Posted 10/22/09 at 08:24:21 AM by :Paul Lilly

Almost as a side note, HP today announced its new Compaq L2105tm touchscreen monitor, dedicating just a few lines to promoting the display in a press release which covered several items.

The 21.5-inch, 1080p display sports a multitouch panel with one finger scrolling and two finger mousing capabilities.. But if you prefer to roll with a stylus, you'll find one jammed conveniently into the side of the monitor. You can even use a gloved finger, says DisplayBlog.com, who points out that the two cameras, infrared light, sensor, and reflective film create a rugged light field capable of detecting just about any type of object.

There was a little bit of marketing glitz on HP's part. According to the OEM, this is the world's first Windows 7 certified monitor, which you means you can plug it in groove to your newly acquired copy of the just-released OS.

HP says the L2105tm is available now for $299.

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Posted 10/13/09 at 08:33:22 AM by Paul Lilly

Four C-notes is about the going rate for 10.1-inch netbooks with a single-core Atom N280 processor and 1GB of RAM. That doesn't sound like much, but that's because you're paying a premium for portability. If you have trouble wrapping your head around that, then HP's new Compaq-branded CQ61 may be more your style.

For the same price as a high-end netbook, the Compaq CQ61 nets you a 15.6-inch dispay powered by a dual-core AMD Sempron M100 processor (2GHz, 512KB L2 cache). Other specs include 2GB or RAM, ATI Radeon HD 4200 graphics, a 160GB hard drive, a DVD burner, Windows 7 Home Premium, and a 6-cell battery.

HP didn't mention what kind of battery life you can expect from the CQ61 and we'd guess it to be nothing to write home about. But still, if you're not sold on the whole netbook thing, the CQ61 looks pretty serviceable at its price point.

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Posted 07/08/09 at 03:20:56 PM by Pulkit Chandna

A $1 netbook sounds like a Third World fantasy. Ironically, such a netbook has become a reality in the US. Sprint and Best Buy have combined forces to sell the Compaq Mini 110c-1040DX Netbook for 99 cents.

The only caveat being that interested persons will have to opt for a two-year service contract with Sprint Nextel, which costs $1,440 and offers 5GB of data.

The same netbook, which features a 1.60GHz Intel Atom processor, 10-inch screen and 160 HDD, is also being offered by AT&T and Verizon along with a two-year contract for $199. Its actual price is $389.

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Posted 06/25/09 at 02:30:29 PM by Paul Lilly

PC shipments might be falling at a record rate, but HP doesn't seem fazed and to prove it, the OEM has announced four new low-cost desktop models for its HP Pavilion and Compaq Presario lines.

The HP Pavilion Slimline s5000, starting at $289, sports an AMD LE1600 processor, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, a 320GB hard drive, and a 6-in-1 media card reader wrapped in a chassis HP says would be an ideal fit for a dorm room. Starting at $269, the HP Pavilion p6000 sports the same basic configuration with a downgraded AMD LE1300 processor.

Moving up the price and performance scale, the HP Pavilion Elite e9900 starts out at $599 and includes an AMD Phenom II X2 545 processor, 4GB of DDR3 memory, a 500GB hard drive, GeForce G210 graphics with 512MB of video memory, and a 15-in-1 media card reader.

Last is the Compaq Presario CQ5000. Starting at $380, a base configuration includes an AMD X2 7550 processor, 3GB of DDR2 memroy, a 320GB hard drive, and integrated GeForce 6150 SE graphics with 128MB of shared memory.

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Posted 03/10/09 at 02:16:15 PM by Andy Salisbury

Back in November HP unleashed its Mini-Q on the people of Taiwan, and now it looks like that same box is making its way to Europe with a new name – the Compaq CQ2000M.

This nettop hasn’t had any changes underneath the hood, and loads out with a 1.6GHz Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, 160GB HDD, Intel’s GMA950 graphics and a dual-layer DVD burner.

Anyone in Europe can grab one now with a 20-inch monitor for €349 (about $440).

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Posted 09/09/08 at 09:45:27 AM by Paul Lilly

Business executives will soon be able to view porn without fear of mucking up their system with malware, and they'll have HP, Mozilla, and Symantec to thank for it. The three-pronged team has set out to create what HP calls the Firefox Virtual Browser, which will appear on the upcoming HP Compaq dc7900 business desktop.

If the concept of a virtual browser sounds familiar, it's because these solutions already exist outside of the OEM realm, some of which have been covered in your favorite computer magazine (assuming Maximum PC is your favorite rag). Like Trustware's BufferZone, the Firefox Virtual Browser consists of a virtual layer independent from the operating system. This sandbox approach means that any downloaded cruft that manages to spread its contaminates stays contained and can easily be undone by simply emptying the virtual environment..

"What we have created is a virtual layer where your browser runs and all the downloads, all the clicks, all the cookies and everything is placed within...a virtualized run-time environment," explains Kirk Godkin, HP senior product manager for business PCs. "With the browser, the user only has to click the mouse and it will reset the browser to its original state and all their favorites will remain the same."

Godkin went on to say that the virtual browser will eventually spread to all of HP's corporate desktops by the end of November, but didn't say whether not HP is also working with Microsoft on a similar option for Internet Explorer.

Is this the beginning of a new trend among OEMs?

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Posted 02/08/08 at 06:42:52 PM by The Maximum PC Staff

Diagnosing and curing your PC problems - Is Socket 939 worth sticking to? How much can RAID do for me? Why won't my SLI work? And more!

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