HP Launches New Consumer PCs

Adel October 1, 2015 TECHNOLOGY Leave a comment 59 Views

The latest products offer improved battery life, sleeker designs and enhanced usability

HP Pavilion x2 HP today unveiled a new lineup of sleek consumer PCs including:

HP Pavilion x2 takes the detachable PC category to a new level by merging the best of a super thin tablet with a notebook form factor. Designed for productivity and stability, the detachable PC uses an innovative magnetic hinge to easily transition from notebook to tent mode to stand mode.

“Customers want devices that are portable without sacrificing battery life or power,” said Vishnu Taimni, general manager, Personal Systems Group, HP MEMA. “For 2015, we are reinventing our notebook product line to deliver great battery life, thinner and lighter detachable designs and bright, high resolution displays and Bang &Olufsen/B&O Play audio for better entertainment, communications and productivity experiences.”

The HP Pavilion x2is designed for productivity and optimized for entertainment. The latchless magnetic connector easily detaches and attaches to the keyboard for a traditional notebook experience and or to transform the device into a tablet for on the go, stand mode for watching movies and tent mode for playing games.

The HP Pavilion x2 is a colorful, thin and light device available in Blizzard White, Sunset Red and Turbo Silver. The tablet alone weighs just 1.29 pounds (0.59 kg) and 2.48 pounds (1.12 kg) with the keyboard attached.^(1,2)The tablet is just 9.65 millimeters thin and 16.75 millimeters with the keyboard attached.

HP optimized the device to be stable to work great as a notebook. The 10 inch (25cm) diagonal HD IPS display opens at a best-in-class angle of 135 degrees for a great viewing experience without tipping. ⁽³⁾

The HP Pavilion x2 features a USB Type-C connector to charge and power the device and enable data transfer over USB 2.0. The device also has a full-size USB 2.0 port to attach external devices without a dongle. The Pavilion x2 also includes a micro HDMI to connect to an external display or TV.

t gets up to 10.75 hours of battery life playing full HD video.⁽⁴⁾ The device includes a quad-core Intel® Atom^TM processor with up to 64 gigabytes of storage and a micro SD card reader to further expand storage.⁽⁵⁾

The near full-sized keyboard has 1.5 millimeters of keyboard travel for easy and accurate typing, along with a large touchpad. Dual front facing speakers provide quality sound with B&O Play. Additionally, a front facing HP TrueVison HD Webcam provides clear video for online chatting experiences.

The HP Pavilion x2 comes with one year of Microsoft’s Office 365 Personal including 60 Skype premium minutes per month and one terabyte (TB) of Microsoft OneDrive Storage.⁽⁶⁾

HP Spectre x360

TheHP Spectre x360 is a 13.3 inch (33.7cm)convertible PC that delivers an ultra-thin design, with the quality customers expect and performance to get things done.

The HP Spectre x360 is designed with an all CNC aluminum chassis and is 15.9 millimeters in height and weighs 3.3 pounds (1.49 kg).⁽²⁾The device features polished metal on the sides that is achieved using a single machined cut, giving it a jewelry-like finish in a natural silver color.

“Customers are looking for beautiful devices that deliver quality, versatility and portability” said Vishnu Taimni, general manager, Personal Systems Group, HP MEMA. “The HP Spectre x360 is transformational as it has the productivity of a high end notebook, tablet mode for on the go, tent mode for play and stand mode for watching entertainment in a stunning ultra-thin device.”

With the HP Spectre x360, customers get an ultra-thin PC with additional versatility to experience multiple modes in one device. Users can transition seamlessly from notebook mode for work, stand mode for viewing entertainment, tent mode for touchscreen entertainment, or tablet mode for on the go. To ensure the display glides smoothly and stays in place where a user wants it, the HP Spectre x360 has innovative new hinges that contain a set of three spiral gears for synchronized and precise movement. The geared hinge design allows the HP Spectre x360 to maintain the same thin profile in tablet mode that it has when closed.

The HP Spectre x360 includes a full-sized, 1.5 millimeter travel keyboard to offer customers a comfortable and familiar experience. The HP Spectre x360 has an extra-wide glass touchpad for improved day-to-day usability.

Premium Quality, No Compromises

To give customers the battery life they expect, the HP Spectre x360 features a 56-watt hour battery that precisely fits into the CNC aluminum body. Next, HP looked at the biggest driver of battery drain – the high-resolution touch display. The touch panel on the HP Spectre x360 is optically bonded to the display, increasing brightness and pulling each pixel up to the surface of the display. On models with the Quad HD display, the HP Spectre x360 takes advantage of Panel Self Refresh (PSR) technology which holds images on the screen to allow portions of the PC to power down when nothing on-screen is moving. As a result of these and other focus areas, the HP Spectre x360 delivers up to 12.5 hours of battery life. ⁽⁷⁾

HP improved Wi-Fi reliability and performance in the HP Spectre x360 for home, work and on the go. Based on issues identified in real-world testing, the wireless driver is tuned to improve performance on noisy networks and across a wide range of wireless access points. The new antenna slot design featured at the top of the display allows for effective 2.4GHz and 5GHz tuning, in every mode – whether in notebook, stand, tent or tablet.⁽⁸⁾The result is wireless throughput and connect rates that outperform other PCs.

Power and Smart Features for Productivity

The HP Spectre x360 supports Intel® Core™ i5 and i7 processors to tackle the most demanding tasks without lag.⁽⁵⁾ With a lightning fast SSD up to 512GB,⁽⁹⁾ customers can expect their PC to turn on instantly and load apps quickly.

The Spectre x360 supports both a full-size HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 compatible ports to allow customers to access content across multiple screens. Customers can also take advantage of the built-in Intel® Wireless Display technology to stream content on their living room TV. ,⁽¹⁰⁾To accommodate multiple devices and accessories, the HP Spectre x360 has three USB 3.0 ports and with HP USB Sleep and Charge, customers can use the HP Spectre x360 to charge their devices on the go even when in sleep mode.

HP Pavilion Notebooks

Customers want colors, display and hardware options. The redesigned HP Pavilion notebooks offer customers a variety of hardware choicesto match their lifestyle.

The HP Pavilion notebooks have a redesigned unibody chassis for quality and reliability. The HP Pavilion notebooks come in a variety of colors including Natural Silver, Blizzard White, Sunset Red, Cobalt Blue, Violet Purple, Peachy Pink and Twinkle Black. As an added design element, HP Pavilion notebooks have a gradient metal-like finish on the keyboard deck. The optional backlit keyboard makes it easy to work in low-light situations while the dual speakers tuned by B&O Play give customers more immersive sound experiences.

The HP Pavilion notebooks are offered with HDor Full HD, touch or no touch in 15.6-inch(39cm) diagonal displays.^{(3, 11)} Customers have the choice of sixth generation AMD A-Series orfifth generation Intel® Core™ i3 through i7 processors.⁽⁵⁾HP Pavilions come with up to 2 TB of HDD on select models and up to 16 GB of system memory.⁽⁹⁾For the first time, customers have the option to select between AMD Radeon™ and NVidia discrete graphics processors on HP Pavilion notebooks.

For portability and power, the HP Pavilions are thinner and lighter with tuned hardware and software to drive longer battery life. The 15.6- inch HP Pavilions get up to 7 hours and 30 minutes and 6 hours and 15 minutes of battery life respectively while weight is reduced across the line.^(7,2)

Colorful accessories are available today and offered separately to amplify customer experiences on HP PCs. Check out HP’s wireless speakers, wireless and Bluetooth mice and sleeves for added personalisation.

Pricing and Availability⁽¹²⁾

The HP Pavilion x2 is available now in EMEA for a starting price of AED 1,299.
The HP Spectre x360 is available now in EMEA at a starting price of AED 5,499.
The 15.6-inch HP Pavilion notebooks are available now in EMEA for a starting price of AED 2,599.

Color availability varies by region.
Actual weight will vary by configuration.
High definition (HD) content is required to view high-definition images.
Battery life testedby HP using continuous Full HD video playback, 1080p (1920×1080) resolution, 80% (150 nits) brightness, system audio level at 50%, player audio level at 100%, played from local storage, headphone attached, wireless off, auto dimming off.Actual battery life will vary depending on configuration and maximum capacity will naturally decrease with time and usage.
Intel’s numbering is not a measurement of higher performance.
The OneDrive free cloud storage offer is available for a limited time. Check the activation card inside the package for details. For more information, go to http://onedrive.com/windowsoffer.
Battery life will vary depending on various factors including product model, configuration, loaded applications, features, use, wireless functionality, and power management settings. The maximum capacity of the battery will naturally decrease with time and usage. Battery life was tested via MobileMark 12 on preproduction unit configured with Intel® Core™ i5 Processor, Full HD touchscreen display, 4GB LPDDR3 system memory and a 128GB SSD. See http://www.bapco.com for additional details.
Wireless access point and Internet service required and not included.
For hard drives, GB = 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less. Up to 30GB of hard drive is reserved for system recovery software.
Intel® Wireless Display available on Intel® products only. Requires a separate Wireless Display receiver with a USB port and an HDTV or Monitor with HDMI input. High definition (HD) content is required to view high definition images. Optional features sold separately or as add-on features.
Full High definition (HD) content is required to view quad high-definition images.
Estimated street prices. Actual prices may vary.

HP Launches New Consumer PCs

Related Articles

About Adel

Check Also

Leave a Reply Cancel reply