Both machines, the HP Pavilion Verde Special Edition a6645f and Phoenix Special Edition a6655f pack AMD processors - a dual core Athlon X2 for the $579 Verde (only available at Circuit City) and a quad-core Phenom X4 9150e for the $659 Phoenix. Both go on sale on November 9 and with less packaging for buyers to rummage through.

As you can see from the image above, the Verde has a distinctive graphic on the tower's face (the Phoenix does too, but it's a little more subdued).

HP also showed off the w2558hc, a new 25.5-inch widescreen LCD display with a built-in 15-in-1 card reader, an integrated 2 megapixel webcam and HDMI inputs. The HP w2558hc is also Energy Star rated and is available now for $599.