HP Unveils Windows 10 Computers In New Form Factors and Designs
HP today announced more than a dozen new products, including an enhanced convertible, a detachable, 3D experiences and a one-of-a-kind curved all-in-one. Working with Intel and Microsoft, HP is delivering Windows 10 experiences, like Hello and Continuum, with 6th Gen Intel Core processors and HP's hardware designs.
The widest curved all-in-one in the world, the HP ENVY Curved All-in-One features a 34- inch diagonal Technicolor Certified display. The all-in-one features Intel RealSense technology to enable Windows Hello. HP's Envy 34 features Intel's latest 6th-gen Skylake CPU. It has an IPS display for wide-viewing angles, with a resolution of 3440x1440. That gives it 4.9 million pixels and a 21:9 aspect ratio.
HP says the Envy 34's display offers 99 percent of the sRGB color gamut and has Technicolor certification.
The CPU options include a Core i5 or Core i7 Skylake dual-core with integrated graphics as standard.Users can also opt for a GeForce GTX 960A. RAM options include 8GB or 16GB of DDR4 and storage options vary from 128GB SSDs up to a 2TB hard drives and hybrid drives. The price for the Envy 34 starts at $1,800.
For those who don't have the room for a 34-inch PC, HP also introduced its Envy 24 and Envy 27.
Both mirror the internal hardware of the Envy 34 with Skylake Core i5 and Core i7 chips and similar RAM and storage options. On these units though, HP is offering the option of AMD Radeon R7 or Radeon R9 graphics.
The panels, though flat instead of curved, are also Technicolor certified and offer resolutions from 1920x1080 up to UltraHD 4K. The 24-inch Envy starts at $1,000 and the 27-inch Envy comes starts at $1,200.
HP's thinnest notebook ever, the HP ENVY notebook provides power with 6th Gen Intel Core processors3 in a 13.3-inch notebook that is only 12.95 millimeters, and weighs under 3 pounds.
The 13.3-inch full HD display has up to 5.7 Million pixels, while an optional QHD+ Display is also available. Under the hood there is a 6th Generation Intel Core i5 CPU, 128GB SSD and 8GB RAM. The notebook also features 3x USB 3.0, HDMI, SD card reader, and its starting price is $899.
The new HP Spectre x360 limited edition is based on the latest version of the HP Spectre x360. The 13.3 inch diagonal Ash Silver with Copper accented HP Spectre x360 limited edition celebrates Bang & Olufsen's 90th anniversary.
The laptop shifts from Intel’s 5th-gen Broadwell to a 6th-gen Skylake chip, specifically the Core i7-6500U with Intel HD 520 graphics. There’s also a Core i5 CPU version available.
And in the smallest of little changes, HP says it changed the way the keyboard lights up. On the original Spectre 13 X360, the key that turned the backlighting on or off was always lit. But the company now allows users to turn it off. HP will also allow older Spectre X360 units to do the same after a UEFI update.
The price of the base Spectre 13 X360 with 4GB of RAM, 128GB M.2 SSD and the Core i5 Skylake chip should be $899. Other options include 256GB and 512GB M.2 SSDs. All models feature touch and either a 1920x1080 resolution screen or a 2560x1440 panel.
The sleek HP Spectre x2 that combines a thin and light tablet design with the productivity of a notebook with a metal keyboard. It is the first detachable to offer audio tuned by Bang & Olufsen for both dual speakers on the tablet and keyboard for great sound.
With up to 10 hours of battery life, the tablet only weighs 1.85 pounds and is just 8 millimeters thin. The tablet with keyboard is 2.69 pounds and is 13.15 millimeters making the HP Spectre x2 the thinnest 2-in-1 PC HP has ever made.
With 6th Gen Intel Core m processors, the HP Spectre x2 has a fanless design to run cool and quiet. The 2-in1 tablet has an SSD up to 512GB and features a 42-watt hour battery. The touch panel on the HP Spectre x2 is optically bonded to the display, increasing brightness and pulling each pixel up to the surface of the display.
For productivity, the HP Spectre x2 comes with a full-sized, 1.5 millimeter travel keyboard and 120 x 55 millimeter touchpad.
The HP Spectre x2 has a 3.5 millimeter stainless steel U-shaped kickstand with a friction hinge to allow users to recline the 12 inch Full HD (1920 x 1280) diagonal display all the way back to 150 degrees.
The HP Spectre x2 features two USB Type-C connectors, both with the capability to charge, power and connect to a display, transfer data and support HP Sleep and Charge. Because customers still want to use USB Type-A, the HP Spectre x2 comes with a USB-Type-C to USB Type-A adapter in the box.
The Spectre x2 offers three cameras: 1) a HP Truevision FHD 5 mega pixel front facing camera for web chats; 2) HP Truevision HD 8 mega pixel rear facing camera to take pictures and shoot videos; and 3) Intel RealSense Camera R200 to capture and enable 3D experiences.
HP Spectre x2 is expected to be available in the United States on November 8, 2015 starting at $799.99.
HP Stream 11.6-Inch and 13.3-inch diagonal notebooks, part of the cloud-based windows PC category that HP and Microsoft created last year with a new slimmer designs, vibrant colors and the addition of Intel processors.
Included are free cloud storage for access and sharing of content with 1 TB of Microsoft OneDrive for one year; Office 365 Personal for one year; and 60 Skype minutes per month.
Both the new Stream motebooks feature HD displays with an optional touch for the 13.3-inch model. They have fanless designs with Intel Celeron processors and 32 GB of eMMC flash memory.
The 11.6 inch diagonal HP Stream weighs 2.6 pounds and is 18.4 millimeters thin and packs up to 10.5 hours of battery life. The 13.3 inch diagonal HP Stream weighs 3.42 pounds and is 19.6 millimeters thin achieving up to 8.5 hours of battery life.
The notebooks have plenty of ports with one USB 3.0 port, one USB 2.0 port, one HDMI port, and a micro SD card reader. The 13-inch diagonal HP Stream notebook comes with two USB 2.0 ports. HP Stream notebooks also come with a front facing HP TrueVision HD webcam.
The 11.6-inch HP Stream is expected to be available in the United States on October 18, 2015 for $199.99. The 13.3-inch HP Stream will cost you $229.99.
HP is also offering the HP Stream 11 Pro G2 for students. With 2x2 WLAN connectivity, Hardware TPM 2.0, and a 4GB RAM option for fast boot-up time, the budget friendly notebook offered in Ash Silver is built for the classroom. It includes Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage and 64GB storage option. Online group discussions become more productive with a microphone that helps to reduce noise and echoes combined with DTS Studio Sound and the 720p HD webcam.
The HP Stream 11 Pro G2 is expected to be available in the United States on October 12, 2015, priced at $249.00.
The HP Pavilion Gaming Notebook is the top dog in terms of screen size and power, with a 15.6-inch display, an NVidia GeForce GTX 950 graphics card and Intel Core i5 and i7 CPUs. Customizable with up to 16 GB of RAM and anywhere up to a 2 TB hard disk with a 128 GB solid-state drive (SSD), this PC can crank with the best desktop PCs, at a $999 starting price.
Each HP Pavilion Gaming Notebook features a reptilian-patterned, back-lit gaming keyboard, and comes DirectX 12-ready, to play all of the latest games. At just under 5.5 pounds in weight, and just over one inch thick, it’s easy to get top-tier gaming anywhere.
The HP Pavilion Gaming Notebook will be available in the U.S. beginning November 8, 2015.
The HP ENVY 8 Note two-in-one tablet is just 7.7 millimeters thin, and weighs just shy of one pound. But it packs a lot of power: The HP ENVY 8 Note offers the flexibility of a tablet and the functionality of a notebook, thanks to the optional 10-inch HP ENVY Note Keyboard Folio. The folio allows you to dock the tablet horizontally or vertically .
The HP ENVY 8 Note itself packs in a 1.84 GHz Intel Atom CPU, an eight-inch 1080p HD display, and built-in Verizon 4G LTE. A rear-facing camera, USB 2.0 OTG port, and a micro SD card reader round out this big little package.
You’ll be able to get your hands on the HP ENVY 8 Note in the U.S. starting on November 8; the tablet runs $329.00, while the tablet-and-folio combo runs $429.00.
To complement the HP desktop PC portfolio, HP also announced the HP ENVY 32 Media Display. The 32 inch diagonal Quad HD display comes with AMD FreeSync technology. Users can connect and charge their tablets and phones through MHL, HDMI or DisplayPort and with optimized upscaling, they can stream content from their mobile device.
HP ENVY 32 Media Display is expected to be available in the United States on October 18 starting at $499.99.