HP Pavilion DM1 Netbook Runs Fusion APU

HP has announced its first AMD Fusion APU laden notebooks starting with the Pavilion DM1. The new ultraportable Pavilion DM1 notebook features dual-core AMD Zacate APU. Though low-powered, the new Fusion APUs from AMD are capable of 1080p HD video playback capability. For US nationals, HP will release this netbook with Long Term Evolution chip to support the 4G network. HP Pavilion DM1 ultraportable notebook will be available in the US at a price of $450 from January 9, reported SlashGear.

Pavilion DM1 sports an 11.6-inch display that supports 1366x768 pixel resolution, which is good enough to play 720p HD video on it. To support the high definition video playback, the dual-core 1.6GHz AMD Fusion E-350 powers this ultraportable along with ATI Radeon HD 6310 graphics. Combining the Fusion APU and the Radeon HD graphics, this ultraportable is ready to play all recent DirectX 11 games in HD resolution. The ultra portable runs windows 7.

HP has also added Altec Lansing speakers with Dolby Advanced Audio to back up the HD graphics. One can add up to 8GB RAM while 3GB comes by default and a 320GB HDD storage. For physical connectivity, the ultraportable offers USB 2.0, VGA, Audio ports, memory card reader, gigabit Ethernet port and HDMI out port. Apart from that wireless connectivity is backed up with Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth. Video chat is also possible with the integrated webcam.

Packing a 6-cell battery, the Pavilion DM1 promises about 9.5 hours of battery life and slots it in the league of the current generation netbooks offering the same.