Hewlett-Packard Introduces New Desktops as It Plans Spinoff
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Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to introduce eight new desktop personal computers in the next two months, including four touch-screen models, ahead of a planned spinoff of its $41 billion PC unit.
The world’s largest maker of PCs plans to deliver three TouchSmart models aimed at consumers with starting prices between $600 and $900 beginning this month. A TouchSmart Elite computer for small businesses, priced as low as $850, will be available Sept. 21, the Palo Alto, California-based company said today in a statement. The machines let users interact with their software by touching the computers’ screens.