HP Pavilion HDX16-1040US 16" Laptop: Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB Hard Drive, Vista Premium

Desktop, portable, HTPC . . . yes, you really can have it all with the HP Pavillion x16-1040us. This performance powerhouse is designed to do it all and do it well. The heart of the beast is a 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor tethered to 4GB of DDR2 memory. A robust 320GB hard drive stores all your programs, movies, music and video. A fingerprint reader lets you lock down all the power from unauthorized users.

Once you swipe your finger across the reader and gain access to the system you can revel in movies played on the 16" screen at 1368x768 resolution. The NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT video processor has a dedicated 512MB of GDDR3 memory. A LightScribe/Super Multi drive lets you watch your favorite movies and burn custom playlists. An HDMI port lets you show the movies on your widescreen HDTV.

In order to be a true entertainment and business machine it needs to be connected. From the 4xUSB and 1xFireWire ports, to the Gigabit and 802.11a/b/g/n Ethernet connections the x16-1040us has you covered. That doesn't even count the eSATA, audio and IR ports. There's also an IR remote control that keeps you connected and in control from across the room.