Laptops Arena

Coming from HP, the new Pavilion X16-1040us laptop is destined to those looking for a good portable entertainment solution included in a strong computing system that can perform standard tasks while on the go.

Available at a starting price of $1,274.99, the new HP laptop features the HP MediaSmart technology, which enables quick access to pictures, music and video content in addition to different online services, where you can search and purchase movies, or listen to your favorite radio stations.

For DVDs, HP provides also the upscalling capability that allows you to watch videos in high definition on the 16-inch Infinity Ultra BrightView display, characterized by increased brightness, higher color intensity and 55% wider viewing angle compared to other standard screens.

Coming in the eye-catching titanium Fluid imprint finish with metallic silver encasing around the keyboard, HP Pavilion X16-1040us runs on the Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit operating system with Service Pack 1 and operates at 2.26GHz with an Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 processor.

Like the other high-end notebooks, the new HP laptop protects the data stored on the hard drive with an innovative system that locks the drive when the laptop is dropped accidentally. This way you can be sure you won’t lose any information.

Using the HDMI port the laptop can be connected to an external TV featuring High Definition, so that the video and audio content is transmitted over the same cable.

Thanks to the large amount of system memory, which reaches 4GB, you can perform multiple tasks from different applications simultaneously, while the Intel Wi-Fi Link 5100AGN module allows you to connect to the Internet wirelessly, for high-speed transfers. Bluetooth enables short-range connectivity and transfers with other compatible handhelds.

The integrated DVD burner feature HP LightScribe technology, which is used for personalizing CDs and DVDs, by printing images directly onto the physical media.

Other features of the new HP laptop include a fingerprint reader, 320GB hard drive storage capacity, 10/100/1000GB Ethernet LAN, built-in triple bass subwoofer, the Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT card with 2302MB total graphics memory, the ExpressCard/54 slot, a 5-in-1 card reader, and built-in web camera with microphone for chat applications.