HP Pavilion DV6-2162NR 15.6-Inch Black Laptop – Up to 4.25 Hours of Battery Life
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I started to use this laptop only for 2 days and my first impressions are the following,
Pros;
- PRICE only [...] (the main reason to buy)
- CPU i3-330M with intel HD-Graphics quite fast, except for gaming and pro video or photo applications!
(it took only about 7 minutes to install Office 2007 pro-plus)
- LED backlit display compared to the price ($1200 SONY VAIO has worse display)
- low but enough build quality for the price range
- 4 USB 2.0 with 1 eSATA, Bluetooth, 7200rpm HD, HDMI, VGA, HP Remote.
Cons;
- Fan is noisy but not disturbing. However, might not expect any noise for i3 CPU with integrated GPU (?)
- Small but visible flaws on the body. Espresso finish looks like toy not laptop.
- No multi-touch, glossy keyboard, HP games (removed immediately!)
- Windows 7 is nice but has some drawbacks due to 32 vs 64 bit applications!
This laptop is a good option if you need a laptop and don’t want to spend fortune. A read a lot of bad reviews about it but I think most of them biased but I agree the customer services are terrible for all brands not only HP. I had 3 years old HP dv2000 it’s graphic card died due to heat issue but 3-years was fair enough. And If I recognize to clean heat vents before I could save my dv2000
I believe that Laptops can live only up to 3 years effectively even if it works after that practically it would get much slower and pain to use.
Rating: 3 / 5
So far I am quite happy with my new DV6-2170US. It is not destined to run software that will tax it, but after my first week it has performed well with the applications I have. Technical support from HP was awful, but I expected that. (During the process of making Office 2003 operational I was informed that, among other things, Office 2003 was not oompatible, even with Windows 7 Professional, and that my wireless router was not compatible with Windows 7! Both issues were overcome with a few minutes of help from my ISP’s technical people.)
I did enable Windows 7 Professional immediately, and I did download the XP emulator (all 400+MB!) I have not needed the emulator to-date, however. I can not speak for Windows 7 Premium, but Professional supports Office 2003 Professional, and all of my other XP applications. (Sony Sound Stage, Starry Night Pro, Photoshop, a British-based laboratory data acquisition system, an many others.) If you plan to use the XP emulator, note that not all processors are supported. (And it requires enabling the processor’s XP emulation mode in the BIOS.)
You can read the performance results in other reviews. I am still busy uninstalling unwanted software provided by HP. Again, with the exception of HP’s tech support, I am very happy.
Rating: 4 / 5
Good:
Core i7 Intel chip
Doesnt have a lot of “Bloatware” to bother you
Snappy and speedy
Good amount of space on the harddrive
Relatively quiet even when the fans are spinning
Lightweight for the kind of power it punches
Has a num-pad
Screen is very bright thanks to the LED lighting
Bad:
Fingerprint Magnet on the keyboard, outer shell and even on the handrests
Depending what you do, it can get pretty hot
Also Depending what you use the laptop for, the battery life can get cut short, but thats with any laptop really.
This laptop is a pretty versitile laptop that can appease the gamer, power user, or even a web surfer. It is a really sleek looking laptop and it doesnt scream out like the alienware laptops or dell XPS. The only thing that brings attention to the laptop is the light it has on the outerside lid. It lights up the HP logo, which some people will like or some wont. The laptop keyboard is kind of squished because they added a numpad, but coming from a 17″ laptop with no keypad, this was a welcomed addition. The LED lit screen is amazing. Everything comes out crisp and bright especially since the graphics are being run on a dedicated nvidia m230 card. This card helps out with more of the demanding resources when playing a PC game, and will drop the battery life.
Rating: 5 / 5
Perhaps it’s because I upgraded from a really old HP (dv1000) but I am thoroughly impressed with this laptop. I have not put it down yet. P.S. Windows 7 is the shisnit.
Rating: 5 / 5
I agree with all who gave it 5 stars. I do not want to repeat what they said.
I teach in an online university , I needed a fast computer, and this laptop is so fast. Windows 7 is great too.
I got it for 725$ from Amazon and I think it is worth the price. I think it was the best deal.
Rating: 5 / 5