HP Announces Personal Media Drive and Media Center PCs
June 22, 2004
Carmel, CA - HP will release its new stand-alone storage accessory, the HP Personal Media Drive, and a new series of Media Center PCs, later this month.
The HP Personal Media Drive gives up to 160 gigabytes of additional storage and can be inserted without having to open the PC case or turn the PC on or off. Once the device is inserted into the PC, the manufacturer describes, consumers can transfer large data files to the drive or set it as their primary storage mechanism, using a USB 2.0 interface for high-speed transfer, backwards-compatible to USB 1.1. For example, consumers can set their HP Media Center PC to record their favorite TV show and program the PC to save it directly to the HP Personal Media Drive.
The Media Drive docking bay will be featured in current configure-to-order HP Media Center PCs and in a Compaq Presario configure-to-order models.
Media Center m1000
Featuring the integrated HP Personal Media Drive bay, the HP Media Center m1000 series Photosmart PC is supports xD flash memory cards in its front chassis 9-in-1 media card reader and more conveniently located input/output ports in the mid-section of the PC casing.
Specifications
Choice of processors including Intel Pentium 4 520, 540, 550 and 560 megahertz with Hyper-Threading Technology
512 megabytes PC3200 DDR or 1 GB PC3200 DDR
Choice of 160, 200 and 250 GB 7,200 rpm Serial ATA and 80, 160, 200 and 250 GB Parallel-ATA internal drives
DVD+RW/CD-RW drive / DVD-ROM&CD-RW combo drive
Choice of DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive
Choice of 128 MB or 256 MB PCI-Express or 128 MB or 256 MB AGP graphics
9-in-1 memory card reader; now featuring support for xD flash memory
Six USB 2.0 ports and a minimum of two FireWire (IEEE 1394) ports
10/100BT Ethernet port high-speed modem
TV/FM tuner card
All HP Media Center m1000 series Photosmart PCs include:
HP Personal Media Drive bay
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
HP Image Zone Plus software with Media Center compatibility
High-performance TV tuner card with personal video recorder capability
Easy to use remote control with infrared receiver
FM tuner with antenna (part of TV tuner card)
Front A/V connectivity for analog video capture (composite video, S video and Audio L/R RCA jacks)
High-performance 2.1 audio sound system on select models
Apple iTunes for Windows pre-loaded on the desktop - a digital music jukebox for importing music, organizing a collection and more
Estimated U.S. street prices for pre-configured HP Media Center m1000 series Photosmart PCs are expected to start at $1,049, after a $50 mail-in rebate. Estimated U.S. street prices for configurable HP Media Center m1000 series Photosmart PCs are expected to start at $899, after a $50 mail-in-rebate, depending on the configuration ordered. Estimated U.S. street prices for the HP Personal Media Drive are expected to be an additional $219.
For more information, visit
www.hp.com
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