HP DV6599 Special Edition - Good All Rounder

Advantages: Features, size and design
Disadvantages: Not good enough for gaming

...I bought this laptop in September 2007 after much research into what laptop was best for me. As a fan of HP products, I chose from the DV6500 range available at the time. This laptop had every spec I required for both using as a station for university assignments, as well as home use for music, film and gaming. Firstly, the design is eye-catching. I was bored of looking at the generic black or grey and thought the white anti-scratch surface was ideal. The laptop is also quite light and the absense of a locking clip meant there was less to damage - simplicity is key I think. The laptop is full of features. As well as the bright screen and touch-sensitive controls for music and dvd, there is more than adequate connectivity and the laptop also came with a special edition mouse and headset - a nice extra touch that made me feel I got...

marcus997 19.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of HP Pavilion Media Center Dv6599ea Special Edition Entertainment

My essential travelling companion -my hp pavilion 2000x laptop

Advantages: Small and powerful , tablet form and touch screen, speedy, two batteries
Disadvantages: a bit heavy for travelling

...Hewlett Packard Pavilion tx 2000 I have had this little laptop for over a year now. I feel it was quite expensive compared to what is available now; I think I paid about £600 from Staples for the laptop and three year warranty. It is not exactly a net book but it is a small laptop. The screen size is 12.5? diagonally and the keyboard is a decent size with a laptop type mouse pad in the middle front. I have weighed this (very important when travelling) and it weighs just under 2kg with one battery and just over that with the larger battery. The CD drive is also removable and can be replaced with an empty plastic cover which also reduces weight when travelling. It is small, neat, shiny black with rounded corners and silver keyboard. The screen swivels round completely and will lie flat as a tablet style over the keyboard. TABLET...

catsholiday 25.09.2009 (26.09.2009) · Read review
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Review of HP Pavilion tx2000

the HP Pavilion entertainment.

Advantages: great entertainment laptop
Disadvantages: portability

...This laptop is the HP Pavilion dv9820ea Entertainment. The Hp Pavilion models are made mainly for gaiming, watching movies on and various other entertainment needs whilst not compromising the ability to od serious work on these as well. One thing that is compromised though is the portability, entertainment laptops are made to keep at home and not really to carry about with you all the time, so whilst the specification may look good, don?t expect one of these to be very portable. The Pavilion dv9820ea combines two colours, silver and black in order to make it look very up to date and futuristic even. It appears nice and rounded, and its shell makes the laptop feel very stable and robust. The installed ram on this laptop is great, it has a massive 3gb which is the main reason this laptop runs so fast, also the AMD Turion 64 X2 mobile...

techno_man_37 16.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of HP Pavilion Dv9820ea Entertainment

HP Pavilion dv5

Advantages: Good quality laptop, great appearance
Disadvantages: Games are a no-no.

...A well designed, high quality affordable laptop, the HP pavilion dv5 doesn't fail to please in looks, performance or price. In terms of look and design, flashy is a good word for it. It has a glossy black case which shines in the light, then you open it. The keyboard-surround is split horizontally: the bottom half is very light silver with a white check pattern, and the upper half perforated silver plastic. Around the edge of the laptop, there is a chrome-effect strip which sparkles and shimmers. Even the mouse pad has a finish that is so reflective you can see your face in it. This is the 'bling-bling' of the laptop world. It also feels pretty solid, I don't think you would be able to break it easily and I have faith in it's durability and robustness. It is also quite light, weighing 2.65kg, not bad for a laptop it's size. Ok...

anakha6 08.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of HP Pavilion dv5

Will HP be waiting on the Pavilion?

Advantages: Speedy, solid, reliable, HP
Disadvantages: A budget laptop

...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...

iamasadlittleboy 21.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of HP Pavilion dv6000t

HP Pavilion a810uk reliable Computer

Advantages: Good value for money
Disadvantages: The heatsink and fan

...Versatile computer, long lasting, reliable. Bought from John Lewis and came with a two year guarantee. I paid four hundred Pounds for this Computer two years ago. It contained windows x.p Home Edition now that is likely to be sold using the new Vista Operating System. Type: Value Processor Family: Intel 5 Series (pentium four) RAM: 256 MB Storage Capacity: 80 GB RAID: No Graphics Card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 GM Primary Optical Drive: dvd-rom/Compact Disc Re Writer Secondary Optical Drive: None Monitor Type: CRT Screen Size: 17 inches The time it takes to boot up and load the computer from the power switch is very fast. It takes less than thirty seconds from power on, until the start screen can be seen. With time if adding files and other game programs the memory will become slower. A two...

costas1234 02.02.2008 (26.05.2009) · Read review
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Review of HP Pavilion A810.uk

The HP Pavilion Slimline s3821 Media Box

Advantages: Fast, built in WI-FI, Nice HD Graphics, 15 in 1 memory card reader and portable media bay.
Disadvantages: Too much like a PC and not enougth like a media device

...The HP Paviion Slimline s3821 uk-p is a very competitively priced HTPC and very good value for money. The HP Pavilion s3821 is powered by a Dual ? Core processer giving it the higher clock speed needed by HTPC?s. The higher clock speed allows programs like Photoshop and I-Tunes to run correctly without lag and generally giving it a media heart. It?s not the smallest in its range but that allows it to have a nice sized graphics card init. It also has a HDMI port provided by its nice sized graphics card, allowing it to plug straight into your HDTV. This does appear to be an added extra which is absent in the other PC?s of its range. It has a 15 in 1 memory card reader on the front along with the usual HP Pocket Media Drive bay (which is sold seperatly0, but is again one of those features that just aren?t seen in others of its range. It...

CruelRevival 08.08.2009 (22.08.2009) · Read review
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Review of HP Pavilion Slimline s3821uk

HP Pavilion

Advantages: Nice looking, Great first time computer.
Disadvantages: Monitor a bit on the big and bulky side and really heavy

...So why did I buy a Hewlett Packard Pavilion, was it because there was a nice bloke trying to sell me the PC??? No it wasn?t it was because the computer itself does look nice. We have two computers in our house, one is a HP Pavilion 8775, and the other is a laptop. We never use the desktop PC anymore as after buying a laptop its so much easier. I thought id give you my views on the HP Pavilion, it is a nice computer, we have had it for about 2 years now. It?s never gone wrong. We bought it from PC World we took out extra insurance get in case of these little accidents, or if it needed repairing, so it cost just under £1300. The insurance still has till 05/06 till it runs out, so in my eyes it was well worth paying the extra to get it covered. With this it came with an Intel webcam, defiantly not the greatest of webcams...

btco 08.04.2004 (11.01.2005) · Read review
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Review of HP Pavilion 8775 - Athlon 900 MHz

Aliens - Special Edition

Advantages: It's a classic
Disadvantages: None

...Aliens is one of the greatest sequels of all time. My feelings on the film are in much greater detail are available in my review of the movie itself. However this review is based more on the content of the DVD and its features. This is a single disc special edition version. Brief Story Outline 57 years after her first encounter with the alien infested planet ( LV-426 ) Ripley returns with a force of marines to investigate a colony now located there. It soon becomes apparent the alien menance is more than they bargined for. This movie is largely regarded as one of the few example were a sequel is worthy of its predeccessor. Somehow Cameron was able to make a great horror movie into a great action movie whilst holding onto the feel of the original. Its a remarkable feat indeed given the impact of "Alien." The movies cast is...

num13er 09.01.2005 (19.12.2005) · Read review
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Review of Aliens (Special Edition) (DVD)

Alien 3 (Special Edition)

Advantages: Character development, Sigourney Weaver
Disadvantages: Bad CGI, repetitive action scenes, plot holes

...atmosphere that was distinguishable within the first two films. Ripley, of course, is a joy to watch as well: sporting a shaved head, with a desire to confront the alien head on, which further cements her position as the definitive female action hero of all time. To fully appreciate the potential of Alien 3 I'd definitely recommend watching the special edition, which contains thirty minutes extra footage. Not all of it is beneficial to the story, but there are some interesting incidences of character development, such as a rendezvous between Ripley and Clemens (Charles Dance- who is killed off way too early for my liking) and Dillon, the spiritual leader of the inmates, who is a brilliant addition to the franchise. The introduction is also much better paced and visually stimulating. Still, with two versions of the film, either one is far...

andycarrington 10.02.2009 · Read review
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