Personal computers and printing major HP Inc launched eight new personal products including the world’s thinnest laptop at 10.4 mm thickness, a calling device and a business notebook. According to the company ‘Spectre’ is the world’s thinnest laptop and has a battery life of up to nine and a half hours. The new calling device, HP Elite x3, is built-for-business mobile device and runs on Windows 10.

• HP Elite x3 bridges phablet, laptop and desktop to enable users to run key productivity apps across these different experiences seamlessly.
• The third product launched by the company HP EliteBook Folio is the thinnest and lightest business notebook with 12.4 mm thickness and weighs under 1 kg. It will come with a starting price of Rs. 1.30 lakh.
• Other products launched are additions to HP’s existing series notebook Envy, hybrid Elite X2 and EliteBook G3 Notebooks series.
• Hybrid Elite x2 1012 is priced starting Rs. 84,599.

Did You Know?

• The portable computer was called GriD Compass and was invented in 1979 by British Designer Bill Moggridge which was improved by GRiD Systems. GRiD modified the product into a folding screen that included the key-board. Computer called Osborne 1 was considered by most researchers to be the first successful laptop. This portable computer weighed 24 pounds and cost $1795 !!
• The year 1989 was quite successful for laptop producers. First there was Apple Computer that developed its first portable computer called Macintosh Portable the evolution of which turned it into PowerBook.
• Then the company named Zenith Data Systems introduced its Zenith MinisPort – a portable computer weighing 6 pounds. Finally there was Compaq Computer that designed its first laptop PC called Compaq LTE.\Laptops these days run on lithium-based batteries. Lithium-ion batteries have an average life time of 2 to 3 years when used regularly.
• The most preferred laptops is the one that comes with 500 GB Hard Disk, 4 GB RAM , 2 GB Graphic Card, 15 inch screen size according to research.