HP Launches Pavilion Notebooks for the Mainstream

The Envy 14 and Envy 17 have already been revealed to be HP's way of catering to the needs of the high-end market, at least for the next couple of months. Those two systems cannot really boast of having very affordable price points, however, which is why their maker also unveiled a number of Pavilion mobile PCs, meant for the mainstream. Known as the dm4, dv5, dv6 and dv7, these computers “meet a wide variety of power, performance and mobility needs at prices that fit most budgets.”

The Pavilion dv5, dv6 and dv7 have configurations based on an AMD Phenom II dual-core or quad-core central processing unit that has not yet been announced. They also feature an ATI Mobility Radeon graphics card with up to 1GB VRAM, up to 2TB of storage and Altec Lansing speakers. The dv6 even comes with a touchscreen, whereas the dv7 has an HP Triple Bass Subwoofer and the optional Beats Audio technology.

The other member of the Pavilion line that has been recently introduced, the dm4, is unique among its peers for the simple fact that it runs on an Intel Core CPU, based on the 32nm manufacturing process. Being just one inch thin and with a weight of only 4.4 pounds, the product is enclosed inside a full-metal chassis with etched patterns and a brushed aluminum finish. The BrightView HD LED-backlit display measures 14 inches on the diagonal. Finally, the machine is equipped with up to 640GB of storage space, an optical drive, integrated or AMD discrete graphics and a fingerprint reader.

The dm4 has a battery life of up to 6.5 hours and a starting price of $730. As for the AMD-based dv5, dv6 and dv7, they are “ideal for any type of media-rich experience, offering the latest in graphics, audio and video.” They will begin to sell on May 19, at starting prices of $650, $700 and $850, respectively.