The former will be powered by a choice between an AMD Athlon X2 or Turion X2 processor alongside ATI Radeon HD 3200 integrated graphics. As for the Intel-powered Compaq 610, this 15. You can choose from Windows Vista Business or Vista Home Basic as the operating system of choice, where prices range from $429 and $449, respectively. 6″ notebook will run on either the Intel Core 2 Duo or Celeron Dual Core processors, featuring Intel’s GMA X3100 integrated graphics chipset, up to 3GB RAM, a 250GB hard drive and a DVD burner. Both notebooks target the budget-minded businessman, and common specifications include a mono speaker, microphone, Wi-fi and LAN connectivity, a trio of USB 2. It features a 14. 0 ports, an ExpressCard slot, SD memory card slots and VGA output. 1″ display, maxes out at 3GB RAM, can hold up to 250GB of hard drive space and a DVD burner.

HP has just announced a couple more notebooks from the Compaq Essential business line, namely the Compaq 515 and Compaq 610.