HP Pavilion HDX18

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Reviews for the HP Pavilion HDX18

80% HP HDX18 review
Source: PC Advisor

A terrific mediacentric desktop-replacement laptop, our only quibbles with the HP HDX18 revolve around its shiny screen, battery life and less than perfect audio. But these are minor issues, and the HP HDX18 is a hit where it counts - although at £1,199 inc VAT, it will hit you in the wallet, too.

80% FIRST REVIEW: HP HDX 18: now this is how desktop replacements should be done
Source: APC Mag
Although it’s going to put a fairly decent dent in your wallet, the HP HDX-X18-1013TX is a really nice computer. Not only is it a great high-definition media centre, but it’s portable and will double as a light gaming system or home-office computer. A big double thumbs up.
(von 10): 8, Preis 7, Ergonomie 9, Leistung 8, Mobilität sehr schlecht
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/21/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 70% performance: 80% mobility: 30% ergonomy: 90%

80% HP HDX18
Source: Computer Shopper
HP’s newest HDX is all about design, with ease of use as a close second. While the original dual-hinged Pavilion HDX Entertainment Notebook PC was by all accounts innovative, it wasn’t exactly mobile, and its audience was limited to those who lusted after bragging rights more than true portability and functionality. HP's HDX18 packs all the functionality of its 20.1-inch predecessor into a more mobile platform.
8 von 10, Mobilität sehr gut, Leistung schlecht
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/02/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 40% mobility: 90%

HP HDX 18t Review
Source: Notebookreview.com
Overall, the HP HDX 18t delivers solid overall performance and a great set of features for a reasonable value. If you're in the market for a desktop replacement notebook with a massive screen, powerful processor, and solid graphics hardware for 1080p video playback and gaming then the HDX 18 makes a compelling choice. That said, the highly "reflective" nature of the HDX 18 will probably be frustrating for quite a few users unless they're working in a dark environment. Likewise, hardcore gamers are likely to find the Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT video card a little too limiting for the newest and most popular video games. In any case, the HP HDX 18 still offers a great overall package, including some really impressive built-in speakers, that will meet or exceed the expectations of most consumers.
Display zufriedenstellend, Leistung zufriedenstellend
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/22/2008
Rating: performance: 70% display: 70%

78% HP HDX18
Source: CNet
For several months after they became a buzzed-about topic, the only 18-inch laptop we had actually seen in person was Acer's inventive Aspire 8920. Now we're seeing a mini-flood of them, with new models arriving from HP, Sony, and Toshiba. HP already makes some of the best multimedia laptops, and trading up to a true 16:9 18-inch display makes for an impressive semiportable home theater in the form of the HP HDX18.
(von 10): 7.8, Leistung 7, Ausstattung 8, Display gut, Mobilität mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/19/2008
Rating: Total score: 78% performance: 70% features: 80% display: 80% mobility: 50%

80% HP HDX 18
Source: Laptop Mag
The HP HDX 18 trumps our Editors’ Choice–winning Acer Aspire 8920G in nearly every category: graphics, wireless, battery life, and overall performance, and the HDX 18 even costs $450 less. However, the 8920G offers better viewing angles and a more-robust speaker system, even if its CineDash controls can be confusing to some. If you can live with its minor flaws, the HDX 18 is the better value.
4 von 5, Display zufriedenstellend, Leistung sehr gut, Mobilität gut
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/19/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 90% display: 70% mobility: 80%

90% HP Pavilion HDX 18
Source: PC Mag
A 20-inch laptop might sound like the ultimate media hub, and for a while, the HP Pavilion HDX-9000 (Dragon) received numerous accolades for being most extraordinary, biggest in the world, and straight out of "Ripley's Believe or Not." Unfortunately, it was too big and costly to really take off. The 18.4-inch screen will stop you in your tracks, and you'll soon realize that everything—not just the screen—screams high-end multimedia laptop.
4.5 von 5, Display gut, Preis schlecht
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/16/2008
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 40% display: 80%

Foreign Reviews

90% HP Pavilion HDX18-1080
Source: Notebookjournal
online available, Long, Date: 10/17/2008
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 70% performance: 70% features: 70% display: 50% mobility: 80% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70%

Comment

NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT: Successor of the 8600M GT and because of the smaller 65nm production process the card is higher clocked (and therefore faster) with the same current consumption.Furthermore, it features an improved video processor (VP3) and HybridPower to save current (in conjunction with the 9100M G).

These cards should be able to display all current games with fluent framerates but not all with high detail settings. Especially demanding games like Crysis, Age of Conan, or Mass Effect are only playable with lower settings. Less demanding (and older) games, like Fifa 08, Command & Conquer 3, or Battlefield 2142 can be played with higher detail levels.

Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).

The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.

P8600:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

18.0":
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

4.5 kg: This laptop is heavy. Especially desktop replacements with 19 inch display fit in this class of weight. This class is too heavy, even for 17 inch DTR.

HP: HP is one of the biggest international manufacturers according market shares and reviewed models at the German- and English-speaking market. HP notebooks are often in top positions according price/value ratings.

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82.57%: This rating is to be considered as average, because the amount of notebooks with better ratings is about equal like the amount with worse ratings.

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