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HP Pavilion zd8200 Notebook PC series

A 17-inch widescreen Notebook PC, the HP Pavilion zd8200 integrates digital entertainment, photography and computing features at the same time providing desktop comfort.

Operating on Microsoft Windows XP, this will give you a home theatre like experience thanks to the big widescreen and nice entertainment software.

The Intel Pentium 4 processor comes with either the Hyper-Threading or SpeedSteep technology. Depending upon the model, the processor speed can be 3 GHz/ 3.2 GHz/ 3.40 GHz while the speed of the system bus is 800 MHz. You will find a Level 2 cache of 2MB and the standard memory capacity could be 1024 MB or 512 MB. Maximum expansion capability of the memory is 2 GB.

Internal hard disk drive capacity can be 100 or 80 GB while the disk speed is 4200 rpm.

Optical drive features the DVD Writer Dual Format (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support. Also an option available on few models is the LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling technology.

Coming to the system features, there is a 6-in-1 Digital Media Reader.

For wireless connectivity, you can utilize the 54g 802.11b/g WLAN. Bluetooth option is present on certain models.

An integrated 10/100 LAN Ethernet is the network interface utilized.

You will be able to locate a number of external I/O ports like 1 VGA port, 4 USB 2.0 ports, S-video TV out and Cable docking connector. A Remote control infrared port option is available on select models.

One type I or II PC cards slot, CardBus-enabled One ExpressCard/54 slot are the expansion choices.

The High Definition BrightView Widescreen display has a decent resolution of1440 x 900.

Graphic features are courtesy the ATI MOBILITY RADEON X600 which comes with either 128 MB or 256 MB of dedicated video memory.

The integrated 3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound 16 bit and Altec Lansing speakers make up the audio features.

For power supply, you will have to utilize the 135 or 180 W AC Power Adapter. 12-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) is the battery used.

Software included are Microsoft Works Suite 2005, Microsoft Word 2002, Microsoft Works 8.0, Microsoft, AutoRoute 2005, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Microsoft Outlook Express etc.

Optical drive software present are Sonic Digital MediaPlus 7.0: Sonic RecordNow, Sonic MyDVD, Sonic Easy Archive et al.

Symantec Norton Internet Security 2005 (60-day liveupdate) is security software used.

Weighing 4.22 kg, it has dimensions of 290 mm (L) x 398 mm (W) x 50 mm (H) and comes with 1 year, pick-up and return, parts and labour warranty.