HP Shows Off Sleek Back-to-School Desktops

While tablets and portable laptops have dominated the PC press lately, HP never stopped creating innovative desktop PCs for the education and home market. As a result, it’s updating its desktop lines for the upcoming back-to-school season with sleek new designs for all-in-one and tower desktop configurations.

The new HP Pavilion all-in-one PCs feature a full desktop PC built into something it calls the pedestal floating display. Basically, it’s a sleek stand that lets you store the keyboard underneath the screen. Full HD 16:9 displays and edge-to-edge flush glass give the design an elegant minimalist look. A choice of various fourth-generation Intel Celeron and Core processors or the latest generation of AMD A4 through A10 processors lets you choose between high-end performance and budget-friendly computing.

Three screen sizes are available, ranging from the small 21.5-inch to a mid-sized 23-inch, up to the behemoth 27-inch IPS displays.

The single-hinge pedestal floating display is easy on the eyes with a range of tilt angles. An HDMI-out port lets you connect an additional display for extra productivity. The 21.5- and 23-inch Pavilion all-in-one PCs are expected to be available on or around June 28, and will start at $649.99-$699.99, depending on configuration.

HP is still bullish on desktop tower PCs, with a trio of new systems, which range from affordable to high-performance model lines. The HP Pavilion Tower is the value model, with a choice of four colors and a selection of AMD and Intel processors. Nvidia GeForce GTX graphics are an option, though choices are limited to low-end enthusiast cards. HP Pavilion will be available on June 26 starting at $449.99.

Next up are the HP Envy and Envy Phoenix towers, with higher-end components, a sleeker look, and Bang and Olufsen audio enhancements for a more enjoyable gaming or multimedia experience.

HP Envy and Envy Phoenix give you more storage options, including up to 3TB hard drives or 512GB Solid State Drives (SSDs). HP Envy Phoenix is available with high-end Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 graphics, something you used to see solely in $3,000+ gaming systems. The HP Envy starts at $649.99, with the more capable Envy Phoenix at $699.99. Faster graphics and processors will push these prices higher. All HP Envy and Envy Phoenix models will be available on June 10.

For more, check out HP’s back-to-school laptop lineup.