Netbook Review UK

Arrington review the HP DreamScreen - Crunchpad makes a cameo appearance

Michael Arrington, of Techcrunch.com, went out and bought one of the first HP DreamScreens and has reviewed it on video.  While some blogs touted this as the Apple iTablet killer, it quickly becomes apparent that Arrington does not buy into this point of view.  Arrnington himself is quick to point out his conflict of interest – his company is currently developing the Crunchpad tablet which is due out in November and , conveniently, makes a cameo appearance on his desk during the review(see image above).

Among the faults that Arrington points out:
- No Touchscreen (navigation is by some touch sensitive buttons on the side of the screen)
- No battery.  (the HP does not function without being plugged in)
- No internet browser.

Those are some serious drawbacks, and I agree with Arrington.  It we look at the HP DreamScreen as a netbook/tablet it falls far short.  It really just is a glorified digital foto frame.

Check out the full review after the break.