HP dv6000 and HP dv9000 Notebooks Announced

HP Pavilion dv6000 Entertainment Notebook PC

The newly-designed HP Pavilion dv6000 15.4" widescreen Entertainment Notebook PC combines mobility, power and entertainment in a new design.  This design is the same as that seen with the recent release of the dv2000.  It features an HP Imprint finish, the dv6000 's subtle "wave" pattern was influenced by Zen rock gardens and compliments the stylish, curvilinear design.  The coloring is high-gloss piano black on the outside with polished silver on the inside.  HP claims that the new resin finish is more durable than standard options.  The dv6000 design also features back-lit, touch-sensitive media controls that are activated by a touch or tap of a finger.

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Following are the full specs for the HP dv6000:

• Processor: Available with Mobile AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core and Mobile AMD Sempron processors
• Screen: 15.4" widescreen with HP BrightView
• Graphics: Optional  NVIDIA GeForce Go 7200 discrete graphics. Standard NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 graphics and NVIDIA nForce Go 430 chipset with AMD processors.
• Wireless: Integrated wireless support for 802.11 b/g, configurable 802.11 a/b/g,  Wireless LAN and Bluetooth technologies on select models
• Media Card: 5-in-1 media card
• IEEE1394 / FireWire port
• Three USB 2.0 ports on select models, ExpressCard/54 slot
• Speakers: Integrated Altec Lansing stereo speakers
• OS Options: Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2 or Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2.
• Battery: Standard 6-cell or optional 12-cell battery available for additional battery life
• Weight: weight starting at 6.5 lbs
• Two omni-directional microphones on select models with integrated camera
• Optional dual stereo headphone jacks -- one with high-definition digital audio support (S/PDIF capable)
• Optional HP Pavilion WebCam

The dv6000 replaces the dv5000z and is available through HPShopping.com just in time for the upcoming back to school sale season.

HP Pavilion dv9000 Series Entertainment Notebook PC

The HP Pavilion dv9000 is an AMD Turion powered dual-core 17.0" high-definition widescreen notebook featuring optional Ultra BrightView dual-lamp technology.  The dv9000 offering will replace the dv8000z.  The dv9000 adopts the new HP Imprint finish and wave pattern design.  The color is a high-gloss piano black on the outside with polished silver on the inside, HP's new resin finish is more durable than standard options. 

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Following are the full specs for the HP dv9000:

• Screen: 17" WXGA+ (1440 x 900) Brightview standard. Optional WXGA+ Ultra Brightview or WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050) Brightview display.
• Processor: Available with Mobile AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core processor
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 discrete graphics with 256MB dedicated DDR2 VRAM
• Card Reader: 5-in-1 digital media card reader
• Four USB 2.0 ports
• ExpressCard 54 slot
• Wireless: Integrated wireless support for 802.11 a/b/g Wireless LAN and Bluetooth on select models
• Dual hard disk drive option with combined capacity up to 240GB
• 8-cell Li-Ion battery
• Weight: Starting as low as 7.8 lbs
• Speakers: Integrated Altec Lansing stereo speakers
• OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2 or Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2. Optional configuration with Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
• Dual stereo headphone jacks -- one with high-definition audio support (S/PDIF capable)
• Optional HP webcam with integrated dual stereo microphones.

The dv9000 won't be able to compete as a high-end gaming notebook with the nVidia Go 7600 card, but it will certainly be Windows Vista compatible with the dual-core 64-bit processor and dedicated graphics option.