HP Pavilion Laptop dv9740ea Specifications, Tests and Review

Screen Size
17"
Resolution
1440 x 900 (WXGA+)
CPU
AMD Turion 64 X2 mobile technology TL-68
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
RAM
2 GB (2 x 1 GB)
Core Qty
Dual-Core
Storage
250 GB HDD SATA 1.5Gb/s / 5400 rpm

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HP Pavilion Laptop dv9740ea
Product Type Notebook
Dimensions (WxDxH) 39.6 cm x 28.5 cm x 4.2 cm
Weight 3.6 kg
DISPLAY HP Pavilion Laptop dv9740ea
Screen Size (Type) 17"
Screen Resolution 1440 x 900 (WXGA+)
Widescreen Yes
Features BrightView
PROCESSOR HP Pavilion Laptop dv9740ea
CPU AMD Turion 64 X2 mobile technology TL-68
Number of Cores Dual-Core
Cache L2 - 1 MB
64-bit Computing Yes
MEMORY HP Pavilion Laptop dv9740ea
RAM 2 GB (2 x 1 GB)
Max RAM Supported 4 GB
RAM Type DDR2 SDRAM
Form Factor SO-DIMM 200-pin
Slots Qty 2
Empty Slots 0
STORAGE HP Pavilion Laptop dv9740ea
Main Storage Size (HDD/SSD) 250 GB HDD SATA 1.5Gb/s / 5400 rpm
Optical Drive DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM / HD DVD-ROM fixed
AUDIO & VIDEO HP Pavilion Laptop dv9740ea
Graphics Processor (GPU) NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
Total Available Graphics Memory 1023 MB
Video Memory 256 MB
Camera Yes
Sound Stereo speakers, microphone
Compliant Standards Sound Blaster Pro
Audio Features Altec Lansing speakers
TV Tuner Type Digital TV
Digital TV Reception DVB-T
COMMUNICATIONS HP Pavilion Laptop dv9740ea
Wireless Bluetooth, 802.11a/b/g/n (draft)
Wireless Controller Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
Network Interface Gigabit Ethernet
MODEM
Max Transfer Rate 56 Kbps
BATTERY HP Pavilion Laptop dv9740ea
Technology 8-cell Lithium Ion
INPUT HP Pavilion Laptop dv9740ea
Type Keyboard, touchpad, QuickPlay
CONNECTIONS & EXPANSIONS HP Pavilion Laptop dv9740ea
Slots 2 x memory (0 free)
1 x ExpressCard/54 (1 free)
Interfaces 4 x USB 2.0 4 pin USB Type A
1 x display / video - HDMI
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
1 x display / video - S-video output
2 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5 mm
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
1 x remote control - infrared
1 x docking / port replicator
Memory Card Reader 5 in 1 (SD Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMediaCard, xD-Picture Card)
SOFTWARE HP Pavilion Laptop dv9740ea
Operating System (OS) Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Software Included Microsoft Works, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Windows Movie Maker, HP QuickPlay Software, Adobe Reader 8.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0, Microsoft Windows DVD Maker, Microsoft Windows Mail, Microsoft Windows Media Center, Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery, CyberLink DVD Suite, HP Total Care Advisor, Norton Internet Security 2008 (60 days subscription), Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition (60 days trial), HP DVD Play
MISCELLANEOUS HP Pavilion Laptop dv9740ea
ENERGY STAR Certified Yes
EPEAT Compliant EPEAT Silver

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