HP Pavilion dm4

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Reviews for the HP Pavilion dm4

83% HP Pavilion dm4 review
Source: PC Pro Archive.org version
Nice design, excellent battery life, and a surprising dose of power, all for a reasonable price.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/15/2010
Rating: Total score: 83% price: 83% performance: 83%

HP Pavilion dm4 Notebook Review
Source: T Break Archive.org version
The HP Pavilion dm4 is a pretty good looking, well constructed and reasonably well performing.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/19/2010
Rating: price: 70% performance: 70% features: 80%

90% HP Pavilion dm4 Review
Source: Trusted Reviews Archive.org version
There are only one or two very small things we'd change about the dm4: one being the touchpad position; and the second being the somewhat hopeful notion of adding switchable graphics. Such ideas aside, it's an absolute corker of a laptop considering its accessible price.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/29/2010
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 100% performance: 90% features: 90% mobility: 90%

HP Pavilion dm4 - First Look
Source: Trusted Reviews Archive.org version
One thing we're less certain about, however, is the touchpad. HP appears to have adopted the 'almost' Apple-esque integrated touchpad buttons first seen on the Envy 15, which were far from a resounding success. Hopefully it has ironed out the issues now: we'll see. Moreover, if HP is to go down this route we'd have preferred to see it add the much more impressive four point multi-touch, single click touchpad that Synaptics recently introduced.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/15/2010
Rating: workmanship: 80%

HP Pavilion dm4 review
Source: Engadget Archive.org version
It continues to be a real shame that the one real issue we have with HP's laptops continues to be something we consider to be fairly standard and simple technology these days. Honestly, we don't need anything fancy when it comes to a touchpad -- just a large pad and two comfortable buttons. Other than its flaky navigation input, the $904 system – though it's a bit overpriced compared to the competition -- packs just the right balance of style, power and endurance. We much prefer the dm4's aesthetic to comparable systems like Dell's Inspiron 15 and Gateway's offerings. But of course, at the end of the day what good is all that if you can't push the cursor from one side of the screen without a problem?
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/15/2010
Rating: price: 50% performance: 80% mobility: 80%

77% HP Pavilion dm4
Source: CNet Archive.org version
The middle-of-the-road multimedia laptops that come out of HP have always been excellent examples of the style. They typically bring some upscale design buzz--but not too much in the way of extra features or components--while keeping prices down. HP's latest multimedia system, the Pavilion dm4, is a powerful, slick-looking package--but some competitors in the same price range offer more features for less.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/03/2010
Rating: Total score: 77% performance: 70% features: 70% mobility: 90%

70% HP Pavilion dm4
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
Like the rest of the industry, HP has taken a huge liking to metals. So much so, that its entire line of laptops (netbooks not included) has been updated with this design material. The HP Pavilion dm4 ($905 direct) is not only covered in them, but it's one of the lightest laptops in the 14-inch category, and yet it toppled the competition in speed tests. Its major flaw is the gesture-enabled touchpad, which proved to be more bothersome than helpful.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 70%

70% HP Pavilion dm4
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
HP got most things right with the Pavilion dm4. It has a sophisticated design, strong performance, and good battery life. However, this notebook’s finicky touchpad makes it less of a pleasure to use than we had hoped. For now, we say try it out at a store first, if possible. You should also check out the $899 Toshiba Satellite E205, which performs almost as well and comes with Intel’s Wireless Display technology and the 14-inch Lenovo IdeaPad Y460 ($1,094), adds muscle with discrete graphics. Overall, though, the dm4 is a solid choice. If and when HP issues a driver update, we’ll likely give the dm4 a more enthusiastic recommendation.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/21/2010
Rating: Total score: 70%

Foreign Reviews

91% HP Pavilion dm4
Source: MuyComputer ES→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/21/2010
Rating: Total score: 91%

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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics: Onboard graphics card that is built in the new Arrandale CPUs (Core i3 / i5 / i7 Dual Cores). Depending on the model and Turbo Boost, the GMA HD is clocked between 166 and 766 MHz.

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

430M:

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14.00":

There are hardly any tablets in this display size range anymore. For subnotebooks, on the other hand, it is the standard format.

The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small and therefore easily portable. The smaller display also has the advantage of requiring less power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is more strenuous on the eyes. High resolutions are more likely to be found in standard laptops.

HP: Founded in 1939, the US company is a major server and printer manufacturer and one of the leading IT companies in the world. Until 2015, the company was called Hewlett-Packard Company. After a split, the computer division was renamed HP Inc.

In 2023, HP had an approximate market share of 22% of global PC sales, making it number 2 after Lenovo.

80.17%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.

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