Hello,
this review I called preliminary because the laptop above is suffering from a problem hard drive, which is unusable. In doing so, I can not install any operating system, but I can only get it to work via livecd Ubuntu 9.04 (each time losing the settings and data). For the data I solved, I finally found a way to use my USB stick into disuse XD. For data, many might suggest to rely on suspension of linux, which I also tried. Just because every time I start digging up the laptop from hibernation, the fan starts blowing at most (Which was quite annoying) maintaining the temperature at 36-37 ° constant. Now, it's not that I do not want those low temperatures, but also thinking of just going to undermine the use quiet, as well as dust clog the faster the fan and heatsink for only 8 ° lower (the laptop is normally between 42 and 50 office use, the latter temperature the fan is activated bringing the processor to the first specified threshold).
said, are about to change the hard disk. Maybe spend a couple of weeks, but it will change sooner or later.
regard to specific hardware, unfortunately I can not be exhaustive, leaving many information as they are not in my possession (do not know how to find it on linux and HP has several types of hardware for this laptop).
specifications are as follows:
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T6570, Santa Rosa, 2.1 Ghz, 2MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB
- Memory: 2GB of RAM, I suppose
- DDR2 800MHz Chipset: Intel is all I know, unfortunately. Having integrated graphics, I hope to have the HD4500, which lets you play HD movies by downloading the processor each task
- LCD 15.4 "WXGA 1280x800
- Bluetooth Wireless
Upon power up, this laptop I was immediately amazed by the brightness of the monitor and the good impression of having any control at your fingertips and all the sockets in the right place ......... but all the speakers and the microphone (the microphone can serve as the front for the speaker 's a bit uncomfortable for the wire that is right in front of the user). For the rest has the following ports:
- Back: no ports
- Left side (from the screen): Modem RJ11, air grid, VGA output, power, LAN, Express card and 2 USB 2.0 (USB made with superimposed below)
- Right side (always from the screen XD): socket lock universal DVD player and burner and 2 USB 2.0
- Front: SD card reader, speakers and microphone jacks integrated microphone +. How
taken I found myself well. Apart from the first Saracchi drawn to the fact that I had to move almost all the cables to one side to the left (in the old DELL, I had power and LAN behind, with speakers on the left while on this diet and LAN and left front speakers), I found myself well. Boot the LiveCD of Ubuntu, I immediately tested the quality of the notebook (in addition to the wonderful recognition hardware of that OS). The 2 processors at 2.1 GHz, albeit with reduced only 2MB cache, allow the laptop to extricate himself quite well in all situations, making him trudge only play HD video in youtube in full screen. The same however you can see some slowdown (a snap every 10-12 seconds, however, does not disturb the vision) to HD quality and standard format for youtube. In my opinion, the imperfect fluidity, caused more by the presence of non-appropriate video driver rather than the load on the processor (about 70-80%), is a rather strange for a product of this range, but passable.
During playback HD video, the processor works quite hard (see above the load), then the fan is forced to be pulled in raising dance, albeit slightly, the noise threshold of this laptop. In general, it went from total silence during the navigation (with a little insert the fan for 20 seconds on average once every 8-10 minutes), the HD playback that just takes the processor on the 62 ° fixed, where the fan pushes a little bit more (without the bother, though. Even for this I had no way of proving it was 100%, which will post a new hard disk arrived.
in normal use I can say was impressed by HP, because you can see the quality in every detail. The screen lights up a balanced, ignoring the effect of "more light patina on the one hand, in case of a black screen. The keyboard is good, a bit 'noisy but acceptable pressure and with a strength and a good broadcast.
Greetings and good night, will take up this post as I get more information or other impressions, Whity:)
