HP unveils Media Center notebook
PC World | at | by Mike
Hewlett-Packard unveiled a 17-inch digital entertainment notebook this week that is available with Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 operating system and a stand-alone digital video recorder.
The HP Media Center zd8000 series notebooks will be available December 15 in a variety of configurations on HP's Web site and in retail stores, says Kevin Wentzel, technical marketing manager at HP. The $1399 desktop replacement notebook was designed as a mobile digital media hub for students, families, or other home users, he says.