They’ve done it! They’ve finally done it! Earlier today, the 17 inch Elitebook 8740w appeared in its full unofficial glory on HP USA but the good news keeps on coming – seems that in the midst of all the 8740w madness, HP has also quietly added the new 1 GB ATI FirePro M5800 workstation graphics card (the one discovered 2 months ago in a service manual) as an option for the existing 15 inch Elitebook 8540w. They’ve also added a little note on the same specifications page (here) stating that DreamColor display options for the Elitebook 8540w will be available in May.
The listed “DDR3″ ATI FirePro M5800 suggests that it could be based off an ATI Mobility Radeon 54×0 or 56×0 card, instead of the Mobility Radeon 5800 series rumored earlier, which means that it won’t be a whole lot more powerful than its Nvidia Quadro FX counterparts, but will still offer two main advantages – DirectX 11 support and power-sipping efficiency.
HP Envy 15 updated: as seen on HP's retail website
HP has just updated their Envy 15 page, updating the 1/2 year old Envy with 1 GB of new ATI Mobility Radeon 5830 graphics and USB 3.0 standard with all models. The starting price has also dropped to $1299, with options for Intel’s dual core Core i5 processors for those wanting to go the affordable route.
Well, great. They just had to put ATI 5000-series graphics in this one and not in the Elitebook line?! Well, I’m not really swayed just yet because the Elitebook 8540w is more all-rounded compared to the Envy (in my opinion). Let’s just see which one ends up with a higher price after matching specifications to each other… and well, decide from there.
Well, HP didn’t make any announcement or press release of the HP Mini 210 consumer netbook but it’s almost everywhere on the net already, even some online stores are taking orders. What’s funny is HP also has had a support page for the Mini 210 for a few days now. I wonder what’s up. Anyhow, here are the specifictions of HP’s Atom N450 running, buttonless trackpad sporting netbook for 2010:
- Intel Atom N450 AKA Pine Trail processor (Single core running at 1.66 GHz)
- Built in graphics (Integrated)
- 10.1 inch display
- 1 DDR2 RAM slot for either 1 GB or 2 GB sticks; model variations supporting DDR3 RAM unconfirmed
- 2.5 inch notebook hard disk with capacities up to 250 GB
- Chiclet keyboard first seen on the HP Mini 5101 business netbook; now with super-sized arrow keys
- Built-in front-facing stereo speakers
- Button-less trackpad ala HP Envy 13/Envy 15 and Apple’s Macbooks
The HP Mini 210 also has a variety of ports you’ll commonly find on netbooks: including a VGA port, 3 USB 2.0 ports (no powered USB like the Mini 5101 though), audio out port for your headphones/speakers, SD slot and LAN port.
