HP Pavilion dv8000

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Reviews for the HP Pavilion dv8000

HP Pavilion dv8000 Test
Source: Notebookreview.com
Das HP dv8000 ist ein akzeptables Einsteiger Desktop Replacement Notebook, das viel Kraft und einen angenehm grossen Bildschirm in einer gut verarbeiteten Verpackung bietet, die nicht zu schwer ist um sie auf dem Schoß zu verwenden. Mit Preisen, die gegenwärtig um etwa 800$ für die Barebones und 1600$ für die voll Ausgestatteten liegen, bietet die dv8000 Serie ein ausgezeichnetes Preis/Leistungsverhältnis verglichen mit anderen System und für HPs als gut bekannten Kunden-Service dazu. [übersetzt]
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Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 04/14/2006
Rating: price: 95%

80% A well-designed 17-inch laptop with all the bells and whistles
Source: Laptop Mag
Why mess with a winning formula? In the Pavilion dv8000, HP basically borrowed the same stellar design and QuickPlay feature for instant music and DVD playback from its smaller cousins and added a bigger screen, Turion 64 processor, and ATI graphics. The result: a notebook that will appeal to home users looking to ditch the desktop without spending a fortune. The dv8000's 15.6-inch wide frame has plenty of room for a spacious keyboard to complement the separate numeric keypad. The touchpad is smooth and responsive, integrates a scroll zone along the right side, and smartly features the same aspect ratio as the widescreen display.
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4 von 5
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/16/2006
Rating: Total score: 80%

Foreign Reviews

HP Pavilion dv8000
Source: c't
, Length Unknown, Date: 03/01/2006
Rating: performance: 75% features: 75% display: 75% ergonomy: 85%

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ATI Radeon Xpress 200M: ATI Radeon Xpress 200M is the shared memory integrated graphic card from ATI based on a X300 core. In general it is a bit faster than the Intel GMA 950 graphic core.

Only older games can be played fluently with these graphics chips (if they were not too demanding). Shared memory graphic cores in this category got the advantage of less heat production and longer battery runtimes. For office, internet, image processing, and video editing tasks these graphics chips are still useable without any restrictions.

AMD Turion 64: This is a derivative of the Athlon 64 with SSE3 with nx storage protection, 32 and 64 bit support, integrated memory controller for PC3200 memory, mode for low capacity, HT800 and 2 variants ML with 35 Watt and MB with 25 Watt consumption. Regarding the consumption MT might be very similar to a Pentium M. The speed is moderate and approximately as fast as an Pentium M with equivalent clock speed.

ML-37:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

17.1": Nowadays, meanwhile the 17 inch display size is a more frequently offered standard format for desktop-replacements. 17 inch laptops are built only in 16:10 format.
The DTR-Laptops can't be carried easily, need much current, but on the other side texts can be read easily and high resolutions are no problem. DTR mainly are intended for stationary usage on desks, where the weight and the energy need are unimportant.

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

3.4 kg: This laptop is heavy below average, compared with the average of notebooks. Therefore especially desktop replacements fit in 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.

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80%: This rating is not convincing. It must be considered, that there exist hardly any laptops, which receive a rating below 60%. This notebook is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.

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