Hewlett-Packard (HP) yesterday launched the latest model of its Pavilion series, featuring what it claims is Hong Kong's first built-in DVD+RW drive.
The DVD+RW drive comes with the newly launched HP Pavilion 743d and can read and write compact disc, CD-Rom and DVD in recordable and rewritable formats.
Richard Cheung Yiu-nam, HP's marketing development manager of personal systems group, said the standard would appeal to the mainstream computer market.
'The DVD+R/RW standard is a consortium driven by HP. We found that it is most suitable for household usage,' Mr Cheung said.
'With DVD becoming increasingly popular, a built-in DVD+R/RW drive allows users to produce, edit and record their own DVD movies easily.'
The DVD+RW standard was developed by a group of manufacturers including Sony, Philips, HP and Dell Computer.
It competes with a standard called DVD-Multi, from a consortium that includes Hitachi, Matsushita, Ritek, Samsung, Toshiba and JVC.
