The ZV6000 from HP is on the lower end of their pavilion line. It comes with an AMD 3200+ 64-bit processor running at 2.0 gigahertz. The onboard ram that it came with was a weird number, 786 Megs. Most computers nowadays come with 512, 1024, 2048 megabytes of RAM. Thou, I wouldn’t shy away from it just because it has a weird ram number.
The video card is an ATI Xpress 200m, which comes with 128 megabytes of Ram onboard. I love it when video cards in laptops come with its own Ram. A lot of laptops come with shared Ram and this causes your system to have less ram than it comes with. It comes with a 15.4”screen which is pretty good considering that it doesn’t come with BrightView as a base. If you have the extra cash, I would suggest getting the BrightView option, you will love it.
The hard drive is only 40 gigabytes but that is great if you only need it for the internet, word processing, light gaming, or a small collection of music. It comes with a DVD burner so you can watch movies, or even make your own. Speaking of using the internet, the computer only comes with a 10/100 network port and 56k modem port, no Wifi! This can be fixed by buying an 802.11g/n USB card at your local store or internet site for a low price. It also comes with a 6 in 1 memory card reader, firewire port, 4 USB 2.0 ports, PCMCIA, Express 54 slot, S-video out, VGA out, and your standard audio input/outputs. The design of the laptop is pretty cute and stylish. I love a keyboard that I can use, and this laptop has that. There is also a scroll button to help with using websites, but it has an issue. When you are typing, it randomly will scroll round since its right below your right hand. HP has fixed this with a software button to turn it off, so I suggest that you turn it off.
The weight is pretty good considering that it is a desktop replacement model. Most of the weight is due to its huge, 12 cell battery. This battery will give you a pretty good run for your money at 3-3.5 hours. I would recommend the ZV6000 to anyone that needs a good machine that can do the same thing a desktop can.
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