For all you business enthusiasts who love using HP, a new laptop has been unveiled by HP which will be the thinnest in the world.
At 0.4 inches (10.4mm) thick, the Spectre 13 Ultrabook is thinner than AAA batteries and both thinner and lighter than Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air.
It breaks the previous record held by its own 0.49-inch thick (12.4mm) EliteBook Folio G1 enterprise Ultrabook.
In terms of weight, the new copper-toned notebook is not the lightest device around, weighing 2.45 pounds (1.11kg).
Most of the body is dark grey aluminium with bronze along the sides.
'Carbon fibre and aluminum craftsmanship give this device the look and feel of pure luxury. The two-tone finish on the copper-coloured spine is an example of the beauty of contrast,' the company said.
A big difference with this new model is that the new Spectre is powered by Intel Core i5 and i7 processors rather than the Intel Core M-chips inside most ultrathin Ultrabooks today.
Mike Nash, HP's vice president of consumer PCs, told The Verge he is aware that Core M is standard for a machine like this.
'We know that. We've seen Apple do that,' he says. 'But our customers want Core i, and I'm here to tell you today we pulled it off.'
Pre-orders for the new Spectre are available in the US beginning on 25 April for $1,170 and will ship in May.
It will be available in the UK from July 2016, with a starting price of £1,149, a spokesman for HP told MailOnline.
It has a 1080p display, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage and a 10-hour memory. The battery is split into smaller, thinner pieces that make better use of the available space.
For music lovers, HP paired up with Bang & Olufsen to help its laptop 'bring entertainment to life with sound you can feel'.
Making a laptop of this size work with a Core i processor meant dealing with heat issues.
HP said it handled the heat issues with a 'heat pipe' that distributes heat away from the processor, as well as two fans that push heat out the back.
Despite being thinner, the Spectre 13 does not make some of the sacrifices the MacBook does.
There are three USB-C ports and a headphone jack, making room to plug accessories in and still keep the computer charged. It also has a relatively deep keyboard for the size of the laptop.
Hoping to compete with the most high end laptops, the new Spectre might be a way for the company to boost its dwindling PC division.
In the last three months of 2015, HP reported an 11 per cent fall in laptop sales and a 14 per cent dip in desktop sales.
HP also revealed two limited-edition versions of the Spectre decorate with lavish materials like 18-karat gold and Swarovski crystals.
'We have brought in designers to create an extraordinary experience on our thinnest laptop ever, reinventing how luxury design and powerful laptop technology can come together to create spectacular works of art,' said Stacy Wolff, vice president, design, personal systems, HP.
'We are showcasing the possibilities of marrying technology with glitz and glamour, allowing the PC to become an expression of style.'
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