HP Elite Slice and Wave are seriously good looking PCs
HP Pavilion Wave and HP Pavilion Elite Slice are new compact form factor desktop Pcs that are unique in their own way. HP Pavilion wave is designed for superio multimedia experience for home users while HP Pavilion Elite Slice is designed to modernize workspaces. Scroll to the bottom of the post for pricing and availability. HP has also announced EliteDisplay S240j Monitor and LD5511 55” display.
HP Pavilion Wave looks absolutely stunning, thanks to the triangular 360 degree design. The Pavilion Wave is 85% smaller than traditional tower PCs (6.81” x 6.62” x 10.29”). HP has used premium material for finishing. There is a parablic reflector on top that reflects the audio coming form speaker grille and also acts as a vent for hot air to come out. 360 Degree multi directional reflective audio is tuned by B&) Play for accurate and superior listening experience. The mother board is housed on one side of the triangular chassis, the second side has the hard drive assembly and the third side houses cooling parts.
“Today’s desktop customers want sleek, innovative and powerful designs that enable new experiences,” said Mike Nash, vice president, customer experience and portfolio strategy, HP Inc. “The HP Pavilion Wave and Elite Slice are the result of HP engineers and designers reinventing the desktop by rethinking its shape, size and look while adding functionality to enable new use cases.”
Key Features of HP Pavilion Wave
- 6th generation Core i7 processors
- Up to 16GB of DDR4 memory
- Up to 2TB HDD (optional 128GB SSD)
- Optional AMD Radeon R9 M470 GPU
- Two dual microphones (support Cortana)
- Support for dual 4K displays
- Ports : 3x USB 3.0, 1x USB Type-C, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x Gigabit Ethernet, 1x mic/headphone jack.
HP Elite Slice on the other hand is more serious PC as this one is designed to modernize the workspace and bring modular design to business users. A bit like ThinkPad Stack, users can stack modules/components on top of each other to create a customized workstation. These modules include Collaboration Cover, Wireless Charging Cover, Audio Module, Optical Disk Drive Module etc. The base unit dimension is 6.5″ x 1.38″ x 6.5″ and weighs 2.31 lbs. If you have a display like the HP EliteDisplay S240uj monitor, you can use the Type-C port and power the Elite Slide (yeah, a monitor can power this desktop).
Here is the list of Covers (modules) that are announced by HP:
- HP Collaboration Cover: turns the desktop into a Microsoft Skype for Business phone for easy call management with capacitive touch keys.
- HP Wireless Charging Cover: wireless charging starts automatically upon contact to eliminate charging cables and ensure mobile phones and devices are powered, ready for use. The Wireless Charging Cover is expected to start shipping in the first half of 2017 and requires factory configuration.
- HP Audio Module: spoken word tuning makes virtual meetings and call experiences crisp and clear with audio tuned by Bang & Olufsen, 360 degree speaker design, dual-microphone array with range of five meters and HP Noise Cancellation software.
- HP ODD Module: for quick and easy back up or to archive files and access legacy content on CDs or DVDs.
Key Specs of HP Elite Slice
- 6th generation Core i7 35W processor
- optional fingerprint sensor
- 360 degree dual fan pipe ring for optimal cooling
- 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, USB Type-C port.
Pricing and Availability
- HP Pavilion Wave starting price is $549.99 and is expected to be available at select retailers and HP.com on September 23, 2016.
- HP Elite Slice starting price is $699 and is expected to be available in September 2016.
- HP Audio Module price is $109, HP ODD Module price is $99.
- HP Elite Slice for Meeting Rooms starting price is $949 and is expected to be available in September 2016.
- HP EliteDisplay S240uj Monitor starting price is $429 and is expected to be available in October 2016.
- HP LD5511 55-inch Large Format Display starting price is $999 and is expected to be available September 2016.
