HP Introduces Compaq 6520s, 6720s and 6820s Business Laptops

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HP today announced three new notebooks to its Compaq business lineup. The Compaq 6520s, Compaq 6720s and Compaq 6820s will all be small business focused notebooks and offer Intel processors. All three notebooks share the same basic design of having a silver finish, a drop hinge panel and a scooped out keyboard for a &quot;desktop&quot; like experience.

HP Compaq 6520s

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The Compaq 6520s is a 14.1&quot; widescreen notebook with a drop hinge design to give the notebook a lower overall profile when opened. It features an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, but can also be equipped with a cheaper Celeron processor for the budget conscious. Below is an overview of the basic specs:

• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (up to 2.4-GHz, up to 4-MB L2 cache) or Intel Celeron Processor (up to 2.0-GHz, 1-MB L2 cache)
• Screen: 14.1-inch diagonal WXGA (1280 x 800), or 14.1-inch diagonal WXGA BrightView (1280 x 800)
• Graphics: Intel X3100 integrated graphics
• Hard Drive: SATA 80/120/160-GB 5400 rpm, HP DriveGuard
• Memory: DDR2 SDRAM, 667-MHz, two dual channel SODIMM memory slots, supports 512/1024-MB, up to 2048-MB total (2GB)
• Ports: 3 USB 2.0 ports, VGA, stereo microphone in, stereo headphone/line out, power connector, RJ-11/modem, RJ-45/ethernet
• Slots: ExpressCard/54 slot, Secure Digital (SD) slot
• Wireless: Intel 802.11a/b/g/draft-n, a/b/g, b/g, Broadcom 802.11a/b/g, b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, HP Wireless Assistant
• Optical Drive: 12.7-mm optical drives: DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL LightScribe, DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL, DVD/CD-RW Combo
• Input: Full-sized keyboard, Touchpad with scroll zone
• OS Options: Genuine Windows Vista Business 32, Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic 32, FreeDOS, RedFlag Linux
• Battery: 6-cell (47 WHr) Lithium-Ion battery
• Dimensions: 1.21 in (at front) x 13.3 in x 9.7 in
• Weight: Starting at 5.0lbs

 

HP Compaq 6720s

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The Compaq 6720s is a 15.4&quot; widescreen notebook for small business buyers. It features an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, but can also be equipped with a cheaper Celeron processor for the budget conscious. Below is an overview of the basic specs:

• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (up to 2.4-GHz, up to 4-MB L2 cache) or Intel Celeron Processor (up to 2.0-GHz, 1-MB L2 cache)
• Screen: 15.4-inch diagonal WXGA (1280 x 800) or 15.4-inch diagonal WXGA BrightView (1280 x 800)
• Graphics: Intel X3100 integrated graphics
• Hard Drive: SATA 80/120/160-GB 5400 rpm, HP DriveGuard
• Memory: DDR2 SDRAM, 667-MHz, two dual channel SODIMM memory slots, supports 512/1024-MB, up to 2048-MB total (2GB)
• Ports: 3 USB 2.0 ports, VGA, stereo microphone in, stereo headphone/line out, power connector, RJ-11/modem, RJ-45/ethernet
• Slots: ExpressCard/54 slot, Secure Digital (SD) slot
• Wireless: Intel 802.11a/b/g/draft-n, a/b/g, b/g, Broadcom 802.11a/b/g, b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, HP Wireless Assistant
• Optical Drive: 12.7-mm optical drives: DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL LightScribe, DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL, DVD/CD-RW Combo
• Input: Full-sized keyboard, Touchpad with scroll zone
• OS Options: Genuine Windows Vista Business 32, Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic 32, FreeDOS, RedFlag Linux
• Battery: 6-cell (55 WHr) Lithium-Ion battery, 6-cell (47 WHr) Lithium-Ion battery, 65W HP AC Adapter
• Dimensions: 1.27 in (at front) x 14.1 in x 10.5 in / 32.3 mm (at front) x 358 mm x 266.8 mm
• Weight: starting at 5.5 lbs / 2.49 kg (weight will vary by configuration

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Notice that the 6720s will be offered with a glossy finish BrightView screen, which is somewhat unusual for a business notebook. Pricing for the 6720s will start at $649 with the Intel Celeron processor configuration.

HP Compaq 6820s

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The Compaq 6820s is the largest in size of the new releases. It has a 17&quot; display, also offered with a glossy BrightView finish as an option. The Compaq 6820s is somewhat unique in that the graphics support comes in the form of an ATI X1350 card.

• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (up to 2.4-GHz, up to 4-MB L2 cache) or Intel Celeron Processor (up to 2.0-GHz, 1-MB L2 cache)
• Screen: 17.0-inch diagonal WXGA+ anti-glare (1440 x 900), 17.0-inch diagonal WXGA+ BrightView (1440 x 900)
• Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon X1350 (64/128-bit 4-channel DDR dedicated graphics memory)
• Hard Drive: SATA 80/120/160-GB 5400 rpm, HP DriveGuard
• Memory: DDR2 SDRAM, 667-MHz, two slots supporting dual channel memory, 512/1024/2048-MB SODIMMs, up to 4096-MB total (4GB)
• Ports: 3 USB 2.0 ports, VGA, Stereo microphone in, headphone/line out, power connector, RJ-11/modem, RJ-45/ethernet
• Slots: ExpressCard/54 slot, Secure Digital (SD) slot
• Wireless: Intel 802.11a/b/g/draft-n, a/b/g, b/g, Broadcom 802.11a/b/g, b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, HP Wireless Assistant
• Optical Drive: 12.7-mm optical drives: Blu-Ray Disc DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL, DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL LightScribe, DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL, DVD/CD-RW Combo
• Input: Full-sized keyboard, Touchpad with scroll zone
• OS Options: Genuine Windows Vista Business 32, Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic 32, FreeDOS
• Battery: 6-cell (55 WHr) Lithium-Ion battery, 90W HP AC Adapter
• Dimensions: 1.27 in (at front) x 15.6 in x 11.22 in / 32.3 mm (at front) x 396 mm x 285 mm
• Weight: starting at 6.5 lbs / 2.95 kg (weight will vary by configuration)

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The 6820s pricing will start at $999 with a basic Intel Celeron configuration. Many will be pleased that the screen resolution on the HP 6820s will be WXGA+, a slightly higher resolution than that offered by the WXGA equipped 6520s and 6720s.

 

 

Thanks for the heads-up.

Looks to me like this is HP's response to the Dell Vostro Line. It appears they simply took the HP 510/530 and built up from there. The specs seem rather low, however, especially with the screen resolution. Then again, these are the 's' models, which denote the fact that they are the budget models in the HP Compaq business lineup.

I also don't like the model numbering.They will be too easily confused with the 6510, 6710, and 6910 models. Perhaps they could be the 4520s, 4720s, and 4920s (Just my suggestion).

They look very nice, though. Maybe a little too 'consumerish', but still very attractive. Perhaps these models will be the basis for the next generation of Pavilions, or at least inspire them.

 

I like the lower profile hinge they're using, and the design is somewhat spartan but in a good way. As you say, really these are a play in the budget arena for small business and as such go up against the Dell Vostro line.

 

The weights seem especially light... I hope they're accurate.
Otherwise it looks like a mostly cosmetic change from the 6510b etc.

Oh yeah, I'm thrilled. Is there even any 17" notebook with less than WXGA+?

 

Standard resolutions, yuck.

 

The difference between these and the Vostros are that the Vostros are very much more performance oriented, these top out at GMA (or in the case of the 17", a really lame DX9 dedicated GPU - the 14" Vostro offers a way better card than that).

However, these look nicer, have the nicer hinge, and are lighter, especially the 15" and 17" ones.

 

These are probably very good computers, actually. I have an HP510, and it's a super-clean, minimalist system (no crapware at all!), with an excellent keyboard and screen, really a pleasure to use -- other than the super-stiff mouse buttons, and with these new models it looks like they changed the trackpad.

Nerds will quibble at the 0.01% real-life performance difference between these and the Vostros, but in fact I bet these will sell well.

 

As if widescreen wasn't low profile enough, why would anyone want it to be even more. The laptop is an ergonomic disaster. If they make me look down even more, i'm gonna be a hunchback by 40.

 

The Vostros also have some durability features such as a magnesium alloy chassis, hard disk shock protection, and a spill-proof keyboard. I don't know which, if any, of those features these new HP notebooks have.

EDIT: Oh, it does say "DriveGuard", but I don't know about the other features. In particular, I doubt that these have a magnesium alloy chassis... but I'm not 100% sure. On the other hand, these do look thinner (and according to the specs, they're also lighter) than the Vostros.

 

wtf...

I think I will forget that I saw that.

 

$999 for a celeron seems rather high. The Vostros with celerons starts at around $600.

 

It's HP, what did you expect? They hate + resolution screens.

 

I love the looks of all of these HP laptops. They look very light, but durable. The black slick design is pretty cool too. I believe HP will be my next laptop (in about 3-4 years).

 

Does the 6520 replace the 6510 and 6515 series?

 

lol! You will become a nerd once you try to game on a system with integrated graphics...

 

No, the last letter is important to designate the "status" in terms of price and performance of the series. 's' being the lowest end followed by the 'b'(small business) 'p'(business performance) and finally the 'w' workstation series.

 

Well looks to me that HP won't have the going out of stock problem that Dell is having on their Vostro line because of all the very non-business consumers buying the Vostro with its way better dedicated graphics, higher screen resolution and cheaper price...

 

Do they have a LED backlit displays? Do they have ligten up keyboard? Slot Loading drive? SSD disks? Any wow factor at all?

NO?

Thank you, just another useless release by HP. It is almost year 2008, ppl are not stupid. HP's displays are the worst in industry (even ACER is 2 times better) and now with low profile the vertical viewing angles will be horrible enough, so when the battery runs flat you would be glad it did. Or your eyes.

Another thing why this notebooks are aimed to girls or better say sheeps (aka stupid customers) si design won, not the ergonomy. Touchpad is again centered, so when you touchtype it is completely useless. Your right hand is on it...

 

Oh, these notebooks are meant for budget limited people, so you can't expect any fancy technologies in them...they are just cheap notebooks and have their market, most companies have similar lines these days.

 

There are small to medium businesses complaining that HP's current crop of high-end business notebooks are just too expensive. In the emerging markets, this new line is especially important as it targets SMBs in emerging markets who basically want cheap, reliable notebooks without any bells and whistles. Not everybody wants/needs a P or W series notebook.