Just in time for the 2010 school year HP has released the ultraportable budget priced Pavilion dm1z laptop that features an 11.6” screen and up to 7 hours of battery life. The Pavilion dm1z is powered by an AMD Athlon Neo processor that is designed for efficient energy consumption in small laptops. The base model of the Pavilion dm1z starts at a very reasonable $449 and comes equipped with 2GB of RAM, 320GB 7200RPM hard drive, 11.6” 1366 x 768 LED backlit display, 802.11n wireless and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
The HP dm1z specs are below:
- Processor: AMD Athlon II Neo Processor K125 (1.7GHz,1M L2 cache), AMD Athlon II Neo Dual-Core Processor K325 (1.3GHz),
AMD Turion II Neo Dual-Core Processor K625 (1.5GHz), AMD Turion II Neo K625 (1.5GHz) - Graphics: ATI Radeon 4225
- Display: 11.6” 1366 x 768 LED Backlit display
- Memory: 2 – 5 GB DDR3 Memory
- Storage: 250GB, 320GB, 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drives, or 128GB SSD
- Wireless: 802.11n Wi-Fi and optional Bluetooth
- Battery Life: 6-cell Lithium Ion, the dm1z has up to 7 hours battery life with this battery
- Ports: 3 USB, Monitor out VGA, Ethernet RJ-45, HDMI video out
- Weight: 3.24lbs
- Dimensions: 11.4 in (L) x 8.03 in (W) x 0.78-1.20 in (H)
- Media Card: 5-in-1 media card reader
At 3.24lbs of weight, 7 hours of battery life and about an inch thin the dm1z might be a tempting laptop to buy and carry around campus for use in taking class notes and doing work between classes. While the dm1z is small and doesn’t include a built-in optical drive, for those that need an optical drive you can get an external DVD burner for only $50 or Blu-Ray player for $130 that plugs into the USB port of the dm1z.
We’ll be reviewing the Pavilion dm1z in the next few weeks and evaluating it based on utility as a portable laptop that can be carried around campus, stay tuned!
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