HP’s latest Android-based business slate sports a nice iPad-Mini-like screen and an attractive design. But its ultrasonic pen-based note-taking tech feels over-engineered and more than a little undercooked.

Wer das nötige Kleingeld hat, der bekommt ein Tablet mit tollem Gehäuse, ordentlicher Leistung, gutem Monitor und praxistauglichen Laufzeiten. Echte Fehler leistet sich das HP Pro Slate 8 also nicht, wer die Businessfeatures aber nicht unbedingt braucht, der kann bei der Konkurrenz viel Geld sparen.

[...] Um es vorweg zu nehmen: Ganz billig ist das HP Pro Slate 8 nicht. [...]

The bottom line for us with the Pro Slate 8 and Duet Pen is that it will only come in handy in a limited number of scenarios where writing on paper and keeping a simultaneous digital copy of that writing in image form is a must. We don’t think it’s a good solution for typical note-taking if you are after something that can then recognise and convert that writing into editable text. The space of the 8in screen is also limiting, but HP does have a 12-inch version with a Duet Pen, too.