HP has announced new notebooks aimed at small and midsize businesses. These additions to their existing EliteBook and ProBook lines are expected to be out next month. The new devices, which include a multi-touch enabled tablet computer, are powered by the new Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 processors, and were launched officially at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), in January this year.
 
New EliteBooks

HP Elitebooks are notebook PCs designed for powerful computing. The new EliteBooks announced are the 2740p, a multi-touch enabled tablet and the 2540p, the lightest in the EliteBook series.
 
The HP EliteBook 2740p, which starts at $1,599, has a 12.1 inch diagonal LED touch-screen display. The tablet supports multi-touch gestures, finger taps and swipes across the screen. It has a battery life of up to 5 hours, which can be extended to 11 hours with an optional HP ultra-slim battery. Another accessory available for this is the Ultra-Slim expansion base that allows users to dock their PCs.
 
The HP EliteBook 2540p, the lightest in the EliteBook series of notebooks, weighs around 1.5 kg. It has a 12.1 inch diagonal LED lit display with an optional 2 megapixel camera and fingerprint sensor. The 2540p starts at $1,099.
 
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New ProBooks
 
HP ProBook notebooks are affordable notebooks with features like HD displays. They are targeted at engineers, design companies and gamers who require enhanced graphics at a lower price. They also come loaded with TotalMedia Suite - media software that allows users to play, edit and create video and audio files. The new ProBooks announced are the 4320s, 4420s, 4520s and the 4720s.

The HP ProBook 4320s starts at $949 and has a screen that is 13.3 inches wide diagonally. For those who need a larger screen, for $1,059, the 4720s comes with a screen that is 17.3 inch diagonally. The 4420s and the 4520s have 14 inch and 15.5 inch wide screens and  start at $869 and $799 respectively.
 
See the entire ProBook range.
 
The new notebooks feature HP DayStarter - which lets users view their calendar before Windows finishes booting. The configuration offered will also be highly configurable.

See the entire HP Laptops range.