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HP Pavilion dv7, Pavilion dv5, Pavilion dv4 multimedia notebooksBy Sindre Lia, 10 June 2008
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The HP Pavilion dv7, dv5 and dv4 notebooks are geared for budget conscious multimedia enthusiasts.

HP today introduced 16 new notebooks in the broadest notebook rollout in the company's history, including five consumer notebooks and eleven business notebooks. The new HP notebooks can be configured with AMD Turion 64 X2 Ultra Dual-Core mobile processors, as well as Intel Centrino 2 and Intel Centrino 2 with vPro technology processors.

HP's new Pavilion dv7, dv5 and dv4 multimedia notebooks (compare) feature invisible "magic chrome" controls that light up and become fully interactive upon power up, and one-click access to high-definition TV, photos, movies and music through HP QuickPlay. The new HP Pavilion notebooks also offer optional HP BrightView Infinity Widescreen flush-glass screens.

Previously available only in HP business-class notebooks, HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection is now built into the new HP Pavilion dv7, dv5 and dv4 notebooks. This technology automatically detects if a notebook has been dropped and, while the notebook is on its journey to the floor, automatically stops the hard drive from spinning. The series also offers consumers the option of a high-speed eSATA interface for backing up data to external storage drives.

The HP Pavilion dv7, dv5 and dv7 multimedia notebooks will begin shipping in July 2008.

HP also introduced the HP Compaq Presario CQ40, CQ45 and CQ50 (specs) notebooks, designed for those on the go. The Compaq Presario notebooks includes a new industrial design and HP Imprint 2 surface finish, a range of optical drives, built-in wireless technologies and audio, webcam and analog microphone capabilities (full specifications will be posted here soon).

In addition, HP announced the new SmartTouch PC series, a media center featuring 500GB HDD, Nvidia GeForce 9300 discrete graphics and Wi-Fi. It'll be available in two models, the $1300 IQ504 and the $1500 IQ506 (with TV tuner), both to ship in July 2008.

HP today also unveiled the DreamColor 24-inch LCD display (to be available in July 2008 for $3500) and the HP Pavilion tx2500 Tablet PC, as well as the HP xb4 Notebook Media Docking Station and HP Bluetooth Stereo Headphones with active noise cancellation were also announced.


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