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HP Pavilion dv9500t

CPU: 2.2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7500 • Display Size (inches): 17 • Wide Screen: Yes • Total HD Size (GB): 400 • Min. Weight (lbs.): 8.5 • Price When Reviewed: $2314
Last updated
January 03, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Carla Thornton
Pros
Cons
  • Pricing:Average: $2314 (12/20/2007)
  • Performance:Good: 76
  • Features:Very Good: 80
  • Design:Very Good: 87

Pricing Average: $2314

Average: $2314

Performance Good: 76

Good: 76
WorldBench 6 Tests - Good: 73
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 525 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 406 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 772 
Firefox 2 334 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 405 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 272 
Multitasking 426 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 1447 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 274 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 499 
Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries
Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm) 03:21 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 62 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 82.81 

Features Very Good: 80

Very Good: 80
CPU & Memory
CPU 2.2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7500 
System Memory 2048 
Type of Memory DDR2-667 SDRAM 
Video & Display
Display Size (inches) 17 
Horizontal Resolution 1440 
Vertical Resolution 900 
Video Chip Set nVidia GeForce 8600M GS 
Video Memory 256 
External Monitor Interface integrated 
Wide Screen Yes 
Storage
Total HD Size (GB) 400 
Optical Drive Speed
Optical Drive Type HDDVD-ROM 
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 Yes 
Shared Mouse/Keyboard Port No 
Mini PCI Port No 
PC Card Slots
Express Card Slots
Connectivity
Network Port Gigabit ethernet 
Wireless LAN Type 802.11n 
Bluetooth Yes 
Modem Type V.92 
Other
Standard Number of Batteries
Type of Batteries Lithium ion 
Built-In Speakers Stereo 
Dimensions 15.5 by 11.2 by 1.8 
Min. Weight (lbs.) 8.5 
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories) 9.6 
Accessories Notebook, battery, AC adapter, power cord 
Pointing Device Touchpad 
Operating System Windows Vista Ultimate (64 bit) 
Other Included Hardware Wireless mouse; HP ExpressCard TV Tuner, Media Buddy remote, remote receiver & transceiver, TV tuner antenna, RF coaxial cable adapter, composite A/V & S-video cable adaptor, Media Center remote 
Included Software Microsoft Works 8.0 
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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