Hewlett-Packard is preparing to refresh its lineup of Compaq business notebooks that will coincide with the release of new mobile platforms from Advanced Micro Devices and Intel later in the second quarter.

The company is preparing to launch five updated Intel-based Compaq business notebooks and four laptops based on AMD chips, according to a non-disclosure agreement sent to eWEEK. EWEEK does not sign NDAs.

These new notebooks will likely leverage the updated processors, chip sets and graphics technology that Intel and AMD will include in their new platforms, and an IT manager might want to hold off buying older models until HP and other vendors detail some of the specifics behind these new platforms.

The NDA does not give specific details of the new notebooks, although it does note that all of the laptops will launch sometime in June, which coincides with the release of the new Centrino platform from Intel and AMD’s “Puma” platform.

The launch of the HP Compaq business laptops are part of a larger product push that the company is planning for later this year that will include several updated consumer notebooks in the Pavilion and Presario portfolios, a new tablet and some other products.

The new Intel machines include the HP Compaq Business 6730b, the 6530b, 6730s, 6530s and the 6830s. The AMD models include the Compaq Business 6535b, 6535s, 6735b and the 6735s.

Within HP’s number scheme, the “0” indicates an Intel laptop and a “5” means AMD.

The “s” is a standard business notebook that is meant more for a desktop replacement, while the “b” means a lighter laptop that is geared for employees or workers who travel more often. HP is also debuting what it calls an HP Elitebook 6930p Business Notebook, which is based on Intel chips and is a light-weight notebook with more security features and additional wireless broadband technology.

The Intel Centrino 2 platform will offer users dual-core processors from the chip maker’s line of 45-nanometer Penryn processors before a switch to quad-core chips microprocessors later in the year. The platform will also include a new technology dubbed “Eco Peak,” which will integrate WiMax and Wi-Fi technology onto the silicon itself.

The AMD platform includes a new dual-core processor that the company calls Turion Ultra, along with a new chip set and ATI Radeon graphics. On April 28, AMD introduced a new desktop platform that also includes its own processors, chip set and graphics geared toward corporate clients.

Among the different vendors offering the new AMD platform, HP announced a pair of new desktops for small business customers and enterprise users.

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