Processor
The HP dv6tse is powered by the quad core Intel core i7-720QM. With the hyperthreading enabled, we are looking for 8 threads that could be running simultaneously. While its nominal clock frequency at 1.6 GHz may seem low, the core i7-720QM also supports turbo boost, with which, its operating frequency can temporarily increase to 2.8 GHz boosting performance for processes that require high processing power for a short duration of time. The 6 MB of the cache memory ensures a faster performance.
Display
The 15.6 inch display in the HP dv6tse has a screen resolution of 1366×768 , which gives out vivid colors and decent viewing experience. The display is bright with its LED backlit. Since the display is driven by ATI Radeon HD5650 , you can expect to play moderate to high end game with decent performance.
RAM and Hard Disk.
While most notebooks come with 4 GB RAM, the HP dv6tse has 6 GB of RAM, which substantially boosts performance, in case many processes are running in parallel. The 640 GB is also one of the highest that comes in the notebook. You will probably not exhaust more than a small portion of it in the life your use, unless you are planning a large number of Video editing stuffs.
Other features
The HP dv6tse comes with a DVD reader and has wired and wireless networking, as usual in most of the notebooks that come today. It would probably have been better had HP given a Blu Ray player in place of the DVD in this high end notebook. Even some of the under $700 notebooks now a days come with Blu Ray Drive.
You may like to notice that this reviews pertains to one particular configuration of HP dv6tse. There may be some other configuration of this notebook, that may be offered with different processor and memory. You may like to check these out.
You can’t ignore hp if your budget is low to medium and looking for a laptop or notebook which can perform home computing, home office computing and in off-time it become your entertainment partner. HP recently unveiled HP G42-230us, which is not for hardcore gamer but the specs it incorporates is able to perform all the general computing task, can watch movies in high definition settings and can play some of modern games in low settings. It comes with affordable price of $549+changes at newegg and $648+ changes at walmart at the time of writing the review.
Specification of HP G42-230us
Processor- HP G42-230us is low to medium budget laptop and it comes with AMD’s entry level dual core processor that is AMD Turion II Dual-Core P520 works at the speed of 2.3 GHz speed with 2MB l2 cache. It is similar to entry level dual core processors of Intel which clocked at more or less 2.0-2.3 GHz
Graphics- Talking about graphics, the new HP G42-230US comes with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 which is onboard graphics and comes with 1917MB total graphics memory. One can play powerful games at low setting and medium resolutions. Also able to decode HD videos. ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 supports Microsoft DirectX 10.
Display- The 14” LED backlit and HP’s own Brightview HD widescreen display comes with 1366*768 mp resolution.
HDD The G42-230us comes with 320GB SATA memory with 7,200 revolution per minutes. It is really noteworthy feature because 7,200 rpm supports gaming more over 5,400.
RAM- 4GB DDR3 memory available in two slots. However, the notebook supports up to 8GB of RAM.
OS – Windows 7 home premium 64bit.
Other features:- the HP G42-230US includes 3 USB 2.0 ports, DVD writer, single VGA and HDMI port, 5-1 one card reader-SD, MMC, MS, XD, MS pro.
Networking for wired connection it comes with 10/100BaseT Ethernet and for wireless networking it supported with 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
The Silver laptop comes with hp’s Imprint finish which distracts fingerprints and holds a full size keyboard with touchpad. When comes to battery it comes with 6 cell lithium ion battery.
Pros of HP G42-230us
Due to HDMI port you can watch HD content in external monitors.
At affordable price you can play games as well but as mentioned above high end games can be played at low settings only.
HDD comes with 7,200 rpm
Cons
No Bluetooth
Final thought
From over all specification we can conclude that HP G42-230us is worth the money. However if HP include Bluetooth to it, it become all purpose budget-priced laptop .When gaming is concerned you can’t play Crysis warhead but can play Call of Duty 4 – Modern Warfare and sim3 in low setting. (depend on other factor as well)
source http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834157296&cm_sp=NotebookDeal-_-34-157-296-_-08082010
http://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-HP-G42-230US/14657234#QAmodule
More than a month back, HP released HP Pavilion dv6-3050us which became quite popular in very less time. Within $900 it offers a lot of features which hardly found in other similar priced laptop. For those who are looking for AMD based 15.6” light weight budget gaming laptop, this one is perfect for them.
Specification of HP pavilion dv6-3050us
The dv6-3050us laptop comes with AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile Processor N930 and ATI Mobility Radeon HD
5650 graphics the duo work very well in combination.
Speaking about main memory the dv6 model comes with 4GB DDR3 RAM.
The storage includes 640GB SATA HDD with 5400rpm frequency. The HDD comes with preinstalled Windows 7 Home premium 64 bit.
The 15.6” HD LED display of hp pavilion dv6-3050us has resolution of 1366*768 in 16:9 formats.
The laptop weighs only 5.46 lbs and having dimension of 14.88″ x 9.65″ x 1.21″/1.37″.
When comes to build and external design, the HP pavilion dv63050us comes with brushed aluminum finish having stylish argento stream pattern onto it. The keyboard it incorporates is full-sized, island type of Keyboard having 101 keys
When talking about connectivity features the hp dv6-3050 offers 4 USB 2.0 ports, in which one comes in combo with eSATA port, HDMI port, VGA port, integrated 5 in 1 media card reader RJ-45 connector W LAN 802.11b/g/n & Bluetooth. The laptop is energy star qualified.
HP Pavilion dv6-3050 provides 4 hours of battery life.
Software features include finger print reader, password protection and Hard drive protection ( on accidental fall it save data)
Pros of HP pavilion dv6-3050us
Cons of HP pavillion dv6-3050us
Bottom line
HP pavilion dv6-3050us is excellent gaming laptop under $1000. Equipped with powerful AMD quad core processor and high end graphics, it offers perfect gaming experience including powerful games.
HP very recently announced its latest lineup HP TouchSmart tm2-2050us 12.1-Inch Riptide Argento Laptop which is yet to be release. In Amazon it is as a pre-order status at a price of $949. Just a week before announcement of HP TouchSmart tm2-2050us, the company made one more announcement which stated that are altering their HP touchsmart tm2 convertible tablets with intel core i3, i5 and unveiling of this all new HP TouchSmart tm2-2050us at Amazon somehow pretend to be confirmation of the news.
Basic specification
The 12.1” HP TouchSmart tm2-2050us weighs about 4.72 pounds. The size of this laptop is 11.9” 8.7” 1.03”(lwh). It integrates Intel i3- 330M processor working at the speed of 2.13G.hz. Memory will come with 4GB DDR3 RAM which can expandable up to 8GB.
When comes to hard drive the all new TouchSmart tm2-2050us will offer 640 GB SATA HDD having speed of 5,400 rpm. This 12 inch laptop from hp has backlit-LED display (WXGA) .Graphic option include Intel integrated graphics.
For enhancement of sound affects, hp integrates this model with Dolby advance audio. With the help of Altec Lansing speakers you can enjoy the sound affect.
When comes to network connectivity, it comes with Gigabit Ethernet LAN and for wi-fi HP TouchSmart tm2-2050us supported by 802.11b/g/n WLAN. The laptop also offers Bluetooth support.
Port and outputs include 3 USB 2.0 port,one HDMI out one VGA out.For audio support it has one combo mic-in and headphone out jack.
Significant features
The tm2-2050 touchsmart model offers H P TrueVision Webcam which also incorporates a digital microphone. It is said that this web cam support video-chat in low light as well. The battery life is of 4 hours in normal course.
Another significant feature of this new hp touchsmart model is it hosts HP SimplePass software and fingerprint reader which allows user to access online accounts and passwords with the help of swiping finger. So if you forget your passwords then you don’t have to worry.
When comes to build the HP TouchSmart tm2-2050us chassis comes with brushed aluminum finish which decorated with trendy riptide design in contemporary argento.
The manufacturer claims it to be perfect tablet. But starred reviews can’t able say anything right now unless we come physically in touch with the model.
We will come with more details when the HP TouchSmart tm2-2050us will be available in market.