HP announces a new line of PC ultraportables
By admin at 22 August, 2008, 11:39 am
The manufacturer Hewlett-Packard has announced the release of new PC ultraportables that use new chips lower consumption of Intel and offer optional storage media type DSS. (Solid State Drive)
The new HP EliteBook 2530p and 2730p and replace the current 2510p and 2710p. The main changes are found on the side of the box - now in brushed aluminum - new modules wireless communication, use of the new Intel processor ULV (Ultra low consumption) engraved in 45 nanometers, or in the possibility of added (optional) a DSS disc with a capacity of 80 GB
HP replaces the current Intel processors low consumption by new models engraved in 45 nanometers precise Keith Lefebvre, Vice President responsible for the activity Business Notebooks the USA. However, the Intel spokesman did not specify what type of processor is used, Intel has not yet done so to announce in this direction.
The new Intel Core 2 Duo processors are indeed expected for the month of September, with rates ranging from 1.4 to 2.4 GHz.
The discs SSD (Solid State Drive) using flash memory are also a grand entrance aboard the new HP 2530p and 2730p. Thus, the manufacturer HP offers an optional model SSD storage with a capacity of 80 GB
According to Avi Cohen of society Avian Securities, the new generation of discs DSS - manufactured by Micron, Intel and Samsung is faster but also more reliable than the first generation used especially in the Apple MacBook Air and other Lenovo ThinkPad X300.
Note that modules wireless communication of the new ultraportables HP do not call - this time - to a single manufacturer. Thus, HP board technology Gobi Qualcomm, which uses a single module (HP un2400) supports multiple mobile broadband networks.
HP also included as standard software QuickLook2, which offers instant access to his e-mail, calendar, task list, or contacts, without even having to start the computer.
Finally, HP EliteBook 2530p and 2730p use a screen-type LED, which is brighter and more energy-efficient than other display technologies.
Both computers ultraportables should appear respectively in $1,499 and $ 1,670. All for availability on American soil planned from the beginning of September.
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