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HP's New Line of Catchy Pro Notebooks

by - source: Tom's Hardware US

ProBook laptops are value-priced for businesses on the cash crunch.

Perhaps in an effort to appeal to the budget-conscious times, HP today announced a new line of notebooks targeted at business users.

Named the ProBook line, which joins HP’s other business EliteBook offerings, the new laptops incorporate a mercury-free design, come in ‘merlot’ red and ‘noir’ black, and feature LED backlit displays in a choice of 14-inch, 15.6-inch and 17.3-inch diagonal widescreen sizes.

Somewhat puzzling are the 16:9 displays on all the ProBook models. While the 16:9 aspect ratio makes sense on HDTVs for watching widescreen TV and movies, most content and webpages are designed for vertical strolling. The move from 16:10 to 16:9 is yet another one that doesn’t seem to make sense for office application users.

That aside, the ProBooks come in both Intel and AMD processor flavorings, the option of ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 or Intel GMA X4500 HD graphics, optional Blu-ray Disc drive (to make good use of that 16:9 screen). The notebooks also incorporate an HDMI port to connect to HD displays. Wireless connectivity includes standard Wi-Fi, optional integrated Bluetooth and mobile broadband using Qualcomm Gobi technology.

Estimated starting U.S. street pricing begins at $529.

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JMcEntegart 04/28/2009 11:04 PM
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Catchy? You mean like a song? :P

Marcus Yam 04/28/2009 11:07 PM
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JMcEntegart :
Catchy? You mean like a song?


Hey, don't look at me. I wrote the story, but Tuan did the headline.

eddieroolz 04/28/2009 11:29 PM
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JMcEntegart :
Catchy? You mean like a song?


Marcus Yam :
Hey, don't look at me. I wrote the story, but Tuan did the headline.



LOL

GMA X4500: Offering subpar graphics performance since 2008!

gaevs 04/28/2009 11:32 PM
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Hehehehe... nice one..

cadder 04/29/2009 12:15 PM
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The one photo looks nice, looks almost like my red Dell E6500.

I wonder how much quality they can put into the machine at that price point.

unlicensedhitman 04/29/2009 12:42 PM
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Those one look awesome compared to my HP Pavillion dv6000 series...

Anonymous 04/29/2009 12:50 PM
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The article fails to mention this from the press release:

"In addition to Microsoft® Windows® operating system offerings, select HP ProBook s-series models will offer Novell SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 preinstalled."

I can't find any with SLED installed so I guess they're 'coming soon'.

Anonymous 04/29/2009 4:05 AM
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To me that sounds just like a regular notebook you can buy in K-mart or so...

michaelahess 04/29/2009 5:08 AM
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k-mart sells laptops? I thought it was just full of old ladies buying accent pillows and getting their prescriptions filled....

sublifer 04/29/2009 4:44 PM
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I hate trying to read the comments now.... its way too hard to glance and see who wrote what.

SneakySnake 04/29/2009 4:48 PM
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The ProBook... hmm. the name sounds vagualy familar from somewhere else ;)

JMcEntegart 04/29/2009 5:02 PM
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sublifer :
I hate trying to read the comments now.... its way too hard to glance and see who wrote what.



I hear you. I am currently complaining to anyone who'll listen, don't worry.

sublifer 04/29/2009 5:10 PM
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JMcEntegart :
I hear you. I am currently complaining to anyone who'll listen, don't worry.


Thanks Jane.

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