In an event in New Delhi, HP unveiled 8 new products that will be hitting the enterprise segment. All products are catered towards making various business verticals more productive and mobile. There were new tablets, 2-in-1 devices and notebook PC's on offer running on both Windows and Android with custom security layers to make the device more secure for enterprise use.
HP Pro Slate 8 and Pro Slate 12 featuring 7.86-inch full-HD QXGA (2048x1536 pixels) display and 12.3-inch (1600x1200 pixels) display protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 4, both running on Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor with 2 GB RAM were launched at the event. Both devices come with enterprise-grade security. HP will also have a number of accessories available for the Pro Slates running Android to make you more productive.
Alongwith the new Pro Slates HP also unveiled the Duet Pen which uses Qualcomm's digital pen technology making it work on both a tablet and regular paper. Whatever you type or draw on a piece of paper kept to the side of your Pro Slates gets drawn on your tablet, pretty neat for Artists, Designers and Engineers at hand. Its what HP likes to call Blended Reality, which is something the company is thinking the future is heading to.
Intel Atom based HP Pro Tablet 10 EE and Pro Slate 10 EE were also launched at the event both with IP-52 rating for dust, moisture and drop protection. There is an inbuilt capacitive stylus on both of them. Both feature the same hardware but the Pro Tablet runs on Windows while the Pro Slate 10 EE runs on Android 4.4 KitKat.
You can also get a Keyboard dock for both the tablets which instantly converts them into a mini laptop. Both run on Intel Atom Z3735G/Z3735F processors with 1 GB / 2 GB RAM as well as 16 GB / 32 GB expandable storage options.
HP also introduced us to the ElitePad 1000 G2 Healthcare Tablet, ElitePad 1000 G2 Rugged Tablet and the HP Retail case for the ElitePad. Now, underneath all have the same ElitePad 1000 G2 tablet but are retrofitted with cases offer additional functionality.
For eg. the Healthcare Tablet comes fitted with a smart card reader to scan doctors' credentials to login to the tablet, a 2D barcode scanner for logging patient data and a handy strap with which it can be easily carried all with antimicrobial treatment to reduce exposure to germs and bacteria. Greatly helping in making patient-care interactive and more prudent. It comes with IP-54 rating for dust and water protection.
The Rugged variant of the Elitepad 1000 G2 comes with MIL-STD 810 and IP-65 rating for dust and water resistance alongwith 20 hours of battery life. It is also fitted with a barcode reader to make it an essential component in a manufacturing establishment.
The ElitePad 1000 G2 Healthcare Tablet and ElitePad 1000 G2 Rugged Tablet run on Windows 8.1 Pro OS powered by Quad-core Intel Atom Z3795 processor with 4GB of RAM. There's 128GB of inbuilt storage, 8-megapixel rear and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera for video chats.
The Retail Case for the Elitepad makes the most sense from the consumer standpoint because its benefits are what the consumer will be most readily able to see. It can be fitted with a mobile payment device and literally become a mobile POS solution for large stores or shops, where billing can be done anywhere within the store and therefore work as a queue buster.
HP also unveiled the EliteBook Folio 1020 family of ultrathin (15.7mm) ultrabooks made of magnesium-aluminium alloy. There was a Special Edition unveiled at the event as well which uses carbon fiber to make it even more lighter at just 1 Kg.
Now, all of these products are enterprise-ready and will not be available through consumer channels.
Here are the prices of all the individual products launched at the event:
- HP Pro Slate 8 is expected to be available in May with a starting price of INR 33,000/-.
- HP Pro Slate 12 is expected to be available in May with a starting price of INR 41,500/-.
- HP Elite x2 1011 G1 is available now with a starting price of INR 85,000/-.
- HP Pro Tablet 408 G1 is available now with a starting price of INR 23,500/-.
- HP Pro Slate 10 EE is available now with a starting price of INR 22,000/-.
- HP Pro Tablet 10 EE is available now with a starting price of INR 25,000/-.
- HP ElitePad 1000 G2 Healthcare Tablet is expected to be available in July with a starting price of INR 85,000/-.
- HP ElitePad 1000 G2 Rugged Tablet is expected to be available in July with a starting price of INR 85,000/-.
- The HP Retail Case for ElitePad is expected to be available in March with a starting price of INR INR 26,000/- for a no battery Case and INR 29,000/- for a Case including battery.
- The HP EliteBook Folio 1020 Standard Edition is expected to be available in March with a starting price of INR 95,000/-.
