HP Pavilion dv3

I was looking for a lightweight, well-built smaller format laptop with great features and this one fits the bill nicely. The HDMI connector was a must as I wanted to be able to hook it to my plasma tv and watch BBC iPlayer stuff. Unfortunately the sound isn't configured to run over the HDMI connector easily. I have fiddled around and managed to get it to work sometimes but the help feature isn't, well, that helpful. Sound is impressive from such a small laptop and it's lived up to its promise of portability. The processor is fast and battery life good. It is amazingly cool underneath which is ... more

I have always thought that HP laptops are the best, without have to go down the "hey, look at me and my apple product, i'm so different and non conformist" route. The Dv3-2310ea is by far the best laptop i have ever owned and great value for money. The touchscreen is really helpful (although i keep forgetting i have it) and the built-in webcam is pretty decent too. Weight wise its ballpark with most mid-range laptops nowadays. The pattern is nice to look at and you usually get a free neoprene case from HP which matches. The new Intel Pentium i3 processor is very good at multitasking, if you ... more