... So with the £400 or so store credit my mother wisely (and under her own guidance as far as I know) picked the HP Pavilion DV6000 (as far as I'm aware theirs no difference between this and the T model though if there is, I'm sorry). Quite why My mother (darling mother of mine) decided to ever ... Read review
Advantages: Speedy, solid, reliable, HP Disadvantages: A budget laptop
...as I know) picked the HP Pavilion DV6000 (as far as I'm aware theirs no difference between this and the T model though if there is, I'm sorry). Quite why My mother (darling mother of mine) decided to ever get the pile of fecial matter that Acer claimed was a laptop I was never quite to sure, as everything in it came to peices, the keys flew off, the screen was...well dead, the AV charge wire was..erm..well dead too. Why couldn't she have gone after ... ...days, and I'd take a HP over just about any sort of a laptop barring whatever Alan (my ex's dad had) and the Sony Viao (sp anyone?) series. HP's if you've read my previous work on them rank up there as basically one of my favourite hardware companies.
HP desktops on the whole are built with good, relliable, well manufactured parts *coughunlikedellscough* and most of all they are built to last until you need an upgrade due to technological ... more
Well the Acer packed in and with the warranty the store gave us credit (apparently the Acer that we had had become obselete and there was none in stock). So with the £400 or so store credit my mother wisely (and under her own guidance as far as I know) picked the HP Pavilion DV6000 (as far as I'm aware theirs no difference between this and the T model though if there is, I'm sorry). Quite why My mother (darling mother of mine) decided to ever get the pile of fecial matter that Acer claimed was a laptop I was never quite to sure, as everything in it came to peices, the keys flew off, the screen was...well dead, the AV charge wire was..erm..well dead too. Why couldn't she have gone after a real solid, well worked peice of kit like this first time round Im not sure.
So HP's...what do I think of them? Well I'd basically take a bricky out house over an Acer now a days, and I'd take a HP over just about any sort of a laptop barring whatever Alan (my ex's dad had) and the Sony Viao (sp anyone?) series. HP's if you've read my previous work on them rank up there as basically one of my favourite hardware companies.
HP desktops on the whole are built with good, relliable, well manufactured parts *coughunlikedellscough* and most of all they are built to last until you need an upgrade due to technological advances, rather than malfunction.
Now onto the laptop, which I admit I've only had a few weeks of time with (but yet already lust for one of my own, maybe I should hide it in my bag when I go back to Scotland...) and haven't quite figured out every nook and cranny. What I have understood so far is that it feels solid, and not like you'd type out the keys in 4 months if you were to use it frequently.
The laptop colour scheme is 2 fold, dark one the outer casing, keys, monitor "frame" and touch pad buttons. The rest (sp inside of the case) is silver. The blue lights you see on it are the one off button, the volume, the DVD player button, the touchpad button (you can turn it off :-S) and then you have your power lights. All very pretty and easy to use (touch sound contol for example). Seems very sci-fi to me.
Like I admitted I haven't fully played around with it, like I did with the Acer but the cup holder on here really is a cup holder, and will take a failry heavy object, not the feather weight of the Acer.
The laptop has all the normal jacks (headphones, speakers, mouse, USB, Telephone cable, wireless adapter and expansion ports as you'd expect from all modern laptops. A built in wifi (again it seems pretty much standard now a days) a multi layer DVD R+ recorder and a very complete overall feel to it.
The techy bits- (copied from "My computer") 74.45 GB hard disk seperated into two partitions 5.2 in the D drive (recovery)and 69.25 into the C drive (Local drive) 958 MB Ram AMD Turion 2x mobile technology TL-50 1.60 Ghz
OS Windows Vista Home Premium
The 15.4 inch widescreen LCD display in brilliantly clear and again makes you think of shouting at Acer telling them hor things should be done.
The whole thing works brilliantly together apart from the "silence" touch button, which I occasionally seem to clip when typing which wakes me up a lil bit if theres a background audio program running. Otherwise this is how you make budget laptops.
Overall..laptops can be better than this, of course they can, but you'll be hard pushed to find many better at the price range. Warning if your stuck between an Acer and a HP take the HP, drop it on the Acer and walk away with your Heavy weight world champion rather than the lightweight chump. This is the Lennox Lewis to the Acer being Herbie Hide, this is a Maclaren F1 car to the Honda's. This is so far ahead of many of it's rivals it's unbeliavable for the price. Invest in it now, and remember the HP brand basically garuntees fantastic customer services and wonderous information on the product both in manuals and online.
Advantages: Sleek, solid performance all-round. Disadvantages: Slightly short battery life.
I really like this laptop and would recommend it to anyone looking for a budget notebook to give them access to the Internet, decent games and a workstation. I picked up the DV6000 in the UK for around the 400-pound mark and it has served me well as a desktop replacement while working abroad.
It looks good and feels good with a tactile silky texture, has a 15.4 inch high-resolution screen that is easy on the eyes and has decent in-built speakers ... ...good specs for a notebook, which can handle even fairly demanding modern games (it has an Nvidia GeForce Go 7500). By way of example, I played Neverwinter Nights 2 on the DV6000; whilst I did have to turn most of the graphic settings right down, the game ran fine and was fully playable (and Neverwinter Nights 2 is known as a fairly demanding game).
It offers several Internet options; Ethernet, modem or firewire. I was delighted to find that my local ...
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Advantages: reliable, sturdy, looks good and good screen Disadvantages: slightly weak battery life, and no webcam
...realy be beaten!
As HP is a trusted reliable brand and guarentees excellent customer service on and offline, much reccommended by me than getting a cheaper 'fugitsu' laptop crap.. Only set backs realy are that the battery life isnt that brilliant compared to other laptops around and is a bit of an energy sucker. The wireless internet switch can sometimes be accidently switched if typing but nothing major and i think that an addition of a webcam ...
miniluver1990 17.04.2008
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Advantages: Competitive price, good looks Disadvantages: poor durability
We have had our Laptop nearly 3 years now and I have to say it is coming to the end of its useful life - I think they are designed to last 2-3 years (for company use perhaps) and then everything is beyond its useful life. Perhaps that is how they manage to offer the spec. for the competitive price? For the first 2 years it has been great - very quick, although the built in wi-fi receiver was poor and we had to use an external one which sort of misses ... ...soon gone so we have bought additional batteries (and we make a point of allowing a full charge / discharge cycle to maintain battery life). The widescreen is very clear, the touchpad easy to use and the case is strong and sturdy. I have always found that it runs very hot - looking on forums it is a known problem that the fan is too smalll for the chassis. Due to the overheating issue the hard drive is starting to go, to the point where the machine ...
markg1536 28.04.2009
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Advantages: Wide screen for great viewing and has a great look to it aswell! Disadvantages: Is slightly wider than some laptops but not a major issue.
This is a very good and easy to use laptop. I have been using it for about a year now and it still has not let me down. It has a very classy and wide screen and is therefore great for entertainment purposes. However because of the wide screen, it is rather wide compared to some other laptops and therefore is slightly less portable but that really isnt much of a problem. It Has a lot of great properties and features to it. It is very easy to use and ... ...the laptop. It has the advantage of having windows vista pre-installed which is a very good operating system. I would recommend it to anyone who is after an everday useful laptop. It is great value for money aswell. it Is very robust and durable and has a great look to it. I really like this product. Overall a great laptop! ...
godstar123 16.04.2008
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Advantages: Design, Performance and Quality Disadvantages: Updates of laptops are too fast and get outdated easily
The HP Pavilion dv6000t is a full-featured multimedia laptop with a highly interesting look. Like all laptop computers, it is a use in give and take. What sets it away from other machines, however is that it goes a long way to explaining its popularity is its impressive blend of looks, performance, comfort and price. At current prices, the dv6000t offers a fine mix of components and performance in the £300 to £700 range. On top of that, it looks ... ...667MHZ DDR2 SDRAM -Addition: HP Imprint Finish + Microphone + Webcam
-Optical Drive: Super Multi 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer with Lightscribe
-Battery: 6-Cell Lithium-Ion -Wireless: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11 a/b/g + Bluetooth
-Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/ Upgrade to Vista Business
-Dimensions: 1.0" - 1.69" (H) x 14.05" (W) x 10.12" (D) (Weight: 6.09 lbs)
-Ports/Slots: 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire 400); 3 USB (USB 2.0); ...
J.Barford 30.01.2009
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Product Information for "HP Pavilion dv6000t" »
Product details
RAM / Installed Size
512
OS Provided / Type
Windows Vista Business
Display (Projector) / Diagonal Size
15.4
Storage Hard Drive / Capacity
120
Display (Projector) / Max Resolution
1280 x 800
Optical Storage / Type
DVD-ROM/CD-RW
Processor / Type
Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor / Clock Speed
2.16
Weight
3
Manufacturer
HP
Header / Manufacturer
HP
Manufacturer's product description
This six-pound notebook features a 15.4-inch widescreen LCD with a comfortable 1280 x 800-pixel native resolution. DVDs looked great on this display, and we love HP's QuickPlay feature for launching and controlling multimedia files without booting up Windows.
