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Thread ID: 118708	2011-06-17 08:43:00	DV7 6015TX Mini Review	The Error Guy (14052)	PC World Chat

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1210112	2011-06-17 08:43:00	Well, some of you may know that I ordered a new lappy from itexpress. Here is a short review on some of its main highlights ans shortcomings. Enjoy 1stly, key facts Price: $1688 From ITexpress.co.nz LR791PA#ABG Dark Umber Metal 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM Processor (2.0 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.9 GHz Intel ® HM65 Express Chipset Radeon™ HD 6770M Graphics Whistler XT with 1024MB GDDR5 Beats Audio™ Quad speakers; Beats Audio™ Audio playback with HP Triple Bass Reflex Subwoofer 17.3” diagonal HD+ HP BrightView LED Display (1600 x 900) 4096MB 1333Hz DDR3 (1 DIMM) Max supported = 8GB 640GB 5400RPM Hard Drive LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD±RW with Double Layer Support Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector); 802.11b/g/n WLAN + Bluetooth; Intel® Wireless Display Support Multi-Format Digital Media Card Reader for Secure Digital cards & Multimedia cards 2 USB 2.0 2 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 HDMI Anyway, 1stly its a beast. 17 inches of HD dark brown awesome fury. Its a gorgeous looker and an outstanding performer. 2GHz 2nd gen i7 and 6770M ATi GFx Card makes this one siiiick play toy. Now, specs are easy. Anyone can look them up, i'm going to talk about how it is to actually use. Firstly, KB and mouse. KB is nice and its full size one too!. Good keys that are easy to press. I have gotten used to it quickly. ONLY thing people will not like is the face that the Fn keys have been remapped. Previously HP used to have a quick touch panel for volume, mute, wireless on/off etc. Now that has been replaced with the FN keys. To actually USE the function keys requires pressing FN + F6 etc. Now that is OK ish with me, ecept for F1. It has been mapped to windows help. Not too handy for games that use F1 for things or if you want to open an apps native help panel. Other than F11 (fullscreen) I can cope with the F keys, if it gets annoying i'll remap them or uninstall HP's quick launch driver. Mouse pad is lovely and huge. No complaints. Lit up by a nice white square too :D Screen + sound. Wow, HD Bright view is nice. No complaints, beautiful and crisp. Speakers are also nice, Beats audio + built in Sub makes for some lovely depth. Especially for laptop speakers. Misc, Dual hedphone jack is another feature i'm glad to see on here. My previous DV5 had the jacks at the front. nice and handy. Now they are off to the side meaning cords knocking your arms a bit, especially with 2x people. Still. Get a bit comfy and find a good position. HDD and power lights. Now how retarded can you get? the HDD and power are on the bottom right corner... on the SIDE of the laptop... i mean hell, might as well not include them they are so ridiculously annoying to see, it requires you to completely go horizontal and have a casual plank while you're at it to see them! USB 3. Not yet used but so brag material :D Shiny metal finish that is not a hopeless pink colour, really glad the "burn't umber" is dark brown unlike all the other Ham pink HP's I have seen. It looks gorgeous. Overall performance: Runs a beaut! haven't stressed it much but the i7 is sweet as is the ATi GFx so far played WaW full Gfx and far cry 2 full gfx both run really smooth (not sure about FPS) Photoshop runs slicker than greased lighting. The Benchmarking via windows EI Give the processor and RAM 7.4 graphics both aero and gaming 6.9 and the 5400 RPM 640 GB HDD a final score of 5.9 Also, the plastic covers for the RAM, wireless HDD etc have been replaced with a single cover... with no screws. Instead it has easy to break plastic tabs. Just what every 2000 dollar laptop should have right? so be careful :D Pics later if wanted. If you have any questions ask away. The "review" is just a quick note on how I felt this lappy performs. Basicly, I love it. Recommend to anyone who wants a solid powerhouse and entertainment center unless you like watching the HDD light flash. In which case, you be f**** Also, IT Express has the best price for it. Ordered Tuesday Night, arrived Tues Morning. Auckland to Rural delivery masterton.	The Error Guy (14052)
1210113	2011-06-17 08:59:00	All that power and they go and stick a 5400RPM drive in it!!??	CYaBro (73)
1210114	2011-06-17 09:16:00	All that power and they go and stick a 5400RPM drive in it!!?? Awful, I know :groan:	bot (15449)
1210115	2011-06-17 09:19:00	its a $400 price diff between a 1TB 7200 RPM, 6GB RAM and a bluray drive... but idk if bluray is rally worth it 2gb extra RAM and a 2nd HDD is all it needs but anyway, its not essential atm :D upgrade later! 90 ish for a tb HDD pricespy.co.nz	The Error Guy (14052)
1210116	2011-07-09 02:58:00	@The Error Guy How long does the battery last typically (just a rough figure would be appreciated) in the real world (supposing yours is the 6-cell type)? Thanks for your review.	zachoi (16430)
1210117	2011-07-09 04:24:00	I think its 6 cell, what ever the standard one is. With the Standard GPU running, full screen bright and WiFi on, 1-2 hrs (about 1:30 from memory) With the i7's on die GPU (power saving GPU) Half screen brightness and wireless off 4 hrs It can get around 6 hrs with the "Normal" power plan engaged with the powers saving GPU, lowest screen brightness WiFi off, when the screen goes to sleep (screen not on) it can get about 8 hrs!! but thats not under load, just playing music or a video So it can go for a good 5hrs with some power saving techniques and 1-2 hrs with everything going flat out. It seems pretty power efficient Id love to see the extended battery on it!! probably get 12 hours or something :D	The Error Guy (14052)
1210118	2011-07-09 07:45:00	Want. :pf1mobmini:	sahilcc7 (15483)
1210119	2011-07-09 12:32:00	@The Error Guy Yes, the 9 cell (100WH) battery would definitely be lovely. Thank you so much for your help and prompt reply!	zachoi (16430)
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