HP Pavilion HDX18-1180US 18.4-Inch Laptop
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Product Description
Expanding on the exquisiteness of the current line, the new HDX18-1180US is defined by fluid, modern lines and metalized finishes with unlooked for innovations inside and out. High-gloss HP Imprint finish in titanium and chrome now encases all surfaces perceptible during normal use for greater durability, and a sleeve is included for extra protection. The HDX18-1180US Plastic Imprint features an flowing linear pattern that enhances the reflective qualities of the metallic drain. The streamlined look is enhanced with a color-matched keyboard and touchpad. And dash media controls light up and become visible only when the system is powered on further enhancing the clean presence. Extreme entertainment is at your fingertips with everything you need to enjoy content in the highest-attribute formats, and create your own show. Introducing HP MediaSmart for access to DVDs, videos, photos, music, games, Internet TV, and streamed or recorded TV at the impassion of a button. For those who want the latest performance technologies enabling a premium severely cinema and computing experience, the HP HDX18-1180US 18 delivers in a design that balances scene and mobility. Its elegant Fluid Imprint finish encases leading-nervous mobile architectures from Intel and NVIDIA. HP HDX18-1180US notebook PC provides the options you essential to connect, enjoy and experience peace of mind. The HDX18-1180US ships with Not counterfeit Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with Service Pack 1, Intel Heart 2 Quad Processor Q9000, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT with up to 2302MB Sum up Available Graphics Memory with 512MB dedicated, 4096MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm), 500GB (5400RPM) Arduous Drive (SATA), LightScribe Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Double Layer, Intel WiFi Tie-up 5100AGN and Bluetooth. Dimensions: 17.17 (L) x 11.26 (D) x 1.33 (min H) approx., strain: 8.82 lbs. approx.Expanding on the splendour of the HDX series, the HP HDX 18-1180us delivers in a design that balances performance and mobility. Its Chesterfieldian Fluid Imprint finish encases leading-edge mobile architectures, including the latest Intel Centrino 2 dual-heart processor and NVIDIA GeForce graphics processor. And it's preloaded with the Windows Vista Well-versed in Premium 64-bit operating system, enabling you to fully access system memory to validate 3D games and complex applications. You'll also enjoy high-definition video load on the 18.4-inch widescreen HD BrightView Infinity display--which offers actual a 16:9 aspect ratio--that's matched to Altec Lansing speakers with an integrated subwoofer and Dolby Digs Theater immersive surround sound.
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It's powered by the latest Intel Heart 2 Quad processor--with four processing cores and Centrino 2 technology--which boosts go like a bat out of hell, reduces power requirements, and saves on battery life. The 2.0 GHz Intel Substance 2 Quad Q9000 includes a quick 1066 MHz front-side bus and 6 MB of L2 cache, providing an optimized, multithreaded architecture for improved multimedia and multitasking dispatch.
It comes with a combo optical drive with Blu-ray Disc playback for watching your first choice films in crystal-clear resolution and SuperMulti DVD burner with LightScribe technology that lets you grave custom, silkscreen-quality labels and artwork directly onto LightScribe-enabled CDs and DVDs. Other features number a 500 GB hard drive, 4 GB of RAM (8 GB maximum), Draft-N Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n) and Gigabit Ethernet networking, Bluetooth connectivity, integrated numeric keypad, HDMI audio/video efficiency, multi-format memory card reader, and remote control.
This HP pad is Energy Star 4.0 certified, and has received a Silver EPEAT title for meeting standards to help reduce its environmental impact. Additionally, HP inimical uses of EPA SmartWay carriers for reduced transportation-related emissions. HP's pioneering take-back options include trade-in, recycling and donation.
High Style
The HP HDX is rigid by fluid, modern lines and metalized finishes with surprising innovations privy and out. A high-gloss HP Imprint finish in titanium and chrome now encases all surfaces evident during normal use for greater durability, and a sleeve is included for extra protection. The HDX series Fluid Imprint features a slack linear pattern that enhances the reflective qualities of the metallic finish. The curvilinear look is enhanced with a color-matched keyboard and touchpad. And touch media tiller light up and become visible only when the system is powered on further enhancing the clean appearance.
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- Processor: With four execution cores, the 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9000 blows through processor-all-out tasks in demanding multitasking environments and makes the most of highly threaded applications. Part of Intel's "Penryn" contour of 45nm processors, it features new hafnium-infused circuitry to reduce electrical present-day leakage in transistors and help this laptop run cooler. It also features Intel Trusted Accomplishment Technology, which provides hardware-based mechanisms that help protect against software-based attacks and protects the confidentiality and veracity of data stored or created on the client PC.
Whether you're creating multimedia, annihilating your gaming enemies, or management compute-intensive applications at one time, new quad-core processing will fluctuate the way you do everything. The Q9000 has an ultra-fast 1066 MHz front-side bus (FSB) and a 6 MB L2 cache. (An L2, or secondary, cache fleetingly stores data; and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system's performance. The FSB carries text between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front-side bus will deliver better overall performance.)
You get four dedicated, physical threads refrain from operating systems and applications deliver additional performance that enhance multi-tasking and multi-threaded dispatch across many types of applications and work loads. The Smart Memory Access quirk improves system performance by hiding memory latency, thus optimizing the use of available computer evidence bandwidth to provide data to the processor when and where it is needed. The Advanced Digital Media Shove feature effectively doubles the execution speed for instructions used very much in multimedia and graphics applications. And with the Intel 64 Architecture, the processor can right of entry larger amounts of memory. With appropriate 64-bit hardware and software, platforms based on an Intel processor supporting Intel 64 Architecture can set apart the use of extended virtual and physical memory.
- Hard Drive: The extra-humongous 500 GB Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive (5400 RPM) offers a holdings of storage space, perfect for storing a vast multimedia collection or for editing digital video. This SATA heartless drive also quickens the pace with a higher speed transfer of data--as good as to Firewire and USB 2.0.
You'll enjoy enhanced hard drive protection with HP's Protectsmart, which includes a 3D accelerometer that safeguards your details by parking your hard drive if your notebook detects any range of motion, such as being knocked off your escritoire, falling or taking abuse.
- Memory: The 4 GB of installed RAM helps boost the amount of readily obtainable video RAM that's shared with this notebook's video card. This notebook has an amazing 8 GB supreme RAM capacity (4 x 2 GB). To receive the faster data transfer benefits of the dual-watercourse DDR2 RAM, any RAM additions require memory modules of same capacity and clockspeed.
- DVD/CD Drive: This HP pad offers the next generation of DVD entertainment with the Blu-ray ROM optical drive, which provides the superior representative and sound quality of high-definition images and multichannel surround solid as well as backward compatibility with standard DVD movie discs as well as content burned onto DVD±RW. It also incorporates a DVD±RW novelist that can also burn CDs, which is compatible with dual-layer (DL) discs that can hold up to 8.5 GB of materials.
- Keyboard & Mouse: This notebook has a 101-key keyboard (with integrated numeric keypad) and a touchpad with on/off handle and dedicated vertical/horizontal Scroll Up/Down pad. It also includes two quick-launch buttons (HP QuickPlay Music and DVD).
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You'll enjoy razor-sharp graphics and widescreen pictures with the 16-inch WXGA high-definition screen, which has a widescreen fixedness of 1366 x 768 pixels--a perfect 16:9 aspect ratio for watching DVD pictures the way they were meant to be seen. Video is powered by the Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT graphics/video window-card, which provides 512 MB of dedicated video RAM and offers up to 2302 MB of total at one's fingertips graphics memory as allocated by Windows Vista. Enabled by PureVideo HD, pictures come to life with outstanding picture clarity, ultra-smooth video and intense color. The lifelike images have up to six times the detail of standard DVD movies. Delivering declare-of-the-art graphics performance, The GeForce 9600M GT graphics card is sure to give you the power and gig you crave to play the hottest DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 titles. Its 16x full-shelter antialiasing technology delivers superior quality along with astounding performance and since it's optimized for Windows Vista.
The Altec Lansing speakers provender exceptional sound, and it also includes SRS Premium Sound. You'll be able to privately part enjoyment of multimedia with a friend via the dual headphone jacks.
Networking, Connectivity & Distention
Be ready for the next platform in wireless connectivity with the integrated quad-mode Wi-Fi plaque. Based on the draft 802.11n Wi-Fi specification, it offers up to five times the performance and twice the wireless pass over as existing 802.11g wireless. It's also backward compatible with 802.11b/g networks (equally found in home routers and Wi-Fi hotspots) as well as 802.11a networks (which has a higher throughput, but more circumscribed range--great for closed office environments). With the integrated Bluetooth connectivity, you can disclose and synchronize with Bluetooth-enabled peripherals such as PDAs and cell phones.
It also includes a next-beginning ExpressCard 34 card slot (replacing the PCMCIA slot), which lets you take help of thinner, faster, and lighter expansion cards for even more advanced wireless, networking, storage, and protection features. It comes with the following external connectors:
- 4 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a off the target range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players (with 1 eSATA + USB 2.0 combo harbour)
- 1 FireWire (also known as IEEE 1394 or i.Link) port for connecting digital video camcorders and other peripherals
- 1 HDMI achievement (for connecting to a compatible HDTV or home theater receiver for uncompressed digital audio and video via a fasten on cable)
- Analog video output: 1 VGA
- 1 ExpressCard/54 hollow out (also supports ExpressCard/34)
- 2 headphone jacks
- 1 microphone jack
- 1 Expansion Refuge 3 connector (for use with the HP xb3000 Expansion Base or the HP Notebook QuickDock)
- 1 IR receiver
- 5-in-1 homage card reader (Secure Digital, MultiMedia, Memory Stick, Homage Stick PRO, xD Picture Card)
- 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet networking
- 56K modem (V.90)
Operating System
The 64-bit type of Windows Vista Home Premium (with SP1) is the operating system for users with advanced computer requests, and it includes all of the Windows Media Center capabilities for turning your PC into an all-in-one home enjoyment center for watching DVD movies and accessing your digital audio library. You can also use Windows Media Fore to record and watch your favorite TV shows (even HDTV) and to access new kinds of online pageant content. Computers that include Windows Vista Home Premium and an auxiliary Windows SideShow publicize will also allow you to access key data even when your computer is off. It is also easier than ever to share files between other PCs in your household and to control your laptop computer settings to more securely connect via Wi-Fi.
Every edition of Windows Vista provides the principal tools and technologies to help protect you whether you are browsing the Internet, connecting to a wireless network, or fair-minded reading e-mail. All editions of Windows Vista include new tools that can premonish you of impending hardware failures long before you have lost any important personal text. And, all Windows Vista editions include parental control features that put up with you to manage and monitor your family's use of games, the Internet, instant messaging, and other activities.
Preloaded Software
- HP MediaSmart Software Set: Your one-stop multimedia and entertainment center to create photo slideshows, slice personal videos, listen to your favorite music playlists and watch DVD pictures.
- muvee autoProducer Basic: Automatically create professional looking stamping-ground videos and burn to DVD.
- Cyberlink DVD Suite Premium: Automatically fix and edit videos and imagine CDs and DVDs. Edit, burn and archive data to discs.
- Microsoft Works 9: Includes a tete- processor, spreadsheet, database and calendar.
- Microsoft Office Home and Grind Edition 2007 (60-day trial version).
- Adobe Reader 8: Impute to and print PDF files.
- Norton Internet Security 2009 protects your PC and your uniqueness when you email, bank and shop online; 60 days of protection updates included.
Dimensions & Worth
This notebook PC measures 17.7 x 11.26 x 1.72 inches and weighs 8.82 pounds.
Power
It's powered by an 8-stall rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which has a battery life of up to 2.0 hours (depending on manipulation).
What's in the Box
This package contains the HP Pavilion HDX18-1180US notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, careful sleeve, HP Mobile ScrollSmart remote control, earbud headphones, and operating instructions. It is backed by a narrow warranty for parts and labor for one year from date of purchase as well as technical blower assistance for one year. Software is also covered for 30 days from date of grip.
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