HP unveils 11 Pavilion and ProBook laptops powered by AMD’s A-Series APUs

HP has introduced new AMD LLANO A Series powered laptops at Berlin. They are called the HP Probook 4435s, 4436s, 6465b and 6565b and we got enough time to find out more about the specs and even take some photos of the 435, 4535s and 6460b. Check out the details inside.

Hewlett-Packard is expanding its consumer and business notebook catalogs with 11 new laptops utilizing the latest version of Advanced Micro Devices' Vision chipset. All of the new machines are powered by AMD's A-series APUs (Accelerated Processing Units) with CPU cores and discrete graphics baked into a single silicon die. There are several new features, but the main one to take away from this launch is that all of these notebooks are so power-efficient and cool-running that no heat is apparent coming from the device. "Check this out," Mike Hockey, HP's personal-systems marketing manager, told eWEEK during a demonstration in San Francisco. "This HP ProBook 4436s AC adapter has been on for hours. And it's cold." He was right; it was cold. No heat was emanating from the laptop. "It's because the processors are so efficient now, they don't waste any energy. Heat is just wasted energy." These new ProBook and Pavilion notebooks range in price from $400 to $750, depending upon options. All of these models will be released by the end of July. Check out the details in this slide show.

The HP Pavilion dv-series (Pavilion dv4, dv6 and dv7) provides the final word entertainment notebook experience and is supplied with innovative features equivalent to HP CoolSense, HP True Vision HD webcam and HP Beats™ Audio (Pavilion metal dv6 and dv7). The dv-series also offers greater than twice the graphics performance compared with previous-generation integrated graphics.

From the release of mobile version of the Llano APU has been in the past three months rift level service, and now mainstream entertainment notebook on the market also have been positioned according to their a series published APU equipped with different products rift, but after a period of test , A Department of APU ‘s performance and characteristics have been fully presented in front of everybody Rift: Planes of Telara, low price Warrior, performance rift: planes of telara review, graphics tend to have these characteristics more suitable description of main price APU advantage of the use of entertainment . It is precisely the above reasons Mage, the business applications in positioning the APU models are rarely seen in the figure rift power level, but everything has an exception , today we are bringing to the evaluation of this HP ProBook 4436s.

AMD today announced its new A-Series APUs (accelerated processing units) and HP immediately unveils eleven consumer and business notebooks powered by those new hybrid CPU/ GPU units.

The HP ProBook b-series (ProBook 6465b and ProBook 6565b) features the same bead-blasted aluminum display enclosure and smudge- and wear-resistant HP DuraFinish as the other ProBooks but these new models also include AMD VISION Pro technology. The 14-inch ProBook 6465b and 15-inch ProBook 6565b are both available with the same 3-cell, 6-cell and 9-cell HP ProBook 4436s battery options as the Intel-equipped systems but HP reps claim these new AMD-equipped notebooks deliver battery life “as good or better than” Intel configurations with similar performance.

It seems that HP has something for everyone with its latest announcement. Just in time for summer, HP has unveiled 11 new notebooks. Covering business and consumer needs, the new additions are powered by AMD’s A-series Accelerated Processing Units. Codenamed Llano, AMD’s new chip partners discrete graphics and CPU cores, creating a hybrid for increased speed, graphical performance, and longer HP PR06 battery life. Together, the new notebooks are a heady combination of power and affordability.

AMD's manager of client product marketing, Raymond Dumbeck, was equally circumspect. When asked how the AMD-based HP notebooks compared to their Intel-based siblings in processor and graphics performance, he said, "You're going to have to tell me," and also steered the conversation to battery life, instead.

The HP ProBook B series will come with the option of a 2.1GHz Dual Core AMD A4 processor, a 1.6GHZ Quad Core A6 processor or the 1.8GHz Quad Core A8 AMD Fusion processor. The HP ProBook 4436s adapter will have these same processor options as well as one more lower end option, the 1.9GHz Dual Core AMD A4 processor which is in line with the budget focus of the ProBook s series. All of these new AMD Llano A series processors feature the ability to Turbo up to 2.3GHz to 2.5GHz when you need extra speed to finish a demanding work task.

The HP ProBook s-series (ProBook 4535s, ProBook 4435s and ProBook 4436s) combines a durable brushed-aluminum finish in a metallic gray color with either 14-inch or 15-inch HD displays. These notebooks come loaded with the new ArcSoft TotalMedia Suite that allows you to play, edit and create video and audio files. The notebooks are also equipped with HDMI ports for connecting to modern external displays or HDTVs.

The HP ProBook 6465b (14-inch) and ProBook 6565b (15-inch) will pack the quad-core AMD A8-3510MX clocked at 2.5GHz with an 128GB SSD option. These two will represent HP’s newest business laptops and HP PR06 battery will be equipped with EVDO or HSPA+. A FireWire 400/1394a port and a a combo eSATA/USB 2.0 port are only in the b-series. The s-series does have one bennie not found on the b-series, however: a single USB 3.0 port. The b-series ProBooks will start at $679 when they hit the market on June 27. The s-series models will start at $519, and they are due to be released to production on the same day.

The introduction of AMD’s Llano chip into HP notebooks marks the beginning of AMD’s plan for a bigger piece of the processor pie. According to The New York Times, AMD is preparing to roll out its chip in more than 150 notebooks priced between $500-$800. If AMD can deliver on its promises of longer HP ProBook 4436s battery life, faster page loads, and better graphics, it has good chance of taking off in the marketplace and could also give Intel a run for its money.

On the business side, come HP ProBook b-series (HP ProBook 6465b and ProBook 6565b), which offers enhanced security and increased performance in tungsten-colored design with a bead-blasted aluminum display enclosure and smudge- and wear-resistant HP DuraFinish, along with ProBook s-series (ProBook 4535s, 4435s and 4436s) which combines a durable brushed-aluminum finish in a metallic gray color in addition to a touchpad with gesture support and an integrated HD webcam.

The HP ProBook b series starts at $679 and is expected to be available on June 27. The HP ProBook s series starts at $519, but no release date has been given.