Hp Dv6000t Laptop: What's Different

By Author: Asli Mana
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The HP Pavilion dv6000t had me intrigued well before I received this review model from HP. First, upon seeing pictures of the dv6000t, I was left thinking that it really did appear to be an exceptionally attractive machine, with its glossy black lid, subtly highlighted by a just-visible pattern of intermingling wavy lines, and a molded silvery bezel surrounding the black keyboard.

Second, every time I glanced at the Most Popular Laptops column, I saw that the dv6000t was at the top, outperforming the number-two choice by a factor of two or better, and this has been true for some weeks now. Other websites also pay statistical tribute to the commercial success that is the Pavilion dv6000t.

The world of 15.4" consumer-oriented notebooks is a well-populated world indeed, but in its design and production of the dv6000t, HP has managed to come up with a popular notebook that has been provoking buyer interest from the moment it was released, and then impressively sustaining this appeal.

The HP Pavilion dv6000 has a nice sized screen (15.4 inches, with a wide screen display) it has a screen resolution of 1,280×800 ...
... pixels and provides plenty of room for all of your display needs. The screen has a glossy finish which I didn't really like but it has a crystal clear look and really makes colors vibrant. The glossy finish can cause a glare if there is sunlight coming through a window or you are working outside, this is annoying but you can always buy the dv6000 without the glossy finish if you want dell inspiron e1505 battery. Another cool feature of the dv6000 is the 1.3 mega-pixel webcam that is built into the screen; this can be used for fun or in video conferencing. The webcam combined with two built-in microphones make it a perfect way to chat with friends or have video phone calls.

The HP dv6000t is configured with Intels middle of the road dual-core processor, the Core 2 Duo T7200. The T7200 runs at a respectable 2.0GHz and features an impressive 2MB L2 cache per core. By comparison, the first-gen Intel Core processors only have 1MB L2 cache per core. The T7200 has a TDP (Thermal Design Power, or maximum thermal output) of 34W and is built on Intels new 65nm mobile process. HP also offers the dv6000t with slower CPUs, including lower end Core 2 Duos, Core Duos, a Core Solo, and even several Celeron Ms. The 2.0GHz T7200 represents the best possible chip offered in this configuration. On the memory front, the dv6000t is outfitted with 1GB dual-channel DDR2-667 and 2GB is the maximum amount of RAM that is supported.

Our dv6000t came with a 120GB 5400RPM 8MB SATA hard drive. Hard drive performance seemed to be average, and it operated at near silence.
As this laptop is marketed towards the mobile entertainment/multimedia market, HP includes a nice TV tuner that plugs into the ExpressCard slot on the right of the unit. The TV tuner worked very well with Windows XP Media Center Edition, and I was up and running with my local cable channels within minutes. Recorded and live TV quality looked great and the included full size remote worked flawlessly.

The built-in Altec Lansing speakers are quite good (with the usual qualifier: for a notebook). Clarity is exceptionally strong at high volume, which is where most notebook sound really degrades.

The dv6000t's keyboard was very comfortable with respect to size, layout and the actual pressing of keys, which are really the only things I ask of a keyboard. No complaints here at all. The touchpad worked just fine, too, and can easily be disabled by the press of a button, which some may find convenient. Above the keyboard is a thin line of media controls, blue-lit sensors that can be touched to mute the speakers, adjust their volume, or perform various other media-related functions. These are very handy for a quick mute, say, though they do beep rather loudly and I never bothered to try to disable the beeping. And finally, centered just above the LCD, is a webcam, which I tested and found to be working well enough, though it was a matter of seconds before I tired of looking at myself.

Asli Mana writes articles about different subjects, including Laptop. To read her articles see her HP Laptop website.