Earlier today, we officially unveiled the ElitePad 900 – a tablet built for business. But I noticed something when I got my first look at the device: It has a 16:10 aspect ratio for the screen. I prefer watching movies in 16:9, I prefer playing games in 16:9….what’s the deal with that?!?! Well, friend, this is a business machine at its core…and there’s a wide variety of business applications that depend upon that 16:10 resolution. (But, yes, you can still play games and watch movies in 16:10 if you need a break).
Some other points to ponder:
The customers that we built the ElitePad 900 for consider these factors. At the end of the day, the tablet was designed from the ground up with the intention of solving business’ problems after extensive focus group and human factors testing with customers. While we wanted to satisfy IT, we also wanted to create a business tablet that’ll make style statement in the boardroom (or the coffee shop).
All right, so that explains why we went with that aspect ratio, but I still found myself wondering about the Snap feature in the new OS – it lets you pop two apps on-screen at once. The ElitePad 900 doesn’t work with Snap. Why?
Snap doesn’t currently work with Outlook – or some other business applications – which are pretty vital for day-to-day commercial use. Here’s the thing: The ElitePad supports the Windows 8 Snap feature when docked and connected to an external monitor. So, it’s a consumer-centric function that isn’t yet optimized for a business tablet.
Do you have more questions about the ElitePad 900? We’d love to hear them.
