We have already mentioned that almost all PC manufacturers are now going for convertible AiO PCs. We had covered quite a lot of them including the recently announced ASUS Transformer AiO P1801. HP has now joined this league with the new Rove 20, a 20-inch PC which is powered by a battery and is portable.
Rove 20 features a 20-inch 10-finger multi-touch touchscreen and it will be powered by an Intel Haswell processor when it’s released. It has 1TB of storage and an 8GB solid-state drive too. Other features include 802.11ac Wi-Fi, WiDi for connecting to other devices as a wireless display, and Beats Audio for sound.
As you can see from the image, the device is pretty large and weighs 5.3Kg and at that price we cannot really say this is portable. The Rove 20 will come with Monopoly and a bunch of card games preinstalled.
Availability and Pricing:
Rove 20 is expected to be available sometime in July this year and HP has not disclosed the price of this AiO.
HP TouchSmart 20 and TouchSmart 23:
Along with the announcement of Rove 20, HP has also announced two other budget AiO desktop PCs, the HP TouchSmart 20 and TouchSmart 23. Both these devices will use of five-point optical touch instead of a 10-point capacitive screen. Both will be available next month with a mix of 2013 AMD processors and Intel Haswell chips.
Availability and Pricing:
The TouchSmart 20 will be available on June 23rd, with a starting price of $620, while the 23 ships June 5th for $749 and up.
