up for grabs today is one of my favorite laptop platforms, the HP ZD8000! this 17" beast boasts a full on DESKTOP Pentium 4 CPU at a screaming 3.0ghz! it's hard to believe such a chip can be fit into a laptop, but with enough fans and rear vents it seems that anything's possible!

this machine is a blast to listen to music on with its extra loud front facing speakers, and the super bright screen makes it a great viewing experience. this was meant to be a media center type laptop, and it really excels at it!

using the internet archive website, i was able to find the proper ISO files to put this computer back to factory spec! Windows XP Media Center SP2 is installed and activated with all the preinstalled drivers, softwares and wallpapers that were bespoke to hp machines of the era!

these machines are a blast, but they are not without their flaws. the most obvious one is this unit has a line on the left side of the screen from heat buildup over the years. it's not a dying gpu as the display still works perfectly fine, it's just the physical screen not liking all that pentium4 heat. if you plug into an external screen, it will likely work perfectly.

there's also the battery fires and recalls this series of computer was known for, and let's just say this is an all original battery. it's totally flat and gets very warm after awhile, even causing the system to hitch or stutter when typing. removing the battery resolves all of this, and i can remove it if you wish to avoid any hazards with it. the cmos/clock battery is also flat but this does not cause any performance problems after you press f1 to start it up.

that said, this machine is a joy to type on. the keyboard still feels like new and has very little wear on it. i typed up quite a lengthy little note on it just for the fun of it, and it did perfect.

other system specs include the ATI X600 mobile graphics chip which can be used to play some classic old games like Anno1800 and Doom. 2gb of DDR2 ram and a 60gb hard drive keep it snappy and responsive.

there is one other small issue that is a little annoying, but can be worked around: the right click button does not work for some reason. but hitting the menu key next to the right alt key is a good substitute for the right click menu so it's not a big deal.

also this machine does not have a wifi card. i am sure you can install one if you like, but given its a very old factory windows xp install, going online is not the best idea for it anyways.

that should about cover everything about it. the pictures show more specs and condition. no power brick or cable included. if you have any questions just ask. thanks for looking!