HP Pavilion notebook PCs
Productivity and multimedia tools on the go.
Includes DV, ZD, ZE and ZV series notebooks.

CNET reviews this line of HP notebooks and writes: “Though there’s considerable overlap in features and specs between Pavilion and Presario models, Pavilions generally offer more in the multimedia department, with features such as QuickPlay, which lets you play DVDs and CDs without booting Windows; media card readers and TV tuners; and double-layer DVD burners with HP’s LightScribe technology (which laser-etches labels on discs).

If you can do without these kinds of perks, check out the Presario family models, which are otherwise similar and start at lower price points.

The Pavilion line’s main attractions are the thin-and-light dv1000, the first HP laptop to feature an Intel Core Duo processor; the midsize dv4000 and dv5000; and the desktop-replacement dv8000, which features options such as Windows XP Media Center, a PCI Express card TV tuner, and a dual-lamp display.

We expect the lone Pentium 4-based model, the zd8000, to be phased out sometime in 2006. The HP dv family has some significant differences among components and processors options: The dv5000 and the dv8000 feature the AMD Turion, whereas the dv4000 and the dv1000 go with Intel’s Celeron and Pentiums.” Read full overview of this line from HP at CNET

Also available CNET reviews of four models from this line - HP Pavilion dv8000 , HP Pavilion dv4000, HP Pavilion dv1000,
HP Pavilion dv1000t

This entry was posted on February 9, 2006 and is filed under HP Pavilion notebook PCs.