The HP Stream 7 Tablet Review: A Great Option for Less than $100?

I have to say, this is a notebook so completely different experience still though great question next question comes from Jack Hanson, jack says why did you go for a winner's tablet why not an android-based tablet I kind of answered this before so let me just say this it just seems more interesting than an Android tablet and yes I've used the Nexus 7, you've used the Kindle Fire which aesthetically android with Amazon skin over it and I was just looking for something new and for the price of this again like $80 why not give it a shot.

The choice between a Windows tablet and an Android-based tablet is a good one. While both options have their pros and cons, I personally found that the Windows tablet offered a more unique experience. The screen on my HP Stream 7 is clear and bright, making it perfect for watching videos or browsing the web. I also appreciate the compact size of this device, which makes it easy to carry around.

The lack of an Android-based tablet like the Kindle Fire was actually a deliberate choice. While the Kindle Fire is a great e-reader, I just wasn't looking for that experience. The HP Stream 7 offers something more and I thought it would be interesting to try out a Windows tablet instead.

Next question comes from Cody Lampson, Cody says was this a good stepping stone to possibly get another more expensive windows experience other than the stream 11, Cody this is my favorite question of today because your question nailed it so to answer your question yes this is a huge stepping stone it got me interested in Windows 8.1 tablets from a 7-inch you know form factor perspective but I'm definitely wanting more in terms of performance I mean I need more than one gigabyte of RAM I need a better gaming experience but not something as large as my Quantum Talent because again that device is awesome for the price but it's just too large by today's standards. A 10-inch tablet just feels huge and I love this one-handed usage, it's a big deal.

I completely agree with Cody on this point. The HP Stream 7 was indeed a great stepping stone to get me into Windows tablets. While it doesn't offer the same level of performance as more expensive devices like my Quantum Talent, it was still a significant step up from my previous Android-based tablet experience. I also appreciate how compact and portable it is, which makes it perfect for casual use.

For those looking to upgrade to a more powerful device, there are options available that won't break the bank. The HP Stream 11, for example, offers a similar form factor but with better performance and features like 3G connectivity. However, I must admit that at $100, I think the Stream 7 is still an excellent option.

Next question comes from Hardik Tunisia, Hardik says does touch screen play a major role in Windows Experience yes it does just as long as you stay in the windows 8 one-touch interface or whatever you want to call I know people call it different things I'm just going to call it the tablet interface now pressing desktop you can actually let me close that you can actually go to the desktop as you can see I'm closing Windows here it's possible but it's not really user-friendly but you can actually access the desktop portion of windows so I don't know if you can even see that.

The touchscreen is indeed an essential part of the Windows experience on this tablet. However, it's worth noting that the interface can feel a bit cluttered at times, especially for those who are used to more streamlined interfaces like iOS or Android. But once you get used to it, the touchscreen becomes incredibly intuitive and responsive.

One feature that I appreciate about this device is the ability to access the desktop portion of Windows. This allows me to use the tablet in a more traditional computing environment, which is perfect for productivity tasks or gaming. And while it may not be as user-friendly as some other interfaces, it's still possible to navigate the interface with ease.

Finally, the next question comes from Nathan William Hendon, Nathan says do you feel the windows App Store is too limited without a doubt in my mind yes and a great example of this is there's no official Amazon Instant Video app made which I kind of can understand because amazon has their own media streaming box in their own store and all that stuff but still guys the fact that there are no official apps for some of my favorite services like i just said amazon instant video and Pandora Pandora's a big one with me that definitely bothers me now asus microsoft's fault or is this the third-party developers fault in my opinion it's both because microsoft needs to get on these companies more and say look make at for a pandora make apps for amazon instant video.

The Windows App Store is indeed limited, and I agree with Nathan that it would be great to see official apps for some of our favorite services. Amazon Instant Video, Pandora, and Netflix are just a few examples of the types of apps that are missing from the store.

While Microsoft has made efforts to improve the app selection in recent years, there's still more work to be done. I think it would be great if they could partner with these companies to create official apps for their services. In the meantime, third-party developers will have to fill the gap with their own creations.

However, I must say that the quality of some third-party apps is actually quite impressive. While there may not be as many options as on Android or iOS, the ones that are available are often top-notch and offer a great user experience.

Overall, I think the HP Stream 7 is an excellent option for those looking for a Windows tablet without breaking the bank. With its compact design, clear screen, and intuitive interface, it's perfect for casual use or as a stepping stone to more powerful devices.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys why are you David de franca hear from David DeFranco dot-com today's video is all about this little bad boy not only is it a fingerprint magnet but it's also a pretty decent tablet for just look around 79 $89 just kind of depends on shipping taxes all that stuff notice I didn't say good stuff because nobody likes paying taxes all right so anyway recently I reached out to my followers over at facebook.com slash david Franco follow me right below if you want I appreciate it and I basically asked them to ask me questions related to the HP stream 7 and nothing else so this ask me anything video is all about this 7-inch windows 8 1 tablet experience let's get right into your questions by swiping up and beginning the first question comes from daniel morgan and daniel says is it worth the money for an inexpensive tablet I gotta sell you as long as you keep your expectations in check and you're not expecting anything revolutionary then yeah I mean for less than a hundred dollars this tablet is really not that bad now it does have many cons of which I'll go into detail in my review probably next week and in this video because people have other questions related to those cons but I guess they overall for the price it's not a bad tablet I've used worse for more um kindle fire sorry i had to say next question comes from nathan west and nathan says what's the speed like compared to an ipad mini retina when playing games now this is easily the most disappointing feature well i shouldn'ta site feature most disappointing aspect again now i get it done it sucks at playing games and honestly that's one of the main reasons why I got this tablet is to enjoy some very light gaming from a windows games experience you know Xbox games for windows but this thing cannot even play rayman fiesta run for some reason it seems the cap at like 10 frames per second yes 10 frames the game is literally in slow motion which really really lets me down because rayman fiesta isn't really a demanding game so that's why it really surprised me and I cannot recommend this tablet from a gamers perspective really Maui just keep on brushing the tripod because you can't say I'm recording here all right malli is outside less distractions and what did i do I ok Windows 8 has a few weird bugs here and there but yeah Nathan I hope that answers your question next question comes from adam Rubin comp then I say that right roupen comp and adam says would this be a nice tablet for someone to try windows 8 1 for the first time well he said on but I'm gonna say windows 8 1 cuz that's the newest version yes yes I mean if you're on a tight budget or you're simply not looking to spend that much money for less than a hundred bucks I can definitely say this tablet is worth it purely for the just the idea of exploring windows 8 and seeing if it's for you so yes excellent question and the next question comes from sorry it's really small pinch and zoom Karthik s in carthak says would you suggest it for an Android user who wants to try windows tablet what would be an advantage over android tablets I cannot say there are any true advantages over android because I have not used android in years and i really prefer not to just does not interest me all that much I before iOS and windows and obviously I was ten just I feel like they do a better job and doing something unique whereas with Android it just feels so fragmented now maybe it's gotten better over the years and that's not to say windows is not fragmented because trust me it's actually very fragmented going from the windows 8 tablet interface to the Windows 8 desktop interface while it's cool i mean i guess that's technically an advantage over android it kind of annoys me the user that they're just not one consistent experience across the entire tablet but you should know that going into this I mean most people already know that this is not just a tablet experience so i guess i will say that's one advantage over android but what i suggested for an Android user sure why not i mean if you're looking for something new and different and less android e yeah that's a technical term then I mean yeah go for it next question comes from Johnny Coombs and Johnny says would you still recommend the quantum tablet to a student just starting college for word processing video consumption and web browsing I'm a student so money isn't the easiest thing to come by so the quantum looks like a good choice now Johnny isn't specifically talking about the HP stream 7 he's talking about the quantum tablet that I reviewed a while back and you can check out my review right below but I still wanted to include this because it's kind of still up to this it's a windows 8 experience but it does not have the keyboard so from the perspective of that tablet sessionable hybrid i can recommend it for students just as long like you said just as long as you're looking to do some very light web browsing email word processing and all that good stuff you just got to keep realistic expectations in mind that's all na for the price it's not a bad product especially the fact that it actually includes a physical keyboard and for a student like yourself that's a big deal so Johnny great question and I hope that answers well your question noah torok make sure you want to play to rock the dinosaur hunter noah says couldnt handle multitasking programs it can but i don't recommend you open a lot of programs simultaneously on this tablet because one i believe it only has one gigabyte of ram which is not much at all I mean it's just enough to get by but for instance I cannot run mail and Netflix at the same time and I kind of tested that briefly the other night where I open the mail app then I open Netflix but then I found out mail had the real log from the beginning because well most likely there was not enough memory so just keep that in mind this is kind of like a one app experience which isn't really a huge deal because if you're going to use something like Netflix you're going to be in that app for at least an hour to whereas with mail you can open it answer your emails reply blah blah blah close it and then open it later in that day so it's not a huge deal breaker to me but it's definitely something you want to keep in mind if you're a serious multitasker like I am but I don't generally multitask on tablets I generally multitask on my mac pro or even my HP stream 11 which does a better job than this but that's a notebook so completely different experience still though great question next question comes from Jack Hanson jack says why did you go for a winner's tablet why not an android-based tablet I kind of answered this before so let me just say this it just seems more interesting than an Android tablet and yes I've used the Nexus 7 I you've used the kindle fire which aesthetically android with amazon skin over it and i was just looking for something new and for the price of this again like 80 bucks why not give it a shot next question comes from Cody lampson Cody says was this a good stepping stone to possibly get another more expensive windows experience other than the stream 11 Cody this is my favorite question of today because your question nailed it so to answer your question yes this is a huge stepping stone it got me interested in Windows 8 1 tablets from a 7-inch you know form factor perspective but I'm definitely wanting more in terms of performance I mean I need more than one gigabyte of RAM I need a better gaming experience but not something as large as my quantum talent because again that device is awesome for the price but it's just too large by today's standards a 10 inch tablet just feels huge I just love this one-handed usage is a big deal I love just doing this and chillin so Cody yes this is definitely a big stepping-stone and while to answer a question I will be looking at other tablets once my HP stream 7 review is complete I emphasize 7 as I feel like I'm sometimes going to say 11 great question and hardik Tunisia says does touch screen play a major role in Windows Experience yes it does just as long as you stay in the windows 8 one touch interface or whatever you want to call I know people call it different things I'm just going to call it the tablet interface now pressing desktop you can actually let me close that you can actually go to the desktop as you can see I'm khana closing windows here it's possible but it's not really user friendly but you can actually access the desktop portion of window so I don't know if you can even see that I promise I should be role in my official review but yes touch screen does play an essential role but it does not hurt to use a bluetooth keyboard which will make your experience better and finally the next end last question of today's am a video comes from Nathan William Hendon and Nathan says do you feel the windows App Store is too limited without a doubt in my mind yes and a great example of this is there's no official amazon instant video app made which I kind of can understand because amazon has their own media streaming box in their own store and all that stuff but still guys the fact that there are no official apps for some of my favorite services for instance like i just said amazon instant video and pandora Pandora's a big one with me that definitely bothers me now asus microsoft's fault or is this the third party developers fault in my opinion it's both because microsoft needs to get on these companies more and say look make at for a pandora make apps for amazon instant video now there are plenty of games to play there's netflix there's at least a few male laps there are some internet explorer alternatives which they kind of are blocked my opinion so you do have choices but you don't have nearly nearly as many choices as you do on iOS and most likely android which is really a big shame because like i said windows interests me so much more than android does so i really hope this improves over time but it's not as bad as some people make it out to be i mean there are some third-party like alternative apps for certain things for instance i'm using i think it's called metro radio to play pandora although it hasn't worked in days for some reason there's some kind of network connection error I don't know why there are alternatives so you'll just have to search around in the windows App Store or whatever they call it so guys there you go those are my answers to your questions regarding the HP stream 7 while it definitely has many flaws in my opinion though it's easily worth using for less than a hundred dollars you're likely not going to find something better and I don't want to say too much because this is not my official review but hey it gives you a decent idea what I'm gonna say anyway simply put it's a great tablet for the price you just got to be realistic when going into this product so that's all I'll say guys thank you so much for your questions thank you so much for your support it really means a lot to me oh and real quick don't forget if you do want to check out my quantum tablet review that link is right below thank you so much and I will see you guys in my next video peacehey guys why are you David de franca hear from David DeFranco dot-com today's video is all about this little bad boy not only is it a fingerprint magnet but it's also a pretty decent tablet for just look around 79 $89 just kind of depends on shipping taxes all that stuff notice I didn't say good stuff because nobody likes paying taxes all right so anyway recently I reached out to my followers over at facebook.com slash david Franco follow me right below if you want I appreciate it and I basically asked them to ask me questions related to the HP stream 7 and nothing else so this ask me anything video is all about this 7-inch windows 8 1 tablet experience let's get right into your questions by swiping up and beginning the first question comes from daniel morgan and daniel says is it worth the money for an inexpensive tablet I gotta sell you as long as you keep your expectations in check and you're not expecting anything revolutionary then yeah I mean for less than a hundred dollars this tablet is really not that bad now it does have many cons of which I'll go into detail in my review probably next week and in this video because people have other questions related to those cons but I guess they overall for the price it's not a bad tablet I've used worse for more um kindle fire sorry i had to say next question comes from nathan west and nathan says what's the speed like compared to an ipad mini retina when playing games now this is easily the most disappointing feature well i shouldn'ta site feature most disappointing aspect again now i get it done it sucks at playing games and honestly that's one of the main reasons why I got this tablet is to enjoy some very light gaming from a windows games experience you know Xbox games for windows but this thing cannot even play rayman fiesta run for some reason it seems the cap at like 10 frames per second yes 10 frames the game is literally in slow motion which really really lets me down because rayman fiesta isn't really a demanding game so that's why it really surprised me and I cannot recommend this tablet from a gamers perspective really Maui just keep on brushing the tripod because you can't say I'm recording here all right malli is outside less distractions and what did i do I ok Windows 8 has a few weird bugs here and there but yeah Nathan I hope that answers your question next question comes from adam Rubin comp then I say that right roupen comp and adam says would this be a nice tablet for someone to try windows 8 1 for the first time well he said on but I'm gonna say windows 8 1 cuz that's the newest version yes yes I mean if you're on a tight budget or you're simply not looking to spend that much money for less than a hundred bucks I can definitely say this tablet is worth it purely for the just the idea of exploring windows 8 and seeing if it's for you so yes excellent question and the next question comes from sorry it's really small pinch and zoom Karthik s in carthak says would you suggest it for an Android user who wants to try windows tablet what would be an advantage over android tablets I cannot say there are any true advantages over android because I have not used android in years and i really prefer not to just does not interest me all that much I before iOS and windows and obviously I was ten just I feel like they do a better job and doing something unique whereas with Android it just feels so fragmented now maybe it's gotten better over the years and that's not to say windows is not fragmented because trust me it's actually very fragmented going from the windows 8 tablet interface to the Windows 8 desktop interface while it's cool i mean i guess that's technically an advantage over android it kind of annoys me the user that they're just not one consistent experience across the entire tablet but you should know that going into this I mean most people already know that this is not just a tablet experience so i guess i will say that's one advantage over android but what i suggested for an Android user sure why not i mean if you're looking for something new and different and less android e yeah that's a technical term then I mean yeah go for it next question comes from Johnny Coombs and Johnny says would you still recommend the quantum tablet to a student just starting college for word processing video consumption and web browsing I'm a student so money isn't the easiest thing to come by so the quantum looks like a good choice now Johnny isn't specifically talking about the HP stream 7 he's talking about the quantum tablet that I reviewed a while back and you can check out my review right below but I still wanted to include this because it's kind of still up to this it's a windows 8 experience but it does not have the keyboard so from the perspective of that tablet sessionable hybrid i can recommend it for students just as long like you said just as long as you're looking to do some very light web browsing email word processing and all that good stuff you just got to keep realistic expectations in mind that's all na for the price it's not a bad product especially the fact that it actually includes a physical keyboard and for a student like yourself that's a big deal so Johnny great question and I hope that answers well your question noah torok make sure you want to play to rock the dinosaur hunter noah says couldnt handle multitasking programs it can but i don't recommend you open a lot of programs simultaneously on this tablet because one i believe it only has one gigabyte of ram which is not much at all I mean it's just enough to get by but for instance I cannot run mail and Netflix at the same time and I kind of tested that briefly the other night where I open the mail app then I open Netflix but then I found out mail had the real log from the beginning because well most likely there was not enough memory so just keep that in mind this is kind of like a one app experience which isn't really a huge deal because if you're going to use something like Netflix you're going to be in that app for at least an hour to whereas with mail you can open it answer your emails reply blah blah blah close it and then open it later in that day so it's not a huge deal breaker to me but it's definitely something you want to keep in mind if you're a serious multitasker like I am but I don't generally multitask on tablets I generally multitask on my mac pro or even my HP stream 11 which does a better job than this but that's a notebook so completely different experience still though great question next question comes from Jack Hanson jack says why did you go for a winner's tablet why not an android-based tablet I kind of answered this before so let me just say this it just seems more interesting than an Android tablet and yes I've used the Nexus 7 I you've used the kindle fire which aesthetically android with amazon skin over it and i was just looking for something new and for the price of this again like 80 bucks why not give it a shot next question comes from Cody lampson Cody says was this a good stepping stone to possibly get another more expensive windows experience other than the stream 11 Cody this is my favorite question of today because your question nailed it so to answer your question yes this is a huge stepping stone it got me interested in Windows 8 1 tablets from a 7-inch you know form factor perspective but I'm definitely wanting more in terms of performance I mean I need more than one gigabyte of RAM I need a better gaming experience but not something as large as my quantum talent because again that device is awesome for the price but it's just too large by today's standards a 10 inch tablet just feels huge I just love this one-handed usage is a big deal I love just doing this and chillin so Cody yes this is definitely a big stepping-stone and while to answer a question I will be looking at other tablets once my HP stream 7 review is complete I emphasize 7 as I feel like I'm sometimes going to say 11 great question and hardik Tunisia says does touch screen play a major role in Windows Experience yes it does just as long as you stay in the windows 8 one touch interface or whatever you want to call I know people call it different things I'm just going to call it the tablet interface now pressing desktop you can actually let me close that you can actually go to the desktop as you can see I'm khana closing windows here it's possible but it's not really user friendly but you can actually access the desktop portion of window so I don't know if you can even see that I promise I should be role in my official review but yes touch screen does play an essential role but it does not hurt to use a bluetooth keyboard which will make your experience better and finally the next end last question of today's am a video comes from Nathan William Hendon and Nathan says do you feel the windows App Store is too limited without a doubt in my mind yes and a great example of this is there's no official amazon instant video app made which I kind of can understand because amazon has their own media streaming box in their own store and all that stuff but still guys the fact that there are no official apps for some of my favorite services for instance like i just said amazon instant video and pandora Pandora's a big one with me that definitely bothers me now asus microsoft's fault or is this the third party developers fault in my opinion it's both because microsoft needs to get on these companies more and say look make at for a pandora make apps for amazon instant video now there are plenty of games to play there's netflix there's at least a few male laps there are some internet explorer alternatives which they kind of are blocked my opinion so you do have choices but you don't have nearly nearly as many choices as you do on iOS and most likely android which is really a big shame because like i said windows interests me so much more than android does so i really hope this improves over time but it's not as bad as some people make it out to be i mean there are some third-party like alternative apps for certain things for instance i'm using i think it's called metro radio to play pandora although it hasn't worked in days for some reason there's some kind of network connection error I don't know why there are alternatives so you'll just have to search around in the windows App Store or whatever they call it so guys there you go those are my answers to your questions regarding the HP stream 7 while it definitely has many flaws in my opinion though it's easily worth using for less than a hundred dollars you're likely not going to find something better and I don't want to say too much because this is not my official review but hey it gives you a decent idea what I'm gonna say anyway simply put it's a great tablet for the price you just got to be realistic when going into this product so that's all I'll say guys thank you so much for your questions thank you so much for your support it really means a lot to me oh and real quick don't forget if you do want to check out my quantum tablet review that link is right below thank you so much and I will see you guys in my next video peace\n"