Spec-wise, the 610 can be configured with Intel and AMD desktop processors, up to 16GB of RAM, a terabyte of storage, a Blu-ray drive, while its 1.3 megapixel camera and Beats Audio speakers come standard. Naturally, the 9300 has to keep up its professional reputation, and though it cuts out the Beats, it gains Intel's latest Sandy Bridge processors, a 160GB SSD option, and a higher quality two megapixel cam with facial recognition software. You know, for "enhanced security." So, when can you pick up one of these monsters? The $900 610 is expected to start shipping on February 9th, while the 9300 will hit in May for an undetermined price. We're hoping to bring you a full review of the 610 soon, but we can tell you from our early look at it that the viewing angles were sufficiently wide and the tilting mechanism fairly rigid. Man, it's already turning out to be quite a week for HP -- that webOS event is coming up on Wednesday, but in the meantime you'll want to hit the break for the full TouchSmart press release and a short video of the reclining mechanism in action.
lmao they are trying to beat Apple to the punch! Hopefully Steve Jobs gave the big "No" to this design and comes out with something 10 times better that no one has ever thought of. This looks like a hunk of plastic.
ReplyDeleteThey'll probably just add touchscreen to the iMac and make it even thinner.
ReplyDeleteHow can I play SC2 on this?
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I hate when people touch my screen and leave their greasy fingerprints on it, why would I want this?
ReplyDeleteOookay, I want that. Now. Seriously, this is what the TouchSmart shoulda been.
ReplyDeleteHP just beat Apple to the market. Remember the leaked patent docs from Apple featuring a reclining multi-purpose multitouch display like this for a potential future iMac?
ReplyDeleteThis plus Android marks the beginning of a threat to Apple's current dominance of friendly computing. And that's coming from an Apple fanboi...
"So, we've have this game going on at Apple headquarters. We apply for some ridiculous patent, and see who bites on it first, HP, Dell, Sammy, whoever. I had HP in this week's pool, made 50 bucks, plus I got a Patent Troll t-shirt. We called this patent the Desksweeper 9000. And HP, they totally bought into it. They actually made the damn thing."
ReplyDeletet's so thick. Plus wouldn't it be better putting all the ports in the base? Imagine swinging that thing back and forth with cables all hanging out of it. The cables would wear out from all that unnecessary movement. Maybe the keyboard should probably be attached to the monitor and clip in behind it when not in use because who has room put their keyboard anywhere else when sliding their screen down? I agree with the other caller who said, 'Better [to] let Apple release first, then copy later.'
ReplyDeleteI'm very impressed with their touch UI speed, it's very smooth now.
ReplyDeleteI don't get the obsession with thinness. As long as we're not talking CRT amount of space, then it's fine! The stand means you can't exactly push it right against the wall anyway...
ReplyDeleteTab? Please say Tablet. Its like that Tosh.0 episode where the guy tried to say "Sode" instead of Episode.
ReplyDeleteAnd to stay on topic. These are nice! And its nice to see that HP understands the idea that reaching forward to touch your screen gets tiring after a while.
Please say advertisement, instead of add lol.
ReplyDeleteI do hate shortening word, usually makes one sound a bit dim, but I work in electronics and say tablet a lot. I think I'd go mental if i couldn't shorten the word to tab lol
Finally a desktop pc that i can fit inside my laptop bag lol
ReplyDeleteI don't have any really need for it, but its good to see someone trying to innovate in the Desktop PC space. How static has it been when compared with mobile photo, tab and laptop design over the past few years. Also that is