HP Pavilion dv2000t

Notebook specifications

Notebook: HP Pavilion dv2000t
Processor: Intel Core Duo T2300E (1660 MHz)
Graphics adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (128 MB)
Display: 14.1 inch 16:10 (1280x800 pixels)
Weight: 2.7 kg
Average score: 77.4% - good
Average of 5 scores (from 6 reviews)

Reviews in English

80%It’s hard to beat this low-priced, lightweight dual-core laptop.
Source: Laptop Mag
With its 14.1-inch widescreen wrapped in a 6.3-pound, one-inch–thick shell, the HP Pavilion dv2000t is a more portable multimedia machine than the rather bulky 15.4-inch entries here. The slick design, with its subtly pinstriped black-lacquer exterior and glossy silver interior, still hasn’t worn out its welcome (though constantly wiping off the fingerprints has), and HP goes the extra mile when it comes to convenience touches.
Date: 01/10/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% features: 80%

80%HP Pavilion dv2000t
Source: Laptop Mag
Extraordinary styling and a complete feature set make the HP Pavilion dv2000t stand out among affordable widescreen notebooks. We thought previous HP Pavilions were pretty stylish, but the new design of the dv2000t is even more appealing and makes the major competition look stale by comparison. Add to that a complete feature set and an attractive price ($1,149 after $100 mail-in rebate and $50 instant savings), and it's easy to understand the line's growing popularity. Slick is the best way to describe the 5.3-pound dv2000t's look. The high-gloss, piano-black exterior, with its subtle pinstriped wave pattern, is appealing to the eye and touch. At only one inch thick, this notebook is easy to carry. Open the latchless lid and you'll find a black keyboard offset by a glossy silver surround.
Date: 10/06/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 85%

78%With its beautiful design, the Pavilion dv2000t notebook will most certainly attract attention.
Source: PC World
Goodbye, boring black and silver. Hello, high fashion. A glam exterior encases the HP Pavilion dv2000t, a sophisticated entertainment notebook that replaces the dv1000. With the Pavilion dv2000t, HP breaks new notebook-design ground with Nissha film imprinting, an advanced molding technique that incorporates attractive patterns into an object's surface. The unit's high-gloss metallic and piano-black finish contains a subtle wave design, just as some cell-phone casings and luxury-car interiors do. (HP has also installed this new design on the Pavilion dv2000z, as well as on a handful of other new consumer and business notebook models.)
Date: 09/08/2006
Rating: Total score: 78% price: 95% performance: 94% features: 80%

80%HP dv2000t Review
Source: Digital Trends
The HP dv2000t is a superb ultra-portable notebook. It's well-designed and competitively priced with a starting price of $750. As a 14.1” notebook powered by the Core Duo, the dv2000t provides a robust platform for both business and home users. The dv2000 does a superb job with its excellent battery life, superb keyboard, HP tech support, and fashionable design that’s not too gaudy or out of place in a boardroom. How good was the HP dv2000t? I bought one for myself.
Date: 08/07/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90%

69%HP dv2000t Review
Source: CNet
With the release of the Pavilion dv2000, HP inaugurates a new look and feel for its Pavilion line of laptops. Departing from the familiar matte silver-and-black case, the dv2000 has sleek rounded edges, a high-gloss finish (which HP says is particularly scratch resistant), and a subtle Zen wave design on the lid. Looks aside, however, the Pavilion dv2000 sticks to the same basic script as previous Pavilion models: you get a strong set of components and most of the features that a home user will want for a competitive price, starting at $830. HP has also upped the ante with the dv2000's processor options: you can configure it with either an Intel Core Solo or Core Duo, or AMD Sempron or Turion 64 X2 processors.
Date: 08/03/2006
Rating: Total score: 69% price: 85% performance: 70% features: 70% display: 85%

HP dv2000t Review
Source: Notebookreview
To reiterate, the HP dv2000t is a lightweight but powerful machine that's perfect for college or home/office use. Although it lacks in gaming performance for post-2004 3D games, it is a great solution for people who only do office work, listen to music, watch movies, etc. The webcam option makes the notebook great for Skype or MSN video chatting with its decent 1.3 Megapixel camera and 2 omni-directional microphones integrated above the screen. Aside from the cheap mouse buttons and glossy touchpad, the notebook feels very solid throughout. The 14.1" BrightView widescreen 1280x800 LCD and full size alphanumerical keys makes it comfortable for long-term typing and viewing.
Date: 08/03/2006
Rating: performance: 60% mobility: 60% workmanship: 60%

Comment

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an onboard integrated video chip and can be called a faster clocked GMA 900 (on Mobile Intel 945GM Express chipset, which is available only starting with Core Duo/Solo). 2006 it is the most often used graphics solution and is classified in the weakest third of mobile graphics solutions. So it can only be used for elder games. For office applications and surfing it is without any doubt sufficient.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core Duo: Intel Core Duo (successor of Pentium M), is a double core processor with a very good relation of performance to current consumption. The 2 MB L2 Cache are used common. The maximum current consumption of 31 Watts is only 4 W more then with Pentium M. Due to the low energy need is Core Duo also suited for subnotebooks. Further now it supports SSE3 orders. The performance can nearly be doubled for applications, which were designed for multiprocessors (compared with Pentium M).

T2300E: The weak types like T2300E are apt for office applications and for surfing. The difference to T2300 without "E" is insignificant.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

14.1": 14 inch display size is a mixture between the small formats of subnotebooks and the 15 inch standard display.
The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much current and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

2.7 kg: This notebook is lighter than the average of all notebooks. It is too heavy for sub-notebooks. 14 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.

HP: Hewlett Packard 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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