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| Developer | Hewlett-Packard (1995–2015) HP Inc. (2015–present) |
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| Manufacturer | Hewlett-Packard (1995–2015) HP Inc. (2015–present) |
| Type | Personal computers |
| Released | August 1995; 30 years ago (1995-08) |
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| Discontinued | November 2025; 3 months ago (2025-11) (desktops) |
| Operating system | Windows |
| CPU | AMD APU,AMD Ryzen,AMD Athlon 64/X2/II,Intel Corei3/i5/i7 |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon,NVIDIA GeForce,Intel Iris |
| Marketing target | Consumer /Home purpose |
| Successor | HP OmniDesk (desktops) |
| Related | HP Essential,HP Envy,HP Spectre,HP TouchSmart,HP OmniBook, HP OmniDesk, HP OmniStudio |
HP Pavilion is a line of consumer-orientedpersonal computers originally produced byHewlett-Packard and later by its successor,HP Inc. Introduced in 1995, HP has used the name for bothdesktops andlaptops for home and home office use.
After acquiring Compaq in 2002, HP sold both HP- andCompaq-branded machines under the Pavilion andPresario names respectively from 2002 to 2013.
As of 2024[update], the HP Pavilion line is currently being supplanted by theAI-powered "Omni" brand (OmniBook, OmniStudio, OmniDesk) due to a corporate streamlining of products that happened that year.[1]
On August 14, 1995, HP introduced the HP Pavilion brand ofIBM PC–compatible computers as a new line of computers designed exclusively for home computing market with the release of the HP Pavilion PC series. The first computer released for the brand was the HP Pavilion 5030 multimedia desktop computer. While not the first multimedia PC the company made, it was the first computer made by HP that was designed specifically for the home market.[2][3][4] Prior to this, the first multimedia PCs made by the company were the HP Multimedia PC 6100, 6140S, and 6170S. As an entry-level model, the Pavilion 5030 featured a 75 MHzIntelPentium 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 withWindows 95 preinstalled,[3][4] coinciding with the then-upcoming launch ofMicrosoft's then-new operating system at the time.[5]
Prior to the introduction of the Pavilion line in 1995, HP was known for their business-oriented models such as those from theHP Vectra series as well as theOmniBook (1993–2002) line of business notebooks. 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] Around the same year the Pavilion was introduced, Dave Packard publishedThe HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company, a book based on the company'sThe HP Way philosophy that chronicles the rise of Hewlett-Packard in the 1940s through the 1990s and gave consumers insight into its business practices, culture, and management style.[6]
The first laptops and notebooks under the Pavilion brand were announced on October 4, 1999, becoming the first laptop and notebook computers made by HP that was sold in the retail (home) market outside of the business market.[7] The initial models were the HP Pavilion N3100 series (including the HP Pavilion N3110, N3150 and N3190), which featured a 433–466 MHz IntelCeleron processor, 32–64 MB RAM, a 4.8–6.4 MB hard drive, a 4x–24x CD-ROM drive, a 12.1–14.1 inch LCD screen, built-in speakers, aPC Card slot, some software for online service access, and came shipped withWindows 98 Second Edition preinstalled.
In May 2002, HP acquired Compaq, a former information technology company known for theirPresario line of computers among other products. After acquiring the company, HP then 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 likeEnvy andSpectre, would be gradually retired as part of a streamlining of brands that year, with new consumer computers (except forOmen) being released under the Omni branding, withOmniBook, OmniStudio and OmniDesk brandings.[1] 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.[1] The new Omni brand would consist of computers utilizing next-generationAI technologies.[8]
As of 2025[update], theHP OmniBook 5 and7 series would supplement the HP Pavilion laptops following the 2024 rebranding. Meanwhile, the HP Pavilion desktops continued to be sold until as late as November 2025 when they were replaced by the HP OmniDesk series, ending production of all new desktops in the Pavilion lineup after 30 years, leaving only the HP Pavilion laptops as the primary lineup of products produced under the Pavilion brand.
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HP has produced desktops under the Pavilion name since 1995, which were sold up until November 2025 when they were succeeded by the OmniDesk series.
In 2012, about 30 customizable desktops were offered by HP; 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.
In 2020, the HP Pavilion Gaming brand succeeded the previous "Phoenix" HPE Gaming edition brand, and is a line of budgetgaming computers offered in both desktop and laptop form factors.[9]
(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.)
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 insmall form factor cases. As a result, they can become very hot almost quickly, due to their small size.[10]
HP has also produced laptops and notebooks under the Pavilion brand name since 1999. Up until 2013, some models of the Pavilion laptops were produced withCompaq Presario branding.
The HP Pavilion laptops are only customizable in the United States. A variety of preconfigured models with different setups are available in other countries.
(Note: List is current as of October 2025[update])
The HP Pavilion x360 is a line of2-in-1 laptops, which can be used in either a laptop or a tablet form factor.
The HP Pavilion Aero is a series of ultra lightweight laptops weighing less than 2.2 pounds.
(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.)
The HP Pavilion x2 is a long-running family of devices; there are dozens of variants, across many generations ofIntel processors.
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 first developed in May 2006 alongside a new line of HP Pavilion laptops, using an advanced molding technique commonly used in several products such as mobile phone cases, interiors for luxury automobiles, etc., providing a durable yet fashionable design.[11] Each unique designs for HP Imprint was directly inlaid onto the moldings.
An updated version of HP Imprint known as HP Imprint 2 was introduced in June 2008 alongside another new line of HP Pavilion laptops, featuring a liquid-metallic design.[12] It continues to use the same advanced molding techniques as the original HP Imprint, as well as featuring several other unique designs not found in the original HP Imprint.
HP Imprint was used for the following models produced between 2006 and 2010:
In 2007, HP held a contest in conjunction withMTV to help design a unique case artwork for a special edition HP notebook PC, which ran from September 5 to October 17 with over 8,500 designs from 112 countries submitted.[13] The winner was João Oliveira fromPorto, Portugal, who created a design called "Asian Odyssey"; this winning design would later be implemented on a special HP Pavilion dv2800tae "Artist Edition" notebook released in the spring of 2008.[14] In 2008, HP launched the "Engine Room", which was another notebook art competition that ran with over 17,000 designs from 94 countries submitted. Hisako Sakihama of Japan won the contest, and his design, described as the "sea and sky ofOkinawa", would later appear on a limited-edition HP "Artist Edition" notebook PC released later in 2009.[15]
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From 2004 to 2009, several models of HP Pavilion laptops (most notably the dv series) featured HP'sLinux-based software called QuickPlay, which allows the playback of multimedia without booting into an operating system. It includes several multimedia-related features, and has a much faster boot time on startup (at approximately ~12 seconds). A version of QuickPlay forWindows was also developed, featuring the same multimedia functions as the standard Linux-based version while also providing some additional ones such as pause playback via the included remote control. The Windows version of QuickPlay was offered in bothWindows XP andWindows Vista versions. On models with Windows Vista preinstalled, the Linux-based version of QuickPlay cannot be launched on startup due to some unresolved compatibility issues, however the Windows version of QuickPlay was still included on said models due to it having many features from its Linux-based counterpart.[16] This software has since been discontinued, being replaced by the HP MediaSmart Software that was installed on all HP desktops and notebooks from 2009 up until the early-to-mid 2010s.
Many laptop and notebook owners experienced hardware failure in various Pavilion models produced during the late 2000s due tooverheating. 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" on several laptop/notebook models (most notably the dv2000/dv6000/dv9000 series), which are eligible for free repair.[17] Other users have recommended a resoldering of theNvidia 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.[18]
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