HP Pavilion zv5270us Laptop (2.20 GHz Athlon XP, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD+RW Drive)

by HP

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 13 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002IGV4O
• Item model number: PF145UA#ABA
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 30, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Take your digital entertainment with you in the sleek and stylish HP Pavilion zv5270us notebook. Powered by a 2.2 GHz AMD Athlon processor, it is backed by the power you need to run all your demanding multimedia applications on the road. With a 80 GB hard drive and 512 MB of RAM, it has enough power to store and access all your programs and documents. And the pre-loaded software--including HP's Image Zone software, Apple iTunes, and Microsoft Media Player--is designed to help you organize, store, edit and share you digital photos, audio, and video clips.

The Basics

• Hard Drive: An 80 GB IDE hard drive (4200 RPM) has ample room to store your digital photos, audio, and video files, and handle all your day-to-day applications.
• Processor: The 2.2 GHz AMD Athlon processor is more than fast enough to run all your demanding applications. It is powered by HyperTransport technology with integrated DDR memory controller and PowerNow! technology, which allows notebook computers to run the most demanding applications and extends battery life.
• Memory: 512 MB DDR SDRAM (in two slots) speeds up the processing of applications--even games, digital audio, and digital video software.
• CD/DVD Drive: The CD-RW/DVD+RW combo drive can write to CDs (at 16x) and DVDs, and play your favorite music and video discs.
• Keyboard & Mouse: It has a 101-key compatible keyboard with a touchpad, an on/off button, and a dedicated vertical scroll up/down pad.
• Display: The 15.4 inch WXGA high-definition widescreen display, with a 1024 x 768 native resolution, gives you more than enough room for your everyday applications, and is ideal for watching DVDs.

Sound and Graphics
The Pavilion zv5270us features an nVIDIA GeForce 4 440 Go graphics card with 64MB integrated RAM to power all of your demanding applications and even 3-D games. There are internal Harman Kardon speakers, an AC audio link, and 16-bit Sound Blaster Pro-compatible audio, volume control buttons, and mute button.

Connectivity and Expansion Slots
Get online quickly and easily with the 54g 802.11b/g integrated wireless LAN with 125HSM/SpeedBooster support, or via the 10/100 Base-T Ethernet LAN. It also features the following external ports:

• 3 USB 2.0 ports for connecting to a wide range of peripherals, from digital cameras to MP3 players
• 1 IEEE 1394 FireWire port to connect to digital video cameras or other peripherals
• 1 parallel port for connecting to printers or cameras based on older technologies
• 1 S-video port to connect your laptop to your television
• 1 PC Card slot for adding a variety of upgrades, including memory, modems, portable disk drives, and more
• 1 VGA video out port for connecting to an external monitor
• 1 infrared (Fast Infrared) port for syncing your notebook with other laptops equipped with infrared ports or with your PDA
• 1 headphone out
• 1 microphone in
• 1 RJ-11 for connecting the modem
• 1 5-in-1 integrated digital media reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or SmartMedia cards

Preloaded System and Software
The HP Pavilion zv5270us notebook is powered by Windows XP Home Edition, which makes it easy for you to get up and running as quickly as possible. It's packed with multimedia features to help you get your creative juices flowing. Windows Media Player lets you burn and play CDs, in addition to playing and organizing digital audio files. Windows MovieMaker is a basic video editing tool that helps you capture and edit digital video to save your memories and share them with others.

It also comes loaded with the following software: Roxio Easy CD Creator Basic, InterVideo WinDVD, InterVideo WinDVD SE Player, HP Image Zone Plus photo and imaging software, Apple iTunes and Apple iTunes Music Store, Symantec Norton Antivirus, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Money, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Encarta Plus, Quicken New Users Edition, AOL Dial-up, MSN Dial-up, Earthlink Dial-up, and SBC Yahoo!.

Dimensions and Weight
It measures 14.25 x 11.18 x 1.8 inches (W x D x H) weighs 7.9 pounds.

What's in the Box
HP Pavilion zv5270us notebook, AC adapter, 8-cell lithium-ion battery, and phone cord.

Product Description

HP Pavilion zv5270us Pavilion Notebook Computer - Featuring an AMD Athlon 64 processor 3400+ (2.2GHz) and 512MB of PC2700 333MHz DDR SDRAM, this computer delivers enough power for demanding applications while on the road. Applications like digital photo and video editing - even high end video games! DVD Writer - Writes to DVD+R/RW and CD-R/RW media 15.4 High-Definition Widescreen Display with a native resolution of 1280x800 802.11g Wireless LAN Adapter with 125Mbps SpeedBooster support Integrated v.92 56k Fax Modem 16-bit Sound Blaster Pro-compatible audio with 2 internal Harmon/Kardon speakers 1 Type I/II 32-bit Card Bus PC Card Slot (also supports 64-bit) Integrated 5-in-1 Digital Media Reader - Secure Digital (SD), MultiMedia Cards (MMC), Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or SmartMedia Ports - 10/100 Ethernet, 3 USB 2.0, 1 FireWire 1 Parallel, 1 VGA, 1 S-Video, 1 Headphone Out, & 1 Microphone In Kensington MicroSaver Lock Slot Includes - lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Symantec Norton Antivirus (60 days Live Updates), Microsoft Works, Microsoft Money, MSN Encarta Plus, Microsoft Office 2003 Trial (Student/Teacher), Quicken New User's Edition, Microsoft Windows MovieMaker, RecordNow, InterVideo WinDVD, InterVideo Home Theater, InterVideo WinDVD SE Player, Muvee autoProducer, HP Image Zone Plus photo and imaging software, Apple iTunes, & more

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Linux Friendly == No, January 10, 2005

By 

Kristian Erik Hermansen (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP Pavilion zv5270us Laptop (2.20 GHz Athlon XP, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD+RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

***WARNING: DO NOT BUY THIS LAPTOP IF YOU WANT TO RUN LINUX!!!***

There are so many unresolved hardware issues with this laptop that installing Linux is more pain than it is worth, especially if you want to run it in 64-bit native mode. Broadcom refuses to release specs on their hardware or an adequate driver for Linux, so you will NOT be able to run the integrated wireless chip at all! You will be forced to run in 32-bit mode only and use ndiswrapper and the WinXP binary driver.

There is also an issue with this laptop at the hardware level relating to the timer pin and IRQ routing. Due to a flaw in the design you will need to boot the kernel with option 'noapic' and disable these features. Even in Windows you will notice the issues due to this problem, like hard disk clicking and slow system response times in certain situations.

The ALPS touchpad is also not supported out of the box on any distros and requires a kernel patch to obtain functionality. The audio is pretty good overall, but some key features are missing under linux. The firewire controller acts quirky. The win modem onboard has no driver. The PC Cardbus slot needs an option to disable a memory range to get functionality. ACPI has issues, again due to the timing pin hardware issue. And to top it off, the easy access keys on the face of the keyboard are not all implemented and supported under Linux (not really HP's fault, right?). However, a majority of the issues with this laptop can be directly attributed to the fact that adequate design specifications and/or open source drivers were not made available for the components of this laptop.

1 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS LAPTOP LOOKS LIKE THE BOMB!!!, October 8, 2004

By 

Kyana S. Gardner "Ms Gardner" (Griffith, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP Pavilion zv5270us Laptop (2.20 GHz Athlon XP, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD+RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

After reading through all the descriptions on this laptop, it is sleek and BEAUTIFUL and with all the capabilities, it's simply NICE! I'd definitely recommend it, the sleek design is GORGEOUS. And u can't forget all the amenities that this baby has! SIMPLY GREAT!