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HP (Hewlett-Packard) Pavilion Dv6500t Notebook - Customizable

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HP (Hewlett-Packard) Pavilion Dv6500t Notebook - Customizable

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HP (Hewlett-Packard) Pavilion Dv6500t Notebook - Customizable

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  Reviewed by: therealfrenchlicker

  03-07-08

  Duration of ownership: 4 Months

  Strengths: power'' looks. can use in real world , day too day for home or ''bus''

  Weaknesses:software, hi speed cable hook up & configment. support ify? 5400 rpm h.d is slow.

  Overall Evaluation: this is my first labtop'' or copy of vista'' i have had p.c's for over 20 years.this unit is ok'' but has to be tuned for use. wants to be wireless at all times? it has the power, T 7500 4 g's ram. but because of 5400 rpm, h.d , unit is not as fast as it shod'' be? i use it for markiting and run a motorcycle shop with it. i payed a 1000.00 for it in 11-20-07. one thing i wish i had ordered it with is the 8400'' for 60$ more., the 3100'' stock V'' will work, it needs help. i will report later this year,then i can report how it is holding up. if i ordered today, i'd get the 9000'' ser'' with 17.1 inch' and max it out .

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  Reviewed by: Gunnyb

  10-29-07

  Duration of ownership: 2 Months

  Strengths: Looks and feels nice - lightweight.

  Weaknesses:Support is almost non-existent.

  Overall Evaluation: Machine is appealing and what I have tested works and feels excellent, but I have not fully tested unit - purchased one two months ago and tested the recovery from DVD and it failed. Have not been able to get a working machine from HP since. Machine in nice, but there is no viable support from HP. HP executive customer support even stated they have problems.

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  Reviewed by: kotakramesh

  02-10-08

  Duration of ownership: 2 Months

  Strengths: Slim, beautiful finish, HDMI output

  Weaknesses:screen resolution no more than WXGA, No Latch

  Overall Evaluation: Beautiful design. I overall like the product especially if you can get it with 25-30% off (Mine came around $800 with tax with T7250 and other usual config including discrete video card 8400GS which I would recommend to anyone interested in buying this laptop. This is solid laptop. The only drawback in 15.4" series (DV6500 now DV6700 series) is that the screen resolution is 1280x 800 (WXGA) instead of 1680x 1050 (WSXGA) that most competitors are offering.

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  Reviewed by: kidol77

  12-21-07

  Duration of ownership: 1 Weeks

  Strengths: Nice glossy design, HDMI output, 30% HP discount maked this laptop resonable price with competitive performance

  Weaknesses:Fan noise

  Overall Evaluation: DescriptionIntel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.20 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache, 800 MHz FSB)2GB DDR2 Memory120GB 5400RPM SATA HDD128MB NVIDIA GeForcce 8400M GSIntel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network ConnectionSuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Dual Layer Drive6 Cell Lithium Ion BatteryI bought my first laptop and this is for my wife.Before purchasing, I took a look several different brands notebooks at Circuit City. HP pavilion series attracted my attention with its glossy look. Designwise, I chose this laptop in my mind.Finally, I found a 30% discount HP code and realized that was good deal and triggered.This has a HDMI output, 3 USB, 5-in-1 digital media card reader, an ExpressCard slot, etc.My wife and I would use this computer at home most time, so the battery was not a concern and chose 6 cell battery. I read some complain reviews about keyboard. However it's not that bad to me.Only thing I concerned is the fan noise. I've never used a laptop before, so I wonder if the noise level of other notebooks is similar. But it's not big issue.Overall so far I'm pretty satisfied the performance and nice looking screen.

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  Reviewed by: leolite1

  12-17-07

  Duration of ownership: 3 Months

  Strengths: Looks sleek,speedy,price was okay

  Weaknesses:Certain areas seem flimsy

  Overall Evaluation: 15.4 / 2.2 GHz /2GB / 120GB disk /DVD RW / 6 high-capacity battery This was my first official laptop. I had been looking for a laptop which would I could use for work as well. The final push was when my wife said she wanted a portable DVD player; well laptop is a portable DVD player. Since it was customized so the item came from China but probably all of them are not manufactured there. The outer and inner looks are very sleek and curved. Screen is ok (I don't intend to play games). I was originally looking for WinXP notebook but all of them are now offered with Vista. The MS website differentiated remote desktop as of them missing features in between Vista Home premium but home premium does have RDP otherwise I was planning to upgrade to Ultimate. Like all notebook/desktops this does come with many offer softwares so the first thing I did was to uninstall all that junk. Then I created a different power profile for my taste, reduced the icon sizes, etc. etc. So far so good,the only problem I had was with a couple of flimsy areas. The area around the CD drive is hollow (well it has to be hollow) and so the plastic bends inwards if you hold the laptop on the right side there. But I have trained myself to hold the right-bottom side instead. If the laptop is closed then you would most probably hold it at the LCD/body hinge edge and the area between the 2 hinges is weak and the part of the LCD between hinges bends inwards easily. The area underneath the scroll pad gets hot if the processors have been running at full power. There is a fan exhaust towards top-left which sucks air from underneath it but if have the laptop on your lap then make sure that vent might get blocked. Have not tested the writer. Overall this has a good value for money; but I kind of wish that I maybe I should have picked 14.1 inch notebook which would have been more travel friendly. Update (3 months later): I recently had an oppurtunity to use the Firewire port to connect to the Camcorder and the notebook failed to recognize the camcorder. The camcorder works with a different system and so it is not at fault. I tried to get the notebook repaired under warranty. it has been a month now and the notebook has gone twice to the repair center. On the fist visit they even took the luxury of replacing the wireless antenna even though there was nothing wrong with it but the firewire port was not even touched. I am quite disappointed at the quality of their repair center or maybe I was just an isolated case.

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HP Pavilion dv6500t

This well-designed multimedia notebook performs well, thanks to one of Intel's latest mobile processors.

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