Description:
Offering powerful mobility options, the HP Pavilion zx5040us notebook PC is a great choice for a family multimedia laptop or a get-up-and-go workstation for your home office. The zx5040us features a fast 2.8 GHz Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor, a combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive, 54g wireless LAN, large 60 GB hard drive, and 512 MB of installed RAM. For a step up in price, the HP Pavilion zx5070us offers an 80 GB hard drive and a DVD/CD writer. The Basics
- Hard Drive: The spacious 60 GB hard drive (4200 RPM) offers more than enough storage for both your work and home files as well as a good-sized multimedia library.
- Processor: The 2.8 GHz Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor will come in handy for tasks such as digital photo or video editing. Thanks to its Mobile features, the processor can save power when it's not needed, thus conserving battery life. It also has a 533 MHz FSB (front-side bus).
- Memory: The zx5040us comes with a 512 MB built-in memory (DDR SDRAM, 333 MHz)--a good start for power users--with a maximum memory expansion up to 1.28 GB (1 x 256 MB, 1 x 1024 MB). It also has an L2 cache of 512 KB.
- CD/DVD Drive: It comes equipped with a combo DVD/CD-RW drive, which enables you to play DVD-ROM discs and DVD movies as well as burn data and record music to CD discs (at 24x speed).
- Keyboard & Mouse: The zx5040us has a 101-key keyboard and touchpad with on/off button and dedicated vertical scroll up/down pad.
Sound and Graphics
You'll get crisp, clear sound via the integrated 16-bit Sound Blaster Pro-compatible audio card. The zx5040us features internal Harman Kardon speakers. The installed ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 IGP video/graphics card is a relatively strong 3-D graphics renderer, and it has 64 MB of shared video memory. The 15.4-inch WXGA WVA TFT active matrix LCD has a native 1280 x 800 pixel display. Connectivity and Expansion Slots
You get a good offering of connectivity options with the zx5040us, including both high-speed USB 2.0 and FireWire: - 3 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players
- 1 FireWire (also known as IEEE 1394 or i.Link) ports for connecting digital video camcorders and other peripherals
- 1 parallel port for connecting older printers and scanners
- 1 RGB monitor port
- 1 TV-out (S-Video)
- 1 PS/2 port for connecting keyboard or mouse
- 1 PCMCIA (or PC Card) slot (Type I/II compatible)
- 1 headphone jack and 1 microphone jack
It also has an integrated 802.11g wireless LAN (which is compatible with the more widespread 802.11b and offers faster data transmission rates), integrated 56K modem (V.92), and an RJ-45 LAN network port (for a 10/100 Ethernet connection to networks and DSL/cable modems). Preloaded System and Software
The zx5040us comes with the Windows XP Home Edition operating system, and it also features Microsoft Works (for working with word processing and spreadsheet documents). Other preloaded software includes Norton Antivirus 2003 (with 60 days of complimentary live updates), Quicken, Microsoft Money, Microsoft Encarta Online Deluxe, Adobe Acrobat Reader, InterVideo WinDVD SE (for playing DVD movies), MusicMatch Jukebox, Muvee AutoProducer, and Roxio Easy CD and DVD Creator (Basic). Dimensions and Weight
Measuring 11.6 x 14.25 x 1.8 inches (L x W x H), it's not the thinnest notebook available. It weighs a moderate 8 pounds. Power
The included rechargeable lithium-ion battery has 8 cells (which refers to the number of charge-storing components within the battery) and offers a standard amount of power for a notebook PC (around 2 hours of typical use). What's in the Box
This package includes the HP Pavilion zx5040us notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions.
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