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HP Pavilion dv1200 Notebook PC series

Extremely mobile weighing only 2.42kg (5.33 lb) with dimensions of 334 x 235 x 30 mm, dv1200 is a 14-inch widescreen notebook which merges digital entertainment and good PC functionality.

Running on Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system, the notebook PC is sleekly designed with some impressive features like the 6-in-1 Digital Media Reader and connectivity options. More of that later.

The Intel Celeron Processor has a speed of 1.50 GHz. System bus has a speed of 400MHz. You will find a Level 2 cache of 1 MB. While the standard memory of the notebook is 512MB, the maximum upgradeable limit is 2 GB. Internal hard drive capacity is 80 GB with the speed of 4200 rpm.

On chosen models the LightScribe Direct Disc Labelling technology can be exploited through which you are permitted to burn stylish labels onto CDs or DVSs. This is done by burning the content, reversing the disc and burning your personalized label on the other side. Otherwise, you have the DVD Writer dual format (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support.

The 14-inch high definition widescreen display (1280x768 resolution) with the BrightView technology enhances your entertainment features like watching DVDs, viewing photos and surfing the Internet as it offers you 25 percent more on-screen information than the standard 15-inch XGA displays.

This is very much like a mini home theatre when you consider the widescreen display with BrightView technology, Harman/Kardon speakers, good entertainment software, the two headphone jacks and on a few models even the infrared remote control feature.

As aforementioned, dv1200 comes with a 6-in-Digit Media Reader. (xD, SD, Smart Media, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro and Multimedia Card)

10/100 LAN Ethernet integrated is the network interface.

54g™ 802.11b/g WLAN with 125HSM / SpeedBooster™ support is the wireless technology encompassed.

IEEE 1394 is the video capture interface.

Expansion slots are the one type I or II PC card slot. CardBus-enabled.

Intel Extreme Graphics 2 is the video adapter which has capacity of sharing 64MB of video memory.

Software encompassed are Microsoft Works Suite 2005, Microsoft Word 2002; Microsoft Works 8.0, Microsoft AutoRoute 2005 etc. Among the optical drive software found are InterVideo WinDVD, InterVideo WinDVD Creator, Sonic RecordNow, Apple iTunes.

While power has to be supplied via the 65W AC Power Adapter, 6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) is the battery utilized.

For security purposes, the Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2005 (60 day liveupdates) is incorporated.

Warranty features are standard with 1 year, pick-up and return, parts and labour apart from the warranty extensions.