HP Pavilion tx2520
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: HP Pavilion tx2520 (Pavilion tx2500 Series)Processor: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80
Graphics Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 3200
Display: 12.1 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels
Weight: 2.1kg
Price: 900 euro
Links: HP homepage
mobility: - %, workmanship: - %, ergonomy: - %, emissions: - %
Reviews for the HP Pavilion tx2520
HP Pavilion TX2520: AMD Puma on a tablet notebook
Source: Hexus 
The question we've posed ourselves is where does AMD's Puma platform make the most sense?
Puma provides a trade-off between substandard CPU performance, when compared to Intel's, that's compensated for by integrated graphics oomph that's better than ever before. Looking towards the future, the lack of CPU speed, with respect to multimedia applications, could be mitigated by more GPU-run applications, but we'll need to see an extensive library of such programs before the Turion's shortcomings are hidden away.
Leistung mäßig
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/22/2008
performance: 60%
Comment
ATI Radeon HD 3200: Onboard (shared Memory) graphics chip (on RS780M chipset) based on the HD 2400 graphics core. It also features the UVD video engine to decode HD videos.Furthermore, it supports Hybrid CrossfireX (for accelleration) and PowerXpress(to save current) with a dedicated graphics adapter (of the HD 3000 line).
Lower end of Graphics Cards for users who want to play games. New games should run on these cards, but only with decreased details and mediocre resolution.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
AMD Turion X2 Ultra: The AMD Turion X2 Ultra is part of the Puma platform and a mixture of the old K9 core (form the Turion 64 X2) and some parts of the K10 architecture (memorycontroller, hypertransport, crossbar switch from the Phenom). Because of the increased L2 cache ("Ultra" CPUs) and the improved memory controller, the performance increased a bit. Still a similar clocked Core 2 Duo is noticably faster.
ZM-80:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
12.1": This is the most common display format for subnotebooks and an average size for subnotebooks.
The advantage is, that the subnotebook can be small dimensioned and can be carried easily. Further the tiny display has the advantage, that it needs less power, which improves the battery runtime and in consequence the mobility. The disadvantage is that reading of texts is very exhausting vor the eyes. High resolutions can hardly be used.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.1 kg: These sub-notebooks weight less than the average of all notebooks, but represent a heavier class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 13 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
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.
>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
