Apr 26, 2011 08:45 GMT  ·  By

HP may be embroiled in a fairly intense situation on the server market, but it is definitely not forgetting about its product development, although it doesn't seem to be getting any better at keeping secrets either, at least if a certain report is to be believed.

HP, like any other IT player, no doubt would like to always expose its new products on its own terms but, as it happens, things sometimes go amiss.

This is one of those times, at least based on a report dealing with an alleged convertible tablet and a business laptop.

Bearing the well-known business brand of EliteBook, the business PC (EliteBook 2560p) is described as a fairly small machine, though not overly so.

With a display size of 12.5 inches, it has a Core i5 CPU at its heart, unless one wants more performance, in which case the Core i7-2620M will be better suited.

There is mention of up to 16 GB of RAM, plus a HDD (500 GB) or SSD (160 GB), as well as a DVD writer.

A discrete graphics card is not included in the spec sheet, meaning that prospective buyers will have to settle for the CPU's built-in HD 3000.

The EliteBook 2760p convertible tablet is quite similar overall, although the screen is of 12.1 inches in diagonal and of a lower resolution (1,280 x 800 pixels instead of 1,366 x 768).

Both mobile solutions have Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 2.1, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, SD/MMC card readers, an ExpressCard/34 slot and 3-/6-/9-cell batteries (the 2760P only has 6-cell ones).

Basically, HP has prepared a pair of mobile business solutions powered by the Intel Huron River platform.

Unfortunately, there was no sort of data on pricing and availability nor any indication as to how long prospective customers have to wait before these final details become known.