At CES 2009 I spent some time in meetings with the guys from AMD. One of the products they were showing off at the time was the HP Pavilion DV2 ultra-portable notebook. The machine was the showpiece for a new AMD processor aimed at the ultra-portable market.

The DV2 uses the AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 CPU and has a 12.1-inch LED backlit LCD with a 1280 x 800 screen resolution. The little DV2 is not MacBook Air thin, but it is a svelte little beast. Measurements are 11.5-inches L x 9.5-inches D x 0.93 to 1.29-inches H and weighs 3.95 pounds.

HP uses 64-bit Windows Vista Home Premium and 4GB of RAM for the machine. Graphics are via ATI HD 3410 with 512MB of dedicated memory. Integrated 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN is features along with an 8x DVD burner and a 320GB HDD for storage. Power for the machine comes from a 6-cell lithium-ion battery. The little machine is available now starting at $749.99.

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