HP - Pavilion HDX

HP Pavilion HDX Review

By: tarun.shankararaman November 6, 2007

Review:

Screen: 20.1” 1680 x 1050 WSXGA+ High-Definition HP Ultra Brightview Widescreen Display
Colour: Black with Dragon laser etching
Processor: 2.20 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7500
Hard Drive: 400 GB hard drive (SATA, 2x200GB, 4200RPM)
Memory: 2 GB RAM (667 MHz, DDR2 SDRAM, 2 x 1GB) -- 4 GB max memory
Optical Drive: HD DVD ROM with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Double Layer
Ports and Slots: 4 USB 2.0, 1 HDMI connector, 1 eSata connector, 1 VGA port, 1 RJ45 ethernet connector, S-video TV out, Headphone out, 1 mic-in, 1 IEEE 1394, remote control infrared port (remote optional), integrated stereo mic, cable docking connector, One ExpressCard/54 slot
Wireless: Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection (802.11a/b/g/n)
Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT with 256 MB dedicated video memory
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
Dimensions: 47.5 cm (L) x 33.95 cm (W) x 5.85 cm (min H/max H)
Weight: 7.05 kg (15.5 lbs), 8 kg package weight

Heat and Noise:The fans are never really audible. You can occasionally here a whisper of the fans if you sit silently next to the laptop. However, even when playing games or long periods or watching HDDVD’s, you'll never really spin to an audible extent. Therez a steady stream of warm air out the exhausts when you are playing games. Otherwise, therez no real heat output from the HDX.

Keyboard and Touchpad:It’s very enjoyable typing on it. It is a full keyboard with numpad as you would expect. The lights to indicate CAPS/NUMS lock is discretely hidden and glows blue when turned on. A very nifty feature HP has incorporate here is a button above the touchpad that turns it on and off. This is very useful if you are using an external mouse and don’t want to accidently hit the touchpad while typing

Screen:Screen is with brilliant colours, brightness and flawless viewing angles.

Speakers:Four speakers built into the monitor with a subwoofer underneath the laptop.

Battery:I have heard that battery life is just under 2 hours.

OS:Preinstalled Windows Vista Home Premium