I recently heard about the HP Slate21 on A Mummy Too blog and though it sounded like a really good family friendly device, so I was pleased to be offered the chance to try it out for myself.
The HP Slate 21 is a 21 inch android device, which functions as a cross between a tablet and a desk top pc. It runs from the mains and has an inbuilt stand, or it can be wall mounted. It was very easy to set up and we found it worked best in our living room, as the central room of the home. It can be moved fairly easily from room to room if you wish.
Of course one of the main uses we found with it was for the children playing games. Mr Z in particular loves games, and he found it easy enough to work the HP Slate21 – to find and install the games he wanted. The Slate21 uses the Android google play store and there are plenty of free games available. He found quite a few racing games that he really enjoyed.
As the screen is much larger than a regular tablet, this lends the HP Slate 21 more to being shared between a few children at once. The boys were all able to see the screen at once which helps to avoid arguments!
It works well for casual gaming for all ages. The boys’ Dad and I enjoyed playing Angry Birds on it.
I didn’t find that it would replace my laptop for doing work, or writing blog posts but it is ideal for quickly googling something or casual internet surfing. My husband likes to read a lot of film reviews and watch film trailers to keep up with what is coming out or will be coming out soon, and for this kind of internet usage it’s perfect.
We installed Spotify and Netflix so it also served as an entertainment device. If you were in a small home and wanted to save space, you could use this to watch most TV programmes through catch up or on demand TV apps so the name “all in one” really does fit well for the HP Slate21.
The RRP of the slate is £349, and if you shop around you may be able to pick it up slightly cheaper. This seems like good value to me, and some of my friends and family who visited and saw it actually thought it would have cost more than that.
We were sent the HP Slate21 as a loan in order to review, and it has gone back now. I am thinking about buying one in future. Although we have laptops and tablets already, the HP Slate21 seemed to fill a slightly different role and I do think it would be a good addition to our home.
Here are the full technical specifications:
| Brand | HP |
| Item Weight | 4.8 Kg |
| Manufacturer reference | E2P18AA#ABU |
| Series | Slate 21-S100 E2P18AA |
| Color | WHITE |
| Screen Size | 21.5 inches |
| Processor Brand | nVidia |
| Processor Speed | 1600 MHz |
| Processor Count | 4 |
| RAM Size | 1024 MB |
| Hard Drive Size | 8 GB |
| Graphics Card Description | ULP GeForce |
What do you think of the HP Slate21? Let me know in the comments!
Anna Marikar, mum of four and seasoned blogger, has spent over a decade sharing her parenting journey and passion for kid-friendly crafts and free printables.
Her easy-to-follow craft ideas and practical parenting advice have transformed In The Playroom into a cherished resource for parents.
Wow its bigger than I imagined, looks really good. Great features too. ideal for my daughters uni work at the weekend.
I love how large it is. My husband also spends lots of time watching films or you tube carpentry videos on his phone, so he’d love the bigger screen. The children would love it for games as well. An excellent product but sadly out of our budget.
Wow that looks great. My children love playing games on our ipad and I’m sure would love them even more if they could play them on such a big screen. My only concern would be where to keep it. But in many ways I prefer the idea of it being somewhere I can keep watch over!!
What a fabulous idea! Looks totally ground breaking – and the fact it can be fixed is excellent. Like a mini interactive white board!
This looks like a mega device x
That looks great, so functional x
wow that looks ace and soo crisp n clear 😀
This looks great!! Lovely review. X
This looks so good, I actually think this would be a great thing to invest in as everyone always fights over my ipad and then complains that its too small!
I really like the look of these and think it would be perfect for my children to have a good play on, particularly with the size of the screen.
It does look bigger than I though it would be but if the boys like it and you get the other computer to yourself then a sound investment I’d say 😉 x
Wow thats a great size screen! I often think a lot of tablets are too small but this looks great and something the whole family could use x
I’ve never seen such a large tablet before – It looks fantastic! Great for children. Like you, I couldn’t imagine blogging on a tablet though! x
I do like the look of this, I think it would be great to travel with, even though it is large. If you’re driving and take it with you, you have a ready made home entertinment package.
Oh wow that is amazing! The size of it is fantastic. Definitely wouldn’t mind one for myself I have to admit. x
I love te specs, but I think it’s too big for a kid.
Love the size of it…..I so want one now.
This looks great, a lovely review
A larger screen would be a great option with my 3 kids.Crowding round a smaller device causes lots arguments and spoils game play.
A larger screen would be a great option with my 3 kids.Crowding round a smaller device causes lots arguments and spoils game play.
the larger screen would make it great for my girls, bit pricey though
The choices out there are mind boggling! Sometimes I find it hard to remember that the internet is only 25 years old!
Oh wow never seen this before it looks wicked .x
This looks like a great product , great review also , little pricey though.
That looks amazing :O)
That looks great for a family – there are so many choices out there that it’s great to read reviews like this to help x
Wow thats huge. Great idea for kids to share x
This looks amazing! I’m looking for a tablet and it’s so difficult to choose between them, especially when my smartphone does so much.
Wow that sounds amazing Anna – great screen size too. Bet it’s been great for the boys to share 🙂
looks ace! Wilf is highly addicted to the iPad so I’m currently considering a ban from screen time but I know will will be back 😉 x
Nice large screen, I like it!
Would be perfect for gaming 🙂