pa rel="lytebox" href="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/02/under_nda_until_3.1_-_elitebook_2740p_-__closed_turned.jpg"img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/02/500x_under_nda_until_3.1_-_elitebook_2740p_-__closed_turned.jpg" class="left image500" width="500" //aThe a href="http://gizmodo.com/5038124/hp-elitebook-2730p-tablet-is-ruggedized-and-means-business"HP EliteBook 2730p/a was a tough little convertible tablet, and its successormdash; HP's a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged #elitebook2740p" href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/elitebook2740p/"EliteBook 2740p/amdash;is no exception. The 2740p meets the same rugged MIL-STD 810G military standards, and adds a capacitive touch screen and Core i5/i7 goodness./p pThe 12.1-inch WXGA (1280 x 800) LED display includes anti-glare and optional outdoor view, and can be operated with a pen, your finger, the keyboard, or some combination thereof. Under the hood, you've got your choice of Core i7 or Core i5 processors, but there's sadly no discrete graphics option./p pYou'll get up to five hours out of the standard six-cell battery, but can add on an HP 2700 ultra-slim battery for an additional six hours (listed). And the standard set-up weighs under four poundsmdash;not bad for a tough guy convertible tablet. The a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged #hpelitebook2740p" href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/hpelitebook2740p/"HP EliteBook 2740p/a will be available in the US in April, starting at $1600./p blockquote pProcessor: Intel® CoreTM i7 Mobile Processor Family with Turbo Boost Technology; Intel® CoreTM i5 Mobile Processor Family with Turbo Boost Technology/p pMemory: DDR3 SDRAM, 1066/1333 MHz*, two slots supporting dual-channel memory, 1024/2048/4096 MB SODIMMs, up to 8192 MB total15 *Running at 1066 MHz/p pRemovable Media: Optional HP External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive Optional fixed 9.5-mm DVD+/mdash;RW SuperMulti DL Drive available for HP 2740 Ultra-Slim Expansion Base9/p pGraphics: Intel® HD Graphics with dynamic frequency/p pWireless Support: Optional HP un2420 EV-DO/HSPA Mobile Broadband Module (requires mobile network operator service)5 (GPS-enabled)6; Intel Centrino; Intel 802.11a/b/g/n;4 Broadcom 802.11a/b/g/n, b/g;4 HP Integrated Module with Bluetooth ® v2.1 Wireless Technology; HP Wireless Assistant, Connection Manager 3.1/p pExpansion Slots: 1 ExpressCard/34 slot, Secure Digital slot (SD/MMC)/p pChipset: Mobile Intel QM57 Chipset; Intel vPro Technology24 (optional)/p pInternal Storage: 1.8-inch bay: 160/250 GB25 5400 rpm SMART SATA II HD, 320 GB25 5400 rpm HDD or 80/160 GB25 SSD, HP 3D DriveGuard/p pDisplay: 12.1-inch diagonal LED-backlit WXGA ultra wide viewing angle anti-glare (1280 x 800) – digitizer only or digitizer multi-touch Optional Outdoor View, (Outdoor view only available with digitizer and multi-touch)/p pAudio/Visual: High Definition Audio, stereo speakers, combo headphone/microphone jack, integrated dual-microphone array, integrated 2 MP Webcam/p pCommunications: Integrated Intel Gigabit Ethernet PCI Controller (10/100/1000 NIC), 56K v.92 modembr Ports and Connectors: 3 USB 2.0 ports (one powered), VGA, combo headphone/microphone jack, 1394a, power connector, RJ-11/modem, RJ-45/Ethernet, docking connector for HP 2740 Ultra-Slim Expansion Base/p pSoftware: HP Recovery Manager (Windows 7 and Vista only), HP Support Assistant (Windows 7 and Vista only), Intervideo WinDVD (select models),/p pSecurity: Standard: HP ProtectTools, Integrated Smart Card Reader, HP Fingerprint Sensor, TPM Embedded Security Chip 1.2, Kensington Lock slot, Enhanced Pre-Boot Security, HP Spare Key (requires initial user setup), HP Disk Sanitizer19 Enhanced Drive Lock, Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools, Credential Manager for HP ProtectTools, File Sanitizer for HP ProtectTools;19/p pPower: HP 6-cell (44 WHr) primary battery, HP Long Life 6-cell (39 WHr) primary battery, optional secondary HP 6-cell (46 WHr) 2700 Ultra-Slim/p pWarranty: Limited 3-year, 1-year and 90-day warranty options available, depending on country, 1-year limited warranty on primary battery; 3-year: limited warranty on HP Long Life Batteries10. Optional HP Care Pack Services are extended service contracts which go beyond your standardbr warranties. For more details visit: http://www.hp.com/go/lookuptool./p pInput Device: Full-sized spill-resistant keyboard with drains, dual pointing devices (touchpad with scroll zone, pointstick), digital eraser pen, Jog dial, 2 MP Webcam16, touch-sensitive controls, HP DuraKeys22br HP QuickLook 3,7 HP QuickWeb,8 Roxio Creator Business 10 (select models), HP Power Assistant,18 Skype,16 WinZip 12/p pOptional: LoJack for HP ProtectTools,2, 20 McAfee Security Solution26/p pDimensions: 1.25in(atfront)x11.42inx8.35in /31.7mm(atfront)x290mmx212mm/p pWeight: Starting at 3.8 lb (1.72 kg) with no WWAN (weight will vary by configuration)br Battery, 65W Smart Combo Adapter,2 HP Fast Charge/p pExpansion Solutions:HP 2740 Ultra-Slim Expansion Base, HP USB 2.0 Docking Station, HP Essential USB 2.0 Port Replicator/p /blockquote p[a href="www.hp.com"HP/a]/pbr clear="both" style="clear: both;"/ br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/ a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=48a1227d31b5e5cff83b24d754b5b852p=1"img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=48a1227d31b5e5cff83b24d754b5b852p=1"//a img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2226"/div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=dV7HE4-uh7Y:OrBhv9JA9aA:H0mrP-F8Qgo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=dV7HE4-uh7Y:OrBhv9JA9aA:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=dV7HE4-uh7Y:OrBhv9JA9aA:D7DqB2pKExk"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=dV7HE4-uh7Y:OrBhv9JA9aA:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=dV7HE4-uh7Y:OrBhv9JA9aA:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=dV7HE4-uh7Y:OrBhv9JA9aA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~4/dV7HE4-uh7Y" height="1" width="1"/