Coming soon: 2010 HP Pavilion dv4, Compaq netbook, new HP Pavilion Elite desktops

Videos HP Pavilion from Youtube


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.

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 brown/gold (see the 1st picture above). Now, the folks out there on the net are only circulating pictures and speculation, but as thd 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 150 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 to exciting for the HP's consumer PC range this spring. Let's hope for better from their business/enterprise PC side, shall we? =)




Source: http://hpfansite.com

HP Mini 100e Education Edition Netbook Introduced

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The HP Mini 100e Education Edition netbook computer, brings two things to mind. Remember those Fisher Price laptops that would play games and sing to your kids while helping them learn? They called it a "laughtop" which seemed appropriate.

On a more serious note, the second thing was Intel's Classmate PC, a line of computers meant for small hands and young minds. HP is now tailoring a netbook for the same market as Intel's endeavor.

Designed specifically for young children, this 10.1-inch netbook is will be sold exclusively to schools and governments. The Mini 100e weighs in at just 3.19 pound and comes with a built-in handle to make it easier for children to carry around. Built with durability in mind, the Mini 100e has metal hinges and a spill resistant keyboard.

The 10.1-inch screen only has a 1024x600 LED-backlit display powered by Intel's Graphics Media Accelerator. The 160GB hard drive is smaller than what we see on most current netbooks, with 250GB seemingly being the new netook standard. The Mini 100e runs on an Intel Atom N455 processor and up to 2GB. The hardware should be adequate for most classroom activities.

Keeping in mind students and teachers, HP put a network indicator light on the lid of the Mini to help teachers keep an eye on when students are online. If a teacher doesn't want them to be surfing the net and he or she sees the light, she knows little Michael or Mary are not likely paying attention.

During a press briefing Monday, HP made a point of highlighting that while many netbooks are eschewing dial-up modems, the 100e will have one since this netbook will be marketed to emerging markets where dial-up Internet access is still common, especially when children are at home. For those with higher speed access, they can use 10/10
Realtek Ethernet or optional 802.11b/g Wi-Fi.

As stated, HP's 100e Mini will not be sold directly to the public for the time being. HP representatives said that the price at under $300. Schools and government entities can customize the PC with school colors, logos, or a country's flag so long as it fits in the small circle on the lid.





By Kevin Purcell, www.notebooks.com

Vendors Readying Atom N450-based Netbooks for a January Launch

It doesn't matter how good you've been all year, Santa won't be placing an Atom N450-based netbook under the Christmas tree this year. But on the bright side, you may not have to wait long. According to reports, Asus, Acer, Lenovo, and MSI, all of which originally planned on launching Atom N450-based netbooks this month, will release the units on January 11, 2010.


The decision to hold off until then complines with their agreement with Intel to only launch the products after January 10. There will be three versions of Atom N450-based netbooks using different OSes, the most popular (and expensive) expected to be Windows 7 Starter. The other two include Moblin Linux and Windows XP Home.

Atom N450 is part of Intel's Pine Trail platform architecture, which moves the GPU and memory controller onto the CPU die. This results in a smaller package that consumes less power. It will come clocked at 1.66GHz and sport 512KB of L2 cache, along with a 200MHz graphics clock (compared to 133MHz on the Atom N270 platform).



Source: www.tech-news-daily.info

Graphics Chips Shipment Boosted By Netbooks

Intel leads the race

According to market researcher Jon Peddie Research, third-quarter shipments of graphics chips jumped 21.2 percent over the second quarter. The increase in the demand for integrated graphics processors is behind Intel's good numbers.

Reportedly, in contrast to the third quarter of 2008, when the record 111 million units were distributed, Q3 of 2009 saw an increase of 8.45 million, totaling 119.45mil units. . "So the market has caught up with, and exceeded,
last year's highs. The Crash of fall 2008 is now behind us," Peddie said in a statement. "Q2 was already a great quarter clearly signaling the holidays will be robbust for PCs and the industry in general," he said.


Allegedly, AMD demonstrated the biggest jump at 30 percent, followed by Intel at 21 and also gained on discrete graphics card leader Nvidia. "Intel shipped he most
parts at 63 million, over twice as many as its nearest competitor Nvidia," said Peddie, and explained that Intel had a 53 percent share of the market in the third quarter.


"Netbooks will remain popular but they will not have the high market share they had during the recession when they were just introduced. Rather, consumers are expected to 'buy up' in the next quarter," reported Peddie.



By: Ivan Zhekov,www.notebookcheck.net