| HP Pavilion | |
| Developer: | Hewlett-Packard (1995–2015) HP Inc. (2015–present) |
| Manufacturer: | Hewlett-Packard (1995–2015) HP Inc. (2015–present) |
| Type: | Personal computers |
| Lifespan: | 1995–2024 |
| Discontinued: | 2024 |
| Cpu: | AMD APU, AMD Ryzen, AMD Athlon 64/X2/II,Intel Core i3/i5/i7 |
| Graphics: | AMD Radeon, NVIDIA GeForce, Intel Iris |
| Related: | HP Envy |
| Os: | Windows |
| Marketing Target: | Consumer/Home purpose |
| Successor: | HP OmniBook, HP OmniDesk, HP OmniStudio |
HP Pavilion was a line of consumer-oriented personal computers originally produced by Hewlett-Packard and later by its successor, HP Inc. Introduced in 1995, HP has used the name for both desktops and laptops for home and home office use.
From 2002 to 2013, both HP- and Compaq-branded Pavilion (and Presario under the Compaq brand) machines were also produced. It was phased out in the United States in 2024 in favor of the AI-powered "Omni" brand (OmniBook, OmniStudio, OmniDesk).
In August 1995, HP released the first computer in the Pavilion line known as the HP Pavilion 5030, an IBM PC–compatible desktop computer. Although it was not the first multimedia PC the company made, it was the first computer made by HP that was designed specifically for the home market.[1] The first multimedia PCs made by the company prior to the Pavilion 5030 were the HP Multimedia PC 6100, 6140S, and 6170S. Prior to the introduction of the Pavilion line in 1995, the company was known for their business-oriented models such as those from the HP Vectra series as well as the OmniBook line of business notebooks. As an entry-level model, the Pavilion 5030 featured a 75 MHz Intel Pentium processor, 8 MB RAM, an 850 MB hard drive, a quad-speed CD-ROM drive, Altec Lansing speakers, and includes some software for online service access. It came shipped with Windows 95 preinstalled,[2] coinciding with the launch of Microsoft's then-new operating system at the time.[3]
Around that same time, Dave Packard published The HP Way, a book that chronicled the rise of Hewlett-Packard and gave consumers insight into its business practices, culture, and management style. HP also produced a low-cost, high-speed infrared transceiver that allowed wireless data exchange in a range of portable computing applications; these included telephones, computers, printers, cash registers, automatic teller machines, and digital cameras.[4]
After acquiring Compaq in 2002, HP took over Compaq's existing naming rights agreement and so sold both HP- and Compaq-branded machines until 2013.
In May 2024, HP announced that the Pavilion name, along with multiple others like Envy and Spectre, will be retired as part of a streamlining of brands that year, with new consumer computers (except for Omen) being released under the "Omni" branding, with OmniBook, OmniStudio and OmniDesk brandings.[5] This new "Omni" brand consisted of computers with AI technology.[6] This rebranding also marked the return of the OmniBook brand back to HP after originally being discontinued in 2002 as part of the merger with Compaq that same year.
The new rebranding in 2024 only applies to models sold in the United States, as Canada and many other countries still use the Pavilion brand among many others. Additionally, many other brands by HP that do not rely on AI technology (including Pavilion) are currently coexisting with the "Omni" brand of AI-powered computers .
HP offers about 30 customizable desktops; of these, 5 are standard HP Pavilion, 4 are Slimline, 6 are High Performance Edition (HPE), 5 are "Phoenix" HPE Gaming editions*, 5 are Touchsmart, and 5 are All-In-One.
Introduced in the early 2020s, the HP Pavilion Gaming brand is a line of budget gaming computers offered in both desktop and laptop form factors.[7]
(Note that is a non-exhaustive list and may never satisfy completeness, but shows some of the more or less recent models under the Pavilion brand.)
a000 series - Panther / Jaguar
a1000 series - Mojave / Gobi
a6000 / p6000 series - Venus / Venus2
The suffix on the model number, if present, indicates special information such as processor or country. The following chart describes each suffix.
Two-letter country codes such as
etc.
The HP Pavilion Slimline desktops are housed in small form factor cases. Due to their small size, they can become very hot almost quickly.[8]
HP also produced laptops and notebooks under the Pavilion brand name. Up until 2013, some models of the Pavilion laptops were produced with Compaq Presario branding.
The HP Pavilion laptops are only customizable in the United States. A variety of different models with different setups are available in other countries.
The HP Pavilion x2 is a long-running family of devices; there are dozens of variants, across many generations of Intel processors.
See main article: HP Mini.
The two or three letter suffix on the model number indicates special information like country or language (dv----xx). The following chart describes each suffix.
The HP Pavilion HDX was only sold with Intel processors, but does not end with the suffix "t" (it has no suffix). Likewise, the HP Pavilion TX tablet PC series was only sold with AMD processors, but still ended with the suffix "z".
The following suffixes corresponds to the region where the notebook is sold.
Other suffixes include:
HP Imprint was a high-gloss finish for laptop and notebook computers developed by Nissha Printing Co. of Japan in cooperation with HP. It was used for the following models:
In late 2007, HP held a contest in conjunction with MTV to help design a unique case artwork for a special edition HP notebook PC. The contest ran from September 5, 2007 to October 17, 2007 with over 8,500 designs from 112 countries submitted. The winner of the competition was João Oliveira of Porto, Portugal, who created a case design called "Asian Odyssey". This winning design was then implemented on the HP dv2800tae "Artist Edition" series notebook.[9] [10] In another competition, "Engine Room", a design by Hisako Sakihama of Japan, was chosen to appear on an HP notebook.[11]
Several models of the dv series of Pavilion laptops featured HP's Linux-based software called QuickPlay, which can be booted upon startup to play music or DVDs. The application loads up pretty quickly (at about ~12 seconds). QuickPlay also incorporated multimedia features, such as pause playback within Windows via the included remote control, Later models that were preinstalled with Windows Vista no longer had the option of booting into QuickPlay upon startup due to some unresolved compatibility issues, but still retained the multimedia features as a separate application that can be accessed from within Windows.[12] QuickPlay has since been discontinued, being replaced with HP MediaSmart Software that was installed on all HP desktops and notebooks from 2009 onward.
Many laptop and notebook owners experienced hardware failure in various Pavilion models during the late 2000s due to overheating. Symptoms of an overheating system include missing Wi-Fi, to the failure of the graphics card chipsets and booting problems. HP acknowledges this as a "hardware issue with certain HP Pavilion dv2000/dv6000/dv9000" notebooks, which is eligible for free repair.[13] Other users have recommended a resoldering of the Nvidia GPUs on the motherboard due to the overheating causing the solder of the built-in GPU to liquify. In 2009, HP had to recall over 70,000 batteries that were defective as a result of overheating.[14]