HP Pavilion DV9830US 17-inch Laptop (1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB Hard Drive, Blu Ray Drive, Vista Premium) | List Price: $1,750.00
Discount Price: $1,490.60
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Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Binding: Personal Computers
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - Entertainment-centric notebook PC with widescreen 17-inch LCD and stylish high-gloss finish with wave imprint, integrated webcam
- 1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 processor, 320 GB hard drive, 4 GB RAM (max), Blu-ray ROM drive with dual-layer DVD/CD burner
- Quad-mode Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n); Gigabit Ethernet; Nvidia GeForce 8600M GS graphics (up to 2303 MB of available memory)
- Connectivity: 4 USB, 1 FireWire, 1 HDMI, 1 VGA, 1 S-Video, ExpressCard 54/34, 5-in-1 memory card reader
- Pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium (Service Pack 1); includes remote control
Lives up to expectations [Posted on 2008-08-25]
I've had no problem with the laptop to speak of, the screen is quite readable and bright, it plays the various games I've tried at high levels of graphics (Age of Empires III, Battle for Middle-earth I and II, and similar games).
Vista Experience 2.5...... [Posted on 2008-08-26]
This laptop was a very large disappointment after the heightened expectations that developed after reading the product description and the reviews...I think the shills might have been busy on this product.
First, it is SLOW. This may be more a Vista problem than a HP problem, but it is slow. The Dell 1505e (1gb mem, 1.6mz Intel Dual Core) that I replaced with this ran XP much faster than this runs Vista. Booting and restarting from sleep takes forever and every screen change is an opportunity to do something else while it loads.
Second, the NVIDIA card is a complete oversell. The gaming graphics card is the "weak link" responsible for the 2.5 Vista Experience according to the Vista analysis. I bought a few current game titles just to take a look, GRID and Battlefield 2 and they simply overwhelm the machine. GRID, a Vista game, simply won't load, even after all the processes are stripped and the graphics are dialed back. It is like playing under a strobe. Battlefield2 is a few years older and still plays in stop-action.
Finally, and most surprisingly, the 3 media players included (maybe more, I stripped out alot of the crapware)barely play without stuttering. PowerDVD, my preferred media player for years, barely functions, and only after, again, all the non-critical processes are stopped. After a little investigation I learned that these titles require a Vista Experience rating of from 4.0 to 5.0. Again this machine has a 2.5 rating based on the NVIDIA card. This was very surprising and very disappointing piece of information.
In sum, if you are looking for a machine to surf and spider solitare on, then this would do just fine, but it seems that you could find another alot cheaper to fill that bill. If you want the high performance that this machine promises, I'd keep shopping.
Works for me! [Posted on 2008-09-01]
After the initial excitement left and I started loading various products and upgrades, I'm still impressed with the HP's capacity, performance and capabilities. Video streaming has been working well, easy link up to my home router and cable broadband. Been studying the TV links - what was included and the product called Slingbox. Played a few regular DVDs and all has been working as advertised. Minor criticism on the right shift key size but I can see it was a design choice that had little other options.
Major heat issues caused it to break after a year... [Posted on 2008-09-22]
I purchased this system in January of '07. It had always given off a lot of heat so I purchased a laptop cooler. However, it still ran very hot.
One day, I realized that it would not close all the way. When I opened it up, I realized that the plastic bezel around the screen had expanded from the heat and actually split apart. I call HP technical support and even though it was still under warranty by one day, they said I must have damaged it because "it was impossible" for the bezel to come apart like that. They said I could send it in to be fixed but it would cost 700.00 to fix the display (the entire system had only cost 1000.00).
I called back another couple of days later and they said they couldn't help me since the laptop was no longer under warranty.
HP had always had a reputation for solidly built PCs. However after the problems I had with this system and the lack of sufficient support and the actual rudeness associated with tech support basically accusing me of lying, I will never by another HP computer system again.
The brand and the construction has just gone way down hill and there are many better alternatives out there -- including Lenovo (stick to the thinkpad series) and the Acer line (which I have a new respect for -- they seem to be built as well as the older HPs and are a lot cheaper)
HP DV9820US 17 Pulgadas [Posted on 2008-10-12]
Es una maquina poderosisima y muy completa con un procesador de doble nucleo igual de poderoso que un Intel, con memoria Ram suficiente y un disco duro con bastante capacidad para las tareas tradicionales de trabajos en el hogar, el colegio, la universidad o en la oficina, contiene todas las funciones de audio y video que se necesitan para realizar actividades relacionadas con imagenes, audio, video, cantidad de accesorios que se complementan con los programas primarios para trabajar con rapidez y complementar las tareas a realizar, su teclado numerico adjunto simplfica el trabajo que otra laptops no hacen, el HP Media Center nos entrega un manejo de todos los recursos multimedia integrados y de facil forma con excelente calidad de imagen y presentacion. Su precio es una oportunidad en comparacion con otras marcas con la misma configuracion.
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