In order to increase connectivity and data transmission, the CQ35 is integrated with eSATA communication interface, with speeds 5 times higher than USB 2.0 and is fully backward compatible with traditional USB 2.0 protocols. This allows high-speed communication with peripheral devices such as portable hard drives, external optical drives . CQ35 is also equipped with HDMI ports to connect to high-end LCDs.
CQ35 has a configuration that extends from Pentium Dual Core CPUs to higher-end CPUs such as Core 2 Duo and Montervina platforms (Centrino 2). Graphics card is GMA onboard 4500 MHD on the latest Intel GM45 chipset - the latest of Intel. HP ProtectSmart technology has the ability to automatically lock the hard drive in case of loss of data when the owner accidentally drops or bumps.