The HP Pavilion dv7t Quad Edition series, Hewlett-Packard’s 17.3-inch entertainment and multimedia laptop has been released recently.
The dv7t Quad features the latest quad-core Intel Core i7 720QM or 820QM processor, whereas the standard Pavilion dv7t comes with the dual-core Intel Core 2 Duo CPU. The Quad Edition includes the Nvidia GeForce GT 230M 1GB video card, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, up to 1TB of hard drive space using dual HDDs, and a DVD burner or Blu-ray combo drive. The 17.3″ LED-backlight display has a resolution of 1,600×900 pixels and is offered with a choice of edge-to-edge glass.
The notebook sports an optionally integrated HDTV hybrid tuner, web camera and microphone, Altec Lansing-branded stereo speaker system, HDMI and VGA video ports, G or N wireless LAN, a Gigabit Ethernet port, optional Bluetooth and 56k modem, four USB ports (4th shared with eSATA port), an ExpressCard slot, a 5-in-1 media card reader, a Firewire port on select models, an expansion connector, and an optional fingerprint reader,
HP’s dv7t Quad starts at 7.74 lbs with the standard 8-cell battery. It has a “liquid metallic” chassis and comes in Espresso Black or Moonlight White color.
The laptop runs Windows 7 Home Premium or Pro and has a base price of $1,150 at the Hewlett-Packard store.