HP Touchsmart 600 Quad Gets i7 Treatment [HP Upgrades Touchsmart All-In-Ones with Core i7 Chipset]

HP has updated their all-in-one pc flagship to include a Core i7 chipset and the GeForce GT 230M graphics processor.  The new HP Touchsmart 600 Quad will run on the latest mark of Intel processors and keep HP’s all-in-one line competitive for the 2010 calendar year.

The new HP Touchsmart 600 Quad all-in-one PC will feature the aforementioned Intel Core i7 processors at 1.6GHz or 1.73GHz, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM and 1.5TB of HDD storage all in a slimline, 23-inch touch-enabled PC.  For graphics processing, the new Touchsmart 600 Quad includes the upgraded 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT230M, a step up over the G210 processor from the last version of this model.

These upgrades will bring the price on the HP Touchsmart 600 Quad to $1,699.  The previous model HP Touchsmart 600 is still available for $1,049, as well as a mid-grade Touchsmart 600xt which does not feature the Intel Core i7 processors.  The new 600 Quad version is shipping now along with discounted RAM and storage upgrades.  In all, this writer is a bit surprised HP’s Touchsmart line hasn’t gotten more attention in the market.  It’s a surprisingly solid tablet-y device with Windows 7 and top-of-the-line processing, making it a sexy PC alternative to the full line of iMacs.