HP announced that the Pavilion dv2600 Special Edition mobile computing platform will be available for purchase starting this week and the manufacturing company claims that this new laptop makes the perfect choice for all consumers' digital entertainment needs as it is based on a powerful computing platform.
On the outside, the new HP laptop comes with a pleasant design, the ''verve'' graphics model that is not painted on the laptop’s casing, being ''laser-etched by an inlaid moulding process''. As this new HP product was designed to be a mobile entertainment solution, it comes with a number of features that will help users experience the Internet and the multimedia
digital content at new levels. An integrated Web enabled camera with high 1.3 megapixel resolution allows users to enjoy video conferencing while the wireless capable network card will bring them the power of a seamless connection without the hassle of additional cables.
Apart from the nice looking design, above the average design, the new HP machine is based on an Intel mobile computing platform and it supports central processing units from the Core 2 Duo product family with running frequencies as high as 2.2GHz. On the random access memory department, the latest HP Pavilion dv2600 Special Edition laptop allows users to select up to 4GB of DDR2 high speed memory.
Graphics capabilities are always important, so HP designed the dv2600 Special Edition with two distinct options. For casual gamers and customers on a tight budget, the Intel X3100 integrated graphics solution will provide a decent level of performance and thanks to its hardware compatibility to the DirectX 9 specifications it allows the latest games and video applications to run. For users demanding more from the graphics department, HP integrates the dedicated Nvidia GeForce 8400M graphics solution which is fully compatible with DirectX 10.0 and Microsoft Windows Vista.
Optical drives were not forgotten either, as HP allows users to select from a list of three drives including a 24X DVD burner, a Super Multi 8x drive with Dual Layer support or a LightScribe enabled drive that supports many formats alongside dual layer discs. A rich selection of wireless networking cards are available too, ranging from the Intel 3945ABG to 3945ABG+Bluetooth and 4965AGN+Bluetooth, while a wired Ethernet port is also provided.
On the expandability side, the HP Pavilion dv2600 Special Edition comes with three high-speed USB ports, one TV-out, audio, modem and FireWire IEEE 1394 ports as well. The newest HP laptop will be shortly available for purchase from all HP online stores, but there is no word about pricing just yet.