I've noticed that the Intel Atom based Joggler with a capacitance screen runs circles around the Infocast 8" device. This alone leads me to believe that the HP Tablet will be similiar in speed.
A tangent here:
My first PDA in the 1990's was based on the Palm OS. (roots of the WebOS). It worked fine. At the time it was not a cell phone combo. My first use of the cell phone combo PDA was a cellular device which clipped onto the top of the PDA. Yes it made it a bit bulky but it allowed for internet access; GPRS; very slow baud rate; but it worked. At the time the Palm OS had evolved much using very little memory. Afterwards I became a MS Mobile adopter and later checked on the Android OS. Mostly in the beginning it was much of a learning experience from the XDA web site. I was able to "cook" my OS and customize the features on the MS Mobile (similiar to Android) that I wanted. For a bit every cellular phone I purchased; I would immediately root; never really satisfied with what ever the offerings were. Here in Illinois; I started (cell phone use) with initially Illinois Bell, Ameritech, AT&T, Cingular then back to AT&T. I never have changed carriers though; today I still utilize AT&T. I remember in the early 2000's buying a tablet called the Epod; it utilized CE1.0/CE2.0. It used wireless and worked OK.
Fast forward to today. I still have an MS Mobile phone (and Android). Historically I have always autoforwarded my cell phone to the office or to home. I leave the phone on the cradle whether in the office or home. I have connectivity to my home automation system and security cam system on my phone and utilize it when away. When I am home I prefer to look at the Touchscreens for home automation status as they are easier than looking at a little cellular phone screen. I really never text unless I am trying to get hold of my kids.
Guess with the tablet thing and historicals; most likely will use the tablet as an extension; not a primary means of getting to my HA system. (never really have with the numerous tablets I've used through the years). I'll probably get it to where I want to be with it; whatever the OS is; working just right; then setting it on a cradle; and that's where it'll probably be most of the time. I have recently now started to use events to drive or display various "things" on the touchscreens; IE: outdoor driveway events which use TTS and show live video of the driveway or front door; wife actually is looking at the touchscreens these days.
The HP Tablet deal as stated above is a very good deal and waiting to be played with. The hardware and construction makes the deal. I still want to play with WebOS; just because I can. Personally the whole tablet market is still open for more competition; after all mostly folks are all doing the same things with their tablets (and different OS's) and in the end that's really what matters. Really its just the differences in how the OS's work and becoming familiar with them.
I am seeing a historical and familiar trend though with the telcos and the youth today; making 3G/4G bytes of traffic a precious commodity; such that it the telcos will be pricing buckets of internet traffic like gasoline; an all to familiar trend with the telcos and telco centric good training for the newbee celluar phone PDA users. Similiar to using an ATM machine; when first introduced; like the PDA phone which does facebook for the average adolescent.
