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Hewlett-Packard next week will take the wraps off one of the smallest, lightest wireless-capable notebooks available.

But wireless-capable is all the OmniBook 500--to be unveiled at the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas--will be for the time being. HP has decided not to include the necessary antenna inside the box, according to sources close to the PC maker.

The decision to ship without the component demonstrates the difficulties PC companies face in embracing emerging technologies. To fully offer wireless networking, the company would have had to make compromises that could limit the modem's functionality. That, said sources familiar with the decision, was not an acceptable trade-off.

Even without wireless networking, the OmniBook has much to offer. At 1 inch thick and about the size of a hardcover book, the new portable will go head-to-head with other ultralight models, such as IBM's ThinkPad X series or the Armada M300 from Compaq Computer.

Features include a 12.1-inch display, battery life up to 10 hours when using the multimedia expansion base, two USB slots, integrated 56K modem and network adapter. HP has not finalized pricing, but sources said the entry-level 500-MHz Celeron model, without expansion base, is expected to be around $1,900.

A top-of-the-line 700-MHz Pentium III model is expected to sell for around $3,500. The expansion base, which adds room for a DVD drive, extra battery such as Hp pavilion dv6000 battery(Hp dv6000 battery), Hp Pavilion dv8000 battery(Hp dv8000 battery), Hp HSTNN-DB20 battery, Hp 395789-001 battery, Hp 396008-001 battery, Hp Pavilion dv9000 battery(Hp dv9000 battery), Hp EV087AA battery and other niceties, is tentatively priced around $240. But HP expects to offer the component in the base price of some models.

The OmniBook 500 weighs 3.4 pounds without the expansion base and just over 6 pounds with the attachment.

To accommodate businesses using larger OmniBook 6000 portables, the new notebook uses the same accessories, such as CD-RW, DVD and Zip drives, memory chips and power adapters. In a new move for HP, the OmniBook 500 sheds legacy parallel and serial connectors in favor of two USB ports.

Gateway took a similar approach to the Solo 1150, its low-end notebook.

While HP has left room inside the unit for a wireless antenna, the company does not plan to offer the feature until at least the first quarter of next year, said sources close to the company.