Envy x2 brings HP into tablet-ultrabook era: Hands on
Summary: The 11.6-inch Envy x2 runs on Intel's new Clover Trail processor and offers a sleek take on the current hybrid craze.
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The Envy line is HP's premium notebook range and now it includes a convertible tablet model called the x2.
The Envy x2 device, unveiled at IFA on Thursday, has an 11.6-inch screen that can be detached and used as a tablet and runs Windows 8 on Intel's new Clover Trail processor.
HP is being tight-lipped on the precise specifications, and has not yet given release or pricing details, other than to say it will be out in time for the holiday season.
Image credit: David Meyer
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As an owner of an ASUS Transformer I speak with first hand experience when I say: this is the new portable computing paradigm... and it's AWESOME!
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Like dsf3g, I too can't wait for the party to begin. It is turning out that "Post-PC' is really going to be "Extended-PC" giving you desktop class performance and full peripheral access when needed, and tablet portability and entertainment when desired. I also can't wait for Mr. Cook to announce the MacBook Air Convertible Tablet (maybe iPad Air?) in fall 2013 proclaiming that Apple has designed the "Extended-PC" right (compared to the rest of the pedestrian world).
And then a month after it is launched