HP’s 5 a.m. roar of announcements gives us blessed respite from the relentless concentration of iPhonery. Here’s what it’s got for us:
• HP’s new TouchSmart IQ500 bumps the lineup’s top-end specs to currency, with a 22″ display, ambilight and 4GB of RAM. Unique just got better–and, at $1,300 and up, reasonably priced–but it’s the improved design that makes it most desirable.
• The Voodoo Omen tower PC, a brutal and beautiful slab of metal with a 7″ integrated auxiliary display and a $7,000 price tag. Specs aren’t detailed, but “best of everything” is mandatory at that price.
• A 13.3″ Voodoo Envy notebook that’s only 0.7″ thick from front to back.
Less compromise on power and capability, but in a form factor cut to match Sony’s X505, Apple’s MacBook Air and Lenovo’s X300. Wonderfully severe design. Do Want.
• The “DreamColor” LCD display, designed to have perfect color balance.
Want to pay extra for superior color reproduction in a 30″ screen? This is your $3,500 huckleberry.
• Sixteen other laptops, mostly unappetizing.
The case for the $7000 behemoth is sweet. I really like cases that look like they could hurt if you touch them wrong.