HP Introduces the Three New EliteBook PCs: 8530p,8530w, 8730w
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Today, HP took the wraps off a trio of notebooks aimed at business users that want the security and durability of a business machine, but with the multimedia functionality (Blu-ray, discrete ATI and Nvidia graphics) of a more mainstream machine. Check the specs:
HP EliteBook8530P
- 15.4-inch display (with optional 1280 x 800, 1680 x 1050, and 1950 x 1200-pixel resolutions)
- Windows Vista Business, Vista Basic, or Business downgrade to XP
- Intel Core 2 Duo processor (up to 2.8-GHz)
- Supports up to a whopping 8GB of RAM
- 120GB/160GB/250GB 5,400-rpm hard drives; 160GB/250GB/320GB 7,200-rpm hard drives (with HP 3D DriveGuard); 80GB SSD
- Blu-ray R/RE optical drive; DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL drive. The optical bay can also be used to store a secondary hard drive (250GB, 5400-rpm or 320GB, 7,200-rpm) that allows RAID 1 mirroring or RAID 0 striping
- ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 graphics with 256MB of video memory (512MB of HyperMemory)
- Optional EV-DO or HSDPA mobile broadband
- 2-megapixel webcam
- 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth 2.0
- ExpressCard/54, memory card reader
- 4 USB 2.0, HDMI, eSATA, FireWire, VGA, headphone, mic, Ethernet
- TPM, fingerprint sensor, HP ProtectTools, Disk Sanitizer, Drive encryption, Enhanced Drive Lock, Credential Manager, integrated SmartCard reader, Intel Centrino 2 with vPro capable
- 8-cell battery
- 14.0 x 10.4 x 1.1 inches
- 6.3 pounds
- Certified SuSe Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
HP EliteBook 8530w
- 15.4 inch display (with optional 1280 x 800, 1680 x 1050, and 1950 x 1200-pixel resolutions)
- Windows Vista Business, Vista Basic, or Business downgrade to XP
- Intel Core 2 Duo processor (up to 3.0-GHz)
- Supports up to 8GB of RAM
- 120GB/160GB/250GB 5,400-rpm hard drives; 160GB/250GB/320GB 7,200-rpm hard drives (with HP 3D DriveGuard); 80GB SSD
- Blu-ray R/RE optical drive; DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL drive. The optical bay can also be used to store a secondary hard drive (250GB, 5400-rpm or 320GB, 7,200-rpm) that allows RAID 1 mirroring or RAID 0 striping
- Nvidia Quadra FX 770M graphics (with 512MB of memory); ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 (256MB memory)
- Optional EV-DO or HSDPA mobile broadband
- 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth 2.0
- ExpressCard/54, memory card reader
- 4 USB 2.0, HDMI, eSATA, FireWire, VGA, stereo headphone, stereo mic, Ethernet
- TPM, fingerprint sensor, HP ProtectTools, Disk Sanitizer, Drive Encryption, Enhanced Drive Lock, Credential Manager, Intel Centrino 2 with vPro capable
- 8-cell battery
- 14.0 x 10.4 x 1.1 inches
- 6.3 pounds
- Certified SuSe Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
HP EliteBook 8730w
- 17-inch display with optional 1680 x 1050, 1920 x 1200, or 1900 x 1200 LED ( with DreamColor Panel with Nvidia graphics)
- Windows Vista Business, Vista Basic, or Business downgrade to XP
- Intel Core 2 Duo processor (up to 3.0-GHz)
- Supports up to 8GB of RAM
- 160GB/250GB 5,400-rpm hard drives; 160GB/250GB/320GB 7,200-rpm hard drives (with HP 3D DriveGuard)
- Blu-ray R/RE optical drive; DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL drive. The optical bay can also be used to store a secondary hard drive (250GB, 5400-rpm or 320GB, 7,200-rpm) that allows RAID 1 mirroring or RAID 0 striping
- ATI Mobility FireGL V5725 (with 256MB of memory), Nvidia Quadro FX 3700M (1GB of video memory); Nvidia Quadro FX 2700M (512MB of memory)
- 2-MP webcam
- 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth 2.0
- ExpressCard/54, memory card reader
- 4 USB 2.0, HDMI, eSATA, FireWire, VGA, stereo headphone, stereo mic, Ethernet
- TPM, fingerprint sensor, HP ProtectTools, Disk Sanitizer, Drive encryption, Enhanced Drive Lock, Credential Manager, integrated SmartCard reader, Intel Centrino 2 with vPro capable
- 8-cell battery
- 15.5 x 11.1 x 1.3 inches
- 6.6 pounds
- Certified SuSe Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
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