HP Pavilion dv5z Launched

Hewlett-Packard has just released the HP Pavilion dv5z Entertainment Notebook PC, featuring AMD’s Puma mobile platform, a 15.4-inch display, and a new design.

The Pavilion dv5z is configurable with the AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core, Turion X2 Dual-Core Ultra, and Athlon mobile CPUs. The laptop comes with up to 4GB of RAM, the ATI Radeon HD 3200 integrated or ATI Radeon HD 3450 256MB dedicated graphics, up to 320GB of hard drive space, and a DVD burner with ugprade option to Blu-Ray ROM.

HP’s dv5z has 802.11b/g and 802.11a/b/g/n wireless options, and an optional Bluetooth module. There are also a 56K modem, Eternet LAN, HDMI and VGA outputs, four USB ports (4th shared with eSATA port), an ExpressCard slot, and integrated Altec Lansing stereo speakers. Other options include built-in web camera and fingerprint reader.

Regarding design, the notebook features “modern lines and durable surfaces with a liquid metallic appearance, a streamlined, high-gloss, onyx and chrome finish”, called Imprint Mesh, and color-matched keyboard and touchpad.

The notebook weighs around 5.84 pounds with a 6-cell battery and runs Windows Vista operating system.

The HP Pavilion dv5z is available now and has a starting price of $699.99.

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