[CES 2015] HP announce Pavilion Mini and Stream Mini PCs
Well, this is a surprise but a very very welcome addition to HP desktop lineup. HP has announced new Pavilion Mini and Stream Mini Desktop PCs that offer great performance in a tiny package, taking the fight to Chromebox mini desktops. HP Stream is just 2” tall and provides full fledged desktop features. HP Pavilion Mini on the other hand is another tiny PC that is powered by Pentium processor, providing bit more power to those whose focus on productivity. Both the products will one year limited warranty and 90 day complimentary free technical software support. HP Stream Mini costs just $180 and HP Pavilion Mini costs just above $300.
“The desktop tower PC continues to be a focal point in the home for sharing, creating, and entertaining,” said Mike Nash, vice president, product management, Consumer Personal Systems, HP. “The HP Pavilion and HP Stream Mini Desktops deliver the benefits of a traditional desktop PC in a package that looks good sitting on a desk and is small enough to fit into an entertainment center.”
HP Stream Mini Specification
- Operating System: Windows 8.1 with Bing
- Processor: Intel® Celeron® processor 2957U
- Memory: 2GB PC3-12800 DDR3L-1600 SDRAM memory 1X2GB
- Solid state drive: 32GB M.2 SATA Solid State Drive
- Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics
- Keyboard and mouse: USB keyboard with volume control and optical mouse
- USB ports: 4 (4 x 3.0)
- Dual display ports
- Wireless: Integrated Bluetooth® 4.0 and Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n featuring 2.4GHz 1×1 technology
- 45 watt maximum power usage
- 6 month free subscription of 25GB of space at Dropbox.
- Warranty: 1 year limited PC hardware warranty
HP Pavilion Mini Specification
- Operating System : Windows 8.1
- CPU: Intel Pentium 3558U
- Memory: 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3L-1600 SDRAM memory (3) 1X4GB
- HDD: 500GB and 1TB options
- 3-in-1 card reader, 4 x USB 3.0 ports, HDMI Out port
- Bluetooth 4.0, Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz 1×1 technology
- HP wireless keyboard and mouse
- Warranty: 1 year limited PC hardware warranty