Thought HP was done unleashing its new line of semi-rugged EliteBooks at CES? So did we, but apparently it needed just a little bit more time to pull the 12.1-inch 2540p and 2740p out of the oven.

HP have announced their lightest EliteBook ultraportable yet, the HP EliteBook 2540p, ... i5 and i7 processors along with up to 8GB of DDR3 memory and various HDD/SSD storage options.

The HP EliteBook 2540p balances light weight and a compact design with full-size features. It’s fast enough for day-to-day office tasks while supporting about 5.5 hours of battery-based performance.

The HP EliteBook 2740p starts at $1,599 and will be available in the U.S. next month. HP also announced the new 12.1-inch EliteBook 2540p , which it calls its lightest rugged notebook at 3.3 lbs.

Such is the case of HP’s EliteBook 2540p, a 12-inch rugged-but-portable notebook with a low-voltage Intel Core i7 processor, six-cell battery, Windows 7 Professional, and a weight of four pounds.

The EliteBook 2540p (pictured below) is a more conventional thin-and-light laptop, but it's the lightest ever in HP's EliteBook range, weighing in at a dainty 1.5kg and boasting a 12.1-inch LED ...

Features. As the EliteBook designation suggests, HP’s 2540p caters to business users looking for serious computational horsepower packaged neatly into a road-ready design.

HP EliteBook 2560p in the foreground. MacBook Air ... Before the 2560p came the 2540p, 2530p, ... put the optional 128GB SSD in the EliteBook ...

The HP EliteBook 2540p makes the fewest sacrifices among its rivals, but you have to be willing to put up with a 12-inch screen. 4 Jan 2011. Pros. Ruggedized for business travel.