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The HP Pavilion ze5570us Notebook PC may not be the fastest or most capable portable computer on the market, but it isn't far off. Best of all, it's priced much lower than many state-of-the-art machines that offer more power or amenities than most notebook users would ever need. A very strong midlevel mobile that works well in virtually any professional or personal environment and offers wireless connectivity to boot, the Pavilion ze5570us is a smart investment for those who can't quite afford top-of-the-line. At 12.96 by 10.72 by 1.79 inches and 7.5 lbs., the unit is of average size. Inside, HP has installed a snappy 2.66 GHz Pentium 4 processor, 512 MB of 266 MHz DDR SDRAM memory, and an ATI Mobility Radeon graphics chipset with 64 MB of shared (not dedicated) memory. In this stock configuration, the Pavilion ze5570us delivers more than enough power for most any task or multitask aside from high-end 3D games animation. Hardcore gamers with a few dollars to spend would be wise to check out other HP notebooks, such as the exceptional HP Pavilion zd7030us Media Center Notebook PC. Sporting a large 60 GB hard disk, the Pavilion ze5570us offers plenty of room for a standard complement of mobile apps and a respectable library of multimedia files. Its optical drive delivers CD playing and burning and DVD playing, but no DVD recording. The system's crisp 15-inch XGA TFT display supports images of 1024x768 resolution, and its 16-bit Sound Blaster Pro-compatible audio chipset and integrated Altec Lansing-designed speakers deliver accurate, full-bodied sound. Controlling the Pavilion ze5570us is a snap. The unit features a full-size 88-key keyboard with Touch Pad dedicated vertical scroll up/down pad. Other amenities include a trio of high-speed USB 2.0 ports for plug and play peripherals, an IEEE 1394 FireWire port for fast interaction with external devices such as digital camcorders, and an S-Video TV-out. Communication facilities are excellent, ranging from an integrated 802.11b wireless LAN interface to an RJ-45 Ethernet connection for fast wired LAN/Internet access and a 56K dial-up modem. The bundled software package features Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Corel Productivity Pack including WordPerfect 10 and Quattro Pro 10, Quicken New User Edition, and HP's versatile PhotoSuite Toolkit.
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