HP Pavillion laptops
HP has a mission, from what I can see here in Japan. They are out to directly sell the HP Pavilion Notebook PC to consumers by making campaign models that are ready for what 2007 will bring. Windows Vista is here now. We can either complain that the new operating system needs more memory and a better graphics card, or we can meet the challenge by upgrading our systems or buying new hardware that already meets the minimum standards.
Here is the thing, though. If you are a laptop user, your memory can potentially be upgraded to the 1GB memory or better that is needed to enjoy Vista. Let's face it, even Windows XP hummed along a lot better with 1.5GB or 2GB, if you currently laptop can handle it.
Getting back to the point, HP has released the HP Pavilion dv6200/CT and dv9200/CT models at relatively reasonable prices compare to many other makers for the same thing. I can say this because these machines run an Intel Core(tm) 2 Duo processor T5500, have 1G of memory, at least an 80GB hard drive, wireless, and other feature that normally go for more than JPY200,000 when sold by other manufacturers. The dv6200/CV can be had for at little as JPY119,700! They only have a 1,000 of these units in the "Ichiniti Ichi-zen Campaign"
Link: http://h50157.www5.hp.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/ja/-/JPY/BrowseCatalogForConsumer-Start?CategoryName=DPCNotebook
If you start off with the campaign model and price out a better graphics board, slightly higher specification of the Core 2 Duo, larger drive and a web camera, the you may wish to start off shopping for the SAMURAI Campaign model that already has this package pulled together.
The only additional tip I would have is that max'ing out the RAM memory to the maximum 2GB will cost JPY42,000 when buying from HP. I think the street price of 2 X 1GB memory chips will be less than this.
posted by richard @ 6:03 PM
