the unit, making it more awkward to keep unobstructed when holding it on your lap
  
  Keyboard/Touch pad finish
  
  The silver finish on the keyboard and touch screen is nice but it's just a finish. Already it has worn off of one of the touch pad buttons and I can imagine in a few years time the keyboard will start to look bad. Perhaps I will be able to by replacement key caps when that occurs
  
  Music Skips
  
  I have so far been unable to use this machine for listening to iTunes. It skips and chatters on a regular basis, even if I just sit there and don't run anything else or touch the keyboard. I tried downloading the latest sound drivers and Quicktime/iTune versions to no avail. HP help is a joke. After explaining and re-explaining several times, the person finally recommended I restore my system to factory configuration. Besides meaning dozen's of hours of re-installing software and setting up Vista the way I like it, this also wouldn't accomplish anything that I can see.
  
  Battery Life
  
  The battery life is not terrible (around 3 hours for my normal use which doesn't include playing DVD's). It's just disappointing that after all these years there appears to have been no significant improvement in battery life. It would be great if manufacturers provided a simple charging stand like I have for my power tools so that when one battery gets low you could just switch to another and put the first one to recharge. This would allow virtually continuous use with any cables.
  
  Vista
  
  I've made peace with Vista but would not be inclined to recommend it. Start Up is very slow -- a definite step backward from my XP based 17" laptop. You will spend a lot of time telling it it's OK to make some change. In some ways this is comforting but in others simply annoying.
  Microsoft has an annoying practice of experimenting with the UI with no apparent regard for whether users actually consider it an improvement. I end up reverting most everything to the classic set up. Another annoyance is it's default shut down mode of "Sleep". It uses up battery time while not appreciably reducing start up time. I have to continually change this to shutdown.
  
  
  
  
• You have better options
  By A3AH5K6B39UYOF on 2008-11-15
  This machine is maximum a 3 star. It gets very hot and the battery life is not good at all. The HP program + NORTON AV makes it slow and the AMD does not perform as Intel duos family. The touch screen is a good in just a few cases, if you do not need it go to traditional screen that is too much brighter and friendly to the user. Also the machin is very thick, so is hard to fit in some laptop sleeves or backpacks. I paid almost USD1000 for a computer that has not the performance of a USD700 Toshiba.
  
  
• it was definitely not what i was expected
  By AVEZDORS4HN4 on 2008-12-03
  i was looking for smth light and small to be able to carry it around.Yes,it's small and looks perfect,but it's pretty heavy.When i got this laptop first i was in love,it seems like perfectly shaped and just perfect laptop ive ever seen.it has a lot of nice features and programs,but when i started to use it,it turns that it has a lot of problems.first thing that the screen was freezing all the time,it takes time to open a regular folder,if i decided to open 2 folders at the same time,forget it,it would freeze and would be easier just to restart the whole computer..yes!restart!i had to restart my laptop like 10 times a day..and guess what?after 2months hard drive broke up.it's unbelievable.i'm pretty sure i could buy something much better and not less beautiful for this amount of money ,because again...i love this laptop's look.
  the only good thing is i got warranty for it and didnt have any other choice than send it back to the company for repairing...i'm very disappointed,after 2 months it doesnt work.it is just not worth it.
  
  
• Hp pavillion tx2510us
  By A2U4Y0B0N38UJE on 2008-11-12
  small machine and very easy to operate tons of memory and fast processorI love the way this machine works great quality and very handy I dont regret at all the new computer upgrade thanks all...
  
  
• HP PAVILION TX 2510US
  By A2ASOTSR38IEXQ on 2008-11-27
  I purchased the Tablet PC about a month back and am getting to
  know the various features.It is of course light especially when compared to my previous 17 inch HP pavilion dv8213cl .The handwriting recognition is very good and i believe it is supposed to get better with time.The display especially when viewing photos is not as crisp as with my bigger laptop.The battery life leaves a little to be desired and i might have to go with the six or eight cell battery to improve usage time.Other than that i have no complaints so far.It is reasonably priced and I would definitely recommend it to anyone.
  
  
  HP Pavilion TX2510US 12.1-inch Laptop (2.10 GHz AMD Turion X2 ZM-80 Processor, 3 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium) Black
  
  
• BEWARE - DO NOT BUY!!!
  By AJMGOVGQ1C53Y on 2008-11-27
  I have the better version of this product (2.2GHz CPU) and its been a week now!! I don't know whom should I blame?! HP? AMD for the useless CPU? or Microsoft for their useless VISTA?? Internet explorer always freeezes, and/or laptop suddenly restarts, CPU always overheats and I mean it gets REAAAAAALLLY HOT (I thought the screen will melt) - overall performace is very poor and slow. You can not multi task (can't play music while brwosing the net for example - browser will freeze more often) you can not even open 2 - 3 internet explorer pages simultaneously. Just trust me and avoid disappointment - DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM (I wish I could return it back, I would even accept to loose $300 and get the rest of my money back). One other general comment, if you use your laptop more than 45minutes at a time, do not buy a laptop with touch screen - they hurt your eyes.
  
  
• Powerful lil beast!
  By A3TAS1AG6FMBQW on 2008-12-01
  This is my third tablet PC and my second HP Tablet PC. I LOVE this smaller tablet PC! It's smaller than the Toshiba tablet PC I previously owned. I replaced my HP tx1000 generation HP Tablet PC since this tablet PC is WACOM Pen enabled, is faster, has a larger hard drive and... well... my husband swiped my other HP tablet PC (the tx1000 version)! ;-)
  
  I travel extensively for work and am taking a number of college courses (online) for my degree. When I'm home I'm often waiting for many hours with a parent undergoing regular chemo treatments. This laptop is PERFECT in nearly every way - it's so versatile I can use it nearly anywhere.
  
  Pros:
  This tablet is pen enabled, need I say more? When frustrated or needing a break from school I can whip the tablet around and play Mahong Tiles using the touch screen. The battery serves as a great "handle" when using the laptop in this mode such as when waiting at the airport or for my parent in chemo. It's also great for web surfing or reading long articles in this mode - as I find is often required in my coursework. Putting the tablet in this mode is also very useful for watching movies - which can be conveniently stored on the large capacity hard drive. Whatever you heard about Vista - toss those thoughts out the door. I've not had one issue with Vista. It does have a learning curve, but there are so many added features and STABILITY that I really have come to enjoy this OS. Additionally, despite it's smaller size, this laptop has GREAT video quality and the keyboard is easy to use despite being smaller than traditional laptop keyboards.
  
  Cons:
  I wasn't able to get the fingerprint reader to work on either of my HP tablets. I also heard this frustration repeated from employees at Circuit City one day browsing laptops for a friend. Others have told me their fingerprint reader has never given them any issue at all. I suspect it's simply my technique - since this feature isn't important to me so I haven't pursued this further.
  
  All in all, this is a great laptop that I would recommend to anyone who travels extensively or otherwise needs a smaller, lightweight but powerful laptop all in a convenient package with more bells n whistles than a traditional laptop. In fact, I would recommend this tablet PC to ANYONE seeking a traditional laptop PC. The price is reasonable for all the included features and convenience.
  
  
  
  

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