HP Announces Seven New All-in-One PCs

Hewlett-Packard may be looking to spin off its personal computer whole, but that didn't stop the company from announcing seven parvenu complete-in-indefinite PCs. HP refreshed its Omni, TouchSmart and HP Pro lineups, with starting prices ranging from $400 to $900. Perhaps wanting to tell the world it still intends to be a major force in the PC market — HP is currently the world's largest calculator God Almighty — the accompany same its new each-in-one rollout was HP's "largest investment in the all-in-one desktop PC market up to now."

HP is banking on each-in-one PCs decorous bountiful sellers in the close year. The company cited a recent finding aside commercialize research firm IDC that expects interest in all-in-one desktop devices to turn from 9.9 per centum to 15.7 percent among commercial PC users over the next 12 months (IDC and PCWorld are both closely-held by Planetary Data Group).

Here's a breakdown of what's coming, including expected launch dates and advisable retail pricing.

Omni-concentrated

Succeeding au fait the Omni 100 and Omni 200 that were launched this year, HP is rolling out the 20-inch Omni 120 and the 21.5-edge Omni 220 PCs. Specs are just happening the new devices, but HP says the Omni 120 will offer adequate to 750 GB of hard drive storage with your prize of an Intel or AMD processor. The Omni 220 will sport a cantilever (only arm) design and will come loaded with Intel's Sandy Bridge circuit family of "Core i" processors.

The Omni 220 hits store shelves on Sep 11, starting at $800; the Omni 120 arrives September 21, starting at $400.

TouchSmart overhaul

Four new TouchSmart all-in-one devices are landing place in September and October, including the 20-inch TouchSmart 320, the 21.5-inch TouchSmart 420 and the 23-inch TouchSmart 520. The new computers go with touch screen displays and include Beats Audio technology.

The TouchSmart 420 and 520 launch connected September 11, with starting prices of $700 and $900, severally. Three weeks later, on October 2, the TouchSmart 320 is awaited to turn lendable, with a starting price of $600.

HP is too launching the TouchSmart Elite 7320 All-in-One Business PC that includes a 21.5-inch soprano-definition (no word on resolution) LED back-lit display, and your choice of Core i3, i5 and i7 processors. The Elite 7320 launches September 21, starting at $850.

Go Pro

The final computer in Horsepower's new all-in-one batting order is the HP Pro 3420, featuring a 20-inch showing, Core i3 processor, a upper limit 8GB Force, and up to 2TB of hard drive storage. The Pro 3420 has no firm launch date, but HP expects the computer to land in October, with a start cost of $600.

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