HP Pavilion is the perfect utilitarian laptop for work, home, and play. It has all the ports, including the ethernet jack for fast internet, HDMI to view on a bigger TV, and touchscreen for easy navigation. The built in DVD player and writer is a nice bonus. No need to carry and external DVD player.
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