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NEW YORK -- Besides unveiling two new notebooks, Hewlett-Packard is taking time to showcase here a new line of Pavilion desktop PCs and Media Center PCs at CeBIT America.

The new line of Pavilions is designed for entry-level media enthusiasts, while customers looking for more power will be steered toward the new HP Media Center PC M200 series, according to HP.

Multiple Media Centers

The new M200 Media Center PC runs Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition, and comes with a television tuner card and several different ports for audio and video output and input. A configurable model will be available on July 9 for a base price of $999 with a 2.4-GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor, 512MB of DDR SDRAM, an 80GB hard drive, and a GeForce4 MX440 graphics card from NVidia.

Three fixed-configuration Media Center PCs will be released in July, HP says. The M260n will come with a 2.6-GHz Pentium 4 processor with hyperthreading, 512MB of DDR SDRAM, a 120GB hard drive, a DVD+RW/CD-RW drive, and the GeForce4 MX440 card. It is scheduled to become available on July 13 at an estimated retail price of $1299.

The M270n comes with a 2.8-GHz Pentium 4 processor with hyperthreading, 512MB of DDR SDRAM, a 160GB hard drive, a DVD+RW/CD-RW drive with a separate DVD-ROM drive, and a GeForceFX 5200 graphics card. It will carry an estimated price of $1599 and is scheduled for release July 20.

For the high-end customer, HP will release the M280n on July 20. It will feature a wireless keyboard and mouse, so users can control the PC from the living room couch while watching television or listening to music. The M280n will come with a 3-GHz Pentium 4 processor with hyperthreading, 512MB of DDR SDRAM, a 200GB hard drive, a DVD+RW/CD-RW drive, a separate DVD-ROM drive, and a GeForceFX 5600 graphics card. Estimated retail price is $1999.

Pavilion Details

HP will use processors from both Intel and Advanced Micro Devices in the new Pavilion desktops. The systems will be available in fixed configurations from retail stores, or as configurable models from HP's Web site, the company says.

The Pavilion A250n is available now. It comes with a 2.6-GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor with hyperthreading, 512MB of DDR SDRAM, a 120GB hard drive, a DVD+RW/CD-RW drive with a separate CD-ROM drive, and a GeForce4 MX440 graphics card, for an estimated retail price of $999.

The Pavilion A200n is expected to cost $469 when it becomes available on July 6. That configuration features a 2.4-GHz Intel Celeron processor, 256MB of DDR SDRAM, a 40GB hard drive, a CD-RW drive, and integrated Intel Extreme graphics.

The Pavilion A220n will be available on June 29 with an AMD Athlon XP 2600+ processor, 512MB of DDR SDRAM, a 120GB hard drive, a DVD-ROM drive and separate CD-RW drive, and a GeForce4 MX UMA graphics card from NVidia, for an estimated price of $679.

Configuration Options

Customers interested in building their own system can do so starting June 25, choosing from specifications and options described on HP's Web site. For example, customers can start with an A200 series PC with an AMD Athlon XP 2000+ processor, 256MB of DDR SDRAM, a 40GB hard drive, and a CD-ROM drive for $349.

HP is also immediately releasing five new monitors for use with the Pavilion desktops. After $50 mail-in rebates, the 15-inch flat-panel F1503 costs $329, and the 17-inch flat-panel F1703, $499.

HP is also introducing the 17-inch MX703 CRT monitor, scheduled for release on June 29 priced at $159. Also coming are the 15-inch VF15 LCD monitor, available June 25 for $249, and the 17-inch M703C CRT monitor, available June 25 for $99. All prices reflect $50 mail-in rebates.

Earlier this week, HP announced new notebooks for business customers, and the company is planning to launch several new IPaq handhelds with Microsoft's Pocket PC 2003 operating system on Monday.

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