Hewlett-Packard launched a notebook configuration that the company claimed would provide 24 hours of battery runtime, beating claims by rivalDell by about five hours.

To achieve the extended battery life, HP outfitted an EliteBook 6930p with an Intel solid-state drive; a 14.1-inch LED display, which consumes less power than the usual LCD screens in notebooks; and a 12-cell "ultra-capacity battery." The battery weighs 1.77 pounds and costs an additional $189. The SSDs, which are also optional, are scheduled for availability in October.

Pricing for the SSDs has not been released, but the drives, which come with 80 GB or 160 GB of storage, are sure to be expensive. Intel said the smaller model would cost $595 in quantities of 1,000. Pricing for the 160-GB version, which would ship to computer makers in the fourth quarter, was not released.

The basic EliteBook 6930p with a standard battery and 160-GB hard disk drive is $1,775. Other standard features include 2 GB of memory, a 2.4-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, integrated Webcam, and built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless support. Without the ultra-capacity battery, the notebook weighs 4.77 pounds.

By: DocMemory
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