New notebook offers fashion and functionality

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, March 25th 2008 - HP Middle East announced today the launch of the new Special Edition Thrive Imprint Notebook PC in the Middle East. With sleek good looks and performance, this limited edition metallic red notebook PC is a real head-turner.

Adorned with an elegant budding HP Thrive Imprint design, the HP Pavilion dv6700 Special Edition Entertainment notebook PC is the ultimate notebook PC to carry this spring.

Elena Danici, Category Manager Consumer Products, PSG, HP Middle East, commented: "HP has combined nature and technological innovation when designing this modern, metallic notebook, which is perfect for those who wish to stand out in the crowd."

The HP Pavilion dv6700 comes with etch-like patterns on the wrist-rest and a bold colour with ornate pattern inlay on the outer chassis and a colour-coordinated slipcase and a wireless mouse for ultimate comfort, wherever you are.

This special edition features a metallic red finish and a subtle, but distinctive pattern: "Thrive". The high quality finish of HP Imprint improves durability, ensuring that the notebook's good looks endure.

Outstanding entertainment features, including HP QuickPlay which enables direct access to your favourite music and films, and the latest NVIDIA® GeForce® Go graphic technology create a new level of detail in games, photos, and graphics. The latest Intel® Core™2 Duo technology and a spacious hard drive give you all the computing power you need.

Completing the look is a colour coordinated wireless mouse for ultimate comfort at work or at play, as well as a slender slipcase to stylishly protect your notebook. Touchpad media buttons allow you to launch your favourite music, DVDs and photographs with just a swipe of the finger, perfect for no fuss entertainment on the move.

Key features include:

  • Windows Vista® Home Premium (32-bit version)

  • 15.4" WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Display (1280x800)

  • Intel® Core™2  Duo processor featuring Intel® Centrino® Duo processor technology at up to 2.50GHz and 6MB of L2 Cache

  • 1024MB of memory, expandable to 4GB

  • NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GS with up to 2047MB total graphics memory with 256MB dedicated

  • 120GB, 160GB or 250GB hard disk drive

  • LightScribe DVD SuperMulti drive (+/-R double layer) drive

Pricing and availability

New notebook PCs available now in the Middle East for AED 5,499.

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About HP Middle East
HP is the largest technology and solutions provider in the Middle East with 1100 employees and subsidiaries in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Cairo, Ramallah, Qatar, Oman and 2 service Joint Ventures in Kuwait and Bahrain servicing the GCC, Egypt and the Levant. HP has been present in the Middle East since 1968 and opened its first regional office in 1994. HP Middle East is the market leader for enterprise, small and medium business and consumer technology products and offers a large portfolio of solutions and services in various business domains.

More information about HP in the Middle East is available at www.hp.com/me

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