Pros
- Decent battery life
- Great performance and features for the money
Cons
- Mediocre touchpad
- Flimsy ethernet jack cover
At A Glance
Viewed as an ultraportable laptop, the Pavilion dm1z is mediocre though inexpensive; but as a netbook, it's fantastic and avoids the usual netbook compromises.
The Specs
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Processor type | AMD Fusion |
| Processor speed | 1600.0 MHz |
| Cache size | 1.0 KB |
| Processor count | 2 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 3000.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory max | 8.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Display size | 11.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Storage | |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Drive size | 320.0 GB |
| Hard Drive Speed | 7200 RPM |
| Other storage | SD/MMC Card |
| Drive type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Battery | |
| Vendor Rated Battery life | 9.5 hours |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| Ethernet Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Yes |
| Available Interfaces | Bluetooth |
| Wireless connection | 802.11 n/b/g |
| Video Interfaces |
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| Slots | SD/MMC Card |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 1.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 11.9 inches |
| Depth | 8.5 inches |
| Height | 1.4 inches |
| Weight with Accessories | 4.2 pounds |
| Weight | 3.4 pounds |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Included Software | |
| Included Software | CyberLink DVD Suite Premium 7; HP MediaSmart Suite; Roxio PhotoShow |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Other Features | |
| Docking Station Port | No |
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Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 55 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 6:41 (hh:mm) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 800 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 539 seconds (lower is better) |
| File Compression | 457 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Idle power usage | 8.1 Watts |
| Sleep power usage | 0.1 Watt hours |
| Off power usage | 0 Watt hours |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 902 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 617 seconds (lower is better) |
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 1525 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 466 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 359 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 384 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 6 Multitasking | 900 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 800 by 600 | 25.93 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1024 by 768 | 25.96 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 800 by 600 | 16.28 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1024 by 768 | 16.66 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 10.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 8.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 19.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 16.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 17.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 16.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
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