Though there’s a small chance that you may have already bought one before the New Year, HP decided to officially launch their Mini 210 consumer netbook anyway (with the latest Intel N450 processor and up to 2 GB of RAM). You can check out the full specifications of the Mini 210 here that we already posted last week (!!!). Along with the Mini 210 come two lookalike siblings, the Mini 2101 has mostly the same features as the Mini 210 but is aimed at professional users (I thought this was the Mini 5101′s job?!) and the Compaq Mini 201, which sports an older Intel Atom N270 processor and only 1 GB of RAM (looks those miscellaneous low-quality internet leaks on the “Compaq CQ10” and its specifications were wrong, huh?).
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? =)
HP made their new Enviro environmental-friendly lithium-ion notebook batteries available for sale today and you can pick one up for $150 each. HP says they last longer than typical notebook batteries and even throws in a 3 year warranty into the mix. The Enviro series battery is currently only available as a 6-cell unit for the latest HP Compaq (ie CQ40, CQ50), some HP Pavilion (ie dv4, dv5) and HP HDX notebook PCs. I’m surely looking forward to the day when such batteries are available for the HP Mini and HP Elitebook/Business notebook series…
