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We've been excited to try out this new ultra portable for the past few weeks and were thrilled when HP shipped us one. HP has been designing some excellent screens over the past few years, and they compete for the brightest on the market. Their foray into the convertible market should show their versatility it easy to make a resistive digitizer display that's both responsive and clear? Does pricing suffer? Read on to find out.

Design

Portability

This ultra portable HP lives up to its name at less than four pounds. The plastic casing helps to put this notebook on a diet, and it's cheaper than carbon fiber.

Case and Design

The tx1000's case is sleek and smooth to the touch. HP decided on a plastic case instead of aluminum or carbon fiber, most likely for a compromise between weight and price. Although the monitor swivel is only held by a single hinge, it feels sturdy, for the most part. It clicks satisfyingly into place, and rotates in a clockwise direction. The lid closes to the base via two magnetic latches. These latches are stubborn to connect, and even when connected do not feel up to par with the rest of the notebook. Given the production quality of the hinge, I'm disappointed with the weak construction of the latches. Here it is pictured with the dv2000 for a comparison. The tx1000 is on top.