HP’s 3115m is the Pavilion dm1z rebadged for the business set, starts at $429

You’ve seen that laptop before. You know you have. Stumped? Okay, here it is. HP just announced the 11.6-inch 3115m for the business market and it is, for all intents and purposes, a rebadged Pavilion dm1z being marketed to a more buttoned-up kind of customer. For starters, it looks just like the newly redesigned dm1, flush trackpad and all. A dual-core AMD E-450 APU, 1366 x 768 display, Beats Audio and battery rated for 11.5 hours come standard. At the entry level, you’ll also get a modest 2GB of RAM and 320GB 5,400RPM HDD. Oddly, 5,400RPM drives are as good as it gets here, whereas with the dm1 7,200RPM disks are the gold standard and you can even upgrade to an SSD. IT guys might prefer the this one, though, because it comes with HP’s Keyed Cable lock and a Computrace Pro module for tracking and remotely wiping lost or stolen laptops (you’ll need to activate this feature yourself). It’ll go on sale in the Americas on November 11th with a starting price of $430 — a thirty-dollar premium over the dm1z. Glossy press shots below — you know, in case you need a refresher on what this thing looks like.

Gallery: HP 3115m

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