HP launches Pavilion tx1000 Entertainment Notebook PC

Hewlett-Packard India has introduced the HP Pavilion tx1000 Entertainment Notebook PC with ‘twist and touch’ screen.

The launch of the tx1000 series is targeted to further strengthen the market leadership of the HP Pavilion brand in the ‘Personalized Digital Entertainment’ space.

The lightweight Pavilion tx1000 series is ideal for young professionals, entrepreneurs, who have frequent meetings and presentations with clients, may like to take notes or mark comments and would like to carry a lightweight yet fully functional notebook.

The notebook PC also allows one to enjoy the freedom of wireless mobility, movies and music on the go.

The PC is also handy for students to jot down class notes, carry easily within the campus and stay connected to email and the Internet almost anywhere using the latest wireless technology. The Pavilion tx1000 is HP’s premium offering, which combines superior technology with affordability, at an exciting price point.

Offering the technology to help the user "the way he works" rather than adapting his work to the technology available, the Pavilion tx1000 is a must-buy for people seeking convenience with technology. With a touchscreen that does not require a stylus; the Pavilion tx1000 with its twist feature enables easy sharing of presentations across the worktable. With an integrated fingertip reader that allows multiple assigning of individual fingerprints for user accounts and private files, the Pavilion tx1000 is as secure as a safety vault.

Rajiev Grover, Country Category Manager – Consumer Portables, Hewlett-Packard India said, “As the leaders in the notebook segment with a market share of 40.5% in unit shipment terms, we are targeting a 20% rise in the sales contribution of the Pavilion brand with our slew of next generation models. This will be supported by an aggressive Go-To-Market.”

Powered by an AMD Turion 64x2 processor, the tx1000 runs on the newly released Windows Vista.

The product enables users to launch music, photo and video files at the push of a button without booting the notebook, a mini remote control allows users to easily control and navigate multimedia features and adjust volume levels, an integrated webcam and dual, omni-directional microphones for easy video-conferencing.

It is available at all HP retail outlets and prices are started at Rs 59,990. One can also get it from HP E-Store by logging on to www.hp.com/in or through tele-booking at +91-124-3030.

HP is among the world’s largest IT companies, with revenue totaling $91.7 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended Oct. 31, 2006