HP on CES 2017 unveiled the refreshed
EliteBook x360, a 15.6-inch Spectre x360, alongside the new Envy Curved AIO 34,
the new Sprout Pro by HP, and Omen X 35 Curved Display.
The EliteBook x360 will be available by the end of
January, but no price has been revealed. The HP Spectre x360 will go up for
pre-orders on Tuesday itself, and become available to purchase from
late-January starting US$ 1,499 from Best Buy stores, and from February 26 from
HP.com starting US$ 1,279.99.
The HP Envy Curved All-In-One 34 will become
available from HP.com on January 11 starting US$ 1,729.99. The Sprout Pro by HP's
pricing and availability for commercial consumers will be announced in March
2017. The Omen X 35 Display on the other hand will go on sale from March
starting US$ 1,299.99.
Starting with the HP EliteBook x360, the company is calling it the "world's thinnest business
convertible", and adds that it features the "world's longest battery
life in a convertible with up to 16 hours and 30 minutes."
The Windows 10-based HP EliteBook x360 comes with a
choice of 13.3-inch UWVA ultra slim touch displays, coupled with Corning
Gorilla Glass, with resolutions from full-HD (1920x1080 pixels) to UHD
(3840x2160 pixels). It comes with a choice of seventh-generation Intel Core
processors (Core i5-7200U, Core i5-7300U, and Core i7-7600U) with up to 16GB of
2133MHz DDR4 RAM and Intel HD Graphics 620. Storage starts from a 128GB M.2 SSD
and goes up to a 360GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD.
Connectivity options on the HP EliteBook x360
include NFC (optional), Wi-Fi 802.11ac, and Bluetooth v4.2. On board is one USB
Type-C port with Thunderbolt, two USB 3.1 ports, one HDMI 1.4 port, a Micro-SIM
card slot, microSD card reader, and a headphone/ microphone combo jack. It is
powered by a 3-cell 57Whr battery, weighs 1.28kg (minimum), and measures
316.9x218.5x14.9mm. It bears a fingerprint sensor and IR camera for Windows
Hello authentication.
As for the 15.6-inch HP Spectre x360,
it follows in the footsteps of the 13.3-inch model, and the company touts its
bigger battery (6-cell 79.2Whr with 90W adapter) allows for up to 12 hours and
45 minutes of battery life despite having a 4K display. It sports two new front
facing speakers tuned by Bang & Olufsen, apart from an IR camera with
Windows Hello support. It weighs in at just over 2kg, and measures
355.6x251x17.78mm.
The 15.6-inch Spectre x360 is powered by a
seventh-generation Intel Core i7-7500U processor, coupled with 16GB of DDR4 RAM
and Nvidia GeForce 940MX graphics with 2GB of DDR5 video memory. It sports a
15.6-inch UHD (3840x2160 pixels) UWVA eDP BrightView WLED-backlit display.
Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth, one Thunderbolt 3 port,
one USB 3.1 Type-C port, one USB 3.1 Type-A port, one HDMI port, and one
headphone/ microphone combo jack.
As for the HP Envy Curved All-in-One 34, the company says the next edition of "the world's widest curved
all-in-one" features more computing power for immersive media experiences.
Apart from a 34-inch curved ultra-wide QHD (3440x1440 pixels) Micro-Edge
display that's Technicolor Color Certified, the AIO bears an integrated
four-speaker sound bar tuned by Bang & Olufsen, apart from dual array
digital microphones. Also touted by the company is a low blue light mode.
Other specifications of the HP Envy Curved
All-in-One 34 include a seventh-generation Intel Core i7-7700T processor, 16GB
of 2133MHz DDR4 RAM, AMD Radeon RX 460 GPU with 4GB of GDDR5 video RAM, 256GB
PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v4.2, and a 3-in-1 media card
reader. Ports include HDMI out, HDMI in, four USB 3.0 ports, one USB 3.1 Type-C
port. It ships with a HP Premium Lifestyle Wireless Keyboard with volume
control and optical mouse.
Coming to the refreshed Sprout Pro by HP, the second
generation immersive all-in-one PC meant for commercial customers. The company
says it has been redesigned from the ground-up and sports a 2.2mm thick,
20-point capacitive Touch Mat display with a sharper, near 1080p projected
resolution.
HP adds that the Sprout Pro has been optimised to be
easy to interact with Windows 10 Pro while featuring streamlined software for
easy access to Sprout's key features including faster 2D scanning and
high-precision 3D scanning. Included in the package is an Active Pen, allowing
pressure-sensitive digital inking for annotation and design. It also bears
audio powered by Bang & Olufsen.
The Sprout Pro by HP runs on a seventh-generation
Intel Core i7-7700T with Intel HD Graphics 630 and Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M (2GB
GDDR5 video memory). It bears up to 16GB of 2400MHz DDR4 RAM, and ships with
either a 1TB SSHD or a 512GB SATA SSD. Connectivity include Wi-Fi 802.11ac,
Bluetooth v4.0, one headphone/ microphone jack combo, one SD card slot, four
USB 3.0 ports, one HDMI 2.0 port, one Gigabit Ethernet port, and one audio
line-out. It measures 568x672x586mm and weighs 12.8kg. The top 23.8-inch LCD
display bears a full-HD (1920x1080 pixels) resolution, apart from a bottom
touch and stylus enabled 21.3-inch display. It comes with a 2-megapixel webcam,
and a 14.6-megapixel HP High Resolution Camera.
Finally, we come to the Omen X 35 Curved Display
(seen above). It bears a 35-inch ultra-wide QHD (3440x1440 pixels) 21:9
anti-glare AMVA+ LED-backlit display that's rated to deliver a brightness of
300 nits, and offers a 100 percent sRGB colour gamut. With Nvidia G-Sync tech,
it has a refresh rate of 60Hz via DisplayPort and 50Hz via HDMI, while the
company is touting a 4ms GTG response time. Apart from DisplayPort 1.2 and HDMI
1.4, it bears one audio output port, one headphone jack, and three USB 3.0
ports. The backlight lamp is rated to last 30,000 hours.