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HP Pavilion tx1000

CPU: 2-GHz Turion 64 X2 TL-60 • Display Size (inches): 12.1 • Wide Screen: Yes • Total HD Size (GB): 160 • Min. Weight (lbs.): 4.2 • Price When Reviewed: $1275
Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion tx1000 (Front)
Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion tx1000 (Front)
Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion tx1000
Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion tx1000
76.8 Good
Last updated
March 07, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Carla Thornton
Pros
  • Tablet is easy to use
  • Features a unique touchpad
Cons
  • Battery life is poor
  • Screen is hard to see
  • Pricing:Inexpensive: $1275 (6/3/2008)
  • Performance:Fair: 63
  • Features:Good: 77
  • Design:Very Good: 81
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Inexpensive: $1275

Inexpensive: $1275

Performance Fair: 63

Fair: 63
WorldBench 6 Tests - Good: 64
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 778 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 703 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 921 
Firefox 2 425 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 449 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 334 
Multitasking 515 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 859 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 292 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 393 
Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries 1 
Battery Life (Office Applications) 1:47 
Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm) 01:45 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 7.1 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 17.6 

Features Good: 77

Good: 77
CPU & Memory
CPU 2-GHz Turion 64 X2 TL-60 
System Memory 2048 
Type of Memory DDR400 SDRAM 
Video & Display
Display Size (inches) 12.1 
Horizontal Resolution 1280 
Vertical Resolution 800 
Video Chip Set nVidia GeForce Go 6150 
Video Memory Using main memory 
External Monitor Interface PCI Express 
Wide Screen Yes 
Storage
Total HD Size (GB) 160 
Optical Drive Speed 8 
Optical Drive Type DVD±RW 
Removable Optical Drive Yes 
Floppy Drive No 
Number of Media Slots 3 
Other Removable Media Drive Memory Stick, SD Card, xD-Picture Card 
Ports & Expansion
Serial Ports No 
Parallel Ports No 
USB Ports 3 
FireWire Ports 0 
Microphone Ports Yes 
Headphone Jacks Yes 
S-Video Ports Yes 
Composite Video Ports No 
Docking Station Port Yes 
Infrared Port Yes 
Shared Mouse/Keyboard Port No 
Mini PCI Port No 
PC Card Slots 0 
Express Card Slots 1 
Connectivity
Network Port Gigabit ethernet 
Wireless LAN Type 802.11g 
Bluetooth Yes 
Modem Type V.92 
Other
Standard Number of Batteries 1 
Type of Batteries Lithium ion 
Built-In Speakers Stereo 
Dimensions 8.82 by 12.05 by 1.52 
Min. Weight (lbs.) 4.2 
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories) 5.5 
Accessories Notebook, battery, AC adapter, phone cord, optical drive 
Pointing Device Touchpad 
Multipurpose Bay Weight Saver 
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium 
Other Included Hardware Earbuds, HP Mini Remote Control, built in Webcam, fingerprint reader 
Included Software Microsoft Works 2006 
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: 81

Very Good: 81
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