HP launches its first business laptop with touchscreen

From InfoWorld: Hewlett-Packard on Monday launched its first mainstream business laptop with a touchscreen, but said it would be cautious in bringing touch technology to its existing business laptop lines.

The EliteBook 2740p is a convertible tablet PC with a 12.1-inch touchscreen that can be rotated and placed on top of a keyboard.

Touch technology finds more use in the consumer space, and is not as widely used in the business space yet, said Mike Hockey, an HP spokesman. HP may bring touchscreens to its ProBook and EliteBook business laptops once enterprises get a closer look at touch technology, HP officials said.

HP was among the earliest vendors to launch PCs with touchscreens through its TouchSmart line of all-in-one desktops. Today the company offers touchscreens in the consumer line of Envy laptops and the 5102 Mini business netbook, but held off bringing touch technology to business laptops until the EliteBook 2740p's launch.

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