HP touts new Touchsmart IQ800 series

Coming in two flavours, the IQ804 and IQ216, the new series pack a massive 25in screen, with 1900×1200 resolution, Bluetooth, HP Pocket Media and Intel Core Duo to boot. The 804 is being billed as the specced up machine, with a slightly tweaked processor.

Don’t let that put you off the 816 though. That bad boy comes with a Blu–Ray drive, so you can work your way through some full HD action without having to fire up your telly.

The US release is set for the end of the month, with the 804 coming in at $1,899 and the 816 for $2,099. We’re onto HP for pricing for us Brits, so keep ‘em peeled for more as we get it. While you wait, make sure you check out our vid on the awesome Touchsmart IQ500, it’ll give you a great idea of what you can expect from these two new beasts.

Essentials

HP Touchsmart IQ800 series

Price: £TBA

On sale: September

Contact: HP

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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