Follow up to iPad: HP's reputedly better version

The first wave of the flood of pads begins.

You can see more about the purported pluses and minuses of HP's Slate here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100406/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc1480

And remember what I said about the proliferation of backpacks, due to the new "pads"? I saw these advertised on Facebook, to go in said backpack: http://www.case-mate.com/Apple-iPad-Cases/Apple-iPad-Cases.asp?utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=ipadcases