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HP Pavilion dv6626us 15.4″ Widescreen Laptop
Specification:
Operating system: Windows Vista Home premium;
Dimensions: Height = 10.1″; Width = 14.1″; Depth = 1.7″; Weight = 6.1 lb;
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, 1.5 GHz;
Memory: 1024MB (2 x 512MB), expandable to 4 GB;
Hard drive: 160 GB, 5400 RPM;
Graphics: 1280 x 800 screen resolution, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 (shared) 251MB;
Ports: 3 USB ports, 1 Firewire, Express Card, VGA card, Media card, S-Video out, Lightscribe (Double layer support);
Networking: Wireless 802.1 a/b/g, dial up modem, Ethernet card, Built in webcam, (BLUETOOTH NOT INCLUDED);
Included: Mobile Stereo Earbud Headphones; HP Mobile Remote Control; 6-cell Lithium-Ion battery; 65 W AC Power Adapter;
Pros:
* This Intel processor gives you a better battery life comparing with equivalent AMD processors.
* The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 is a decent graphics card, it’s good to watch movies and a lot of games, but some games like half life 2, Halo 2, or CS might have problems with it.
* The 160 GB of hard drive is enough space for a basic use and great for a laptop of this kind; if 160 is not enough there is always the option of adding an external hard drive.
* The lightscribe feature is pretty neat and since you can write Double layer DVDs it makes the DVD/CD drive to be pretty good
* Nice features like a remote control, built in webcam, Media card, and express card readers
Cons:
* The speed of processor (1.5GHz) is a little bit low but again you have a Core 2 Duo processor so the difference won’t be noticeable;
* The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 is a decent graphics card and some games wont be played on it. cards such as GeForce Go 8400M are a lot more powerful than X3100 and have better performance.
*The amount of memory (1024 MB) is not recommended for the windows vista and definitely needs to be upgraded to 2+ gb
* Does not have a Built in Bluetooth
Specification:
Operating system: Windows Vista Home premium;
Dimensions: Height = 10.1″; Width = 14.1″; Depth = 1.7″; Weight = 6.1 lb;
Processor: AMD, Turion 64 x 2 TL-60, 2.0 GHz;
Memory: 2048 MB (2 x 1024 MB), expandable to 4 GB;
Hard drive: 250 GB, 5400 RPM;
Graphics: 1280 x 800 screen resolution, NVIDIA GeForce Go 7150M, 799 MB shared graphics;
Ports: 3 USB ports, 1 Firewire, Express Card, VGA card, Media card, S-Video out;
Networking: Wireless 802.1 a/b/g/n, dial up modem, Ethernet card, Built in webcam, (BLUETOOTH NOT INCLUDED);
Included: Mobile Stereo Earbud Headphones; HP Mobile Remote Control; 6-cell Lithium-Ion battery; 65 W AC Power Adapter;
Pros:
* The 2GHz Turion 64 x2 TL-60 is made of two processing engines that make the performance twice as faster as other standard 2GHz processors. This processor delivers better multi-tasking performance in thinner and lighter notebook designs, simultaneous 32- and 64-bit performance.
* The 2048 Mb of RAM makes this laptop to be up to date since Windows Vista recommends 1024+ Mb of RAM is needed for a smooth operation. The fact that one can upgrade the RAM to 4 GB of RAM makes this laptop to be unique and ahead of others.
* The 250 GB of hard drive is a lot of space and great for a laptop of this kind.
* A very good and strong wireless card since it supports an ‘N’ signal
* Nice features like a remote control, built in webcam, Media card, and express card readers
Cons:
* The Intel Core 2 Duo process beats AMD Turion 64 x 2 in some programs, mostly games, and you get a battery life out of Intel Core 2 Duo; the difference between two is very small and you probably will never notice. AMD still does a great performance!
* NVIDIA GeForce Go 7150M is not a very good graphic card for gaming but the 799 shared graphics makes the graphics card to be a decent laptop graphics
* Does not have a Built in Bluetooth