HP boasts 24-hour notebook

HP is touting a new notebook with a 24-hour battery life

HP has released a notebook which it claims will run for up to 24 hours on a single charge.

The mark was achieved by combining the company's EliteBook 6930p enterprise notebook model with a solid-state drive add-on and HP's ultra-life battery, both available as optional accessories when ordering the notebook.

HP credited much of the extended battery life to components within the notebook.

The company estimates that its new LED display adds some four hours of life over older screens, while the solid-state hard drive gives a seven per cent boost to battery life when compared to a regular disk drive.

"All-day computing has been the holy grail of notebook computing," said Ted Clark, senior vice president and general manager for HP's notebook global business unit.

"With the HP EliteBook 6930p, customers no longer have to worry about their notebook battery running out before their work day is over."

The EliteBook 6930p line currently starts at $1,199, but users will need to pay a bit more to see the full battery life advantages HP is touting.

Both the ultra-life battery and the Intel SSD drive, when it becomes available in October, will be optional add-ons.

An HP spokesperson told vnunet.com that the exact configuration used to achieve the 24-hour mark will cost $1,816.