HP Pavilion zv5320us Laptop (AMD Athlon XP 3000+, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive)

by HP

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00062OZT4
• Item model number: PL996UA#ABA
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 21, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Take your digital entertainment with you in the sleek and stylish HP Pavilion zv5320us notebook. Powered by a 1.6 GHz Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M 3000+ processor and featuring a 60 GB hard drive and 512 MB of RAM, it's more than capable for digital media enthusiasts and road warriors alike. It also features a DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive, widescreen 15.4-inch display, and a good collection of pre-loaded software--including HP's Image Zone software, Apple iTunes, and Microsoft Media Player.

The Basics

• Hard Drive: A 60 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 1.60 GHz Athlon processor is powered by QuantiSpeed architecture and PowerNow! technology, which allows notebook computers to run the most demanding applications and extends battery life. It has a relatively small 256 KB L2 cache.
• Memory: The 512 MB of built-in memory (2 x 256 MB, 266 MHz, DDR SDRAM) is a good start for power users. It has two memory slots in total, with a maximum memory expansion up to 1 GB (2 x 512 MB).
• CD/DVD Drive: The combo CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive can write and read CDs at 24x and rewrite at 10x speeds. It can read DVDs at 16x.
• Keyboard & Mouse: This notebook has a standard 85-key keyboard and electro-static two-button touchpad.

Sound and Graphics
The ze4910us has a widescreen 15.4-inch TFT high-definition WXGA display with a native resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. The Nvidia GeForce 420 Go video graphics card offers good 3D performance and the ability to drive an external monito and the notebook's native display simultaneously. It also features 16-bit Sound Blaster Pro-compatible audio and internal Harman Kardon speakers.

Connectivity and Expansion Slots
This ze4910us model has an integrated 802.11g wireless LAN (which is compatible with the more widespread 802.11b and offers faster data transmission rates). You get a basic offering of connectivity options, which does include super-fast USB 2.0:

• 3 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players
• 1 VGA monitor port
• 1 PCMCIA (or PC Card) slot (Type I/II, 32-bit)
• 1 headphone jack and 1 microphone jack

It also has an integrated 56K modem (V.90) and an RJ-45 LAN network port (for a 10/100 Ethernet connection to networks and DSL/cable modems). It also has a hot-swappable bay for adding an optional optical drive or second battery.

Preloaded System and Software
This system comes with the Windows XP Home Edition operating system, and it also features Microsoft Works (for working with word processing and spreadsheet documents). Other preloaded software includes Microsoft Money, Norton Antivirus 2004 (with 60-day LiveUpdate subscription), Adobe Acrobat Reader, Encarta Plus, HP Image Zone Plus, InterVideo WinDVD Creator and Home Theater, Muvee autoProducer, Sonic RecordNow, and Apple iTunes.

The included HP Image Zone Plus photo and imaging software makes it easy to organize, edit, share, print, protect, and store your photos and video clips. Organize and find your photos easily by timeline, keywords, and/or location using the unique photo-globe mapping tool. Remove red eye and fix other common problems. Share your photos quickly via e-mails that include thumbnails with links to the full-sized images--without downloading time-consuming attachments.

Dimensions and Weight
At just 8.1 pounds, the zv5320us notebook is a larger than other mobile-oriented notebooks. It measures 14.3 x 11.6 x 1.8 inches (L x W x H).

Power
It's powered by a 6-cell rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which provides an average of battery life of around 2 hours (depending on usage).

What's in the Box
This package contains the HP Pavilion zv5320us notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions. It is backed by a one-year limiited hardware warranty.

Product Description

Includes: 8-cell lithium ion battery, AC adapter, Microsoft Windows XP Home with Service Pack 2, Norton AntiVirus, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Money, WinDVD, & more. HP Pavilion zv5320US Notebook PC - This notebook computer features the Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M Processor 3000+ (1.6 GHz) with PowerNow! Technology. Add 512MB of PC2700 DDR SDRAM, and you have a powerful mobile computing solution that can tackle many practical and creative tasks. DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive - up to 24x CD-R recording 15.4 WXGA Widescreen LCD with a native resolution of 1280x800 802.11g Wi-Fi Wireless Network Adapter 56k Fax Modem 16-bit Sound Blaster Pro-compatible sound with 2 built-in Harmon/Kardon speakers One Type I/II 32-bit Card Bus Ports - 10/100 Ethernet, 3 USB 2.0, 1 Parallel, 1 Headphone, 1 Microphone, 1 VGA Monitor, & 1 S-Video Out Unit Dimensions - 11.59 (l) x 14.25 (w) x 1.8 (h) Unit Weight - 7.9 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars HP zv5320us, October 20, 2004

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Richard C. Slater - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP Pavilion zv5320us Laptop (AMD Athlon XP 3000+, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

I just bought this notebook as a Desktop replacement. Nice machine, although it is a little bit thick.

The incorrect CPU speed reported by the previous user is not a problem. The 797Mhz speed reported is a result of the AMD Powernow! capabilites of the processor. Until there is a demand it will use this setting as an idle to save power.

There is a downloadable app (free from AMD), PowerNow Dashboard which will display this throttling. As far as the system reporting the correct CPU speed, you can get it to report 1.6GHZ if you choose XP power meter settings of "Home/Desktop" and rebooting. This creates a "non-throttle" condition and the CPU reports the full 1.6GHZ processor speed. This also is confirmed by the Powernow Dashboard program showing 100% CPU.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent system, March 20, 2005

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Bob Boberson "carrotsforcookies" (Home) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP Pavilion zv5320us Laptop (AMD Athlon XP 3000+, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

Based on ignorant people stating the 797Mhz processor speed as a fault there is proof that there are still a lot of people that have no business owning a computer. The HP ZV5320US is a decent computer. It's not a high end laptop, but it's nice. I did a benchmark test side by side against my Dell Inspiron 2650. The Dell having a 1.8Ghz P4. The HP out-performed the Dell on every level. One might ask..if you had a P4 Dell why did you get a new laptop? Easy Dell Sucks BAD!! They are the Bose of the computer world. Tons of Marketing (it's a dell DUDE) and very bad product. Anyhow back to HP. I love the styling of the computer. The screen is probably the best feature. The worst feature is the video card is weak, and the mouse is sluggish every now and then. This is my first AMD machine, and I am sold. No more Intel for me. Over inflated prices for the performance. I bought the computer for $850 from a retailer new, so shop around. Another thing is the AMD runs way cooler than the P4m.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great Except for a Major Design Flaw, October 11, 2005

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J. Fasenmyer (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP Pavilion zv5320us Laptop (AMD Athlon XP 3000+, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

My laptop is approximately 6 months old at this point and I have been experiencing problems with the power cord. The cord has become extremely touchy and most of the time will not make a proper connection to charge the unit. At first I figured it was a broken wire in the cord and purchased a replacement cord only to encounter the same problem. After researching this issue on the Internet, I have found that I am one of a very large number of people encountering this problem with the HP Pavilion laptops.

Most people have tried contacting HP support only to be told that it is not covered by warranty and requires you to pay for a full system board replacement. I purchased the extended warranty from where I purchased my unit and am hoping that they will not tell me the same.

I've always been a fan of most HP products but I'm now dreading the idea that I may have just flushed over $1000 down the drain. Aside from this problem, the unit is great. But then, how great is a laptop with no power?