HP Presents Six Ivy Bridge Systems

Now that Intel's Ivy Bridge central processing units are finally live, PC makers are busy launching computers powered by them, and HP is no exception.

The reason we used the word “presents” instead of “launches” in the title is the simple fact that HP did not, in fact, launch any all-new desktops. Yet.

Instead, the world's top PC supplier of has updated its existing line with six machines reliant on the third-generation Intel Core central processing units.

Of course, that isn't a completely accurate thing to say either, since only one of them will become available through retail stores alongside the chips themselves, on April 29, 2012.

The others will enter retail availability only on June 24, although HP will list them on its own website before then.

That said, the HPE H9t Phoenix top-tier desktop will be the so-called flagship. It is described as something that can breeze through image editing applications and games easily.

HP did not go into all the specifics of memory, graphics and storage, but we assume there will be a wide range of choices. The starting price will be $1149 / 871 Euro. 

The HP Pavilion HPE h8t and h8xt are the mainstream machines, with slimmer cases and starting prices of $699 / 530 Euro and $799 / 605 Euro, respectively.

The remaining three are all-in-one computers called HP Omni 220qd, HP Omni 27qd and HP TouchSmart 520xt.

The Omni 220qd has both looks and performance, being described as “a sleek all-in-one PC that offers a streamlined cantilever design and optional features such as Beats Audio.” It will sell for $999.99 / 758 Euro or more.

The HP Omni 27qd is the first 27-inch AiO from the company and has the Magic Canvas software. Its price starts at $1,199 / 909 Euro.

Finally, the HP TouchSmart 520xt doesn't have all the strong components its two peers get, but comes with a touch panel instead. The tag is $999.99 / 758 Euro, like on the Omni 220qd.

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