HP Pavilion dv5z
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: HP Pavilion dv5zProcessor: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80
Graphics Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 3200
Display: 15.4 inch, 16:10, 1680x1050 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 500 euro
Links: HP homepage Pavilion dv5z (Model)
Average Score: 70% - average
Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)
mobility: 45%, workmanship: - %, ergonomy: - %, emissions: 40%
Reviews for the HP Pavilion dv5z
70% HP Dv5z 1001x
Source: Laptop Logic 
Well – it’s a good looker, if you like neutral and shiny. It does carry a lot of useful multimedia features. It has the oomph for average users and will scale well for feature sets with it’s eSATA, HDMI, expresscard and Blu-Ray drive options. However, this top of the line (current) cpu didn’t leave me impressed, and neither did the battery life, NOR the graphics option. At this price point, it’s hard for me to argue for it except for the reasons just stated – however, if you don’t absolutely need a dedicated docking port, blu-ray drive, TvTuner, eSATA and two headphone outputs…you could look elsewhere and get a little more performance. The features rock, the performance doesn’t. Other than that – if you’re not concerned about absolutely bleeding edge, don’t mind a mini-heater most times, and need a feature rich laptop – this model is a catch.
3.5 von 5, Ausstattung sehr gut, Leistung mäßig, Display gut, Emissionen schlecht, Mobilität mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/28/2008
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 60% features: 90% display: 80% mobility: 50% emissions: 40%
HP Pavilion dv5z Review
Source: Notebookreview.com
As I mentioned in our First Look, there are a lot of reasons to be excited about this notebook. First, we're just glad to see HP release a new notebook chassis design since they were using the same old dv6000 series design for several years. More importantly, we're in complete awe over the performance of the integrated graphics on this machine. Sure, you can get better gaming performance if you spend more money for a notebook with a good dedicated graphics card, but you would have to purchase a mid-range or high performance dedicated card to surpass the performance of the integrated graphics in the dv5z. For the first time consumers shopping for a budget notebook don't have to sacrifice performance in order to have a low-cost laptop. In the end, the HP Pavilion dv5z left me more than a little frustrated. The simple reality is that this budget notebook packs the best integrated graphics solution we've ever seen inside its sleek chassis. However, battery life was far too limiting. In fact, this notebook would have received an Editor's Choice Award if it could have managed at least 3 hours of battery life ... but 2 hours and 22 minutes is just unacceptable.
Leistung sehr gut, Mobilität schlecht
User Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/08/2008
Rating: performance: 90% mobility: 40%
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.
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.
70%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.
>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
