Best HP Pavilion HDX18 Laptop Review
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Best HP Pavilion HDX18 Laptop feature large displays with a 16:9 screen ratio, impressive speakers with an integrated subwoofer, and an innovative touch-sensitive media control panel. Our reviews gives you a sample of what you can expect from the large and impressive Best HP Pavilion HDX18 Laptop.
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The Best HP Pavilion HDX18 Laptop features the following specs:
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 (2.8GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 6MB Level 2 cache)
- Operating system: Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
- Memory: 4GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (800MHz)
- Hard drive: 2 x 160GB (7200rpm)
- Screen:18" HD HP Ultra Brightview Infinity glossy display (1920 x 1080)
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT with 512MB GDDR3
- Optical drive: Blu-Ray multi-drive
- Ethernet, VGA, HDMI, docking station port, microphone in, two audio out jacks, three USB ports, eSATA/USB, 5-in-1 card reader, ExpressCard slot, built-in TV tuner
- Wireless: 802.11a/g/n, Bluetooth 2.0
- Battery: 8-cell Lithium-ion battery (73W)
- Dimensions 17.17" x 11.26" 1.33-1.72" (WxDxH)
- Weight: 8.94 lbs.
The Best HP Pavilion HDX18 Laptop shares several design elements with the rest of the updated HP Pavilion line, but more than size and weight separate the Best HP Pavilion HDX18 Laptop from its smaller siblings. First, HP the new 16:9 ratio display means you have more real-estate for text on websites, for multiple documents on the screen at the same time, or for a more "full-screen" view of HD movies that have been filmed in 16:9 format. The glossy metallic gray and silver "Imprint" finish looks fantastic.
Performance with the Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 processor and NVIDIA 9600M-GT graphics card was excellent. Bottom line, this machine is extremely fast. You would typically need to purchase a high-performance gaming notebook to reach these levels of performance.
The 18" glossy "HP Ultra Brightview Infinity" LCD is nice and bright with rich colors and deep contrast. The new 16:9 screen dimension gives you a full high-definition resolution (1920 x 1080) compared to the standard 1280 x 800 resolution on most 15" notebooks. You get more horizontal and vertical resolution with this massive display. This is also nice for widescreen movies since it allows more of the film to fit on the screen with less of the black bars on the top and bottom.
The keyboard on the Best HP Pavilion HDX18 Laptop was quite impressive in that it has absolutely no flex over the main keyboard. The dedicated number pad does suffer from some flex directly above the optical drive, but that shouldn’t be a problem for most people unless you’re constantly using the number pad for data entry. There’s little to complain about here from a functional standpoint. That said, the bright silver finish does cause some pretty strong reflections outside in the sunlight. Just don’t look down while typing outdoors.
Best HP Pavilion HDX18 Laptop will begin shipping this month,priced from $1,549 respectively.
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