HP Compaq Pro 4300, Compaq Pro 6300 and Compaq Elite 8300 business desktop computers
To complement the new printers and monitors they’ve brought to the market for this summer, HP has also announced 3 business class desktop computers bearing the Compaq brand name. These models are aimed at small to large businesses and carry affordable price tags. The HP Compaq Pro 4300, Compaq Pro 6300 and Compaq Elite 8300 will sport the latest 2012 Intel Ivy Bridge processors along with 2012 Intel Integrated graphics, configurable to RAM and disk space needs of businesses and sport business security features and power tools like TPM security, BIOS solutions and for the upper two models (Pro 6300 and Elite 8300), a 15 month life cycle program so you can always have the latest stuff.
The small Compaq Pro 4300 will be available at a date to-be-specified, but likely after July this year, at a price which is yet to be announced. The two larger models, the Compaq Pro 6300 and Compaq Elite 8300 will be available beginning June 4 starting at $579 and $679 respectively.
It’s the day after a Cyber Monday and a week closer to Christmas. The folks at Dealzon have a bunch of deals they’ve found on HP’s website (prices are after coupon):
- HP Envy 17 3D with a full HD 1080p display, Intel Core i7-2670QM quad core processor, Blu-ray drive and 3D glasses are included in the box at $1349.99
- HP dv6t with Intel Core i7-2670QM quad core processor and 8 GB of RAM at $699.99
- HP G6z laptop with AMD A6-3400M processor and 6 GB of RAM at $439.99
They’ve also found some other deals for those inclined to buy Lenovo laptops:
- 14 inch Lenovo IdeaPad U400 with Intel i3-2330M processor, 4 GB of RAM and AMD Radeon 6470M graphics for $719.20
- 12.5 inch Lenovo IdeaPad U260 with Intel Core i5-470M (last year’s processor) and 4 GB of RAM
HP has just announced a new high-resolution, large size monitor. The new HP ZR30w is a 30-bit monitor measuring 30 inches capable of displaying 2560 x 1600 (16:10 ratio) resolution and a contrast ratio of 1000:1.
Typical for an HP “Performance” display, this display can be stand/bracket mounted and can be tilted/swiveled. Other features include:
- Display Port and DVI-D inputs
- 5 built-in USB 2.0 ports
- 7 ms response rate
- 178 degrees viewing angle (both horizontally and vertically)
- 370 cd per meter square brightness
- Weighs in at a whopping 28.6 lbs
I’m not sure what is it with HP recently, making products (or at least their product and order pages) available first before an actual announcement. But regardless, they’ve just come out with a new Touchsmart-like (similar form factor with no touchscreen here), budget net-top computer – the Compaq CQ1. The CQ1 may look a whole lot like the more expensive Touchsmart PC’s in terms of design but their similarities end there. The CQ1 has a 18.5 inch non-touch display, a dual core Intel Atom processor, 2 DDR2 RAM slots, runs Windows XP (what year are we living in again?) and has a relatively affordable starting price of $430. The CQ1 also sports its fair share of ports and a slot-loading optical drive.
News of several upcoming HP computers has just broke out (or should I say, leaked) on the internet, apparently sprouting from online retailer Logic Buy. The folks there appear to be slightly unsure about the products (but they do have pictures), with specifications lists made out of some potentially real facts and some patchwork speculation.
Disclaimer: The source for this news article is not on HP Fansite’s “trusted sources” list, so do take specifications with a pinch of salt! The pictures appear to be real though!
Compaq Mini CQ10: Starting from the least significant of things is the Compaq Mini CQ10 netbook. This Compaq-branded netbook is a mashup of last year’s HP Mini designs (with the ‘old’, non-chiclet keyboard) and the guts of the recently leaked-n-selling HP Mini 210. The Compaq Mini CQ10 will sport a single-core 1.66 GHz, latest Intel Pine Trail N450 processor, GMA 3150 integrated graphics, 10 inch display and 250 GB hard disk, but UNLIKE the Mini 210, it will be limited to 1 GB of RAM, hinting that the Compaq Mini will ship with Windows XP (as opposed to Windows 7 on the Mini 210)
3rd generation HP Pavilion dv4: Unlike what they’ve done with the dm1/dm3 models, HP probably decided they’d save time and costs by re-using the hull of the HP Pavilion dv4. This 3rd generation dv4 sports the same design as its predecessors but with a different color scheme/exterior patterns. The 1st generation dv4 was a mix of silver and black, the 2nd generation dv4 was all-black and now, the dv4 is back… in all brown/gold (see the 1st picture above). Now, the folks out there on the net are only circulating pictures and speculation, but as the HP Fansite, we received exclusive information from a reliable source that HP will be offering the new Mobile Core i3/Core i5 processors with the new dv4. It will also have DDR3 RAM slots, new Nvidia graphics (as opposed to the crappy G105M in the 2nd generation) and optical drive with optional Blu-ray. To put things short, the new dv4 brings small changes: cosmetic, processor/graphics and DDR3 RAM – the rest stays the same.
Four new HP Pavilion Elite desktops: HP has four upcoming Pavilion Elite desktops. The Pavilion Elite 110t and 150t will be sub-$800 models with entertainment and media in mind, while the 170t and 180t models will cost around $1000+ and will offer more powerful Core i5 and Core i7 options, with a host of other step-up… plus the latter model will feature Nvidia GeForce GTX260 graphics
Well, things don’t seem too exciting for the HP’s consumer PC range this spring. Let’s hope for better from their business/enterprise PC side, shall we? =)
