HP builds sub-$600 Pavilion

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s new HP Pavilion 4530 multimedia PC has debuted at an initial suggested retail price of $599.

The system is powered by an AMD K6-2 350MHz processor and equipped with a 4GB Ultra DMA hard-disk drive, 32MB of SDRAM, a 32x Max CD-ROM drive, 56 kbps fax/data modem with V.90 technology, Polk Audio stereo speakers and a one-touch multimedia keyboard.

The HP Pavilion 4530 PC is available now at consumer electronics and office superstores nationwide. More information on where to purchase an HP Pavilion PC is available at http://www.hp.com/usa/buy .