HP Pavillion dv6500 Notebook PC
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The good: Pretty design; good performance; lot of extras.
The bad: 3D performance.
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The bottom line:
This is a great laptop that not only has a classy-looking design but also plenty of grunt under the bonnet. It's an excellent choice for those looking for a great all-rounder to use in the home.
Review:
The styling of this laptop makes it one slick machine. However, at just around S$2,500, it's not a case of HP favouring style over substance as the HP Pavillion dv6500 Notebook PC has a beefy processor and a number of interesting additions including a fingerprint scanner and a row of touch-sensitive media control buttons nestled under the screen.
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Thanks to some wonderful design elements such as the subtle futuristic pattern on the lid, the hinge mechanism that slopes out at you from the bottom of the screen and the glowing touch buttons across the top of the keyboard, the HP Pavillion dv6500 Notebook PC is certainly a looker.
It's hard to find much fault with this laptop. One thing that did bug us was the buttons on the trackpad. They feel slightly too spongy to the touch--almost as if they have too much travel. After a while we got used to them, though. This machine is relatively large and at 3kg also quite heavy, so you're not going to want to lug it about too often.
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Features
The laptop has a decent range of ports including three USB sockets and a mini FireWire connection, and there's some neat extras like the fingerprint scanner you can use to stop unauthorized people from logging onto your computer. We also loved the small Windows Media Center remote, which can be stowed away in the PC Card slot when it's not in use.
Movies look excellent on the glossy widescreen display and there's a Webcam at the top of the screen that you can use in conjunction with the supplied headphones (complete with inline microphone) for making video calls with Skype or Windows Live Messenger.
Movies look excellent on the glossy widescreen display and there's a Webcam at the top of the screen that you can use in conjunction with the supplied headphones (complete with inline microphone) for making video calls with Skype or Windows Live Messenger.
Performance And Battery Life
But this machine isn't just stylish, it's powerful, too. The 2GHz Core 2 Duo processor is backed up by a decent 2GB of RAM and helped the laptop work up a score of 4,243 in PCMark05, which is seriously impressive for a machine in its class.
And despite the fact that it's primarily designed to be used in the home as a desktop replacement, it managed to keeping running for an hour and 10 minutes in our Battery Eater test.
We did not like the Nvidia GeForce 8400M GS graphics chip as it didn't manage to put in a barnstorming 3D performance. In our 3DMark test it clocked up a score of 1,524, which certainly isn't bad for a laptop, but it means you'll have to turn down some of the details when you want to let off steam in the latest first-person shooters.
Nevertheless, this is a classy laptop that we have absolutely no hesitation in recommending. It has a great design and, although 3D games aren't its forte, its overall performance is still top-notch. For around S$2,500 (US$1,946.13), it's an excellent all-rounder for use in the home.
And despite the fact that it's primarily designed to be used in the home as a desktop replacement, it managed to keeping running for an hour and 10 minutes in our Battery Eater test.
We did not like the Nvidia GeForce 8400M GS graphics chip as it didn't manage to put in a barnstorming 3D performance. In our 3DMark test it clocked up a score of 1,524, which certainly isn't bad for a laptop, but it means you'll have to turn down some of the details when you want to let off steam in the latest first-person shooters.
Nevertheless, this is a classy laptop that we have absolutely no hesitation in recommending. It has a great design and, although 3D games aren't its forte, its overall performance is still top-notch. For around S$2,500 (US$1,946.13), it's an excellent all-rounder for use in the home.
Service And Support
The HP Pavillion dv6500 Notebook PC comes with a one-year international warranty. At HP's support Web site, laptop owners can download the latest drivers and manuals. In the event of a simple malfunction, the company offers an online knowledge database and support forum for troubleshooting. Further diagnosis or repair can be made at the service center, though the owner has to bring the notebook there. Telephone support is available during normal working hours and for current or potential customers who are not sure which HP notebook is right for you, a dedicated number is available for assistance in purchase selection. If more comprehensive coverage is required, you can purchase an extended three-year pick up and return option in which HP will collect the unit and send it back after it's repaired.
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| HP Pavillion dv6500 Notebook PC |
Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor T7300 (2.00 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
Memory : 2GB DDR2 (2 Dimm)
Display : 15.4″ WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
Graphics Card : 383MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS with DirectX 10
Networking : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection and Bluetooth(TM)
Hard disk : 120GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
DVD Drive : LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
Battery : High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Other features :
HP Imprint (Radiance)
Fingerprint Reader,
Webcam,
Microphone ,
Remote Control.
Slots, Pins and other features on the Left Side:
Security cable Slot,
S-Video-out jack,
External Monitor Port,
Expansion Port 3,
RJ-45 (network) jack,
RJ-11 (modem) jack,
HDMI port,
2 USB port,1394 port,
Digital Media Slot.
Slots, Pins and other features on the Right Side:
Express Card Slot,
Optical Drive,
USB Port,
Power Connector.
Slots, Pins and other features on the Front Side:
Power light,
Battery light,
Drive light,
Wireless Switch,
Wireless light,
Consumer infrared lens,
Audio-in (microphone) jack,
2 Audio-out (headphone) jack.
Windows Experience Index:
All the subscore including gaming graphics are above 4.3 but the graphics score for Windows Aero is only 3.2 and so the Base Score of Windows Experience Index is 3.2. Here is the list of subscore for all different parameters.
Processor (4.9) : Calculations per second
Memory RAM (4.8) : Memory operations per second
Graphics (3.2) : Desktop performance for Windows Aero
Gaming Graphics (4.3) : 3D business and gaming graphics performance
Primary Hard Disk (4.6) : Disk data rate transfer
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Many of you have been visiting here looking for some issues and solutions. First search in the comments if there are any issues realated to yours and for any following comments with solutions. If not write down your comments and I’ll try my best to solve them.
Here are some of the most frequently asked issues:
HP Quickplay not working: First try to updated or reinstall the HP quickplay driver. Download from the link provided above. Or HP quickplay may have been disabled in the startup, read this post for more details on how to add or remove programs from the startup.
HP Webcam: Using HP webcam to record videos and take images and other uses from HP QuickPlay.
Monitor goes blank: Sometime the monitor goes blank, read this post for more details.
Battery not charging: Remove the battery completely from the laptop. Wait for sometime (like a min to discharge any static or residual current) and then assemble it. This is more like the same solution when the monitor goes blank which I have described previous to this one.
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