Hewlett-Packard has released a new range of notebooks with ‘hip’ designs, noteworthy specifications, and at a price younger consumers could afford.

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HP’s Pavilion dv6700 Series Entertainment Notebook PC

According to HP, its three new notebooks (HP Pavilion dv2800 Artist Edition Notebook PC, HP Pavilion dv6800 Special Edition Notebook PC, and HP Pavilion tx2000 Entertainment Notebook PC) will be aimed at young consumers who would want something that will ‘reflect their own unique tastes.’

HP Australia’s Product Marketing Director for the Consumer PC group, Tony Ignatavicius said, “Through technology young consumers can express themselves in a myriad of ways – on MySpace profiles, blogs, sharing photos, storing their music – so it makes sense that the notebook they use says something about their own style and personality. The distinctly different designs and colours in our latest notebook product range are another way for young people to express their individual personalities to their peers.”

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HP Pavilion dv2800 Artist Edition Notebook

This notebook features the personal design of 20-year old Joao Oliveira of Portugal who won a global notebook design competition organised by HP and MTV in 2007. It runs on Intel’s Core 2 Duo (Penryn) processor, uses Nvidia’s GeForce 8400M GS graphics card, comes with an HP QuickPlay 3.5 software, and weighs 2.4kg.

HP Pavilion dv6700 Series Entertainment Notebook PC

The HP Pavilion dv6700 Series Entertainment Notebook PC has a dynamic bronze exterior and a ‘Thrive’ imprint finish for users who want a notebook that is out of the ordinary. This notebook comes with a Blu-ray drive and HDMI port that will allow users to watch HD movies on a 1080p screen and has a set of quick launch buttons for easy multimedia browsing.

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HP Pavilion tx2000 Series Entertainment Notebook PC

Succeeding the tx1000 is HP’s Pavilion tx2000 Notebook PC. This notebook sports an ‘Echo’ imprint and can be used as a tablet PC by twisting the screen. It is powered by an AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile processor, sports a 12.1-inch screen, and is more ‘responsive’ than the tx1000, HP says.

Product pricing and availability:

• HP Pavilion dv2800 Artist Edition Notebook PC – RRP starting from $1,899, available April 2008.
• HP Pavilion tx2000 Series Entertainment Notebook PC – RRP starting from $2,199, available now.
• HP Pavilion dv6700 Series Entertainment Notebook PC – RRP starting from $1,799, available now.

See: www.hp.com.au