HP Pavilion dvt6 and dvt7 Workstations Upgraded

After seeing new desktops all over the place, we get to examine some laptops from HP that aren't gaming-oriented, not that they won't easily handle such things if needed. 

We've said it several times today, and we'll have to say it again here: Intel has begun shipping its Ivy Bridge central processing units. 

HP, naturally, is adding the chips to its product lineup, and we don't just mean the six systems spotted last week. 

What the prime supplier of PCs in the world also has to show is a pair of mobile workstations. 

That's right, not gaming notebooks but mobile workstations, for businessmen, graphics designers, etc. Dell's Alienware M14x, M17x and M18X R2 don't have anything to worry about on this end. 

The Pavilion dvt6 measures 15.6 inches in diagonal and has a starting price of $899.99. That's 679 Euro, according to exchange rates. 

Meanwhile, the Pavilion dvdt7 has an LCD with a diagonal of 17.3 inches and a starting price of $999.99 (754 Euro, give or take). 

The Core i7-3610QM 2.3 GHz CPUs is the default option, but Core i7-3720QM and i7-3820QM can be chosen instead, assuming one is willing to pay extra. 

Whatever CPU is chosen, it has 8 GB of DDR3 RAM (random access memory) backing it up, as well an NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M discrete GPU. 

Of course, all sort of connectivity and I/O ports and plugs exist (Wi-Fi, LAN, Bluetooth, memory card reader, USB 3.0 and 2.0, etc.). 

If you want to pre-order either one of these two machines, all it takes is to drop by HP's website and click the mouse a few times. Shipments won't happen right away though. Customers will only get their orders starting on May 8 this year (2012). 

Finally, if gaming is what you're interested in, Digital Storm's and Velocity Micro's offers may be more appealing.

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