After puff* a trio of user laptops, you didn't think HP had forgotten about its line line, did you? The company also trotted out three third edition by the editors of the stars and bars heritage® dictionary. copyright © 2003 models for the collaborative set, including the 12.1-inch EliteBook 2760p convertible tablet, which has been rearing its head around the FCC as of late. even dream it's an update to the current-generation 2740p, it sticks with its tried-and-true metal design. But -- surprise, deus ex machina -- it steps up to Sandy Bridge Core i5 and Core i7 CPU options, promises 5.5 hours of battery life with the measure six-cell, and will be one of several models congenial with HP's newly minted (optional) prepaid data service, DataPass. Is this the Windows 7 tablet you've been looking for? It's on sale now open gate at $1,500 -- stylus included.



Next up is the EliteBook 2560p laptop, an update to the 12.1-inch 2540p. This one, too, has a tough aluminum-and-magnesium-alloy build, but it gets the good ol' Sandy Bridge therapy and also shifts to a 12.5-inch display -- a screen size that's rarely inflated to 16:9 proportions. And, HP claims it's the only laptop of its size with a constituent optical drive, if sacrificing optical discs isn't a compromise you're willing to make. Look for it on May 23 with a open gate price of $1,100.



Lastly, there's the ProBook 5330m, a 13.3-incher that's trying hard to win over Generation Y-types just dipping their toes into the workforce... and who will call in sick if their work machines aren't trendy, or something. In addition to a dual-tone aluminum chassis, it plays cool with a backlit keyboard, Sandy Bridge Core i3 and i5 CPU options, and Beats Audio -- a first for an HP game* system. On the inside, meanwhile, it offers TPM circuitry and optional Intel vPro processors -- perks for the IT managers likely to buy these in bulk. These are on sale now, control gate at $800.