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2012 HP g6 and HP g7 gives you big laptops with small price tags

2012 HP g6 and HP g7

If you’re really low on budget and would like to get the most basic laptop possible, HP has the new g6 and g7 entry-level laptop models refreshed for 2012 and ready for purchase on July 25. The new HP g6 and g7 models sport 15.6 inch and 17.3 inch displays respectively with full-sized keyboards with number pads and will arrive with choice of Intel and AMD processors as well as a multitude of colors. Their simplicity and large screens make them good candidates for the regular consumer crowd as well as folks with less-than-perfect eyesight who just want to check their email and surf the net. The HP g6 and HP g7 have price tags that begin at $450 and $500 respectively.

HP updates 2012 Pavilion dv4, dv6 and dv7 and launches new Pavilion m6

2012 HP Pavilion dv4, Pavilion dv6 and Pavilion dv7

In addition to their premium HP Envy ultra-thin laptops announced earlier this week, HP also came up with 3 updated Pavilion dv series: the Pavilion dv4, Pavilion dv6 and Pavilion dv7. These three new Pavilion notebooks will be available starting June 20 with the latest processors from Intel and graphics cards from Nvidia.

• Upcoming 2012 Ivy Bridge low voltage Intel Core processors
• Slots for DDR3 1600 MHz RAM
• 2.5 inch standard storage drive bay (the Pavilion dv7 has two)
• 14 inch (Pavilion dv4), 15.6 inch (Pavilion dv6) and 17.3 inch (Pavilion dv7) displays respectively
• Intel Integrated Graphics 4000 or dedicated Nvidia GeForce 600M series graphics cards
• Beats Audio branding for speakers
• HP Cool Sense technology (Pavilion dv6 and dv7 only) for improved heat management
• Available on June 20

The Pavilion dv4 and Pavilion dv6 will both begin at $549 while the Pavilion dv7 base model will start at $799.

2012 HP Pavilion m6

HP also introduced a brand new model, the Pavilion m6 which is a 15 inch notebook that sits between being a laptop and Ultrabook. The Pavilion m6 will give you a full-sized keyboard with number pad, a choice between Intel and AMD processors with the ability to add a dedicated graphics card just like on a ‘full sized’ laptop yet it’s slim and stylish like an Ultrabook. Beats audio speaker branding and a dedicated subwoofer come standard with the Pavilion m6 while keyboard backlighting is available as an optional extra. Price and availability is to be announced, though HP does give a vague mention of ‘summer availability’ (which puts launch date sometime between July and August).

HP announces 2012 Pavilion, EliteBook, Probook, Envy, desktop models

And we’re back with HP announcing a boatload of new notebooks and computers yesterday, plus a printer and monitor or two. There’s so much news right now (and as usual we didn’t get any info ahead of time from HP) so expect some writeups and opinions soon once I manage the massive amount of specs and stories of the new products.

On the consumer side of things, HP has refreshed their Pavilion models with the new dv4, dv6 and dv7 full-size laptop models with 14 to 17 inch screens along with a new entry-level affordable ultrabook model called the Pavilion m6. HP has also updated their super-budget G-series laptops with the new HP g6 and g7.

If you’re a fan of HP’s prestigious Envy line, they have a whopping 5 new Envy models announced today. There’s the HP Envy Spectre XT which is a scaled down version of their premium Envy Spectre 14 announced earlier this year. There’s also the Envy Sleekbook and Envy Ultrabook models, each come in two flavors: 14 and 15.6 inch display sizes.

For their business-class products, HP has launched a whole line of new EliteBook models, including a brand new 11 inch EliteBook 2170p ‘baby EliteBook’ model along with more ProBook models, Compaq desktop models and new entry-level Compaq monitors (one is a touchscreen model).

Other things launched include a new 23 inch IPS LED monitor, Officejet 150 all-in-one printer and Photosmart 5520 printer.

We’ll be writing up more on these shiny new HP products to give each of them well-deserved attention and coverage so wait till we post those articles!

HP Pavilion dm4 and dm4 Beats Edition

HP Pavilion dm4 updated with a subwoofer and Beats Edition

HP also announced an updated Pavilion dm4, their 14 inch consumer notebook model. On the outside, it looks almost identical to its predecessor launched 6 months ago, but the new Pavilion dm4 now sports Beats branded speakers (versus Altec Lansing on the previous laptop) and adds a new mini subwoofer unit.

The new Pavilion dm4 is equipped with a selection of Intel Sandy Bridge processors for you to choose from, two DDR3 RAM slots, hard drive configurations that go all the way up to 1 TB, HD webcam and 1366 x 768 resolution 14 inch display. HP is also offering the option to add on THE latest graphics card from AMD, the Radeon 7470M, which is an entry-level GPU but a good sign of things to come… perhaps we will see AMD FirePro equivalents for HP’s 2012 EliteBook business laptops.

Another brand new feature is Beats Edition of the Pavilion dm4, which gives the notebook a spray of black and red, similar to the paint job given to the Envy 14 Beat Edition. The Pavilion dm4 Beats Edition comes with a red backlit keyboard which does look pretty slick.

HP mentions the regular Pavilion dm4 will have a starting price of $630, while the Pavilion dm4 Beats Edition will start at $900, though the latter will obviously be more decked out than the regular dm4 base model to justify the price difference. Both notebooks will be available for order beginning December 18th, which may be cutting a little too close to be a suitable Christmas gift but you may still have enough time to celebrate the start of 2012 with a brand new Pavilion dm4.

Spotted: HP Ultrabook Pavilion ‘Folio’ dm3 in the wild

2012 HP Pavilion dm3 (Photo by Ritchie's Room)

Well, what do you know, the mythical unicorn is about to become real… originally rumored to be released before September, tech blog Ritchie’s Room has information about the upcoming HP ultra-thin ultrabook model shown by HP Australia! The new notebook, the 2012 Pavilion dm3, also codenamed the HP Folio, is said to be making its debut next month in December, at least in Australia… so book those flight tickets if you want to get your hands on one before Christmas!

The 2012 HP Pavilion ‘Folio’ dm3 is a 13.3 inch laptop (yup, 1366 x 768 resolution display, as expected) which is expected to give buyers a choice between two low-voltage Intel Sandy Bridge mobile processors (Core i3 1.4 GHz or Core i5 1.6 GHz flavors), one DDR3 RAM slot (which will give you configuration options of either 4 or 8 GB, this is supposedly user-accessible so you don’t need to pay obscene prices for a simple RAM upgrade when making the purchase) and 128 GB SSD (not sure of its size or whether it’s soldered into the laptop ala the Apple MacBook Air).

The HP Folio has a pretty full-sized keyboard, minus dedicated Home/End/Page Up-Down buttons, that’s backlit and a large buttonless trackpad. However, this ultra-thin notebook skimps on port selection quite a bit; the ports available are a single HDMI port, two USB ports (one 2.0 and one 3.0), SD slot (no word on whether it supports SDXC), Ethernet port and single combo microphone/headphone jack.

The HP Folio is said to measure 1.8 cm thin (about 0.71 inches) and weigh 1.49 kg (3.3 pounds). In comparison, the much hyped Apple MacBook Air (13 inch variant) is 1.7 cm (0.68 inches) at its thickest point and weighs a slightly lighter 1.35 kg (3 pounds). However, it seems HP is hoping to negate these tiny measurement differences by offering excellent build quality; the folks at Ritchie’s Room who handled the HP Folio commented how durable it is.

But based on my many years using a range of HP products, here’s my (speculative) take on build quality: this HP Folio is still a ‘Pavilion’ (consumer model) which means it might survive getting squeezed by books in your backpack and hold up just as well, if not better, than other branded ultrabooks and the unibody MacBook Air… but I doubt it will survive the sheer abuse and multiple beatings that a true business-class HP EliteBook can take. Treat your notebook well!

No word about pricing of the HP Folio or availability outside of Australia, but Ritchie’s Room still has plenty of huge 8 megapixel photos of the 2012 HP Pavilion dm3 ‘Folio’ ready for you to admire.