HP India has recently launched HP Compaq dc7800 Ultra-slim Desktop PC - an energy-efficient business desktop PC. The company release claimed it as the industry’s first to feature a solid-state hard drive (SSD), which offers improved reliability.

The new HP Compaq dc7800 Ultra-slim Desktop PC provides the power and flexibility to meet the needs of most businesses. In addition, it includes a variety of environmental features that allows the desktop PC to meet the most stringent environmental requirements of the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Gold registry.

The HP Compaq dc7800 Ultra-slim Desktop PC’s solid-state hard drive provides many performance and durability improvements, including near instantaneous access to data and the elimination of moving parts, which are the main cause of electro-mechanical wear out, mentioned the company release. Additional benefits include a faster system start, better reliability, improved power efficiency, shock improvement and a smaller overall footprint.

The dc7800 Ultra Slim Desktop is boasted as one of the industry’s smallest, enterprise-ready desktops – 46 percent smaller than previous models – and also features HP’s lowest power consuming, 85 percent efficient power supply, without compromising performance.

Arun Rao, Country Manager - Business Desktop PCs, Personal Systems Group, HP India said, "HP leverages expertise to continually develop smart ideas for its PC product lines that not only help business customers be more productive, but also reduce operating costs and their effect on the environment."

The HP Compaq dc7800 Ultra-slim Business Desktop with SSD will be available from May 1, 2008 starting from Rs 40,000.