Hewlett-Packard is launching a series of new laptops and netbooks, as the technology giant looks to build on its recent momentum in the market for personal computers.The world's largest maker of PC disclose its first touch-enabled netbook as part of your product presentation to the Consumer Electronics Show, held this week in Las Vegas.
The rapid growth of netbooks has strengthened the PC market during the economic recession. The low-cost PC is expected to represent about a fifth of all portable PC shipments this year, according to DisplaySearch, a huge jump from 2008.
The Mini 5102, HP's first netbook touchscreen, sports 10 inches, weighs 2.6 pounds and is intended for students and professionals.
It has software to recognize faces and next generation of Intel Corp. of Atom netbook, Pineview. It will sell for $399 in the USA.
HP also introduced the $299 Mini 210 for consumers and the $329 Mini 2102, intended for corporate users.
The 10-inch netbook QuickWeb appeal, based on Linux, software that allows Internet access and files in seconds without connecting.
HP has been heavily promoting the technology to tap its entire line of computers, and the company is launching its latest portable full-fledged touch the TouchSmart TM2, which has a rotating screen and can lie down in a tablet mode.
The $949 device has a 12-inch display with multitouch technology enables as that found in mobile phones and works with either a finger or a stylus.
HP continues to gain share in the PC market, despite the economic downturn, with both its consumer and commercial PCs performance.
The company shipped about 16 million units in the quarter from July to September, according to IDC, up 9.3 percent from a year ago
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