Question: The HP Pavilion dv9700t is comparable to the Dell XPS M1530 and what other Computer that was introduced in 2006?

Context articles: Enthusiast System Architecture
MacBook Pro
HP Pavilion dv4
HP Pavilion dv7
HP Pavilion dv9700t
Vernon Weiss
HP Pavilion dv 1040
HP Pavilion (computer)
HP Pavilion dv5
QuickPlay

The Enthusiast System Architecture (ESA) specification is a royalty-free protocol for two-way communication of PC components.
 Announced in 2007, ESA is used for monitoring temperature of computer hardware components such as the computer case and power supply unit.
 The first and last official release of the ESA specification is version 1.0, released in 2007.
 The ESA USB specification was created by a joint venture between Microsoft, Nvidia, Logitech and several other companies.
 The protocol remains open and royalty-free; but, no manufacturers are currently utilizing its specification at this time.
 The last known devices to utilize the ESA specifications were the Dell XPS 730x and Alienware Area-51 ALX computer systems that utilized the ESA specification to control its fans, LEDs, and motorized doors as well as the monitoring of available Water cooling systems such as the Dell XPS 730x's Dell HCeramic Cooling System.
The MacBook Pro (sometimes abbreviated MBP) is a line of Macintosh portable computers introduced in January 2006 by Apple Inc.
 Replacing the PowerBook G4, the MacBook Pro was the second model to be announced during the Apple–Intel transition, after the iMac.
 It is the high-end model of the MacBook family and is currently available in 13- and 15-inch screen sizes.
 A 17-inch version was available between April 2006 and June 2012.
The HP Pavilion dv4 is a model series of laptop/mobile computers manufactured by Hewlett-Packard Company that features a 14.1" diagonal display.
 The HP Pavilion dv5 features a 15.4" and the HP Pavilion dv7 a 17" display.
The HP Pavilion dv7 was a model series of laptop/mobile Pavilion branded computers manufactured by Hewlett-Packard from 2008 that featured a 17.3" diagonal display.
 The HP Pavilion dv4 featured a 14.1" and the HP Pavilion dv5 a 15.4" display.
 The DV7 had bays for two hard drives, but was supplied with one; if a second hard drive was fitted then a hard drive hardware kit of bracket, connector cable, Mylar shield, and screws was required.
The HP Pavilion dv9700t is a model series of laptop/mobile computers manufactured by Hewlett-Packard Company featuring a 17.0 inch (diagonal) display and an Intel Crestline PM965 motherboard mounted in a clamshell-type case.
 This model was released in January 2007 and is no longer in production.
 The DV9700 line has been replaced by the larger DV7 series and smaller DV6 series.
 The specific internal components can be custom-chosen by the consumer or pre-selected by the manufacturer for the retail market.
 It is comparable to the Dell XPS M1530 and the MacBook Pro.
Vernon Weiss (born 1951) was a key person in the development of the Dell XPS computer line at Dell and was the director of the computer line at Packard Bell.
 The XPS line is considered the start of the Gaming Desktop Computer Industry.
The HP Pavilion DV 1040 is a laptop computer manufactured by HP in the HP Pavilion range.
HP Pavilion is a line of personal computers produced by Hewlett-Packard and introduced in 1995.
 The name is applied to both desktops and laptops for the Home and Home Office product range.
 The Pavilion mainly competes against computers such as Acer's Aspire, Dell's Inspiron and XPS, Lenovo's IdeaPad and Toshiba's Satellite.
The HP Pavilion dv5 was a model series of laptop/mobile computers manufactured by Hewlett-Packard Company that features a 15.4" diagonal display.
 The HP Pavilion dv4 features a 14.1" and the HP Pavilion dv7 a 17" display.
 The dv5 series has been discontinued, being partially replaced by the dv6 (16") series, and released again as a 14.5" model in 2010.
QuickPlay is a technology pioneered by Hewlett-Packard that allows users to directly play multimedia without booting a computer to the main operating system.
 QuickPlay software, known as QuickPlay or HP QuickPlay is software custom developed for HP by CyberLink Corp.
 A media component of HP Pavilion Entertainment laptops, QuickPlay is a feature of the dv1000 series and above, including the new Pavilion HDX series of notebooks.
 QuickPlay is also a feature of many other HP Compaq notebooks.
 The technology has been emulated by other computer manufacturers such as Dell, Alienware, and Toshiba in various iterations.