HP Pavilion dv5t Laptop Review
by Sze | Filed under Laptop
NotebookReview posted a reivew of HP Pavilion dv5t notebook PC. The tested unit is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive and nVidia GeForce 9600M GT video card with 512BM RAM. It offers also a 15.4-inch LCD screen, WiFi 802.11b/g, and Bluetooth.
NotebookReview‘s comments:
It has been nearly three years since I bought my last laptop. I put a great deal of time into researching my the purchase of this HP dv5t, and it paid off. The HP dv5t meets my needs perfectly. It is an extremely well-rounded 15.4-inch multimedia notebook at a great price point. A beautiful design, superb input devices, a great screen, and good gaming performance are the major highlights of this machine. I have no second thoughts about giving the dv5t my full recommendation.
TweetPros
* Great value
* Beautiful, classy design
* Solid build quality – no cheap plastic
* Gorgeous WSXGA+ Infinity display
* Excellent input devices
* Port variety – eSATA, HDMI especially
* Good gaming performance
* Quality speakers
* Small AC adapterCons
* Runs warm while gaming
* High maintenance – keep a microfiber towel handy
* Pre-loaded bloatware
* Battery life with dedicated 9600M-GT may not be enough
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This computer is really not worth a dollar. I wonder if the HP dv6t is better.
- First, the battery life is ridiculous. After 18 months it’s reduced to less than 5 minutes. From the emails (currently 9) I exchange with the support HP is aware of the problem and will not do anything to solve it. You have to expect to change the battery every year so add $100 annually to the costs.
- Second, the heat. This computer heats so much you cannot keep your hands on the keyboard. I had to elevate mine from my desk to facilitate the cooling otherwhise it would shut down automatically on hot days (above 80F-27C).
- Third, the noise. With the heating problem come the noise problem: the fan is nearly always at full speed even if the computer is idle and that’s very noisy.
- Fourth, it comes with a ton of HP software installed, which connects to the internet and freezes the computer for a few seconds multiple time every day.
- Fifth, ghost processes. From time to time, the hard disk starts to run crazy, with nothing showing up in the task manager. It’s imposssible to use the computer during that time and it can last for 5 or 10 minutes.
This computer is the worst I ever had and I had a lot of them. Choose wisely by choosing something else.