CES 2017: HP Inc. Ignites Powerful PC Experiences with new Spectre x360, EliteBook x360 and ENVY AIO 34.

The new 15” HP Spectre x360 laptop, announced this week, is an example of that innovation cycle at work. By listening to customers, we knew that 65 percent of them prefer 15-inch displays and that 93 percent prefer the Ultra HD, or 4K, resolution.

 To address and anticipate the needs of customers, we added an NVIDIA 940MX discrete graphics chip that increased the height of the laptop by a mere 1.9mm – or the thickness of a nickel – and included a larger battery, too. We also included the Fast Charge technology that juices the battery to 50 percent in just 30 minutes.

We also know that customers like the freedom that comes with using a stylus pen, so we are using a panel with Ink Certification for N-trig pen to ensure more seamless interactions, whether taking notes, marking up PDFs, drawing or browsing without leaving fingerprints.

Meanwhile, we also reduced the laptop’s overall footprint. With 97 percent of users preferring a thin bezel or no bezel at all, we shifted to a “micro-edge display” design that reduced the bezel width by 70 percent, now only 4.65mm thin on both sides.

Finally, customers told us how much they loved the Ash Silver color on earlier products so the Spectre x360 sports a fully CNC machined aluminum chassis in Ash Silver with copper accents – and made that color an option on a new 13” version, too.

Press Release:

Customers inspire new business convertible PC, upgraded Spectre x360, next-generation Sprout by HP and curved gaming display

News Highlights:          

• EliteBook x360, world’s thinnest business convertible¹, offers long battery life, collaboration and security.
• Spectre x360 features 15.6” diagonal 4K display² and discrete graphics for creators.
• ENVY Curved All-in-One 34, world’s widest curved all-in-one, with new integrated sound bar design.
• Sprout Pro by HP, the world’s first immersive PC, gets major hardware and software redesign to power HP’s Blended Reality 3D experiences.
• OMEN X 35 Curved Display delivers immersive gaming with NVIDIA® G-Sync™ technology.

Palo Alto, Calif., Jan. 3, 2017 – At CES 2017, HP Inc. today debuted exciting new PC innovations that will change the way people interact with their PCs.

“HP has been on an innovation roll over the last year and that momentum continues with major advances across our PC portfolio that create incredible customer experiences for both personal and business uses,” said Ron Coughlin, president, Personal Systems, HP Inc. “By continuously seeking insights from customers we are changing the way we create and deliver computing experiences.”

For work, home or on the go, HP premium PCs are designed to exceed customer expectations for what they want to accomplish with their devices. New products debuting today include:

• HP EliteBook x360, the world’s thinnest business convertible¹,combines HP Spectre’s powerful thin and light design, HP EliteBook Folio’s collaboration capabilities and HP Elite enterprise security and durability. It features the world’s longest battery life in a convertible ³ with up to 16 hours and 30 minutes ⁴. Its integrated collaboration capabilities enhance productivity and bring new life to meetings with dedicated conferencing keys, powerful audio, an optional 13.3” diagonal 4K UHD display² with Windows Hello ^5, and pen support⁶. As part of the HP Elite family, the world’s most secure and manageable PCs ⁷, the business convertible includes latest innovations such as HP Sure Start Gen3⁸, the world’s only self-healing BIOS now with run-time memory (SMM) protection. It also protects the office of the future with HP WorkWise⁹, the most advanced Smartphone App for PC Management and first to offer Tamper Protection¹⁰.
• HP Spectre x360, following the success of HP’s 13.3” diagonal model, the second generation of HP’s 15.6” diagonal x360 is the most powerful in the Spectre portfolio. A bigger battery allows for up to 12 hours and 45 minutes⁴ while powering a micro-edge 4K display². This is close to the same battery life as the Full HD model launched last year. The new HP Spectre x360 features the latest Intel® Core™ processors¹¹, high-performance NVIDIA® GeForce® 940MX graphics, adds two new front facing speakers expertly tuned by Bang & Olufsen for a great audio experience and an IR camera for Windows Hello⁵.
• HP ENVY Curved All-in-One 34, the next edition of HP’s award-winning and world’s widest curved all-in-one¹², now adds more computing power for immersive media experiences. The new curved AIO features a 34” diagonal Technicolor Color Certified Ultra WQHD micro-edge display¹³ that floats over an integrated four-speaker sound bar tuned by Bang & Olufsen. For evening use, the display can easily switch to a low blue light mode for improved eye comfort and a better night’s sleep.

For more information, go to the HP EliteBook x360, HP Spectre x360 and HP ENVY Curve All-in-One 34 CES 2017 online press kit.

To better meet the needs of commercial customers, HP is introducing the new Sprout Pro by HP, the second generation immersive all-in-one PC. It incorporates a grounds-up redesign with a 2.2mm thick, 20-point capacitive Touch Mat display with a sharper, near 1080p projected resolution¹⁴. The advanced technologies and new features empower users in education, retail kiosk and manufacturing to create highly visual content and interactive experiences by blending the physical and digital worlds. This generation makes it easier to interact with Windows 10 Pro and streamlined software gives easy access to Sprout’s key features including faster 2D scanning and, for the first time, high-precision 3D scanning. Included is an Active Pen, allowing pressure-sensitive digital inking for annotation and design. It also now features an Intel® Core™ i7 processor¹¹, 1TB of SSHD storage, up to 16GB of RAM, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M graphics for faster 3D scanning¹⁴.

For more information, go to Sprout Pro by HP CES 2017 online press kit.

First launched in August, OMEN X by HP is now bringing gamers closer to their virtual worlds with the new OMEN X 35 Curved Display. As the first OMEN display with NVIDIA® G-Sync™ technology, stutter and lag will never be a problem, providing higher refresh rates that result in a more natural, realistic, and true-to-life gaming experience. The latest addition of a 35" diagonal curved display to the OMEN lineup adds a whole new level of immersion for gamers who engage enemies on the battlefield or maneuver against the competition on the racetrack.

For more information, go to OMEN X 35 Curved Display CES 2017 online press kit.

Pricing and Availability¹⁵

• The HP EliteBook x360 is expected to be available at the end of January 2017.
• The HP Spectre x360 15.6” is expected to be available for pre-order starting on January 3, 2017 via BestBuy.com and HP.com. It will be available for purchase late January 2017 via BestBuy.com and in U.S. Best Buy stores in February starting at $1,499. The HP Spectre x360 15.6” is expected to be available via HP.com on February 26, 2017 starting at $1,279.99.
• The HP ENVY Curved All-In-One 34 is expected to be available on HP.com on January 11, 2017 and select retailers on February 26, 2017 starting at $1,729.99.
• The Sprout Pro by HP pricing and availability for commercial consumers is expected in March 2017 in select countries.
• The OMEN X 35 Display is expected to be available on HP.com and select retailers in March 2017 starting at $1,299.99.

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1. Based on competitors as of 12/1/16 with >1m units annually of convertible, non-detachables having a Windows Pro OS and 6th or 7th generation Intel® vPro™ enabled processors
2. 4K Ultra High-definition (HD) content required to view 4K Ultra HD images
3. Based on competitors as of 12/1/16 with >1m units annually of convertible, non-detachables
4. Windows 10/ MM14 battery life will vary depending on various factors including product model, configuration, loaded applications, features, use, wireless functionality, and power management settings. The maximum capacity of the battery will naturally decrease with time and usage. See www.bapco.com for additional details.
5. Some features including Windows Hello require more advanced hardware. See www.hp.com/go/windows10upgrade and www.windows.com/windows10upgrade. Pre-release product shown, subject to change. Apps sold separately.
6. Pen sold separately
7. Based on HP’s unique and comprehensive security capabilities at no additional cost and HP Manageability Integration Kit’s management of every aspect of a PC including hardware, BIOS and software management using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager among vendors with >1M unit annual sales as of November 2016 on HP Elite PCs with 7th Gen Intel® Core® Processors, Intel® integrated graphics, and Intel® WLAN.
8. HP Sure Start Gen3 is available on HP Elite products equipped with Intel® 7th generation processors.
9. P WorkWise smartphone app will soon be available as a free download on the App Store and Google Play.
10. Based on major competitors as of November 1, 2016 with smartphone managed PC security, performance and print features
11. Multi-core is designed to improve performance of certain software products. Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of this technology. Performance and clock frequency will vary depending on application workload and your hardware and software configurations. Intel’s numbering is not a measurement of higher performance.
12. Based on diagonal measurement of the screen, consumer All-in-Ones as of 10/10/16
13. Wide Quad High-definition (WQHD) content required to view Wide Quad HD images.
14. Compared to the previous generations of Sprout.
15. Estimated U.S. street prices. Actual prices may vary.

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Media contacts

• Kaitlyn Dierkes, HP
  kaitlyn.m.dierkes@hp.com
• Angie Alaya Oksanen , Edelman for HP
  angie.ayala-oksanen@edelman.com