Plethora of new HP laptops, desktops leak ahead of CES

Holy smokes! A ton of unannounced HP laptops and desktops just came across our desk, in addition to those Envy models we saw just a few days back. Ahead of what we presume will be their formal announcement next week right around CES, we've got some details on 14 new models -- some more interesting than others. Now, before you get too excited, we don't have full specs on any of these, but we do have pricing information, and here are some highlights: the 14-inch HP Pavilion dv4i, a Windows 7 laptop with a flush display and fingerprint reader that should run about $785. Up next is the 10-inch Mini 210 HD Edition, which will come in red, black, silver and blue, boast Intel's brand new Pine Trail platform (a 1.66GHz N450 CPU), plus GMA 3150 graphics. Another goodie here is that this one is expected to ship with Broadcom's Crystal HD video playback chip. The Mini 210 HD is expected to cost around $330. Logic Buy (the point of origin for all this info) is reporting that these models should ship on or around January 7th, though keep in mind that all of this information is extremely unofficial, so don't blame us if it all changes. If you simply can't get enough, hit the gallery for a look at a few of the systems, and check the rest of the story after the break.

HP CES 2010 leak

Read - HP Pavilion dv4i
Read - Mini 210 HD
Read - Mini 210
Read - Compaq Mini CQ10
Read - HP Pavilion Elite HPE-110t
Read - HP Pavilion Elite HPE-150t
Read - HP Pavilion Elite HPE-170t
Read - HP Pavilion Elite HPE-180t

• Mini 210 - a model we've previously seen that 10.1-inches, available in red, black, silver and blue. Featuring Intel Atom N450 CPU, Windows 7 Starter Edition, up to 250GB hard drive, 802.11b/g WiFi, 5-in-1 card reader webcam and 6-cell battery. Expected price is $280.
• Compaq Mini CQ10 - 10.1 inches, 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 CPU, GMA 3150 graphics, 1GB DDR2 RAM, an up to 250GB hard drive, 802.11b/g WiFi, and a 6-cell battery for an expected shipping price of $260.
• HP Pavilion Elite HPE-110t desktop - we're short on specs here, but it's expected to have a red chassis, micro-tower design, a Pocket Media Drive bay, DVI, HDMI and VGA connections, plus MediaSmart 3.0 for $685.
• HP Pavilion Elite HPE-150t Quad-core desktop - again, no specs, but the price should be around $785.
• HP Pavilion Elite HPE-170t Quad Core i5/i7 desktop - red chassis, micro-tower design, Core i5/Core i7 CPU, up to 8GB of DDR3 SDRAM, Pocket Media Drive bay, DVI, HDMI, and VGA connections, 460W PSU, MediaSmart 3.0. Expected price of $985.
• HP Pavilion Elite HPE-180t Quad Core i7 desktop - red chassis, micro-tower design, up to 8GB of DDR3 SDRAM, GeForce GTX 260 1.8GB graphics, Pocket Media Drive bay, DVI, HDMI, and VGA connections, 460W PSU, MediaSmart 3.0, with an expected retail price of $1,085.

Other models we have names but little information about are the HP Pavilion p6370t Series, the HP Pavilion Slimline s5300z, Series, the HP Pavilion Slimline s5310t Series, the HP Pavilion Slimline s5370t Series, and the HP Pavilion Slimline s5380t Series.

[DrDr Posted Jan 2nd 2010 1:13PM]

@PaCpiS

Sucks to your assmar.

[pika2000 Posted Jan 2nd 2010 5:19AM]

*yawn. Boring. Wake me up when HP put an i5/i7 in its slimline series.

[TareG Posted Jan 2nd 2010 5:20AM]

Thanks... I'll wait for the new VAIO's...

[revoltracers Posted Jan 2nd 2010 5:21AM]

I would rather buy Sony. Or Apple.

[F C Posted Jan 2nd 2010 5:23AM]

BTW, is that a 4:3 aspect? Lovely!

[makryger Posted Jan 2nd 2010 5:50AM]

Still waiting for a redesign of the their entertainment tablet series...

[Yoy0YO Posted Jan 2nd 2010 7:02AM]

@zakmorgan
Yes!! Muscle protein supplements fall under the category of laptops!

[NXTwoThou Posted Jan 2nd 2010 7:47AM]

Give me a decently powerful tablet with more than two touch points and an expresscard slot for my bosses cell card. Oh, and give it Timeline like styling and battery life.

[repelsteeltjie Posted Jan 2nd 2010 9:31AM]

I wonder how many of the whiners actually have HP laptops. We have a house full of HP equipment, and other than one CD drive that broke on a '2000 machine, everything else is still operational. I've had two items develop problems during their warranty period, and in both cases the problems were handled expediently and professionally. One of them was a battery that failed and HP overnighted one for me.

HP's equipment is generally very good value for money, they have good accessories and I tend to like the designs. I have a new 6 month old dv6 laptop and I honestly have no clue why people are complaining about the trackpad. Folks must be putting 20lbs of pressure on that poor thing.

I won't disagree with the fingerprint comments, but what laptops in the $500-$600 range does not have shiny plastic.

The newest laptop I have from them (dv6) has HDMI out, wireless a/b/g/n, small remote control, does 1080p to my LCD TV and streams hulu and netflix without any problems. All for ~$600 from Staples.

[dds1043 Posted Jan 2nd 2010 9:50AM]

@repelsteeltjie exacty! Finger prints are easy to fix. Use a damn whipe every couple of weeks. I can't believe how many people don't clean their laptops/cell phones.

[Ucbigmike20 Posted Jan 2nd 2010 9:54AM]

@repelsteeltjie Yea I have a dv4 with similar specs. Love mine too. Great price for all the features it has.

[Dusty Posted Jan 2nd 2010 9:56AM]

HP makes some nice laptops and decent prices but they always seem to be the same....

[artshark Posted Jan 2nd 2010 11:03AM]

the 210HD....why don't we see that broadcom chip in any larger size hp laptop

[ExLoony Posted Jan 2nd 2010 11:24AM]

The porblem with the touchpad is that it is in the wrong position, just like the Mini311 where the position is under your right palm and disastrous for typing. HP should get some ergonomic advice instead of the symmetry freak who placed this. The Min311 is almost unsusable because of the stupid keypad position and HP obviously do not care.

[zenbrane Posted Jan 2nd 2010 11:25AM]

What's the difference between the Mini 210 and the Compaq Mini CQ10. The specs look the same to me.

[GaGa4Gadgets Posted Jan 2nd 2010 11:30AM]

I've owned HP notebooks forever, and will continue to use HP.

One small thing I can not get used to is the trackpad buttons being next to the pad with NO space on the newer HP notebooks.

When selecting the trackpad buttons, sometimes I touch the lower portion of the trackpad and then the cursor moves elsewhere. So then you have to move the cursor to the desire area AGAIN then carefully select the trackpad button AGAIN.

All I ask for is 1/2" of space between the bottom of the trackpad and the top of the trackpad buttons.

ANNOYING ANNOYING ANNOYING!

[Arkv2 Posted Jan 2nd 2010 12:08PM]

O.o. $1,085. ?!
That's almost gateway level cheap

[Wiggy Fuzz Posted Jan 2nd 2010 1:10PM]

i once had a hp dv3 special edition lappy. it was brilliant, did everything i could throw at it, i even played fallout 3 on the thing, (with details turned down, obviously) and it happily chugged along.

never got too hot, keyboard was great, just that single annoying creak let things down.

then it got run over by a car - and that was the end of that saga.

now i have a last gen white macbook, and while the software is fine, there is already a massive crack in the palm rest where i can see the harddrive showing through. it's loud, it gets very hot, the cd drive has broken again, the screen is poor, the usb ports (port when i'm using my wireless mouse) are too close together, the keyboard is fine but missing vital shortcuts (delete key?), and it's not clad in ninja black like macbooks of old.

R.I.P. my hp laptop.

[its for kids Posted Jan 2nd 2010 3:07PM]

Like a lot of people, I no longer have a physical office and I am out in the field all day. I need an ultraportable with the better battery life (6-8 hours) at a reasonable price. I don't need gaming, but I do need good graphics ability because I sometimes author software for the special needs kids I work with. Since they are very young, that means working with photos, so I need 3-4 GB memory. I need a keyboard that is decent to write reports with, keyboard size of about 12". Good sized regular memory to hold my media resources (photos, video clips, music and sound clips). My work is publicly funded which means low salaries so it needs to be at a very competitive price and reliable over the long haul. I bet my needs are quite common based on all the people I see working at coffeehouses around Phoenix. Mid-day you often cannot score a booth with an outlet because they are all full of laptop users (thus the need for long battery life). I hope HP is listening. It seems like many of the new laptops have BIGGER screens. Not something I want to carry along with my files and calendar. I keep hoping the ultraportable line will fill in sharing the best of both worlds; laptops and netbooks. These are at least movement in the right direction.

[Ecks Posted Jan 3rd 2010 5:57AM]

Is this HP210HD supposed to have the "Atom 2" processor that was posted about a little while ago?

[Ecks Posted Jan 5th 2010 4:54AM]

I'm an idiot. I meant the ion 2 by nvidia.

[Ecks Posted Jan 5th 2010 4:58AM]

I'm an idiot. What I meant to ask was..."is the hp210HD suppose to come with the new Ion2 chip that's made by nvidia?"