Slim, colorful and cheap – HP’s new Stream series of Windows tablets
Announced September 29th, Hewlett-Packard Co.’s new colorful and thin HP Stream series of Windows laptops and tablets are machines looking to combine work and play. The range consists of two new laptops and two tablets. HP’s announcement of their new additions is perfectly timed in the lead-up to the holidays, with availability due for November 2014.
Included with the devices is free cloud storage and free 4G connectivity on selected models. In addition is the option of 1 terabyte of storage in Microsoft OneDrive for a year and access to Office 365 Personal edition for a year.
Mike Nash, vice president in the Personal Systems Group at HP said “The HP Stream products announced today hit the mark with sleek design, portability, access to free cloud storage, and the familiarity of Windows and Office 365.”
The two new laptops come with the option of an 11.6-inch or 13.3-inch high-definition display. The 13.3-inch version has a touch display option as well as an optional 200 megabytes of free 4G data each month. The larger version will retail for $230, while the smaller version will be $200. You can choose between two colors, Orchid Magenta or Horizon Blue.
As for the tablets, HP announced a HP Stream 7 (with a 7-inch screen) and the HP Stream 8 (with an 8-inch screen). With a year of Office 365 usage and 60 minutes of Skype included, you are set up from the get go. You also have the option for 200 megabytes of 4G data on the 8-inch version. The 7-inch version will cost $100, while the 8-inch version will only set you back $150.
Back in August HP announced the first member of the Stream family, the 14-inch HP Stream laptop.
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