Hewlett-Packard's Compaq Presario X1000 notebook's
widescreen display will make it easier to work on multiple
applications in the same screen, or edit digital
media.
Consumers are not looking for mobility in a notebook as much as
they want performance, said Fredrik Hamberger, senior product
marketing manager for HP.
HP used Intel's Centrino package of chips in this notebook, but
Hamberger was certain the widescreen display and media ports set
the notebook apart from competitors.
The company built a SD/MMC (secure digital/multimedia memory
card) slot so users could transfer files from digital cameras and
MP3 players, Hamberger said. The notebook also comes with three USB
(universal serial bus) 2.0 ports and an IEEE 1394 port for video
transfers.
HP is only making one configuration of the X1000 available from
the 21 May. The X1000 will cost $2,399 (£1,481), after a $100
rebate, with a 1.4GHz Pentium M processor, the Intel Pro Wireless
2100 chip, 512Mbytes of DDR (double data rate) memory, a high-speed
60Gbyte hard drive that operates at 5,400 revolutions per minute, a
Mobility Radeon 9200 graphics card from ATI Technologies and a
DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive.
Configurable models will be available in June. A base
configuration with a 1.3GHz Pentium M processor, the Intel Pro
Wireless 2100 chip, a Mobility Radeon 7500 graphics card from ATI,
a 40Gbyte hard drive, 256Mbytes of DDR memory, and a CD-Rom drive
will cost $1,299 (£802), after the $100 rebate.