So not only have HP decided to launch their Home Server to Australia, but they’ve also decided to drop about a million new laptops onto Aussie store shelves. We’ve seen most of them from the US, but here’s a rundown of them anyway, including local pricing:
HP Envy 13
* Choice of Core2 Duo processors * ATI Radeon HD 4330 discrete graphics with dynamic switching * 13.1-inch screen * Either a 250GB HDD or 160GB SSD * Action keys * Claimed battery of up to 18 hours * Supermulti DVD drive * 1.67kg * Aluminium and Magnesium chassis * Pricing starts at $3,199 for 250GB HDD and 2GB RAM * Launches October 22
HP Envy 15
* Intel Core i7 Processor * Up to 16GB DDR3 RAM * 15.6-Inch LED backlit screen * ATI Radeon 4830 discrete graphics card * Night vision VGA webcam * Claimed battery life of 18 hours * Supermulti DVD drive * 2.35kg * Metal etching on the lid and palm rest * Pricing starts at $2,799 for 500GB HDD and 4GB RAM * Launches October 22
HP Mini 311
* Less than an inch thick * 1.36kg * Imprint finish (black swirl or white swirl) * 11.6-inch LED backlit widescreen * Atom processor * NVIDIA ION graphics * Altec Lansing speakers * 92% full sized keyboard * 250GB HDD * 6-cell Li-ion battery (claimed 7 hours battery life) * Starts at $899 * Launches October 22
HP dm1
* 11.6-inch LED screen * Starts at 1.46kg * 92% full sized keyboard * Intel Pentium processor SU4100 * Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD with up to 1295MB shared video memory * 250GB HDD * 802.11n WLAN * Windows 7 Home Premium * $999 * Launches October 22
HP dm3
* 13.3-inch LED screen * Aluminium chassis * Starts at 1.91kg * Intel Centrino2 processor * Optional NVIDIA graphics card * Up to 500GB HDD * VGA webcam * Optional external BD disc drive * Claimed 10 hours battery life * From $1,299 with 320GB HDD * Launches 22 October (except 160GB SSD version, coming November)
HP Mini by Studio Tord Boontje
* Starts at 1.06kg * 10.1-inch VGA or HD LED screen * Imprint 3D design * 92% full size keyboard * Broadcom Crystal HD enhanced video accelerator * 6-cell Li-ion battery for claimed 8 hours battery * Windows 7 Starter Edition * Starts at $799 * Launches October 22
HP ProBook 5310m
* 23.5mm thick * 1.72kg * 13.3-inch LED backlit screen * Intel Core 2 Duo SP9300 processor * Claimed 8 hour battery life * Optional Gobi-powered mobile broadband * Wi-Fi * Bluetooth 2.1 * 2-megapixel webcam * 3D Drive Guard * Starts at $1,499 * Available now