HP announced new pavilion x360 convertible laptop

HP Pavilion x360 convertible notebook 360° hinge for ultimate flexibility, easily convert from notebook to stand to tent to tablet mode for all your productivity and entertainment needs with this amazingly value-packed convertible PC. Use as a notebook to work, rotate into a stand to watch, convert into a tent to play, and transform into a tablet to go anywhere. This innovative convertible PC has the flexibility to keep up with all your needs.

HP X360 is a Bay Trail-powered laptop running Windows 8.1 that brings the 360-degree hinged hybrid laptop/tablet form factor to an affordable $460 price point. The red plastic and brushed aluminum PC is available for purchase now and will begin shipping in early March. Features external I/O more akin to a traditional laptop than a tablet with the following connectivity options.

• 1 x USB 3.0
• 2 x USB 2.0
• 1 x HDMI
• 1 x RJ45 (10/100 Ethernet)
• 1 x headphone/mic combo jack
• 1 x SD card slot
• 1 x SIM card slot

Internally, the HP X360 uses an Intel Pentium N3520 processor, 4GB or 8GB of RAM, a 500GB hard drive, 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios, and a 2 cell Lithium Ion HP 446506-001 notebook battery rated for up to four and a half hours of use. HP has further packed its tablet with Beats Audio technology. Interestingly, the Pentium N3520 CPU is a quad core chip based on Intel’s Bay Trail (Atom) architecture which uses Silvermont cores and Intel HD graphics.

HP’s new X360 tablet measures 12.12” x 8.46” x 0.86” and weighs in at a portable 3.08 pounds. It is noticeably larger than other Bay Trail tablets like the Asus T100 which keep with ASUS A32-M9 Battery and Dell Venue series, but it also has an integrated keyboard and trackpad attached via a permanently attached double hinge to the 11.6” LED-backlit touchscreen with a resolution of 1366×768. The chassis is a glossy red plastic while the keyboard cover and palm rest use a brushed aluminum surface that surrounds a large gesture compatible touchpad and a chiclet-style keyboard that appears to be well spaced for an 11.6” machine. A silver chassis version is also in the works, but will not be available until later this year.