HP Pavilion ze4560us Notebook

[Nick10]

I'm very interested in purchasing one of these notebooks. Here are the specs:

Processor Class: AMD® Athlon™ XP-M with QuantiSpeed™ Architecture
Processor Speed: 1.87 GHz
Centrino Enabled: No
L2 Cache Size: 512 KB
Memory Speed: PC2100 (266Mhz)
Memory Technology: DDR-SDRAM (DDRRAM)
Installed Memory: 512 MB
Maximum Memory: 1 GB
Hard Drive Capacity: 40 GB
CD-RW Write Speed: Not specified by manufacturer
CD-RW Rewrite Speed: Not specified by manufacturer
CD-RW Read Speed: Not specified by manufacturer
DVD Read Speed: Not specified by manufacturer
Included Drives: DVD/CD-RW Combo
Hard Drive
Sound Support: Digital Audio (16-bit)
Video Chipset: ATI® Mobility RADEON™
Shared Video Memory: 64 MB
Resolution: 1024 x 768 (XGA)
Display Size: 15.0 in
Display Type: Active Matrix LCD (TFT)
Port Connectors: 2 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 1.1
1 Parallel SPP/ECP (25-pin)
1 Serial
1 PS/2 keyboard/mouse
1 Audio - headphone-out
1 Audio - microphone-in
1 Video - VGA (15-pin)
1 Video - TV-Out (S-Video)
1 RJ-11 (modem)
1 RJ-45 Ethernet (LAN)
1 PCI (port replicator)
1 IEEE 1394 (Firewire)


Card Slots: (1) Type I CardBus
(1) Type II CardBus
(1) Type III CardBus
Network Support: Ethernet (10/100 Mbps)
Modem Speed: 56 Kbps
Input Devices: Keyboard
Touchpad
Number of Batteries: 1
Installed Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Included Software: Security and Support:
Symantec™ Norton Antivirus™ 2003 (complementary 60 days Live Update)
Notebook Help & Support
Getting Started Documentation Suite
Quick Restore CD
HP Printer Drivers (Deskjet & Photo printers)
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Multimedia:
InterVideo WinDVD
Sonic MyDVD Video Suite v 4.0 (with Showbiz)
Microsoft® Windows® Media Player 9.0
Microsoft® Windows® MovieMaker 2.0
HP PhotoSuite ToolKit - (includes Arcsoft Photo Impression, Arcsoft Greeting Card Maker, Arcsoft FunHouse, HP Memories Disc, HP Photo bundle)
MusicMatch Jukebox
Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator
Productivity and Finance:
Microsoft® Outlook Express
Microsoft® Internet Explorer
Corel Productivity Pack includes: WordPerfect 10 10 & Quattro Pro 10
Britannica Encyclopedia On-line
Intuit® Quicken® New User Edition


Height: 1.62 in
Width: 10.72 in
Depth: 12.96 in
Weight: 7.25 lbs
Limited Warranty: 1 Year (12 Months)


Could I get some pros and cons to this notebook? Here are the features I really need in a notebook so feel free to suggest another notebook for me:

- Fast wireless cable modem connection
- Quickness in running programs
- Quick start up
- Pretty decent game graphics for a casual "gamer"
- Good sound/speakers
- DVD viewing and CD Burner (DVD burner would be nice, but absolutely necessary)
- Decent battery life
- Very good monitor/screen
- Would really like to have a TV Tuner in the computer with the program guide and such without having to hook up any cords to the notebook.
- Good movie quality
- Price is pretty important, but want to buy a notebook that is sure to get the job done.

And if anyone knows where I can get a great deal on this notebook, feel free to post it or email me.

Thanks a ton!

[glc]

That notebook has no integrated wireless, you will need a card.

[Nick10]

Don't know why it wasn't listed but it does come with a Wireless: Integrated 54g wireless. Is this a good enough card that I won't notice much of a difference when surfing and downloading with the wireless cable modem router than with my directly connected cable modem router and desktop?

[Nick10]

Here is an easier to read specs sheet: http://h20015.www2.hp.com/hub_search...Name=c00042729