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April 29th, 2009, 12:19 AM
HP Peps Up Its Mid-Range Business Laptops
The ProBook s-series represents HP's new mainstream business laptop brand, replacing most of the Compaq line.
By Antone Gonsalves
InformationWeek
April 28, 2009 01:58 PM
http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/desktop/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217200461&subSection=News
Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday introduced a line of inexpensive small business notebooks that offer a choice between Windows or Linux operating systems.
Starting as low as $529, the ProBooks combine business functionality with a number of consumer features, such as high-definition graphics and Blu-ray drives. Buyers also have the option ofIntel (NSDQ: INTC) or Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) processors.
The laptops are available with Windows Vista, which can be downgraded to Windows XP. In addition, buyers can choose Novell (NSDQ: NOVL)'s SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 as an alternative to the Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) platform. It's the first time HP has offered preinstalled Linux on a mainstream business laptop.
The ProBook s-series represents HP's new mainstream business laptop brand, replacing most of the Compaq line.
By Antone Gonsalves
InformationWeek
April 28, 2009 01:58 PM
http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/desktop/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217200461&subSection=News
Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday introduced a line of inexpensive small business notebooks that offer a choice between Windows or Linux operating systems.
Starting as low as $529, the ProBooks combine business functionality with a number of consumer features, such as high-definition graphics and Blu-ray drives. Buyers also have the option ofIntel (NSDQ: INTC) or Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) processors.
The laptops are available with Windows Vista, which can be downgraded to Windows XP. In addition, buyers can choose Novell (NSDQ: NOVL)'s SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 as an alternative to the Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) platform. It's the first time HP has offered preinstalled Linux on a mainstream business laptop.