1. HP has recently propelled to the top of the PC market, ahead of longtime market leader Dell.
2. The star of HP's successful show has been the consumer PC business, which sells HP and Compaq-branded PCs through retailers such as Best Buy and Circuit City Stores. It has challenged Dell's business model of selling directly to consumers, cutting retailers and other distribution channels out of the process.
3. HP has a batch of new consumer and business-oriented notebook PCs.
4. The star of that bunch is the Pavilion HDX, a monstrous notebook with a 20-inch screen aimed at consumers with a heavy appetite for digital media. The launch coincides with the availability of Intel's latest chip platform for notebook PCs which combines the PC's microprocessor with components for wireless Internet connectivity, and which is also aimed at consuming power efficiently to save battery life. Prices for the HDX machine will start at $2,999.
5. HP's blade server business the star among the company's server roster.
6. HP was helped by a weak U.S. dollar, which added $800 million to $900 million for the company.
A business that has a face perhaps sells more than the faceless.
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