Even as Ivy Bridge-powered notebooks are weeks, or even months away, biggies like HP have their designs in order. HP even posted promotional videos of some of its notebooks on YouTube, including in three new Pavilion lines: dv4, dv6, and dv7. The dv4-5000 is a 14-incher with 1366x768 pixels resolution, Core i7-3610QM (2.30 GHz) processor, up to 8 GB memory, GeForce GT 630M 2 GB DDR3 graphics, and up to 1 TB of HDD space.
The dv6-7000 packs a 15.6-inch screen with up to 1366x768 pixels resolution, the same i7-3610QM chip, GeForce GT 630M or GT 650M graphics, up to 2 TB of HDD space, and a little more connectivity than the dv4-5000. Lastly, there's the dv7-7000, with 17.3-inch screen with up to 1920x1080 pixels resolution, GeForce GT 650M graphics, up to 2 TB HDD space, and even more connectivity options. Apart from the three, HP also unveiled Pavilion g4-2000, g6-2000, g7-2000; which are 14-inchers, with 1366x768 pixels resolution, AMD "Trinity" A6 APU or Intel Core processors, AMD Radeon HD 7670M or AMD Radeon HD 7520G + 7670M Dual GPU, and mainstream connectivity.
dv4-5000
- Screen: 14” with 1366 x 768 resolution
- Processor: Intel Core i7-3610QM 2.30GHz
- Memory: up to 8GB, two user accessible slots
- Storage: up to 1TB HD
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M (2GB DDR3 dedicated)
- Weight: 2.17kg (4.78lbs)
- Dimensions: 34.4 x 23.4 x 3.35 cm (13.54” x 9.21” x 1.32”)
- Optical Drive: Super-Multi DVD Burner
- Ports: 2 SuperSpeed USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0, 1 HDMI, 1 VGA, 1 RJ45, 1 Headphone-out (Stereo), Microphone in, Media Card Reader
- Audio: 2 x Beats Audio Internal speakers; Beats Audio Audio playback; HP Triple Bass Reflex Subwoofer
dv6-7000
- Screen: 15.6” with 1366 x 768 or 1600 x 900 resolution
- Processor: Intel Core i7-3610QM 2.30GHz
- Memory: up to 8GB, two slots user accessible
- Storage: up to 2TB
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M or 650M
- Ports: 3 SuperSpeed USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0, 1 HDMI, 1 VGA, 1 RJ45, 2 Headphone-out (Stereo), 1 Microphone-in, Media Card Reader
- Audio: 4 x Beats Audio Internal speakers; Beats Audio Audio playback; HP Triple Bass Reflex Subwoofer
- Weight: 2.57kg (5.67lbs)
- Dimensions: 37.8 x 24.7 x 3.25 cm (14.88” x 9.72” x 1.28”) Width x Depth x Height
- Optical Drive: SuperMulti DVD Burner or Blu Ray
dv7-7000
- Screen: 15.6” with 1366 x 768 or 1600 x 900 resolution
- Processor: Intel Core i7-3720QM 2.6 GHz
- Memory: up to 8GB, two slots user accessible
- Storage: up to 2TB
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M
- Ports: 3 SuperSpeed USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0, 1 HDMI, 1 VGA, 1 RJ45, 2 Headphone-out (Stereo), 1 Microphone-in, Media Card Reader
- Audio: 4 x Beats Audio Internal speakers; Beats Audio Audio playback; HP Triple Bass Reflex Subwoofer
- Weight: 3.15kg (6.94 lbs)
- Dimensions: 41.6 x 27.4 x 3.52 cm (16.38” x 10.79” x 1.39”) Width x Depth x Height
- Optical Drive: SuperMulti DVD Burner or Blu Ray