It has been a mystery whether HP Slate tablet could come into the market since last October. HP Slate turned up on the Windows 7 conference for the first time. Now, we get the answer. We are not dreaming. HP has officially announced Slate 500 tablet, which is HP’s first tablet based on Windows 7.

HP Slate 500 features a wide viewing angle 8.9-inch 1024X600 capacitive display which supports multi-touch operation, together with HP Slate Digital Pen for convenient handwriting. And HP Slate 500 packs 1.86GHz Intel Atom Z540 processor, 2GB RAM and 64GB SSD.

HP Slate 500 has built in front facing webcam camera for video conferencing while the back facing 300 million pixel camera for video recording.

HP Slate 500‘s built-in WiFi CERTIFIEDTM WLAN helps users send and receive Email at home or office. What’s more, HP Slate 500 runs Windows 7 Professional which certainly sets it apart from the other Win 7 tablets.

At present, HP Slate 500 is available in the U.S. for the price of $ 799. It will be available for anyone who loves it on HP’s site.

HP Slate 500 Net Weight: 0.68kg

HP Compaq 326 is famous of “VISION PRO” as a business notebook. And Compaq 326 adopting new AMD Athlon II dual-core mobile processor P320 features powerful performance with power consumption only 25W TDP. Moreover, Compaq 326 comes with HP DriveGuard hard drive data protection system which can reduce the physical shock to hard drive so as to protect data.

Outlook of HP Compaq 326

Dark blue design makes HP Compaq 326 seems more solemn. In addition, angular edge design also emphasizes Compaq 326 as a business style notebook. In the central cover, Compaq 326 embedded HP Compaq’s unique brand identity.

Compaq 326 texture design cover

Compaq 326 13-inch screen with resolution of 1366 × 768

Compaq 326 webcam on the top of screen

HP Compaq 326 is sinking spindle design with two long rubber mats which will protect screen from friction.

HP Compaq 326 body design in detail

HP Compaq 326 operation area

HP Compaq 326 metal power button and square keyboard design

HP Compaq 326 texture designed palm rest not only looks more stylish but also feels comfy.

HP Compaq 326 frosting processed touchpad in modest size provides a higher sensitivity and good handfeel.

HP Compaq 326 left side interfaces: security lock, cooling holes, VGA video output interface, power connector, RJ-45 Ethernet port, Express Card slot, HDMI high-definition video output interface and USB2.0 interface.

HP Compaq 326 right side interfaces: 2 × USB2.0 interface, and DVD drive.

HP Compaq 326’s bottom is made of engineering plastics

HP Compaq 326’s inner hardware layout

HP Compaq 326’s main cooling region

HP Compaq 326’s body thickness of 35.45mm

Athlon II Duo P320 processor analysis

HP Compaq 326 is equipped with AMD Athlon II Duo P320 processor, AMD chipset, 2GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD drive and the ATi Mobility Radeon HD530v independent graphics.

AMD Athlon II Duo P320 processor uses 45nm manufacturing process, with 2.1GHz, 1MB secondary cache, the maximum thermal design power consumption of 25W, support for SSE3, SSE4A instruction set, 64-bit floating-point unit operations.

Processor performance test mark: 3538

PCMark Vantage test mark: 3732

ATi HD530v independent graphics test

ATi HD530v graphics s parameter

3DMark Vantage graphics test

Street Fighter 4 test

Battery life and heat dispersion test

After running PCMark Vantage for an hour, we use one sensor of EVEREST to detect internal core temperature (room temperature 24 ℃) when system is fully loaded. Results show that the CPU is 64 ℃ (Core 1 / Core 2 are 54 ℃), GPU is 58 ℃, hard disk is minimum of 40 ℃.

Then we use FLUKE PMTV to test temperature of keyboard area (C side) and bottom area (D side) respectively and take pictures. Results are shown below. Temperature of HP Compaq 326‘s touchpad and area closing to heat dissipation window is higher than the right side of HP Compaq 326.

HP Compaq 326 is equipped with 10.8V 47Wh lithium battery.

BatteryMark test

Summary:

HP Compaq 326’s low-key but unique outlook is consistent with majority of office workers’ aesthetic orientation on notebook. However, cost-effective performance of Compaq 326 becomes more important.

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HP Compaq Presario CQ42 Review

More and more business people are interested in compact notebook. And if coupled with stylish design, I believe no one can resist the temptation of such a product. HP recently updated its comprehensive line of business notebooks; the most attractive notebook is 12-inch HP ProBook 5220m.

The most attractive place of HP ProBook 522m is its all-metal cover and 12-inch compact body. The metal wiredrawing processing feels fine; 12-inch body is very convenient to carry around.

ProBook 5220m

HP ProBook 522m is equipped with a new Core Intel 32nm processor, adaptable intelligent features and better power control improved the performance and application experience of small-size notebook. The heritage of the HP business notebook’s pragmatic style lets HP ProBook5220m comes with a powerful range of built-in management and security software tools, user-friendly and easy to take care of daily things.

ProBook 5220m’s shell with the metal wiredrawing processing,

HP ProBook 5220m line fitting Business style

HP ProBook 5220m angular body lines

HP ProBook 5220m metal LOGO in the middle of the shell

HP ProBook 5220m control interface

HP ProBook 5220m right side interfaces

HP ProBook 5220m left side interfaces,

HP ProBook 5220m hard disk indicator on the left of front side

HP ProBook 5220m power jack and power indicator light

HP ProBook 5220m operate area

HP ProBook 5220m built-in LED lights switch

ProBook 5220m fine metal wiredrawing processing interface and a solid metal shaft

ProBook 5220m right corner model

ProBook 5220m palmrest part also comes with metal wiredrawing processing

ProBook 5220m volume control switch and built-in wireless switch LED indicator

ProBook 5220m is using chiclet-style keyboard

ProBook 5220m adequate key processes and key spacing make typing more comfortable

ProBook 5220m touchpad and indicator

ProBook 5220m high-definition camera and light switch over the screen

HP 5220m QuickWeb, QuickLook quickly networked tools

HP 5220m simple bottom design

HP ProBook 5220m round bottom foot pad, functional and aesthetically pleasing

HP ProBook 5220m is equipped with a 6-41Wh lithium ion battery

HP ProBook 5220m battery and back cover have bayonet-lock switches.

ProBook 5220m’s back shell is easy to be removed.

ProBook 5220m back and the battery cover’s two bayonet-lock switches

ProBook 5220m dust cover on the back cover heat vents

ProBook 5220m neat internal layout

ProBook 5220m processor

ProBook 5220m single memory

ProBook 5220m wireless network card

HP ProBook 5220m hard disk

HP ProBook 5220m compact power adapter, did not affect the carrying experience

HP ProBook 5220m built a wealth of software tools

HP ProBook 5220m HP Dock Toolbar

HP ProBook5220m built-in HP Protect Tools

HP ProBook5220m sets printer options

HP ProBook5220m is equipped with the latest Intel Core processor and 2GB of memory i5 520M with 2.4GHz frequency

HP ProBook 5220m comes with Intel integrated high-definition graphics

HP ProBook 5220m built-in software package

ProBook 5220m powerful security management tools

HP ProBook 5220m convenient tools

HP ProBook 5220m is sufficient to compete with the ThinkPad X201, and HP ProBook 5220m is expected to soon hit the market recently.

HP EliteBook 2740p comes with a simple silver metal design; the shell is with the latest HP DuraCase design; and the metal wiredrawing processing to maximize the protection and strengthening of the solid body. In addition, the palm rest area is also with the metal wiredrawing processing, and the HP DuraFinish to improve scratch resistance.

HP EliteBook 2740p

Press the top button; it will open the laptop lid automatically

Open the laptop lid, through the promotion of the screen frame, 2740p can open more than 180 degrees; good damping effect can effective offer this 12.1-inch screen support to avoid any shaking or abnormal sound.

EliteBook 2740p can open more than 180 degree angle

Outputting balanced damping strength makes open EliteBook 2740P’s shell very smoothly

With 2 million pixel camera

Photography software on EliteBook 2740p

2740p’s B side and C side remains EliteBook traditional style, but the screen frame design is more abundant. There is a high sensitivity 2-million pixel camera on the central border on the screen, next to it, there is a small keyboard light, and with a Pop-up design, just click lightly and it will pop up.

Light with flip-up design

Gently click, and it will pop up and lighting

Array microphone was arranged on both side of “HP” Metal LOGO below the screen, it is said that the microphone with digital noise reduction feature allows users to get clearer voice effects.

Array microphone was arranged on both side of “HP” Metal LOGO below the screen

We note that there is a light sensor next to the “HP” LOGO in the bottom of the screen, through which HP EliteBook 2740p is free to adjust the screen brightness to achieve the purpose to protect eyesight .

Although it is a 12-inch mold, HP EliteBook 2740p features a full size keyboard, the key spaces are appropriate. EliteBook 2740p comes with a dual input mode operation, that is track stick and touch pad design. Even if you are used to IBM’s TrackPoint, you can easily adapt to this product.

HP EliteBook 2740p operation region

In addition, the touchpad of HP 2740p comes with a multi-touch features, so it is more accurate on positioning during operation. In addition, the buttons are slightly soft than other products available in the market.

Touch-design shortcut keys of HP 2740p

For a 12-inch portable business notebook, three USB ports are good. in addition, HP EliteBook 2740p features VGA, DisplayPort, headphone / microphone jack, 1394a, power connector, RJ-11 / Modem, RJ- 45 / Ethernet, HP2740 Docking Station.

The right interfaces of HP EliteBook 2740p: from the left to right, there is 1394a, headphone, VGA, DisplayPort, HP 2540 Docking station.

The left interfaces of HP EliteBook 2740p: from the left to right, there is power supply, RJ11, USB2.0 port.

The rear side interfaces of HP EliteBook 2740p: from the left to right, there is RJ-45, two USB2.0 ports.

HP EliteBook 2740p heat vents

HP EliteBook 2740p’s heat vents are designed on the notebook’s right side, it will be slight unwell to operate the mouse when the hot air comes out.

In the graphic test, we used the latest test software Futuremark 3DMark 06, the score of Intel GMA HD integrated graphics in the test is only 1317 points, so this product is not suitable for higher graphics requirements users. In later tests, we found that, although using integrated graphics, the HP EliteBook 2740p did not have outstanding performance in its battery life.

From the HP official statements, HP EliteBook 2740p can come with optional 9-cell (93 WHr) Lithium battery, 6 cell (62 WHr) Lithium battery, 3-cell (31 WHr) Lithium battery, HP long-life 6-cell (55 WHr) battery or 3-cell (28 WHr) battery. Then we test HP EliteBook 2740p with 6 cell (62 WHr) Lithium battery by BatteryMark.

6 cell 5225mAh lithium

Through a long test, HP EliteBook 2740p with 6 cell (62 WHr) Lithium battery just can last for 2 hours and 22 minutes. We are disappointed about it battery life.

HP EliteBook 2740p’s heat vents are designed on the notebook’s right side

HP EliteBook 2740p performs much better in heat transfer; the keyboard temperature is ranged between 34-36 degrees.

Advantages:
1, metal wiredrawing processing, excellent industrial design
2, the dual input modes, pretty good texture
3, portability and easy to carry with, and strong expansion ability

Disadvantages:
1, integrated graphics, 3D image processing is weak
2, battery life is not so long
3, heat vents are designed on the notebook’s right side, not comfortable when used.

HP Compaq Presario CQ42 appearance full of HP Envy high-end series element, with the new 3D three-dimensional crystal diamond IMR texture alll over the HP Compaq Presario CQ42 body. There is “Compaq” metal logo which on behalf of CQ series in the central.

HP Compaq Presario CQ42 comes with web camera and “Brightview” bright LED backlit screen, screen resolution is 1366×768 with 16:9 ratio.

HP Compaq Presario CQ42 keyboard color is the same as the C side, keyboard force feedback is soft and key range is moderate. Keys have been processed by non-slip.

HP Compaq Presario CQ42 palm rest in C side has been treated by 3D texture, increasing use of friction also make the palm rest monotonous enrich. HP Compaq Presario CQ42 touchpad and palm rest are one entity, the three-dimensional stripes are in it.

HP Compaq Presario CQ42 Altec Lansing speaker.

HP Compaq Presario CQ42 all interfaces are placed in the left and right, three USB interfaces, multi-in one card reader and HDMI high definition output interface, that can meet the needs of users.

As a portavility is not very strong laptop, HP Compaq Presario CQ42 takes into account the battery endurance. HP Compaq Presario CQ42 comes with 47Wh capacity 6-cell lithium ion can guarante about three hours endurance time.

HP Compaq Presario CQ42 buttom uses modular design. Users upgrade memory and hard drives are very convenient.

HP Compaq Presario CQ42 uses Western Data stressed its high performance and reliability of 320G Scopio Black, greatly enhanced the machine data read and write speed.

HP Compaq Presario CQ42 uses Intel Core i3-330M dual-core processor, with ATI Radeon Mobility HD5430 independent graphics card, has 2GB DDR3 memory and 320GB hard drive.

HP Compaq Presario CQ42 uses Intel 32nm Core i3-330M dual-core processor, frequency is 2.13GHz, has 512 KB secondary cache and 3M three cache. Intel Core i3 processor integrates memory into processor chips, directly connecting to memory which greatly enhances processor efficiency.

Cinebench R10 test.

HD Tune is a hard disk performance test software, you can test drive the maximum / minimum and average read and write speed.

PCMark05

PCMark Vantage

3DMark 06

From the result, we can see the highest score is the processor, that thanks to the strong performance of Intel Core i3-330M processor.

We run the frames as a standard to judge whether a game runs smoothly, 30fps or more can be understood as running smoothly, 60fps or more can be understood as a perfect run.

Summary:om

It is undoubted ly that HP Compaq Presario CQ42 is a successful evolutionary product. HP Compaq Presario CQ42 is definitely a good choice you must not to be missed.

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HP Compaq Presario CQ36 uses Intel Core i5 processor to improve the overall performance. HP Compaq Presario CQ36 also attracts a lot of people’s eyes for switching between the dual graphics card.

Although average score is not reached in PCMark 05 testing process, other scores are still impressive. CPU score has reached 6639 points, it is a very good performance for Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 processor. Integrated garphics card score is slightly score, the overall performance is very good.

3D Marks06 definitely a very authoritative software for graphics card performance, the result is 1878. For graphics card constraints, large 3D games is not well qualified,or need to switch graphics to apply.

HP Compaq Presario CQ36 performance is very good in hard disk, 79.7MB / S average speed and 148.1MB / S burst frequency showing the excellent performance of hard drive.

HP Compaq Presario CQ36 uses paint plastic material to enhance anti-wear performance, the rounded corner design also makes the entire laptop look less boring, more of natural.

HP Compaq Presario CQ36 continues to adopt “Q” logo.

HP Compaq Presario CQ36 front-end part do a certain amount of sharpening.

HP Compaq Presario CQ36 weights 1.815kg only body.

HP Compaq Presario CQ36 weights 2.215 with battery.

HP Compaq Presario CQ36 weights 2.530kg with battery and power adapter.

1.3 million camera and microphone are located above the HP Compaq Presario CQ36 screen, fullt meet daily use.

HP Compaq Presario CQ36 uses 13.3-inch glossy screen display panel, 16:9 gold ratio,1366×768 resolution. HP Compaq Presario CQ36 screen is not large, but the fonts are still very clear, especially in watching high-definition movies, visual effects also stronger.

HP Compaq Presario CQ36 uses sink shaft design to control the thickness. The maximum screen opening heterozygosity is 135 degrees.

Minimalist style is showed vividly in HP Compaq Presario CQ36. HP Compaq Presario CQ36 sets the shortcut keys, round power switch which located in the upper left corner and touch shorcut key is in the central above the keyboard, including wireless LAN switch, volume switch and volume adjustment.

HP Compaq Presario CQ36 keyboard beats uo very flexible, has good resilience, does not feel very tired for long time. Each key had been subject to special treatment of the coating, making hand feel more comfortable, also preventing dirty trouble in long time use.

Metallic touch pad is the bright spot of HP Compaq Presario CQ36.

The left side interfaces of HP Compaq Presario CQ36are: power interface, two USB2.0 ports and DVD drive.

The right side interfaces of HP Compaq Presario CQ36 are: Express Card, in-one card reader, E-SATA mixed interface, HDMI interface, network line interface, VGA interface, radiator grille and security lock hole.

HP Compaq Presario CQ36 front has video input interface and wireless LAN switches.

HP Compaq Presario CQ36 back has no interface.

HP Compaq Presario CQ36 equips with a 10.8 V,47Wh lithium ion battery. First adjust Windows system to balance power management modem open the wireless network and adjust the screen brightness to 40%, HP Compaq Presario CQ36 endurance only about 2 hours and 28 minutes.

HP Compaq Presario CQ36 comes with the Intel Core i5-430M processor, can be switched between integrated card and independent graphics card, 2G DDR3 memory and 320GB hard drive.

In addition to configurations, two graphics cards switch is another bright spot of HP Compaq Presario CQ36, Intel Core 2 Duo processing i5 applications have shown superior performance. You can consider it if interested in.

HP Compaq Presario CQ36 Advantages:
Intel Core i5 processor brings more high-performance application
It can be switched in dual graphics card modes
HP Compaq Presario CQ36 Disavantages:
HP Compaq Presario CQ36 battery endurance is short.

HP Compaq Presario CQ62 includes 1366×768 resolution 15.6-inch screen and pre-installed Windows 7 Home Premium system, equips with Intel Core i3-330M 2.13 GHz processor, 2GB DDR3 1066 memory, ATI Radeon HD5430 independent graphics card, 500 G 7200 RPM hard drives.

HP Compaq Presario CQ62 body size is 374x246x31.8-36.8mm, weighs about 2.5kg with battery.

HP Compaq Presario CQ62 designs caculator, IE browser, Power DVD software tools shortcut keys in the left side of the keyboard.

HP Compaq Presario CQ62 sets Altec Lansing speakers above the keyboard and designs power switch button on the horn.

HP Compaq Presario CQ62 equips with three USB interfaces, VGA terminal, RJ-45 network jack, headphone and microphone, 5 in 1 card reader (SD / MS / MS Pro / MMC / xD), DVD Super Multi drive.

HP Compaq Presario CQ62 touchpad.

The left of HP Compaq Presario CQ62, namely areVGA, HDMI, RJ-45, USB x 2, Microphone and headphone jack, multi-card reader.

The right of HP Compaq Presario CQ62, namely are DVD drive, USB, power jack, security keyhole.

HP Compaq Presario CQ62 buttom is smoothly, and can be divided into three regions: battery, memory, hard drives.

HP Compaq Presario CQ62 built-in 2GB memory slots, but only with a group of memory socket.

HP Compaq Presario CQ62 uses Seagate 500G 7200 RPM drives.

In PCMark05 overall performance, HP Compaq Presario CQ62 gets 5645, including 5580 processor, memory 5164, graphics gard 3554, hard disk 5494. The rest have good performance except graphics card.

HP Compaq Presario CQ62 uses ATI Radeon HD5430 graphics card, this card located in the low-end, performance is generally. 3DMark05 and 3DMark06 by this graphics card on test, test results are 5485 and 3795, scores are not high.

Then using Street Fighter4 Benchmark test software to test ATI Radeon HD5430 performance. Test conditions are 1280×720 screen resolution, turn off vertical sync and antialiasing, the other softwares are default states.

Test results: ATI Radeon HD5430 independent graphics card FPS about 32, score is 7621 points, grade D, really ordinary.  HP Compaq Presario CQ62 uses Seagate 500G 7200 RPM drives with a detailed model is ST9500420AS. Measured by HD Tune Pro, this drives the average read speed is 80MB / s, random access time is around 15.9 ms.

Finally let’s test HP Compaq Presario CQ62 battery endurance. HP Compaq Presario CQ62 with 10.8V,4200mAh, 47 Wh 8-cell lithium battery. Turn off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, then adjust screen brightness and volume to intermediate values. The results are HP Compaq Presario CQ62 playing video coninuous 170 minutes, about 2.8 hours, really good compared to ther 15-inch screen laptops.

Summary:
HP Compaq Presario CQ62 has a 15.6-inch screen, powered by a good Core i3-330M processor and ATI HD5430 graphics card, also 500G 7200rpm hard drive .Overall, HP Compaq Presario CQ62 laptop is a good product of choice for consumers.

HP Compaq Presario CQ62-101TX  Specifications:
• Dimensions: 374 x 246 x 31.8 – 36.8 mm
• Weight: 2.5 kg
• Operating system: Windows 7 Home Premium
• Screen: 15.6 inch, 1366 x 768 LED backlit screen
• Processor: Intel Core i3-330M (2.13 GHz)
• Chipset: Intel HM55 chipset
• Memory: 2 GB DDR3 1066 memory
• HDD: 500 GB SATA hard drive (7200 rpm)
• Graphics: ATI Radeon HD5430 (512 MB memory)
• Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi drive
• Sound: Altec Lansing speakers
• Network: 802.11 b / g / n wireless networking, Bluetooth
• Interface: USB x 3 Interface, VGA terminal, HDMI Interface, RJ-45 jack, 5 in 1 card reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS Pro, xD)

HP ProBook series notebook are tailored for business users. With17-inch big screen increasingly loved by business users, HP ProBook 4720s also created.

HP ProBook 4720s comes with Intel Core i7 M620 processor, 2.67 GHz frequency, 4GB memory, built-in 500GB hard drive, DVD recording, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4350 independent graphics card, 512MB cache memory. HP ProBook 4720s uses 17.3-inch screen and resolution is 1600×900, built-in wireless card, bluetooth modules, high-definition cameras and fingerprint recognition.

HP ProBook 4720s elegant style looks simple in appearance, without too much decoration. Circular power button is in the buttom of the screem which echo with HP logo.

HP ProBook 4720s high-definition camera at the top of the screem while is also has face recognition function.

HP ProBook 4720s uses full-size keyboard. Chocolate keyboard allows users feel more comfortable.

HP ProBook 4720s posts all brand logos in the right palm rest. HP ProBook 4720s equips with Intel Core i7 logo, Windows 7 operating system logo, ATI logo and U.S. Energy Star certification.

HP ProBook 4720s touchpad is large. Multi-touch technology allows users to browse web pages and images more convenient.

17-inch size leaves enough interfaces for HP ProBook 4720s. As HP ProBook 4720s battery is in the back, other interface are posted in front,right and left. Many interfaces make HP ProBook 4720s has a very extensive scalability, fully meet the business needs.

HP ProBook 4720s left side including USB interface, ESATA interface, HDMI interface, RJ 45 network interface, VGA interface, cooling vent and laptop lock port.

HP ProBook 4720s left side including hard drive indicator, memory card interface and audio input/output.

HP ProBook 4720s right side has drive,only can see two USB ports, and power adapter interface in the back.

HP ProBook 4720s speaker in buttom of screen shaft, which is above the keyboard. HP ProBook 4720s is not an entertainment laptop, but it sound is very outstanding.

HP ProBook 4720s fingerprint identification is below the right palm rest.

HP ProBook 4720s screen is 17.3-inch, resolution is 1600×900, such a design really can be replaced from visual business desktop computers.

HP ProBook 4720s viewing angle is wide, has a good perspective performance and more comfortable visual angle.

HP ProBook 4720s buttom uses module integrated design. The advantage of this is reduce the mole cost, but more difficult to dismantle.

HP ProBook 4720s use Intel Core i7 M620 processor, has 2.67 GHz frequency, 4MB three cachem with 32nm production process. This processor is the highest class i series processor, can fully meet the various needs of users.

We uses PCMark 05/Vantage which is the most mainstream test software currently to test system performance, objective test will show use HP ProBook 4720s performance in detail.

HP ProBook 4720s has all above-average performance in all aspects, Intel Core i7 processor and 4GB memory make it powerful.

3Dmark 06i is a software we use to test HP ProBook 4720s graphics card performance.

Windows 7 testing program also a standard we measure. HP ProBook 4720s got high scores in all aspects. From the data we can see that HP ProBook 4720s is the high-end business laptop.

HP ProBook 4720s battery capacity is 73Wh, high capacity battery enables HP ProBook 4720s endurance time reaching 5 hours and 5 minutes by BatteryMark software.

Summary :

HP ProBook 4720s uses 17-inch screen which can have a wide perspective. Intel Core i7 processor and  ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4350 make HP ProBook 4720s performance reach the top level. HP ProBook 4720s continues ProBook series steady and fashion style, and also excellent level in appearance design and workmanship. HP ProBook 4720s  also has some portability which allow them to escape the shackles of desktop computer.

HP Pavilion dv7-2003TX, has a super-strong performance, the processor uses the current one of the most powerful CPU: Intel Core i7 720QM, screen is 15.6-inch and shows proportion is 16:9. Pavilion dv7 is still built-in HDMI and VGA outputs, user-friendly to connect other display output device.

For need for multimedia, built-in current maximum size of the Blu-ray combo drive, and supports DVD and CD-ROM recording  features, can play high-definition Blu-ray discs, built-in 4GB DDR3 memory and has a 500GB 5400rpm SATA hard drive storage, it might be better if uses 1TB.

In addition to targeting video playback, Pavilion dv7 also has a strong graphics capabilities, equips with Nvidia GeForce GT 230M graphics card, built-in 512MB GDDR3 memory, onboard NVIDIA PhysX technology, providing excellent gaming performance, while by virtue of its NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology features hardware decoding, that playing high-definition video more smoothly. HP Pavilion dv7 has outstanding performance in video, also excellent in audio. HP Pavilion dv7 built-in Altec Lansing speakers and a set of HP Triple Bass Reflex Subwoofer and join the two sets of speakers able to simulate effects of SRS surround sound technology.

HP Pavilion dv7-2003TX comes with integrated fingerprint reader, 3 USB2.0, VGA port, HDMI port, ESATA interfaces, network connection, the built-in 10-100-1000M card, 802.11a/g/n wireless card . Operating system is preloaded with genuine Windows 7 Professional.

For game notebook, it is powerful when using DDR3 memory, as a flagship for multimedia entertainment notebook, HP Pavilion dv7’s 4G DDR3 memory is enough and spare. For such a powerful performance notebook, 15.6-inch screen size is slightly not enough,feeling a bit wasting Blu-ray drive. Overall, the game as a 15-inch flagship laptop,  HP Pavilion dv7-2003TX gives you a deep impress.

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If you are gaming enthusiast, also like HP brand, you can give priority to HP Pavilion DV5 series notebooks, the main features of this model is 15.4 inch screen, 9600GT graphics card. Although HP Pavilion DV5 not suitable for being carried out, replacement of desktop products is also good.

From the appearance point of view, the design style of HP Pavilion DV5 is similar to DV4, just larger. You can find some subtle differences for closing look, such as the external screen protective layer, more one USB interface and so on.

HP Pavilion DV5 is 35.8×25.9cm, and its most thickness is 4.5cm.

If you need to travel with notebook, HP Pavilion DV5 will help you exercise, because it weight 2.9kg body only, and more than 3.5kg if coupled with the power adapter and mouse.

As a larger size of the consumer notebook, HP dv5 natural uses the plastic material shell, but it’s roof and palmrest surfaces are covered with HP Imprint printing coating, so it looks relatively stylish, also with a good anti-wear capacity.

It uses the screen opening and closing of the buckle-free manner, in order to support a heavy 15.4-inch screen, and its shaft damping is relatively tight, opened the other hand when you need to press the base to live. As a result of the sinking axle, the largest screen opening and closing angle is 140 °.  HP Pavilion DV5 built-in camera.

We note that there is a transparent screen outside of dv5-screen can be precious protective effects, which play a role in extending the life of the screen.

HP dv5 LCD panels sourced from LG Philips, the same as CQ4 series. HP Pavilion DV5 still use the Altec Lansing branded speakers, putting-effects among similar products.

HP Pavilion DV5 keyboard has a group of touch-sensitive shortcut function keys except power button, and they can not be seen in the shutdown state, they will be issued the weak light in the boot.

This design is a relatively stylish, also has two drawbacks. First, off state, when a user accidentally hit the left side of the QuickPlay button, the system would immediately start and enter the multi-media center, which may give users an unnecessary trouble.

Another disadvantage of touch-screen is it will issuing the light when we watch movies in all black room which would interfere or diverting attention.

Keyboard details: keycap is large, rebound is sensitive

Smooth touch pad and disable key

HP Pavilion DV5 keyboard feel pretty good, keycap large (especially the four arrow keys), rebound sensitive, but the key to a short-range slightly biased. Its Ctrl key on the left of Fn key, suit with the majority usage. In addition, its touchpad is in the center and equips with the corresponding key to avoid misuse, taking into account the user’s actual situation.

As a 15-inch notebook, HP Pavilion DV5 side of space is relatively abundant, a total of four USB port (one is E-SATA), to meet the needs of most users, so the layout of the two is also reasonable.

In addition, HP Pavilion DV5 also has VGA, HDMI, card reader and Express Card these common interfaces. It is worth mentioning is that it’s headphone port is located in the fuselage front-right position, provides two, so you can access to two pairs of headphones at the same time.

There are two USB and power interface on the right side.

Observe the back of HP Pavilion DV5, we cansee it has two-way out the draft, but the location is too low down, and may effect the cooling effect. In addition, there are some wind holes in memory, hard drives and wireless cards.

Memory expansion slot and PCI-E slot.

The single standard 2GB DDR2-800 memory.

HP Pavilion DV5 is also a range of products, I think HP Pavilion DV5-1106TX is more cost-effective. This is a Centrino 2 laptop, which uses a Core 2 Duo P8400 processor (2.33GHz), PM45 chipset and 5100AGN wireless card, in addition to There GeForce 9600M GT graphics card, 2GB memory and 320GB hard drive, and DVD optical record machine engraving.

P8400 is a Centrino 2 mainstream processor based on 45-nanometer technology, and it has a 2.26GHz clock speed, 3MB 2 cache and 1066MHz front-side bus, is enough to use with 9600M GT graphics card.

HP Pavilion DV5 has a balanced hardware configuration, overall performance can make you feel satisfactory and also can meet the use of next 3 to 5 years, such as multi-tasking office, high-definition movie playback, graphic design and so on.

We can see this 9600M GT graphics card has 32 stream processors by GPU-Z detection, 512 MB memory capacity and 128 bit memory interface, and 500MHz core frequency.

It is somewhat regrettable that  it still uses DDR2 memory which the equivalent frequency of only 800MHz, and compared to the 9600M GT graphics those equipped with GDDR3 memory performance reduced by about 20%.

We test HP Pavilion DV5 performance by Need for Speed 12. We will set the resolution of 1280×720, open the all special effects to highest, and open the 2X antialiasing.

Need for Speed 12: transferred all to the highest quality.

A simple scenario, the average number of frames: 27 frames / sec.

HP Pavilion DV5 can run Need for Speed 12 smoothly under 1280×720. People who has a high require for fluency can appropriately lower part of special effects which consume resources, such as the World Shadows. We recommend that you open at least 2X antialiasing, otherwise the game screen will look very very bad.
The following is cooling test. We test at room temperature 26 ℃ environment, so that HP Pavilion DV5 loop running 3DMark06, and by means of infrared detection to study the location of maximum temperature of the nine surface after two hours.

Test results are rather disappointed, HP Pavilion DV5 a positive maximum temperature reached 42 ℃, play the game will feel more hot; at the bottom of body the maximum temperature has been close to 50 ℃, we recommend that you elevate the bottom of a number of books, or equipping with a cooling base.

HP Pavilion DV5 comes with standard six-cell lithium battery, which is 4400mAh.  We find that HP Pavilion DV5 can continue to run 2 hours and 29 minutes under medium and low load condition through BatteryMark. As a high-end single remarkable notebook, such a result is also essential that people can accept it.

Summary:
HP Pavilion DV5 at the expense of a certain degree of portability, but finally equips with the 9600M GT this high-end graphics card should have been part of the game enthusiasts of all ages.

Advantages: excellent game performance, with fingerprint recognition, two headphone jacks
Disadvantages: left palmrest heat a little big , easy to leave fingerprints in roof

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