June 8th, 2007

HP Pavilion dv6500tseHewlett-Packard has refreshed its HP Pavilion dv9500t, dv6500t, and dv2500t notebooks with NVIDIA Geforce 8400M dedicated graphics, and additionally dv9500t and dv6500t models with HD-DVD optical drive option. The PC maker also unveiled the Pavilion dv6500tse Special Edition laptop, which features a white finish instead of a standard black found in other dv6500t models.

The optional NVIDIA GeForce 8400M in Intel “Santa Rosa”-based dv9500t, dv6500t/dv6500tse, and dv2500t Pavilions is compatible with the latest and upcoming DirectX 10 games and provides HDMI support for HD content playback. It has 128MB dedicated video memory and up to 767MB shared memory, if the notebook is configured with 2GB of RAM. For Pavilion notebooks with 1GB of system memory, you can share up to 255MB for graphics processing purposes. The inclusion of the GeForce 8400M, instead of the Intel’s integrated graphics, costs $79.

Along with high-definition DVD media playback, HD DVD optical drive offered with dv9500t, dv6500t and dv6500tse laptops also provides CD and DVD burning capability. Addition of a HD-DVD to notebook configuration costs $470.

HP Pavilion dv6500tse Special Edition with the ceramic white/silver Imprint “Influx” finish starts at $1,147. For comparison, the dv6500t basic configuration with black Imprint “Radiance” coating is priced at $949. Other specifications of the dv6500se are the same as in dv6500t models.

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[…] Laptop Magazine, CNet, AnandTech and PC World have reviewed recently 15.4-inch HP Pavilion dv6500t mainstream notebook, aimed at multimedia users. In addition, ReviewPub has published a review of the Pavilion dv6500t Special Edition laptop. […]

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