Product Overview; Naming Conventions; Product Line Evolution - HP Vectra 520 Supplementary Manual

1 Product Overview and Comparisons

Product Overview

Product Overview
This section describes the HP Vectra 500 Series PCs (models 520 and 525)
by highlighting their main features, accessory and mass storage capabilities,
and common features.
For information regarding the Q3 1995 collection of Vectra 500 Series PCs,
refer to the Familiarization Guide for that collection (part number
D37xx + 49A-90001). For information regarding the Q1 1996 collection of
Vectra 500 Series PCs (models 510 and 515), refer to the Familiarization
Guide for that collection (part number D4110-90901).

Naming Conventions

The naming convention used by Vectra 500 Series PCs (models 520 and
525) is demonstrated in the following example:
520 MCx 5/200
1st Field 2nd Field 3rd Field
where:
1st Field 5 indicates "Vectra 500 Series"
2 indicates 2nd generation
0 indicates desktop. 5 indicates minitower
2nd Field Nothing for standard models
CD for models equipped with a CD-ROM drive
MCx for advanced multimedia and communications models
3rd Field 5 indicates Pentium
Second number indicates processor speed: 120, 133, 166
and 200 MHz

Product Line Evolution

There have been three releases of HP Vectra 500 Series PCs. They are:
Release Date
Q3 1995
Q1 1996
Q3 1996
2
Models
502, 510, 512, 514, 522, 560, 562, 564, 572, 574
510 and 515
520 and 525