Pros
- Very good video playback quality
- Excellent keyboard with a great feel
Cons
- DVD drive's eject button is tiny
- Speakers distort at high volume
At A Glance
HP's dv6 is a classy-looking (though slightly bulky) laptop with a good mix of features for its price.
Manufacturer’s Description
The Pavilion dv6-6150us Entertainment 15.6-inch Notebook Computer from Hewlett-Packard is a 15.6-inch notebook computer that weighs a bit under six pounds. The computer's 16:9 widescreen display features LED backlight technology for superior image quality and enhanced energy efficiency.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | LW217UA |
| Processor | |
| Cache size | 3.0 KB |
| Processor count | 2 |
| Processor speed | 2300.0 MHz |
| Processor type | Intel Core i5 |
| Memory | |
| Memory speed | 1333.0 MHz |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory size | 6000.0 MB |
| Memory max | 16.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Display type | Glossy LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Display size | 15.6 inches |
| Storage | |
| Hard Drive Speed | 5400 RPM |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Other storage |
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| Drive type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Drive size | 640.0 GB |
| Battery | |
| Vendor Rated Battery life | 5.5 hours |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| Ethernet Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| Video Interfaces |
|
| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Yes |
| Wireless connection | 802.11 n/b/g |
| Slots |
|
| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1 |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 1.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight with Accessories | 6.8 pounds |
| Height | 1.5 inches |
| Weight | 5.7 pounds |
| Depth | 9.8 inches |
| Width | 14.9 inches |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Included Software | |
| Included Software | CyberLink: DVD Suite, YouCam; RoxioNow |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
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| Docking Station Port | No |
| Input devices |
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Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 117 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 4:41 (hh:mm) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 225 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 353 seconds (lower is better) |
| File Compression | 184 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Off power usage | 0.4 Watt hours |
| Sleep power usage | 0.8 Watt hours |
| Idle power usage | 17.9 Watts |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 397 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 323 seconds (lower is better) |
| Image Editing | 321 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 310 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 201 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 187 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 6 Multitasking | 277 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 30.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 24.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 800 by 600 | 106.33 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 20.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 26.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 42.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 800 by 600 | 77.64 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 52.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1024 by 768 | 79.96 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1024 by 768 | 58.36 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 53.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 70 Frames per second (higher is better) |
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