HP Pavilion

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HP Pavilion
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Developer Hewlett-Packard (1995–2015) HP Inc. (2015–present)
ManufacturerHP Inc.
Type Laptop, desktop computer
Release date1995;29 years ago (1995)
Operating system Windows
CPU AMD APU, AMD Ryzen, AMD Athlon 64/X2/II,
Graphics AMD Radeon, NVIDIA GeForce, Intel Iris
Marketing target Consumer/Home purpose
Related HP Envy

HP Pavilion is a line of consumer-oriented laptop and desktop computers produced by HP Inc. Introduced in 1995, HP has used the name for both desktops and laptops in its home and home office product range. The Pavilion mainly competes against computers such as Acer's Aspire, Dell's Inspiron and XPS, Lenovo's IdeaPad, Samsung's Sens, and Toshiba's Satellite.

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When Hewlett-Packard merged with Compaq in 2002, it took over Compaq's existing naming rights agreement, and so sold both HP- and Compaq-branded machines, until 2013.

History

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HP Pavilion 4450 (1999) Intel Celeron 366 MHz
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HP Pavilion 8750 (2000/2001)
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HP Pavilion a367c (2003)

In 1995, HP introduced the Pavilion PC, an IBM-compatible computer of the desktop type, which marked the company's introduction into the home-computing market. Dave Packard published The HP Way, a book that chronicled the rise of Hewlett-Packard and gave consumers insight into its business practices, culture, and management style. HP also produced a low-cost, high-speed infrared transceiver that allowed wireless data exchange in a range of portable computing applications; these included telephones, computers, printers, cash registers, automatic teller machines, and digital cameras. [1]

The first HP Pavilion PC

The HP Pavilion 5030, released in 1995 as the first computer in the HP Pavilion line, was technically HP's second multimedia PC designed specifically for the home market. The first was called the HP Multimedia PC; model numbers were 6100, 6140S, and 6170S. The Pavilion went on to become a popular model. Specifications included a quad-speed CD-ROM drive, Altec Lansing speakers, software for online service access, and came shipped with Windows 95. This entry-level model featured a 75 MHz Intel Pentium processor, 8 MB RAM, and an 850 MB hard drive. [2]

Desktops

HP offers about 30 customizable desktops; of these, 5 are standard HP Pavilion, 4 are Slimline, 6 are High Performance Edition (HPE), 5 are "Phoenix" HPE Gaming editions*, 5 are Touchsmart, and 5 are All-In-One.

Current desktop models

Past desktop models

(Note that this is not a complete list, but a list of more recent models.)

a000 series - Panther / Jaguar
a1000 series - Mojave / Gobi
a6000 / p6000 series - Venus / Venus2

Model number suffixes

The suffix on the model number, if present, indicates special information such as processor or country. The following chart describes each suffix.

Two-letter country codes such as

etc.

Overheating problems

The HP Pavilion Slimline desktops are housed in small form factor cases. They can become very hot because of their small size. [3]

Notebooks

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HP Pavilion 15 cs series (cs3095nr, 2019)
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HP Pavilion dv series (dv2500se, 2007)
HP Pavilion zv series (zv6115EA, 2004) HP Pavilion zv6000 series.jpg
HP Pavilion zv series (zv6115EA, 2004)

The HP Pavilion laptops are customizable in the US only. A variety of different models with different setups are available in other countries. Up until 2013, HP was producing some models of the Pavilion with Compaq Presario branding.

Previous notebook models

The HP Pavilion x2 is a long-running family of devices; there are dozens of variants, across many generations of Intel processors.

HP Mini

Model number suffixes

The two or three letter suffix on the model number indicates special information like country or language (dv----xx). The following chart describes each suffix.

The following suffixes corresponds to the region where the notebook is sold.

Other suffixes include nr, cl, and wm.

The HP Pavilion HDX is only sold with Intel processors, but does not end with the suffix "t"; it has no suffix.

The HP Pavilion TX tablet PC series was sold with AMD processors only, but they still ended with the suffix "z".

HP Imprint

The HP Imprint notebook finish is a high-gloss developed in cooperation with Nissha Printing Co. (Japan). This was used for the following models:

HP Imprint
  • Wave: dv9000 / dv6000 / dv2000 / tx1000
  • Digi Code: Compaq Presario v3000
  • Trace: Compaq Presario v6700TX
  • Radiance: dv9700 / dv9500 / dv6700 / dv6500 / dv2700 / dv2500
  • Influx: dv6700tse / dv6500tse / dv2842se
  • Dragon: HDX9000
  • Verve: dv2700tse
  • Echo: tx2000z / tx2500z
  • Thrive: dv6800tse
  • Artist Edition: dv2800tae / dv2890nr / dv2990nr
HP Imprint 2
  • Meshy: dv7 / dv6 / dv5 / dv4 / dv3000
  • Unity: Compaq Presario CQ20
  • Glossy Black Finish: Compaq Presario (CQ70 / CQ50 / CQ40)
  • Fluid: HDX18t / HDX16t
  • Intensity: dv4tse
  • Renewal: dv5tse
  • Intersect: dv7 / dv5 / dv4 / dv3500 / dv3
  • Swirl: HP Mini 1000 (Mi / XP / Mobile Broadband Wireless)
  • Peony: HP Mini 1000 (Vivienne Tam)
  • Reaction: HP TouchSmart tx2z
  • Moonlight: dv7 / dv4 / dv2z / dv6
  • Espresso: dv7 / dv4 / dv2z / dv6

Notebook artwork competitions

HP held a contest in conjunction with MTV to help design a special edition HP notebook case artwork. The contest went from September 5, 2007, to October 17, 2007, and over 8,500 designs from 112 countries were submitted. "Asian Odyssey" by João Oliveira of Porto, Portugal, was chosen as the winner of the competition and featured on the HP dv2800tae Series Notebook. [4] [5] In another competition, "Engine Room," a design by Hisako Sakihama, from Japan was chosen to appear on a HP notebook. [6]

Specialized features

HP developed Linux-based software which could be booted quickly (in ~12 seconds) to play music or DVDs called QuickPlay for the dv series of notebooks. QuickPlay also incorporated multimedia features, such as pause playback from the included remote control, within Windows. Later versions that shipped with Vista did not have the boot option but retained the multimedia features. [7]

QuickPlay software has been discontinued by HP, being replaced with HP MediaSmart Software that was installed on all HP desktops and notebooks from 2009 onward.

Overheating issues

Many notebook owners experience hardware failure in various Pavilion models due to overheating. The first symptom is usually a disappearing Wi-Fi, followed by failure of the graphics system and booting problems. HP does acknowledge this as a "hardware issue with certain HP Pavilion dv2000/dv6000/dv9000" notebooks, which is eligible for free repair. [8] Other users recommend a resoldering of the Nvidia GPU on the motherboard due to the overheating causing the solder on the built-in GPU to liquify.

In 2009, HP had to recall over 70,000 batteries that were defective as a result of overheating. [9]

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