The HP Pavilion dv2 was launched in March, but the manufacturer only had a review unit for us in late May. (It also looks like a trend that manufacturers having a media review unit way after the product was commercially launched, probably because profits are of higher priority in bad economic times).

Nevertheless, we intend to take a look at this laptop which is the first one we knew of that is equipped with the new AMD Athlon Neo mobile processor, and see how it fares against a netbook that incorporates Intel Atom CPU.

Take a look at the specifications.

Processor AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 (1.6GHz)
OS Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium
Hard disk 320GB SATA HDD
Memory 2GB DDR2 SDRAM (up to 4GB)
Display 12.1-inch WSVGA (1280x800)
Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3410 (1GB VRAM)
Audio SRS Premium sound, Altec Lansing speakers
I/O port 3x USB2.0, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA out, 1x RJ-45 Ethernet, 1x headphones-out, 1x mic-in, AC Adapter
Webcam HP Webcam with Integrated microphone
Connectivity Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN, 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN
Dimension 292 (L) x 240 (W) x 23.7 mm (H)
Weight 1.73 kg (with 6-cell battery)