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HP Pavilion dv2000t

CPU: 2.16-GHz Core Duo T2600 • Display Size (inches): 14.1 • Wide Screen: Yes • Total HD Size (GB): 120 • Min. Weight (lbs.): 6.1 • Price When Reviewed: $1190
Last updated
February 06, 2007
Test Center Reviewed by
Carla Thornton
Pros
Cons
  • Pricing:Expensive: $1190 (7/11/2007)
  • Performance:Superior: 90
  • Features:Good: 78
  • Design:Very Good: 87

Pricing Expensive: $1190

Expensive: $1190

Performance Superior: 90

Superior: 90
World Bench 5 Tests - Superior: 110
World Bench 5 Component Results (seconds)
ACD Systems ACDSee 534 
Adobe Photoshop 314 
Adobe Premiere 395 
Ahead Nero 269 
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX 343 
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL 544 
Microsoft Office XP 545 
Windows Media Encoder 277 
Mozilla 372 
Multitasking 448 
Musicmatch Jukebox 469 
Roxio VideoWave 260 
WinZip 289 
Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries
Battery Life (Office Applications) 7:08 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 5.17 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 10.84 

Features Good: 78

Good: 78
CPU & Memory
CPU 2.16-GHz Core Duo T2600 
System Memory 2048 
Type of Memory DDR2-533 SDRAM 
Video & Display
Display Size (inches) 14.1 
Horizontal Resolution 1280 
Vertical Resolution 800 
Video Chip Set Intel GMA 950 
Video Memory Using main memory 
External Monitor Interface Integrated 
Wide Screen Yes 
Storage
Total HD Size (GB) 120 
Optical Drive Speed 2.4 
Optical Drive Type DVD+R DL/DVD±RW 
Removable Optical Drive No 
Floppy Drive No 
Number of Media Slots
Other Removable Media Drive Memory Stick, SD Card, xD-Picture Card 
Ports & Expansion
Serial Ports No 
Parallel Ports No 
USB Ports
FireWire Ports
Microphone Ports Yes 
Headphone Jacks Yes 
S-Video Ports Yes 
Composite Video Ports No 
Docking Station Port Yes 
Infrared Port No 
Shared Mouse/Keyboard Port No 
Mini PCI Port No 
PC Card Slots
Express Card Slots
Connectivity
Network Port 10/100Base-T ethernet 
Wireless LAN Type 802.11a/g 
Bluetooth Yes 
Modem Type V.92 
Other
Standard Number of Batteries
Type of Batteries Lithium ion 
Built-In Speakers Stereo 
Dimensions 13.2 by 9.3 by 2.4 
Min. Weight (lbs.) 6.1 
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories)
Accessories Notebook, battery, AC adapter, phone cord 
Pointing Device Touchpad 
Operating System Windows XP Home 
Other Included Hardware Headphones 
Included Software HP Photosmart 6.0, HP QuickPlay Direct v2.1, Microsoft Money 2006, Microsoft Works 8 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Saturday Support Hours 24 
Sunday Support Hours 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category HP notebooks are reliable, readers report, but the vendor's support isn't up to par. HP's phone service rating was below average, though the vendor did a good job of replacing failed components, users say. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products with core component problems Average 
Reports of products with failed components Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Average 
Reports of products arriving with problems Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Average 
Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support Average 
Overall quality of vendor's phone support Worse than Average 
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service Average 
Overall quality of service Worse than Average 

Design Very Good: 87

Very Good: 87
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