HP Folio 13-1000ea Ultrabook Available Exclusively at Currys and PC World

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire -02/20/12)- Currys and PC World have exclusively teamed up with HP to launch the new HP Folio 13-1000ea Ultrabook. Available to buy from Currys and PC World - experts in laptop computing - exclusively for the next three months in-store and online, the HP Folio 13-1000ea is one of the new highly responsive Ultrabooks which are less than an inch thick and enjoy a fast boot up time.

Priced at GBP 899.99 and weighing less than 1.5kg, the Folio13-1000ea is just 18mm thick, and with a five hour battery life makes for perfect light-weight portable computing.

The 13.3" HD LED screen, which coupled with the Intel HD 3000 graphics and built-in Altec Lansing speakers, provides a fantastic and immersive audio visual experience whether surfing the web or watching the latest Hollywood blockbuster.

The new Folio 13-1000ea has a powerful 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2467M processor and 4GB of RAM that makes for great power and performance, you can therefore be sure that multi-tasking will be made fast and easy, added to this there is a 128GB SSD hard drive for your storage needs. The Solid State Drive (SSD) is a great addition to the new HP Folio 13-1000ea as it accesses data faster, consumes less power, provides a longer battery life, produces less heat and is far quieter than a hard disk drive (HDD).

Ultra-thin and yet stacked with features, the Folio 13-1000ea has an impressive array of connection options with USB 2.0 and 3.0, WiFi, Bluetooth and Gigabit Ethernet. It's also easy to connect to other multi-media devices with full size HDMI, 3.5mm jack ports and a multi-format digital media card reader.

Mark Slater, Category Director for Computing at Currys and PC World, comments: "The next generation of laptop computing has arrived in store at Currys and PC World. We are expecting the new category of Ultrabooks, in particular the HP Folio 13-1000ea, to become one of our best-selling range of computing products."

For more information on the range of Ultrabooks available to buy at Currys and PC World, log on to http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/ultrabooks-978-commercial.html or http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/ultrabooks-781-commercial.html.

About Dixons

Currys and PC World are part of Dixons Retail plc, a specialist electrical retailer and services company which sells consumer electronics, personal computers, photographic equipment, communication products and domestic appliances. With over 1,200 stores and online services spanning 28 countries, Dixons is widely acknowledged as one of Europe's leading specialist electrical retailing groups. Dixons employs over 38,000 people and provides adequate training to ensure their personnel can provide top customer service on products ranging from televisions to ovens, washing machines and fridges.

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