HP today refreshed its business notebook family, giving them Intel’s latest Sandy Bridge processors, new metal designs, aluminum-alloy hinges and new technologies.
The first duo are the 14-inch HP EliteBook 8460p and the 15.6-inch HP EliteBook 8560p from HP’s EliteBook p-series notebooks. They have platinum color tone finish and feature an aerospace-inspired HP DuraCase that meets the MIL-STD 810G military-standard protection. Both notebooks have LED-backlit anti-glare displays, can be equipped with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3, i5, and i7 processors, choices of UMA or high-performance AMD Radeon HD 6470M discrete graphics, up to 8GB of RAM, choice of multiple operating systems, and either hard disk drive or solid-state disk drive options and have an USB 3.0 ports and a USB 2.0 charging ports.
Along with standard connectivity options like Gigabit Lan, WiFi, Bluetooth, HP EliteBook p-series offers SRS Premium Sound and plenty of battery options – 3-, 6- and 9-cell, plus a new HP Ultra-Capacity Notebook battery, with which HP claims that the HP EliteBook 8460p can achieve up to 32 hours of battery life.
The HP EliteBook 8460p and 8560p start at $999 and $1,099, respectively, and are expected to be available in the United States on March 15.