HP's 12.1-inch Pavilion dv2 with Blu-ray -- don't call it a netbook

Here we've got the fruits of AMD's new Neo platform: the Pavilion dv2 series of entertainment laptops. Starting at 3.8-pounds with a keyboard 8% short of full-sized, this 12.1-inch (1,280 x 800 pixels) ultra-portable features a 1.6GHz Athlon Neo MV-40 processor, up to 4GB of memory and 500GB of disk, optional 802.11n WiFi, and WWAN (Gobi) support. Now what if we told you that this 64-bit Vista Home Premium laptop (no need for the XP fallback here kids) measures less than an inch thick and can be configured with ATI Mobility Radeon HD3410 discrete graphics and an external Blu-ray player for $899 when it ships in March? More you say? Ok, there's also Bluetooth, HDMI-out, an integrated webcam, and 3.5 to 4-hours of battery with prices set to start at $699. Isn't CES wonderful?

HP's 12.1-inch Pavilion dv2 -- don't call it a netbook

[Chefgon Posted Jan 6th 2009 9:02AM]

Water?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2009 6:49PM]

Heart?


By your powers combined i am captain planet!

[MrAffrox Posted Jan 6th 2009 4:17PM]

Wow, I like the side profile. Too bad HP insists on making laptops with floral designs. That'll go well with the business crowd.

[Oli D Posted Jan 6th 2009 2:29AM]

Aaaaand my holding out has just payed off, thanks AMD!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2009 2:37AM]

...Can it play Left4Dead? :I

[Mike777 Posted Jan 6th 2009 3:35AM]

Keeping a eye on this baby.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2009 3:44AM]

Warranty aside, should I be thinking about returning my Asus N10J for this?

[superhobo Posted Jan 6th 2009 4:21AM]

Not bad at all!

[NewL Posted Jan 6th 2009 4:31AM]

Nice - looking forward to benchmarks of that system. Sounds like a good VFM device for *mobile* use.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2009 6:13AM]

Can it play GTA IV ?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2009 6:26AM]

Now if HP would keep that beautiful design and make it a fifteen incher...

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2009 7:32AM]

Obligatory "that's what she said."

[Raul7 Posted Jan 6th 2009 6:48AM]

If we can't call it a netbook, let's call it a bag of hurt!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2009 9:06AM]

where is the cd drive located in this laptop? i dont see it..

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2009 12:35PM]

It is a netbook. The cd drive is external...

[mp3 Posted Jan 6th 2009 9:16AM]

I'd call it a deluxe netbook.

[216 Posted Jan 6th 2009 9:44AM]

All it needs is Windows 7 and we have a winner

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 7th 2009 1:29PM]

Windows??? asshole...

[Luffy Posted Jan 6th 2009 10:47AM]

This is awesome news for AMD and for people shopping for budget laptops.

I love netbooks... but I do feel a 10 inch screen with a 1024x600 screen and inability to smoothly play HD content is a little lacking. This will be a "do everything" laptop, and be very affordable. I'm hoping most manufacturers jump on this bandwagon and start creating 12-inch ultraportables and hope the prices start trickling down into the 400-500 dollar range.

[Illrigger Posted Jan 6th 2009 12:46PM]

Looks like I finally found my new notebook. Under 4 lbs, 3.5 hous of battery life, a good screen res, decent processing power and discrete graphics for under $1000? That's exactly what I wanted, just gotta save up.

[waterwagen Posted Jan 6th 2009 3:05PM]

My thoughts exactly, though I'd gladly spring for a bigger battery to get more life out of it. I'd need at least 6 hours to be really happy considering how portable this thing is.

[demonicpascal Posted Jan 6th 2009 4:04PM]

This or the new Mini 2140...decisions decisions...

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 9th 2009 9:45AM]

What's the point of having Blu-Ray playback on a tiny screen that doesn't support 1080p resolution???

[Seven Posted Jan 17th 2009 12:50AM]

Read: "HDMI-out"

Or i'd just read previous comments . . . . .