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HP Pushes Strongly into Mobility Space

By Justin Ong - 18 May 2007

Notebook Onslaught (Consumer)

Notebook Onslaught

After overtaking Dell to become the world's largest seller of personal computers and securing its position as the number one notebook vendor in the world, HP was not about to start resting on its laurels. To continue the momentum are 13 new notebooks, including a sleek, ultra-light Tablet PC and a huge 20-inch entertainment notebook - a first for HP.

More than just a mere coincidence to Intel's global launch of its "Santa Rosa" fourth generation Centrino mobile platform, this was the first time HP had launched 13 new notebooks at one go, which only serves to drive home their strong intent in the mobile computing space. In the development and design of these new notebooks, the philosophies behind the 13 new notebooks were security, ease of use and reliability, and these were materialized through both hardware and software components - more on these later.

New HP Consumer Notebook Entries

Leading the new wave of notebooks targeted at general consumers is the HP Pavilion HDX entertainment notebook PC. The Pavilion HDX is a series of notebooks targeted at users looking for a mobile home theater experience. Nicknamed "the Dragon", the biggest consumer notebook from HP to date delivers rich multimedia performance on a brilliant 20.1-inch Ultra BrightView widescreen display capable of true 1080p resolution. Audio is provided by four integrated Altec Lansing speakers and subwoofer, spelling its home entertainment value clearly. Topping it off is a dockable full-function HDX Media Center Remote Control.

The rest of the new entries to the HP Pavilion series were the HP Pavilion dv2500, HP Pavilion dv6500 and HP Pavilion dv9500. Also on the receiving end of something new was the Compaq Presario line, with debuts of the Compaq Presario V3500 and V6500. In addition to new notebooks, HP took the opportunity to unveil a new Compaq logo, making for a sleek, bold statement that's a significant departure from the old.

 

Specifications at a Glance
  HP Pavilion HDX HP Pavilion dv2500 HP Pavilion dv6500 HP Pavilion dv9500
Processor
  • Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7700
  • Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7100
  • Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7300
  • Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7400
Display
  • 20.1-inch WSXGA+ High-Definition HP Ultra Brightview Widescreen Display (1680 by 1050 pixels)
  • 14.1-inch WXGA High Definition BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 by 800 pixels)
15.4-inch WXGA High Definition BrightView Widescreen (1280 by 800 pixels)
  • 17-inch WSXGA+ High-Definition HP Ultra Brightview Widescreen Display (1680 by 1050 pixels)
Graphics
  • ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600XT with 256MB GDDR3 (dedicated) & up to 2048MB total available graphics memory
  • Nvidia GeForce Go 8400M
  • Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
  • Nvidia GeForce Go 8600M
System Memory
  • 4GB DDR2
  • 1GB DDR2
  • 1GB DDR2
  • 2GB DDR2
Hard Drive
  • 2 x 200GB SATA (Total of 400GB)
  • 80GB SATA
  • 200GB SATA
  • 100GB SATA
Wireless Support
  • Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection & Bluetooth
  • Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Integrated Wireless LAN
  • Intel PRO/Wireless 802.11b/g WLAN
  • Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection & Bluetooth
Optical Storage
  • DVD ROM with SuperMulti DVD�R/RW Double Layer
  • Lightscribe Super Multi DVD Writer (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support
  • Lightscribe Super Multi DVD Writer (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support
  • Lightscribe Super Multi DVD Writer (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support
Operating System
  • Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit
  • Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
Dimenions
  • 475 x 340.4 x 58.4mm
  • 334 x 237 x 39mm
  • 357 x 257 x 25.4mm
  • 396 x 285 x 41.8mm
Weight
  • 7kg
  • 2.4kg
  • 2.86kg
  • 3.49kg

 New logo for Compaq.

 

Quick Specifications at a Glance
  Compaq Presario V3500 Compaq Presario V6500
Processor
  • Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7100
  • Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7100
Display
  • 14.1-inch WXGA High Definition BrightView Widescreen (1280 by 800 pixels)
  • 15.4-inch WXGA High Definition BrightView Widescreen (1280 by 800 pixels)
Graphics
  • Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
  • Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
System Memory
  • 1GB DDR2
  • 1GB DDR2
Hard Drive
  • 80 - 160GB SATA
  • 80 - 200GB SATA
Wireless Support
  • Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Integrated Wireless LAN
  • Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Integrated Wireless LAN
Optical Storage
  • Lightscribe Super Multi DVD Writer (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support
  • Lightscribe Super Multi DVD Writer (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support
Operating System
  • Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic
  • Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic
Dimenions
  • 334 x 237 x 26mm
  • 357 x 257 x 40.6mm
Weight
  • 2.45kg
  • 2.71kg
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