Beefy, Light, Thin, Green and All-In-One Round Out HP Fall Lineup

The "green!" moniker skyrocketed well into the lofty realms of marketing hyperbole long ago, but that hasn't stopped everyone and their dog -- including me in the very title of this post -- from cashing in on the term and its synonyms. HP showed its fall lineup today with two new "eco-friendly" laptops, a couple of netbooks, an all-in-one and new MediaSmart Servers.

When it comes to new computer announcements, I'm a lot like Joe Friday wanting "just the facts." It helps cut through flowery press release jargon to just list the specs, I think. Unfortunately in this case the spec list is, without pun, thin.

New HP Envy Laptops

Envy 13
13.3-inch backlig LED screen
3.74 pounds
0.8-inches thick
QuickWeb mode (similar to Sony's Xross Media Bar -- get on the web without booting all the way up)
NO OPTICAL DRIVE
Starts at $1,699

Envy 15
15.6-inch backlit LED screen

New HP Mini Netbooks

Mini 110 (for chicks?)
Nvidia graphics
11.6-inch screen
HP Imprint 3D floral design
Starts at $399

Mini 311 (for dudes)
Nvidia graphics
11.6-inch screen
Starts at $399

New HP Desktops

MS200
All-in-one form factor
18.5-inch LCD
2GB RAM
320GB hard drive
DVD burner
ATI integrated graphics
Starts at $599

New HP MediaSmart Servers

Ex490
Up to 17TB storage space

Ex495
Up to 1.5TB storage space

That's about it, as they say. It's clear the Envy series is meant to compete with the Macbook Airs of the world, and the MS200 is meant for budget-conscious consumers who don't want to hassle with buying the computer and a monitor and speakers, etc. More tech news below.

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