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History of HP
Classmates Bill Hewlett, along with Dave Packard of
Stanford University went ahead to find Hewlett Packard (HP) in the year 1939. The
first product of the company, i.e. the audio oscillator, was manufactured in
Palo Alto garage. It was one of the electronic instruments utilized by the sound
engineers. Amongst the first customer of HP was ‘Walt Disney Studios’. They
purchased 8 oscillators for developing and testing a new-fangled sound system to
make the film ‘Fantasia’.
The Hewlett Packard or HP Company is, at present, the
topmost Corporation with respect to the information technology (IT
industry). HP is the organization known for revolutionizing printing industry.
Moreover, it’s the pioneer in computer world. HP has, indeed, replaced Dell
computers off late in the terms of computer shipments and sales.
HP Laptops
These days, HP is a common name as far as printers and
the related technology are concerned. HP laptops as well as tablet PCs have been
winning hearts of people in the last few years. In the year 2002, Compaq Inc.
went on to merge with Hewlett Packard, thereby forming the single-biggest entity
in the industry of computers. Through this acquisition, HP has surpassed Dell and
IBM/Lenovo
computers. After some difficulties following the merger and some marketing realignment and restructuration, HP has done a superb job in presenting attractive laptops and establishing their leadership in the marketplace.
Current Series
Today, HP has divided its home and small office laptop offering in four
broad categories in order to reach their different targets. We are going to briefly summarize the specifics of each of these lines:
Versatile performance. These are your standards laptops, the ones
that you are most likely to find at most retailers. They are equipped with a
15.4” screen, the hardrives vary in between 120 GB and 320 GB, RAM goes from 1GB
to 4 GB. They come with the standard wifi and Bluetooth elements. They weight
around 7 pounds. Their prices vary from $500 to $1,100. The laptops included in this line are the followings: HP Pavilion dv5z, HP Pavilion dv6700t and HP Pavilion dv5t.
HP Pavillion dv6700t
Mobility. The main difference comes from their dimension, screens
drop to 12.1” to 14.1”, the hardrives go from 120 GB to 320 GB, RAM goes from 1
GB to 4 GB. They come with the standard wifi and Bluetooth elements. They weight
around 4.5 to 5.3 pounds. Their prices vary from $650 to $1,200. The laptops included in this line are the followings: HP Pavilion dv2700t, HP Pavilion tx2500z, HP Pavilion dv4z and HP Pavilion dv4t.
HP Pavilion tx2500z
Entertainment Powerhouse. We now enter the category of the desktop
replacements; screens vary in between 17" or 20.1". hardrives go from 120 GB to
640 GB, RAM goes from 2 GB to 4 GB a choice of quality graphics card. They also
come with the standard wifi and Bluetooth elements and more extensions than
regular laptops. They weight around 4.6 to 15.3 pounds. Their prices vary from
$800 to $1,900. The laptops included in this line are the followings: HP Pavilion dv7z, HP Pavilion dv9700t, HP Pavilion dv7t and HP Pavilion HDX Entertainment Notebook PC.
HP Pavilion HDX
Special Edition. In short, it's all about the look! Think special edition, you don’t
want a laptop that looks like everyone else, then these are for you. Inside, it’s
more or less a mix of the versatile and mobility lines so that HP can tailor to
both segments. Screens vary in between 14.1" or 15.4". hardrives go from 120 GB
to 320 GB, RAM goes from 2 GB to 4 GB. They also come with the standard wifi and
Bluetooth elements. They weight around 5.3 to 6.1 pounds. Their prices vary from
$770 to $1,000. The laptops included in this line are the followings: HP Pavilion dv6700t, HP Pavilion dv2700t, HP Pavilion dv2800t
HP Pavilion dv2800t
The above-mentioned HP laptops are available along with
multiple customized features. HP laptops fall in the category of high-end models
with the most recent features and configurations. There are various accessories
provided for the business purposes. Every notebook comes with Business Edition
of Windows Vista and the other business-related software pack.
HP has established itself as a solid brand; their success
is due to their formidable sales machine on one hand but also due to the quality
of their products. HP laptops always rank high in customer satisfaction and if
you are in buying mode, Hp laptops have to be toward the top of your list.
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