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HP Pavilion dv3

PCWorld Rating

3.0
3.0 / 5 - PCWorld, Sep 10, 2009

Pros

  • Specially-treated keyboard
  • Great variety of ports

Cons

  • Incredibly twitchy touchpad
  • Microscopic function keys

Bottom Line

HP's head-on competitor to the Gateway UC7807u scores style points but stumbles with both performance and some functionality.

PCWorld's HP Pavilion dv3 Coverage

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