HP Pavilion dv5-1080el
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: HP Pavilion dv5-1080el (Pavilion dv5-1000 Series)Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9400
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Display: 15.4 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 1000 euro
Links: HP homepage Pavilion dv5-1000 (Series)
Average Score: 50% - poor
Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)
mobility: - %, workmanship: 80%, ergonomy: - %, emissions: - %
Reviews for the HP Pavilion dv5-1080el
Foreign Reviews
50% Recensione HP Pavilion Dv5 1080el
Source: Notebook Italia 
online available, Very Long, Date: 10/27/2008
Rating: Total score: 50%
HP Pavilion dv7-1080el
Source: PC World Italia
online available, Short, Date: 10/13/2008
Rating: performance: 80% display: 40% workmanship: 80%
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.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
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.
T9400:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.4": 15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks. 15.4 inch display with 16:10 are the standard for notebook displays.
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: 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.
50%: This average evaluation is exceptionally bad. There exist hardly any laptops, which are rated so negative.
>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
