HP updates Pavilion DV1000, DV8000 and adds DV5000 notebook
By Kevin C. Tofel 
posted January 5th 2006 7:25PM
posted January 5th 2006 7:25PM
HP is hooking up with their AMD peers for the new DV5000z line featuring your choice
of AMD Sempron or Turion 64 processor. The 6.6-pound package offers a 15.4-inch widescreen LCD; BrightView is up to you
as on option.The ATI Radeon Xpress 200M graphics card won't set the world on fire, but bear in mind the $749 price tag
for the base mod. 802.11b/g is standard natch, but 802.11a can be had if you want it. Storage maxes out at 120GB, which
could be tight if you go with the WMCE option. The typical standards of built-in optical drive, HP QuickPlay, 6-in-1
card reader and 6-cell batter round out the capable, but lower-end laptop.
Not to be left out from
the CES announcements, the DV8000 also has some new tricks: the Windows Media Center Edition operating system is an
available option, as is HP's Ultra BrightView display technology, which adds a second lamp over the standard 17-inch
BrightView LCD. Gotta have more horsepower for WMCE on the DV8000? HP's got your back with an available option for a
speedy-fast AMD Turion 64 processor. Is it just us or didn't we hear about that late last year? Either way, the new-ish
DV8000 line starts
I've got a previous model of these, nice laptop, and allthough the "QuickPlay" feature is cool, in all honesty I've only used it once, and that was just to say "That was cool".
If you're a geek (and let's face it) and you have a laptop, chances are if you're going to listen to music on it you're going to want it on and be doing 150 other things at the same time too.
It's a nice feature, but I'm sure seldom used.