Hewlett-Packard introduced its first all-in-one, enterprise-class
PC, as part of its HP Compaq 6000 Pro line June 22. Still, as
enterprise PCs go, “It’s not our first rodeo,” Kirk Godkin, HP’s
manager of business PCs in the Americas, told eWEEK.
HP’s Touchsmart 9100 all-in-one, for example, has been a hit with
hospitality, retail and higher-education verticals, as well as in
scenarios with self-service kiosks. The new 6000, however, fits “right
in the middle,” according to Godkin, who said it’s the results of many
talks with many customers who expressed wanting a “mainstream product
with mainstream features and all the benefits of an all-in-one” — such
as long battery life and the ability to connect it to a rolling cart or
wall-mount it in a nurses’ station.
The Compaq 6000 Pro features a choice of Intel Core 2 Duo processors,
Windows 7 Professional (32- or 64-bit), up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, hard
drives up to 1TB and an optional 80GB solid-state drive.
Its BrightView, backlit, full HD LCD screen measures 21.5 inches on the
diagonal and is said to offer “crisp videoconferencing.” The Webcam has
been paired with a full version of HP’s SkyRoom software, which can
conference in up to six people. There’s also the option of a 16x Max
SuperMulti optical drive and a slim-tray DVD burner with LightScribe.
Seven USB ports are included, along with a Firewire port, a six-in-one
memory card reader, while MXM graphics and a TV tuner are optional.
The 6000 — a sister product to the Compaq 6005 Pro Ultra Slim desktop, introduced in April, along with a family-geared all-in-one
— is “stable, dependable,” said Godkin, meaning a customer needn’t
worry about the product being changed or discontinued halfway through a
major rollout.
There are also enterprise-level security features, such as HP’s
ProtectTools face recognition software and Intel’s Standard
Manageability, for remote management, as well as numerous customizable
features. Some customers, said Godkin, “get tired of putting super glue
in the USB ports — we can turn those off for them from the factory, if
they’d like.”
The possible configurable solutions, he continued, don’t just apply to
the choice of processors but, for example, to the optical drives, the
hard drives — a PC can come with or without wireless, or with or
without Bluetooth or a Webcam.
The 6000 is also Energy Star qualified, EPEAT Gold registered and
offers 89 percent energy-efficient power. With HP’s Power Assistant,
power use — and so energy savings — can be tracked by machine, and IT
can remotely enforce power policies.
The HP Compaq Pro All-In-One Business PC will be available in the
United States beginning July 16. Pricing will begin at $899, for a
model with an Intel Core 2 processor, 2GB of memory, a 320GB hard
drive, Windows 7 Professional and WLAN and Bluetooth support.
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