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HP Pavilion dv7-2215SA review

Verdict

HP's Pavilion dv7 is a hulking 17.3in desktop replacement with a miniature price tag

Review Date: 3 Dec 2009

Reviewed By: Sasha Muller

Price when reviewed: £487 (£560 inc VAT)

Overall Rating

Features & Design
6 stars out of 6

Value for Money
5 stars out of 6

Performance
3 stars out of 6

Details
Part Code	VJ220EA
Review Date	3 Dec 2009
Price ex VAT	£487
Price inc VAT	£560
Overall rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance

Warranty
Warranty	1yr collect and return

Physical specifications
Dimensions	414 x 275 x 44mm (WDH)
Weight	3.350kg
Travelling weight	3.9kg

Processor and memory
Processor	Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4300
Motherboard chipset	Intel PM45
RAM capacity	4.00GB
Memory type	DDR3
SODIMM sockets free	0
SODIMM sockets total	2

Screen and video
Screen size	17.3in
Resolution screen horizontal	1,600
Resolution screen vertical	900
Resolution	1600 x 900
Graphics chipset	ATI Mobility Radeon HD4530
Graphics card RAM	512MB
VGA (D-SUB) outputs	1
HDMI outputs	1
S-Video outputs	0
DVI-I outputs	0
DVI-D outputs	0
DisplayPort outputs	0

Drives
Capacity	500GB
Hard disk usable capacity	466GB
Spindle speed	7,200RPM
Internal disk interface	SATA/300
Hard disk	Seagate ST9500420AS
Optical disc technology	DVD writer
Optical drive	LG GT20L
Battery capacity	4,300mAh
Replacement battery price inc VAT	£0

Networking
Wired adapter speed	1,000Mbits/sec
802.11a support
802.11b support
802.11g support
802.11 draft-n support
Integrated 3G adapter
Bluetooth support

Other Features
Wireless hardware on/off switch
Wireless key-combination switch
Modem
ExpressCard34 slots	0
ExpressCard54 slots	1
PC Card slots	0
USB ports (downstream)	4
FireWire ports	1
eSATA ports	1
PS/2 mouse port
9-pin serial ports	0
Parallel ports	0
Optical S/PDIF audio output ports	1
Electrical S/PDIF audio ports	0
3.5mm audio jacks	3
SD card reader
Memory Stick reader
MMC (multimedia card) reader
Smart Media reader
Compact Flash reader
xD-card reader
Pointing device type	Touchpad
Audio chipset	IDT HD Audio
Speaker location	Above keyboard
Hardware volume control?
Integrated microphone?
Integrated webcam?
Camera megapixel rating	0.3mp
TPM
Fingerprint reader
Smartcard reader
Carry case

Operating system and software
Operating system	Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
OS family	Windows 7
Recovery method	Recovery partition, burn own recovery discs
Software supplied	Microsoft Works 9, CyberLink DVD Suite

Battery and performance tests
Battery life, light use	4hr 20min
Battery life, heavy use	1hr 46min
Overall application benchmark score	1.00
Office application benchmark score	0.93
2D graphics application benchmark score	1.21
Encoding application benchmark score	0.95
Multitasking application benchmark score	0.92
3D performance (crysis) low settings	45fps
3D performance setting	Low

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Comments

User comments

Where abouts can you get this?

I've been looking and I cant see where you can get this specification on machine for anything near the £560 (Incl) price quoted?

By GhillieDhu on 8 Apr 2010

£560 not obtainable

I couldn't find this for anywhere near this price. Places that advertised it for this price did not have it in stock. When it was in stock the price jumped up to over £700. I guess they read the reviews and decided not to release it at a bargain price. I'm sure the review would not have been so favourable at its real price.

By Manuel on 21 Apr 2010

Got Lucky

I bought this for my sons Christmas back in Oct 2009 from Play.com for £569.99 - so far so good.

By Jinty on 30 Jun 2010

keyboard problems

What ever you do, DO NOT buy an hp laptop. They have a terrible keyboard problem, which is very well known. See http://tinyurl.com/3a52kz8
amongst other places!

By jamesbrooke on 14 Jul 2010

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