HP Pavilion is a line of personal computers produced by Hewlett-Packard and introduced in 1995. The name is applied to both desktops and laptops for the Home and Home Office product range.
When HP merged with Compaq in 2002, it took over Compaq's existing naming rights agreement. As a result, HP sells both HP and Compaq-branded machines. Computers can be ordered either directly from the factory or over the phone, and can be customized through choosing desired specifications. This is known as a CTO (formerly BTO) option.
History
In 1995, The HP Pavilion PC marks the company's highly successful introduction into the home-computing market.
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The First HP Pavilion PC
The HP pavilion 5030 was HP's first multimedia PC designed specifically for the home market, and it went on to become a market leader in consumer PCs. It featured a quad-speed CD-ROM drive, Altec Lansing speakers, software for online service access and Microsoft Windows 95. This entry-level model featured a 75 MHz Intel Pentium processor, 8 MB RAM and an 850 MB hard drive.
Notebooks
HP offers 8 notebook lines under the HP Pavilion name, 2 under HDX, 4 under HP Mini, 1 under TouchSmart, 2 under G series, and 1 under Compaq Presario. These are customizable in the US only. A wide variety of different models with different setups are offered in Canada and elsewhere.
Current Notebook Models
- 18.4 inch : HDX18t
- 17.3 inch : dv7t
- 17.0 inch : G70t
- 16.0 inch : HDX16t / dv6t / dv6z / dv6zae (Artist Edition 2) / G60t
- 15.6 inch : Compaq CQ60
- 15.4 inch : dv5tse
- 14.1 inch : dv4tse / dv4t
- 13.3 inch : dv3t / Voodoo Envy 133
- 12.1 inch : TouchSmart tx2z / HP Pavilion dv2z
- 10.1 inch : HP Mini 110 Mi / HP Mini 110 XP / / Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam
Previous Notebook Models
- 20.1 inch : HDX9000
- 17.0 inch : dv7z / dv9000 / dv8000 / zd8000 / zd7000 / dv9700
- 15.4 inch : dv5 / dv6500tse (Special Edition) / dv6000 / dv5000 / dv4000 / zv6000 / zv5000 / zx5000 / ze5000 / ze4000 / zt3000
- 15.0 inch : ze2000 / ze1000 / zt1000
- 14.1 inch : dv4z / dv2800tae (Artist Edition) / dv2500tse (Special Edition) / dv2000 / dv1000
- 13.3 inch : dv3z / dv3500t
- 12.1 inch : tx1000z tablet PC / tx2000z Tablet PC / tx2500z Tablet PC
- 10.1 inch : Mini 1000 Mi / Mini 1000 XP / Mini 1000 Mobile Broadband Wireless
- 8.9 inch : Mini 1000 Mi / Mini 1000 XP / Mini 1000 Mobile Broadband Wireless
Model Number Suffixes
The two or three letter suffix on the model number indicates special information like country or language (dv----xx). The following chart describes each suffix.
- t : Intel Processor
- z : AMD Processor
- ae : Artist Edition (Artist Edition Imprint)
- bw : Broadband Wireless Series
- se : Special Edition ("Intensity" dv4tse, "Renewal" dv5tse, Special Edition Imprint)
The following sufixes corresponds to the region the notebook is sold.
- us : United States
- ca : Canada
- la : Latin America
- ea / ee / (e + a letter) : Europe / Middle East
- sc : Scandinavia
- au / ax : Asia / Australia - AMD Processor (AU = AMD + UMA, AX = AMD + Discrete *UMA and Discrete refers to graphics *)
- tu / tx : Asia / Australia - Intel Processor (TU = Intel + UMA, TX = Intel + Discrete)
Other suffixes include nr , cl , and wm .
- nr : No Region
- cl : Club Model (These models are available only through some clubs like Costco and Sam's Club)
- wm : Walmart Model
- br : Brazil
- ap : Asia Pacific
The HP Pavilion HDX is only sold with Intel Processors, but it doesn't end with the suffix "t" . It has no suffix.
The HP Pavilion tx tablet PC series are currently sold with AMD Processors only, but they still end with the suffix "z" .
HP Imprint
The HP Imprint notebook finish is a refined, high-gloss coating with a unique, inlaid design. Using an advanced molding technique – often used for cell phone casings, cosmetic packaging and luxury car interiors – the HP Imprint process provides a durable finish with a fashion appeal. HP Imprint was developed in cooperation with Nissha Printing Co., based in Japan.
The following list below shows which notebook series has which imprint design.
HP Imprint
- Wave : dv9000 / dv6000 / dv2000 / tx1000
- Digi Code : Compaq v3000
- Radiance : dv9700 / dv9500 / dv6700 / dv6500 / dv2700 / dv2500
- Trace : Compaq V6700TX
- Influx : dv6700tse / dv6500tse / dv2842se
- Dragon : HDX9000
- Verve : dv2700tse
- Echo : tx2000z / tx2500z
- Thrive : dv6800tse
- Artist Edition : dv2800tae / dv2890nr / dv2990nr
HP Imprint 2
- Mesh: dv7 / dv6 / dv5 / dv4 / dv3000
- Unity: Compaq CQ20
- Glossy Black Finish: Compaq CQ70 / Compaq CQ50 / Compaq CQ40
- Fluid: HDX18t / HDX16t
- Intensity: dv4tse
- Renewal: dv5tse
- Intersect: dv7 / dv5 / dv4 / dv3500 / dv3
- Swirl: HP Mini 1000 Mi / HP Mini 1000 XP / HP Mini 1000 Mobile Broadband Wireless
- Peony: HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam
- Reaction: HP TouchSmart tx2z
- Moonlight: dv7 / dv4 / dv2z
- Espresso: dv7 / dv4 / dv2z
Take Action. Make Art
HP and MTV held a contest for young people around the world to help design a special edition HP notebook. The theme: the cause that is most personal to you. It all starts with your personal view. Imagine that your design is a positive thought, a belief, a message you want to tell the world. Your take on how to make our planet or your community a better place.
The contest went from September 5, 2007 to October 17, 2007 and over 8,500 designs from 112 countries were submitted.
"Asian Odyssey" the personal design of 20-year old João Oliveira of Porto, Portugal, was chosen as the winner of the "Take Action. Make Art" global notebook-design competition. The winning design is featured on the HP dv2800tae Series Notebook. There were 4 other top regional designs and they were featured as exclusive laptop skin covers at skinit.com. The regional finalists are Jeremy Kiraly of Queensland, Australia, Marco Feola of Rome, Italy, Eduardo Arevalo Lopez of Bogota, Colombia and Charles Williams of Ottawa, Canada.
HP Engine Room
“Engine Room” is a series of challenges created by HP and partners in which young artists from around the world can showcase their creativity and bring art to life with technology. HP held another contest to design a special edition notebook.
Artists from 94 countries submitted nearly 17,000 designs with the hopes that their art would be displayed on an HP notebook PC. More than 62,000 votes were received from 159 countries.
Hisako Sakihama, a 27-year-old designer from Japan was the winner of the “Engine Room” Notebook Design Contest. The regional finalists include Rodrigo Danie
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