It's here, it's here, it's HERE!
AHHHHHH, my Touchpad is here! AHHHHHHHHHH! I'm so excited!
...and while the tablet is awesome on its own, it's somewhere between reassuring and laughably obnoxious to see that HP is following in Palm's footsteps with the "wtf is this nonsense" packaging.
I'm really happy with the tablet, and I'm even more pleased with my ability to use StudyBlue while I'm in class. It makes it really easy to build my lecture flashcards.
I feel like it's also important to note that I had the entire system set-up and took it to class without an issue less than two hours after I brought the Touchpad home. No iTunes needed. I feel like more consumers should appreciate that kind of ease of use, especially since that's supposedly one of the iPad's major selling points.
I've got 85% of the functionality I really want from my tablet, which sounds like a lame duck, but I'm expecting to see the remaining 15% (mostly apps, though I'll most likely overclock my unit for some added performance, too) come through as more developers port applications over from other systems. I mean, there's a HUGE new market there just begging for apps to encourage them.
If you've never used WebOS, you'll be pleasantly surprised with the Touchpad. If you've used WebOS before, you'll see the places where it could have been!, but you'll be pretty satisfied with the progress.
(If you're one of the unfortunate souls that bought it wanting to install Honeycomb and have no realized you don't have that technical prowess, I have zero sympathy for you. Good luck with that.)
ETA: Early adopters, have you gotten a chance to hold/touch the newer Touchpads being sold? There is a huge difference in weight between my tablet and my brother's pre-ordered Touchpad, along with a slight difference in the volume buttons. I'm just curious if anyone else has noticed a similar issue?
