5/09/2012 07:26:00 PM
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HP has just announced today a plethora of new products, including the HP EliteBook 2760p TabletPC, on its official website. The news is the upgrade of the processor to Intel’s 2nd generation of Core processors.
That’s right, they’re using Intel’s Sandy Bridge and not the expected Ivy Bridge. The EliteBook 2760p will make use of the integrated Intel HD 3000 graphics which offer significant improvements over past generation graphics, but it will certainly be less capable than Ivy Bridge’s HD 4000 iGPU and a whole lot more handicapped than AMD’s Trinity APU.
The EliteBook 2760p is available with a wide range of Core i5 and i7 CPUs and a single Core i3 2350M. Memory is 4 GB as standard, but it can be upped to a maximum of 16 GB or DDR3 SRDAM, as there are two SODIMM slots available.
Storage is comprised of a single 2.5” bay than can be equipped with 7200 RPM HDDs or a 128 / 256 GB SSD. HP’s new EliteBook upgrade also comes with the same DVD-Writer and that’s a nice and useful option to have on your mobile system.
The screen is built in the same 16:10 format with a 12.1” diagonal and a simple 1280 x 800 resolution and a multi touch matrix. There are three USB 2.0 ports out of which one is available for fast charging, along with a VGA port and an audio combo connector for a microphone or headphones.
Unfortunately, there is no eSATA like some other sites were wrongfully reporting, but the useless RJ11 port is still present. We’re not able to see an eSATA port in the official pictures and there is no mention about one in the official specifications.
We’re lucky to have a docking connector and one Express Card / 34 slot along with a Smart Card Reader and a HD webcam. The battery is a 6-cell one and should be able to last about five hours.
Demanding users can also swap out the optical unit and use Donya’s ODD to SSD adapter bay to install a fast SSD next to the default internal 7200 RPM HDD. It's sad to see that HP still hangs on to the Sandy Bridge, when this tablet should have used AMD's Trinity with ten times the GPU power and USB 3.0.
It's quite surprising that HP believes that a mobile computer with no USB 3.0 is still acceptable. Luckily, we have the Express Card slot.
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The convertible comes packed with all the conveniences and functionality of a laptop computer, with the sharing and presentation power of a Tablet PC. The one downside of the convertible, compared to other types of Tablet PCs, is that with a full-size keyboard, the convertible has a little more weight and bulk.
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