Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) Tilting PC Attracting Business Interest


Certain segments of the business community are strongly attracted to the latest PC offering from Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ), which was built to compete with the increasingly popular tablet computers like the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad.

Dubbed the TouchSmart 9300 Elite, the 23-inch touch-screen PC can be tilted to a 60-degree angle, which is almost horizontal with a flat surface.

The TouchSmart product line was originally developed as a consumer PC, but interest from fields such as health care, hotels and retailers, where there is a lot of interaction with customers, has created a business demand for the product.

Essentially, it could be considered a giant tablet for the desktop.

A price for the TouchSmart Elite hasn't be released yet. The TouchSmart for consumers starts at $900, and goes on sale Wednesday. The business version will go on sale in May.

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