Description:
HP has designed its Pavilion ze4420us Notebook PC to meet the needs of those who require satisfactory performance at a seriously budget-conscious price point. It certainly won't break any speed records or smoothly display cutting-edge 3-D games, but the Pavilion ze4420us should suffice quite nicely for most typical mobile business and leisure applications. At 12.96 by 10.72 by 1.62 inches, the unit is of average size. It is conveniently lightweight though, at a mere 7.25 pounds. Inside, HP has installed a mid-level yet cost-effective 1.8 GHz AMD Athlon XP-M 2200+ processor with battery-conserving PowerNow Technology, a minimal allotment of 256 MB DDR SDRAM memory (expandable to 1024 MB), and an ATI Mobility Radeon graphics chipset with 64 MB of shared (not dedicated) memory. The system features an adequate 40 GB hard disk for file and application storage and a convenient DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive for listening to and burning music CDs, archiving data and playing the latest movies. DVD writing is not offered in this stock configuration. The system’s crisp 15-inch XGA TFT display supports images of 1024 by 768 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 ze4420us is a snap. The unit features a full-size 88-key keyboard with embedded numeric keypad, a Touch Pad with on/off button, and a dedicated vertical scroll up/down pad. Other amenities include two traditional USB 1.1 ports for plug and play peripherals (high-speed USB 2.0 ports are not included), an IEEE 1394 FireWire port for fast interaction with external devices such as digital camcorders, and an S-Video TV-out. It also features an integrated 56K modem. Bundled software includes Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Corel Productivity Pack including WordPerfect 10 and Quattro Pro 10, and Intervideo’s WinDVD DVD player.
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