| The ZV6000 is a reasonable priced alternative for | | | | high density plastic and at just over 6lbs makes for |
| those looking for solid performance and value. The | | | | easy transport to your favorite local coffee shop. |
| ZV6000 offers an AMD 64 processor with 512kb of | | | | Additionally, you will find USB ports, PCMCIA, and |
| ram that in combination deliver plenty of processing | | | | Express54 slots along the side of the laptop for |
| power to surf the web or run a multitude of | | | | additional convenience. The battery life on the |
| programs. | | | | ZV6000 is approximately 3 to 4 hours depending on |
| In fact we were able to download movies, listen to | | | | if the DVD player is in use. |
| music and run our photo editing software without a | | | | We found our 12cell battery to have plenty of |
| glitch. We love the 15.4 inch wide screen that is only | | | | reserve power and charged quickly when the laptop |
| available in standard contrast rather then HP's | | | | was docked. Over all we felt the quality of the |
| Brightview technology, but our testers hardly noticed | | | | ZV6000 to exceed expectations with so many |
| a difference utilizing our applications. The ZV6000 | | | | features packed in to a relatively small and portable |
| comes loaded with Windows XP Pro, a 40 gig hard | | | | package. |
| drive, and 8x DVD RW drive. | | | | The only fault we could find were the on board |
| In terms of ergonomics we found the keyboard to | | | | speakers which delivers less then impressive sound, |
| be well positioned and easy to type on without wrist | | | | but if you choose, the external speaker jack can |
| fatigue. As an additional comfort our testers opted | | | | easily power desktop speakers. For the price you will |
| for an external mouse, but if space is a consideration | | | | be hard pressed to find a better notebook computer |
| the touchpad is more then sufficient. The ZV6000 | | | | then the HP Pavilion ZV6000. |
| laptop computer has a durable case fashioned in grey | | | | |