Hewlett-Packard unveiled a variety of new computer products Tuesday for businesses and consumers, including what it described as “the world’s thinnest full-performance notebook.”
The HP ProBook 5310m is 0.9 inches thick and weighs in at 3.7 pounds. The target market is mobile professionals, and it features a 13.3-inch LED high-definition screen and black anodized aluminum in “soft-touch paint” for a stylish design. The 5310m is offered with an Intel Core 2 Duo SP9300 processor, and up to seven hours of battery life with a standard lithium-polymer battery. A longer-life six-cell battery will be available later this year.
HP QuickWeb
The 5310m can also come equipped with an Intel Celeron dual-core, ultra-low-voltage processor if the customer doesn’t need the higher performance.
HP QuickWeb on the 5310m enables a user to get online very quickly, even if the computer is shut down. A dedicated button can be pushed and, because the application lives outside the operating system, browsing can start within 20 seconds. Similarly, HP QuickLook3 allows users to get to e-mail, a calendar, and contacts without booting the computer.
The Pavilion dm3, also all-metal and thin at one inch, is aimed at consumers. It offers a choice of AMD or Intel processors, a 13.3-inch LED screen, and up to 10 hours of battery life from a six-cell battery.
The HP Envy sub-brand features high-performance notebooks with metal etching and “concierge service and support.”
The company described the one-inch-thick Envy 15 as its “fastest consumer notebook PC ever,” and it can be configured for maximum speed with the future Intel Core i7 processor and up to 16 gigabytes of memory. ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830 graphics come with 1GB of dedicated video memory for high-definition video, Direct X 10.1 games, or graphically demanding applications.
High-Style Notebooks
The Core 2 Duo-based Envy 13 is also less than an inch thin, and has…