Operation Laptop

This laptop is powered by the Intel Core i5-460M CPU. This is a dual-core, 64-bit processor with 4 processing threads. The cores operating at 2.53GHz normally, but can be boosted up to 2.8GHz with TurboBoost technology. It has 3MB of L3 cache and uses 35W. The laptop comes with 4GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM and can be expanded to a maximum of 8GB. That’s plenty of memory for all of your multitasking needs. It uses the Mobile Intel HM55 Express Chipset.

The screen is a 14.0” diagonal High-Definition HP BrightView LED display with a resolution of 1366 x 768. The screen is driven by Intel HD graphics which features 64-1696MB dynamically allocated shared video memory. This is not the laptop to play games on.



For storage you get a 500GB Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive rotating at 7200RPM. A nice drive to have on a laptop. The optical drive is a SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support. The media reader is a 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards.

For networking you get a built-in 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN for a speedy wired network connection accessible through the standard RJ-45 port. For wireless you can use the integrated 802.11 b/g/n wireless LAN adapter when you want to walk around with your laptop in your hands. You can use those network connections with the TrueVision webcam with digital microphone for easy access to video chatting and video mail. This laptop also supports Bluetooth with WiDi.

Other features include Dolby Advanced Audio with Altec Lansing Speakers and HP SimplePass Identity Protection with integrated fingerprint reader. External ports include 3 USB 2.0 ports (3rd port shared with eSATA), 1 HDMI port, 1 VGA, 1 headphone out and 1 microphone in.

This laptop comes installed with Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition. Other software includes Symantec Norton Internet Security 2011 60-day Trial, HP Support Assistant; HP Power Manager, HP Recovery Manager, HP Setup Manager, HP SimplePass Identity Protection, HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection (3D DriveGuard), HP MediaSmart 4.0: HP MediaSmart DVD; HP MediaSmart Music; HP Music Store by Rhapsody; HP MediaSmart Movie and TV; Hulu; Netflix ; HP Movie Store powered by RoxioNow; HP MediaSmart Video; HP MediaSmart Photo; HP MediaSmart Webcam, Microsoft Office 2010 preloaded (purchase of a Product Key required to activate a full Office 2010 suite) and HP Cloud Drive.

This laptop measures 13.42″ x 8.98″ x .098″/1.27″ and weighs 4.41 pounds. This laptop comes with a 6-Cell (55WHr) Lithium-ion battery pack and a 65W power adapter.

You can find the HP Pavilion dm4-1277sb laptop for around $850.