HP's Slick All-Purpose Pavilion DV3 Laptop

By PC World Video Jul 11, 2009 6:00 AM

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The budget-minded HP Pavilion dv3 laptop gets a lot of things right in its design and delivers just the right amount of style. It also incorporates all the right ports to get your multimedia mobilized. But this notebook also has enough drawbacks to keep it from receiving a wholehearted recommendation.

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