ITBusinessEdge: New Desktops From HP Especially For SMBs
Paul Mah looks at new HP dekstops for SMBs, with prices starting at $579, that include useful features such as a Password Manager and File Sanitizer for ensuring data privacy.
“Hewlett-Packard earlier this month introduced a new desktop targeted at small and mid-sized businesses, following a trend among computer makers. Some recent examples of offerings designed for SMBs’ unique needs would be IBM’s new deduplication appliance for mid-sized businesses, Dell’s rebranded security hardware and services for SMBs, and a value line of ThinkServer systems by Lenovo.
The HP Pro 3130 Minitower Business PC runs on Windows 7 and comes with a variety of configurable options, ranging from the choice of Intel i3, i5 and i7 processors, integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 and system support for up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM. The primary hard -isk drive is 160GB, with higher capacities or a second HDD for RAID protection optional. An optical drive is available in standard DVD-ROM, DVD Writer or Blue-ray Writer configurations. In addition, power users will appreciate the choice of an integrated 22-in-1 media card reader, and the ability to include USB 3.0 ‘SuperSpeed’ ports added via a PCI Express card.”