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Reviews: All-Purpose Notebooks
HP Pavilion dv2660se
CPU: 1.5-GHz Core 2 Duo T5250 • Display Size (inches): 14.1 • Wide Screen: Yes • Total HD Size (GB): 250 • Min. Weight (lbs.): 6 • Price When Reviewed: $949
HP Pavilion dv2660se  (Front)
HP Pavilion dv2660se  (Front)
HP Pavilion dv2660se
HP Pavilion dv2660se
82.5 Very Good
Last updated
April 11, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Carla Thornton
Pros
  • Fantastic battery life
  • Nice multimedia design
Cons
  • High capacity battery is bulky
  • High-capacity battery is bulky
Review
Test Report
Pricing
Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $949 (2/7/2008)
Performance: Good: 77
Features: Good: 79
Design: Very Good: 81
Pricing
Very Inexpensive: $949  
Performance
Good: 77  
WorldBench 6 Tests - Good: 67
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 640 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 673 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 1061 
Firefox 2 424 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 432 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 349 
Multitasking 545 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 595 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 297 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 365 
Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries
Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm) 06:19 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 7.9 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 11.77 
Features
Good: 79  
CPU & Memory
CPU 1.5-GHz Core 2 Duo T5250 
System Memory 2048 
Type of Memory DDR2-667 SDRAM 
Video & Display
Display Size (inches) 14.1 
Horizontal Resolution 1280 
Vertical Resolution 800 
Video Chip Set Intel 965 Express 
Video Memory Using main memory 
External Monitor Interface Integrated. 
Wide Screen Yes 
Storage
Total HD Size (GB) 250 
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 Yes 
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 No 
Modem Type V.92 
Other
Standard Number of Batteries
Type of Batteries Lithium ion 
Built-In Speakers Stereo 
Dimensions 13.1 by 9.3 by 2.6 
Min. Weight (lbs.)
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories) 6.9 
Accessories Notebook, AC adapter 
Pointing Device Touchpad 
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit) 
Other Included Hardware Earbuds, remote control 
Included Software Microsoft Works 8.5, HP Photosmart Essentials, Muvee Auto Producer 6.0, Office 2007 Home, Roxio Digital Media Plus. 
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  

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