LAS VEGAS — (BUSINESS WIRE) — January 5, 2010 — HP (NYSE: HPQ) today introduced a new range of powerful desktop and notebook PCs and displays designed to meet the performance and reliability demands of business users while helping businesses increase efficiency and reduce their impact on the environment.

Among the new products being announced are:

• The HP Compaq 8000f Elite Ultra Slim Desktop PC, the industry’s first Microsoft Windows® based desktop PC to be free of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) from the wall to the mouse.⁽¹⁾
• The HP EliteBook 8440 p/w and 8540 p/w series notebooks incorporate the latest mobile technologies, are engineered to meet the tough MIL-STD 810G military-standard tests⁽²⁾ for vibration, dust, humidity, altitude, and high and low temperatures, and also are BFR/PVC-free.⁽¹⁾
• The HP Notebook Projection Companion, a compact projector using a mercury-free LED light source that measures only 4 inches by 3 inches and weighs less than 1 pound.
• Engineered to meet the performance, reliability and expandability needs of users with certified application testing, collaboration and optimization tools built in, the HP Z200 Workstation adds a new and extremely affordable entry-level workhorse to HP’s award-winning Z series of workstations.

“HP continues to exceed customer expectations with a range of business products designed with both the environment and productivity in mind,” said Stephen DeWitt, senior vice president and general manager, Personal Systems Group, Americas, HP. “With great designs, energy-saving features and efficient, faster-performing products, customers can feel confident choosing HP products to better position themselves in the ever-competitive business world.”

The product introductions are part of a series of launches that will continue over the next few months, providing businesses the broadest mix of products to refresh their aging desktops, workstations and notebooks.

Business-class PCs and monitors designed with the environment in mind

The size of a ream of paper, the HP Compaq 8000f Elite Ultra Slim Desktop PC is 30 percent more energy efficient compared to previous models, engineered with reduced substances of concern – including the mouse, keyboard and power cord – and packaged in 100 percent paper-based recycled molded pulp cushions to help protect it in transit.⁽³⁾

The HP Compaq 8000f Elite is ENERGY STAR® qualified regardless of the configuration, registered EPEAT® Gold and includes the user-friendly HP Power Assistant, which helps business users maximize the system’s energy efficiency while reducing energy-related operating costs.⁽⁴⁾

HP Compaq 8100 Elite Desktop PC Series features 89 percent energy-efficient power supplies, supports energy-saving technologies such as solid state drives (SSDs) and offers HP power-management solutions that help support lower energy usage and costs. The series is EPEAT Gold registered and ENERGY STAR qualified, and the power supplies are rated 80 PLUS Gold.⁽⁵⁾ Utilizing Microsoft operating systems, such as Windows 7⁽⁶⁾ and future Intel® Core^TM or Core vPro processors, the HP Compaq 8100 Elite Series offers faster, multicore technology enabling intelligently maximized performance that can match most businesses’ workloads.

HP also introduced two displays, the HP Compaq LE19f and the HP Compaq LA22f Widescreen LCD Monitors. Available in 19- and 22-inch diagonal sizes, these displays are BFR/PVC-free⁽⁷⁾ and contain no mercury. The displays are HP’s first to feature WLED low-power-consumption backlit panels. The HP Compaq LA22f is registered EPEAT Gold; the HP Compaq LE19f is registered EPEAT Silver; and both are ENERGY STAR 5.0 qualified and TCO 5.0 certified.

Durable notebooks designed for savvy mobile professionals

Drawing inspiration from aircraft design, HP has updated the look of its award-winning HP EliteBook lineup.

• The HP EliteBook 8440w and HP EliteBook 8540w mobile workstations feature a gunmetal anodized-aluminum finish with a full magnesium-alloy chassis to create an incredibly strong case that protects the top and bottom of the notebook against rigorous usage. The HP EliteBook 8440w represents the company’s first 14-inch diagonal mobile workstation, answering customers’ requests for a smaller notebook.
• The HP EliteBook 8440p and HP EliteBook 8540p retain the classic platinum anodized-aluminum finish and the full magnesium-alloy chassis.

Depending on the model, HP EliteBooks offer a wide variety of configurable options such as choice of Intel Unified Mobile Access (UMA) or NVIDIA discrete graphics; choice of Intel Core i7 processors⁽⁸⁾ or future Intel Core or Core vPro processors; and either high-definition (HD) or HD Plus resolution displays. <