Remember the time when it was first rumored earlier this year that HP was working on more HP Mini netbooks for 2009? Good news, apparently the reported Mini with a 11.6 inch display as well as another Mini with a 10.1 inch display (probably the direct successor to the consumer Mini 1000) are on track for August and late-September announcements respectively, so says a report by Digitimes. No news about any HP Mini ‘Tablet’ though.
There are also 13.3 and 14 inch business notebooks in the works as well as upcoming 15.6 inch and 17.3 inch models (most probably consumer notebooks).
HP just launched their new line of low-end business notebooks today (with your choice of 14, 15.6 or 17.3 inch models), giving them the new sub-brand of HP Probooks. The new line of HP Probooks today come under their s-series, which is the entry-level part of HP’s business notebook line (there’s s, b, p and w which stand for standard, business, professional and workstation respectively). Well, there’s really nothing groundbreaking about today’s new releases, besides their price tags which are surprisingly low for business notebooks. There’s the usual feature-trickle from higher-end Elitebook models such as Quick Look 2, HP Spare Key and File Sanitizer, HDMI port, docking station compatibility and the availability of optional dedicated graphics. The BIGGEST (most prominent, rather) change is the new HP Probooks have chiclet keyboards, in-line with the rumor posted three weeks ago… well, what did I tell yeh?!
