HP releases Netbook and inexpensive thin Laptops ~ TECHBOLTS

HP has released its new Netbook 'Mini 311' and 2 new thin and inexpensive laptops 'ProBook 5310m' and 'Envy 13'.

The Mini 311 is the first HP Netbook to use a large screen--11.6 inches exceeds the upper limit of 10 inches on standard Netbooks--and is the first to get high-octane Nvidia Ion graphics--the same graphics used in laptops such as the Apple MacBook Air.

The 11.6-inch diagonal LED display is available in high-definition 1366x768-pixel resolution. It includes HDMI and VGA video connectors.
Nvidia's Ion chipset is a graphics processing unit (GPU) that works together with the low-power Intel Atom processor to generate standard-laptop-like graphics performance.
"By processing data-intensive applications in parallel with the CPU, ION-based Netbooks offer many of the same capabilities of full-sized notebooks including support for all versions of Microsoft Windows," Nvidia said in a statement.

The Mini 311 will start at $399 in the U.S.

The ProBook 5310m is

0.9-inches thick
weighs in at 3.7 pounds
sports a 13.3-inch diagonal LED high-definition display
It is offered with a Intel Core 2 Duo SP9300 (low-power) processor
and combines durable, black anodized aluminum with a magnesium frame

The HP ProBook 5310m starts at $699 with an Intel Celeron dual core and $899 with Intel Core 2 Duo. The notebook is expected to be available in North America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region on Oct. 22 with the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system.

The higher-priced and higher-performance sub-one-inch-thick "Envy 13" laptop bears some of the hallmarks of the MacBook Air, such as an aluminum body and a robust graphics chip.

The Envy 13 will come with