HP to add SSD options to business-minded laptops

We know that when it comes to a company like HP, you cats hang on its every word, waiting for a juicy tidbit of information, quietly hoping to be privy to another life-altering, ingenious decision. Well listen up folks, because we've got news. According to a report today, HP will be begin offering solid-state drives as an option for all of its professional series laptops, including the HP Compaq 2710p, 2510p, 6910p, and 8000 lines. The company's first NAND flash offering will be a whopping 64GB SSD, adding about $1000 in additional cost to the systems, though the company expects the prices to drop as solid-state proliferation increases. In all seriousness, HP isn't always on the cutting edge, but this is a smart decision, which -- luckily for us -- seems to be cropping up all over the map.

[Eugene @ Sep 19th 2007 9:54AM]

"adding about $1000 in additional cost to the systems"

:O - thats a pretty damned big cost for a "smart decision"

[teej @ Sep 19th 2007 10:34AM]

business types will pay for it! especially those in the rugged, military market ;-)

[DickHardknocks @ Sep 19th 2007 10:14AM]

I'm not sure who is the lead designer of systems at HP but, they are geniuses.

The recent HP laptops "DV Series" which includes web Cameras, HDMI and can be used with the laptop dock base is FANTASTIC.

HP laptops now have, for $1000 and under, features I'd only expected SONY's $2000 laptops to have. And they are kept fashionable.

I think businesses would be willing to pay the extra $1000 for a NAND drive in many cases. Besides, many of these big businesses spend money on equiptment left and right and don't mind getting top notch cause they have plenty of insurance and kickbacks.

In the Department of Education, schools are quick to buy eMACS, LCD televisions and projectors, as well as Blackberry's, iBOOKS, DELL systems and smart boards. Considering their money comes from the government and their goal is increasing productivity, I don't really think $2000 notebooks would be a problem so long as they are reliable.

[Andrew @ Sep 19th 2007 4:35PM]

this is definitly not a product marketed towards the D. of Edu. its one meant for large companies and companies that work in semi-rugged environments or companies that work in area's where its not easy to plug in your laptop everywhere you go.. aka WHO

[SimbaDogg @ Sep 19th 2007 4:55PM]

Mmm...battery life