My first day with the HP Stream 7 tablet

[mhowie]

I picked up a Stream 7 from HP.com for $80 shipped. Sold off the year subscription to Office 365 for $40; net $40 for a Windows 8.1 tablet that runs pretty darn fast.

I'm curious- the Office 365 Personal one-year subscription that comes with this...is it a code that is not directly associated with this device and could be used by another? I ask as I am getting my wife one of these and would like to take advantage of the Office 365 program and utilize on my laptop and iPad vs. using on this machine. Thanks for the information.

 

[NickelPlate]

I'm curious- the Office 365 Personal one-year subscription that comes with this...is it a code that is not directly associated with this device and could be used by another? I ask as I am getting my wife one of these and would like to take advantage of the Office 365 program and utilize on my laptop and iPad vs. using on this machine. Thanks for the information.

I've seen unboxing videos where people had a key card. Mine just had a system tray icon to touch and activate. But the license is also good for one other device install besides the tablet. Not sure if you could extract the license for use on two other devices.

 

[mhowie]

I can provide an answer to my own question as I did pick up one of these for my wife at the local MS Store (kiosk) and there was not a key card contained in the box (contrary to what the MS employee had told me...which isn't surprising given the quality of information/service I've experienced with MS sales/support reps of late).

Anyway, I began the activation of Office 365 on her Stream 7 but did so prior to setting up the device with an Outlook account (logged onto the PC with a local account). This enabled me to utilize my own Outlook email address during the activation stage and the Office 365 subscription was credited to my account. I now need to determine which devices I will apply this toward, although I believe Office 365 apps on tablets/phones have editing capabilities via a recent MS decision so I may not have to be selective in this regard and will just utilize on my PC desktop.

FWIW, after I had confirmed the Office 365 subscription was successfully set up under my account I then set up my wife with an Outlook.com account so she could download apps from the Windows App store for her Stream 7.

 

[egrudzin1]

I really want to love this device but the touch screen just kills it for me.

Any one else having issues with touch screen sensitivity or is it just me? I find that it fairly often just doesn't register taps on the screen. This is especially annoying when typing on the virtual keyboard. I have to tap multiple times to select. And I know I'm hitting it as I can hear my finger tap the screen. In some cases I can literally rest my finger on the screen and it won't register.

On my android devices, I barely touch the screen and it registers instantly every time.

Many things I can forgive in a $99 device, but this issue is just driving me crazy. Sadly, I'm taking this back.

 

[mhowie]

I really want to love this device but the touch screen just kills it for me.

Any one else having issues with touch screen sensitivity or is it just me? I find that it fairly often just doesn't register taps on the screen. This is especially annoying when typing on the virtual keyboard. I have to tap multiple times to select. And I know I'm hitting it as I can hear my finger tap the screen. In some cases I can literally rest my finger on the screen and it won't register.

On my android devices, I barely touch the screen and it registers instantly every time.

Many things I can forgive in a $99 device, but this issue is just driving me crazy. Sadly, I'm taking this back.

Using a stylus (even a cheap $5 one) helps tremendously with the issue you describe.

 

[jkauff]

I recently bought a Bluetooth mouse and a desktop holder for my Stream, and it works great. Now I have a mini-Win 8.1 machine with mouse, running my regular desktop software, that I can carry on the road in a large coat pocket.

Using my iPhone as a wi-fi hotspot, I can use this thing pretty much anywhere. Amazing.

 

[Shef]

I can provide an answer to my own question as I did pick up one of these for my wife at the local MS Store (kiosk) and there was not a key card contained in the box (contrary to what the MS employee had told me...which isn't surprising given the quality of information/service I've experienced with MS sales/support reps of late).

Anyway, I began the activation of Office 365 on her Stream 7 but did so prior to setting up the device with an Outlook account (logged onto the PC with a local account). This enabled me to utilize my own Outlook email address during the activation stage and the Office 365 subscription was credited to my account. I now need to determine which devices I will apply this toward, although I believe Office 365 apps on tablets/phones have editing capabilities via a recent MS decision so I may not have to be selective in this regard and will just utilize on my PC desktop.

FWIW, after I had confirmed the Office 365 subscription was successfully set up under my account I then set up my wife with an Outlook.com account so she could download apps from the Windows App store for her Stream 7.

I know this thread been dead for a bit but I was thinking about doing something similar and wanted to make sure I'm understanding what you did correctly. Here's my plan:

1. Set up HP Stream 7 with a local account.

2. Activate Office 365 (I'm guessing this is a desktop icon/start screen tile?)

3. During activation provide Microsoft account info for whoever gets the Office.

4. Log back on to Stream 7 with actual user's Microsoft account.

After that Office will belong to one person and the Stream 7 will belong to someone else. Does that sound right? Thanks.

 

[lopri]

Apparently whatever the account that's get associated with the Office license first is stuck with it forever. I would proceed with caution.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2408431

 

[DrGreen2007]

Im using a 128gb Sandisk microSD card in my Stream 7, no issues.
Im also using the Plugable Pro8 dock and a 24in LCD.

 

[fefrie]

I picked up a Stream 7 from HP.com for $80 shipped. Sold off the year subscription to Office 365 for $40; net $40 for a Windows 8.1 tablet that runs pretty darn fast.

Hi, how did you sell off the subscription.

I'm coming from the ancient world of XP so I don't quite understand 365.

And I read somewhere that this subscription is a multi device subscription?

 

[lupi]

Got this as the wife had some training programs she couldn't run on the tablet. Other than the charging issue, she loves it and like not having to break out the laptop for the normal computer experience.

 

[DeviousByNature]

Sorry to post so late. Really hope this helps people out. Surprised Hp didn't figure this out and offer a soloutiton.
I was plagued by having my stream 7 plugged in and turned on but it wouldn't charge unless turned off.

Ive been all over the internet, tried everything from new wall jacks with higher voltages and amps, to shorter cords, to factory resets, to uninstalling ACPI battery management and reinstalling to no avail.

Well through vigorous tests and trial and error settings I've found the simplest soloution in the world that should fix this issue for everyone. And when you realize how simple this fix is you'll be astonished, not tricks no gimmics I found the real Free soloution.

Swipe your screen from right to left.,, Click settings, now click screen. Turn your screen brightness down gradually till you get a plugged in and charging notification on your battery icon. I had to drop my brightness to just under half, Now I can charge while using my stream 7.

Your welcome HP for find the easiest soloution for you.
Hope this solves everyones plugged in not charging issues...

 

[NickelPlate]

Well I've had to call HP for a return on mine after 5 months. Dust is getting under the screen quite badly and looks pretty unsightly. I hope this isn't a common issue. Other than that it's been pretty solid. We'll see how the replacement fares.

 

[razel]

$100 retail for a full blown Win 8.1 touchscreen is hard to resist. It's practically a throw away. How is your battery life and performance when it's busy... like with Windows Update?

We have a Dell Venue 8 Pro... Full win 8.1 as well. Display is what you'd expect. It's too small for professional desktop use, but battery life is 6 hours, heavy use. Time with Windows Update is dismal. The NAND storage and CPU actually isn't that bad in everyday usage, but run Windows Update and it's dismal. No big deal though, we just delay the update until were done using it, then we plug it in and let it do it's update when idle and charging.

At $150 we're not complaining. We love that it's full Win 8.1. It's still an overall better experience compared to $300 netbooks from 6 years ago.

 

[lupi]

cantt really say, it sits mostly next to the bed so can get plugged in often.