HP, finally, has a good answer to the iPad

Could Hewlett-Packard trump the iPad?

With Windows 8 general release due on October 26, it’s a good opportunity to take a look at the competition coming down the pike.

In this case, from Apple’s Silicon Valley neighbor, HP. It took way too long — Apple announced the iPad in 2010 — but HP now has a real iPad alternative — the Envy x2. Or, put another way, should I think about swapping my iPad for the x2? Personal musings aside, HP has a different design philosophy from Apple — so it’s not simply a question (for me at least) of which device is better spec for spec.