HP Blackbird 002 now Available with New Intel Quad Core Technology Stephen Fung January 21, 2008 Press Release PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 15, 2008 – HP today announced the immediate availability of HP Blackbird 002 alpha, a special edition version of its flagship gaming system with the new Intel® Core™2 Extreme QX9650 quad core processor. Based on the new Intel® Core™ microarchitecture, the processors use Intel’s Hafnium-based high-k metal gate (Hi-k) formula for the hundreds of millions of transistors inside these processors. The Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme is also manufactured on the company’s 45-nanometer (nm) manufacturing process, further boosting performance and lowering power consumption. Combining these two advancements with new processor features enables faster and more energy-efficient processors that are better for the environment. The technology improves performance on games like Half Life 2 Lost Coast and Quake 4 and gives gamers the extra power they need to play tomorrow’s multithreaded games. “We’re thrilled to offer gamers the speed and strength of the new Intel architecture,” said Rahul Sood, chief technology officer, Global Gaming Business Unit, HP. “The HP Blackbird 002 was designed to redefine the gaming experience and delight even the hardest-core user. Intel’s new technology helps us to continue to deliver on that promise.” The 45nm Hi-K Silicon metal gate technology represents a leap in technology with more transistors in a smaller space and a larger L2 cache for increased energy efficiency. “At Intel, we use our process technology and transistor innovations to continually break the performance barrier,” said CJ Bruno, Director of Marketing, Intel Americas, Inc. “Our latest 45nm Hi-K metal gate silicon technology not only represents a leap forward in transistor design, it also helps our customers like HP deliver record-breaking speeds today and well into the future.” Priced at $5,499(1), the special edition system is available for purchase today at www.hp.com/blackbird and includes: • ASUS Maximus Formula with Intel® X38 Express chipset • Intel Core2 Extreme QX9650 Quad- Core 3.0GHz processor • 1,100-watt Power Supply • Dual ATI RADEON X2900™ XT 1 gigabyte (GB), with 1 GB of GDDR4 SDRAM • Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium • 2 GB (2 x 1 GB) 1,066 MHz CORSAIR PC2-8500 DDR2 SDRAM SLI Ready • 160 GB 10,000 rpm SATA and 500 GB 7,200 rpm SATA(2) • Two drives: 16x Combo and 16x DVD r/w • Creative Audio Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional • Ageia PhysX™ 100 Series PCI-E GFX Accelerator Card • Factory Sealed Liquid-cooled CPU • 15-in-1 card reader • Voodoo keyboard and Mouse by Razor The award-winning Voodoo OMEN systems are also available immediately with Intel’s quad core technology. More information is available at www.voodoopc.com. About HP HP focuses on simplifying technology experiences for all of its customers – from individual consumers to the largest businesses. With a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP is among the world’s largest IT companies, with revenue totaling $104.3 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended Oct. 31, 2007. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com. Note to editors: More news from HP, including links to RSS feeds, is available at www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom. (1) Estimated U.S. street price. Actual price may vary. (2) GB = 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity isles. Up to “X” GB of system disk is reserved for system recovery software Intel and Core are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Windows Vista is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Quad Core is a new technology designed to improve performance of certain software products. Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of this technology. 4-bit computing on Intel architecture requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, operating system, device drivers and applications enabled for Intel® 64 architecture. Processors will not operate (including 32-bit operation) without an Intel 64 architecture-enabled BIOS. Performance will vary depending on your hardware and software configurations. See www.intel.com/info/em64t for more information. Certain Windows Vista product features require advanced or additional hardware. See www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/hardwarereqs.mspx and www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/capable.mspx for details. 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