HP Pavilion dm3-1020EA, 13.3-inch Notebook
Posted by Notcot on Mar 27, 2010 in PCs & Laptops |
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HP PAVILION DM31020EA NOTEBOOK VJ388EAABU Laptops Notebooks
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This laptop oooozes quality, there are a few niggles, but hey, price at the moment, fantastic for the spec, amd version with discrete graphics, the one to opt for at the moment, strange they put windows 7 64 bit, though for a laptop with hdmi out, and led screen probably needs it for to get most out of the processor, plus you can go up to 8gb with 64 bit.
Lovely stainless steel finish, keyboard wow, no joke dont know what they have done, but the way the keys have a little bit of extra space between them its a joy to type on, its a bit more weightly due to the build. Track pad, bit of a niggle, not great as they have put a mirror finish on it, and gets a bit greasy somtimes, but it does the job, you can get a mouse if you want. Came with an external lightscribe dvd writer drive, great does the job, though quite a small fixed usb lead with it, so you can not swap it out with another lead, uses the power from the laptop, no external power.
Nothing else in the box, just quick start and basic manual, all the other stuff, classed as bloatware and there is a lot, drive is partitioned one has the recovery on it about 2gb however you get the option to create 3 recovery discs and to delete off the recovery drive if you want to. You can also use windows to make a backup image, however this option is 40gb but you can write this to a external drive, rather than ten discs.
Led screen is lovely, though there is reflection nothing new there its same for all these types of screen, but the clarity and quality makes you not really bothered in the end.
Done a few tests, played streamed movies, surfed the net, played a few basic games, music, hdmi out to tv, screen on full brightness got about 3 hours out of the batt.
Sound is okay from the speakers, though havent really go far into it, as there is loads of settings.
Overall so really pleased, great delivery from amazon, good spec, if thinking about a netbook, would consider this, not much more of footprint but has more grrrrrrrrrrrrrrh.
Rating: 5 / 5
I’ve had mine, bought on Amazon, for ten days now. And there are some positives and some negatives.
Aesthetically, it’s lovely. Nice design, thin, lovely keyboard (although backlit would be nice), well-positioned sockets for USB, power etc., bright screen, lightweight.
Below are the things you should be aware of though:
- External DVD. I like this. Because I don’t have to carry it around with me everywhere. But you need to be aware
- The function keys are controlled from a Fn key. So you can’t hit “F1″ directly. You have to hit it with a combination key. I’m a big shortcut user, so this is frustrating. The keys’ main functions are for volume, brightness etc., as this is billed as an entertainment laptop
- The graphics card doesn’t seem too great. YouTube videos are a bit juddery where on my four-year-old laptop on the same wireless network, they’re smooth. Also, there isn’t an instant reaction between keyboard and screen–i.e. when you type, seeing the letters appear in Word, for example, is not instant
The last two issues here are quite significant for me
Rating: 3 / 5
HP Pavilion dm3-1020EA, 13.3-inch Notebook (Windows 7 Home Premium, AMD Athlon Neo X2 Processor L335, 4 GB RAM, 320GB SATA HDD, Ethernet, Bluetooth, 6 Cell Battery up to 6 Hours Life)
I have bought one of these machines recently and after having nearly thrown Vista laptops out of the window on several occasions this is brilliant thanks to Windows 7. Not only is Windows 7 great but this machine is so neat – the size is superb for moving around, whether at home or work – you don’t need an optical drive for most things you do these days. I love the keyboard – this new design with the individual keys is really good for typing and I can type quite well so it is really friendly. Last but not least I really like the brushed aluminium finish as it makes it stand out from the crowd
Rating: 5 / 5
I bought this laptop from PC World back in November 2009 so I paid full price. However, I’d done a lot of research and this was the best laptop on the market at the time… and still is.
The look and feel (especially the great keyboard) is superb, real quality. I would have given it 5 stars only the mouse has caused me problems (see the HP forum posts from loads of buyers). When certain mouse functions are enabled there is an issue with the mouse jumping around or freezing when the laptop wakes from sleep. When these functions are disabled there are no problems.
Overall I’m very pleased with my purchase eventhough it’s always annoying to see such a price drop when you’ve paid full wack!
Rating: 4 / 5
Have had this 3 weeks now and it has done everything I expect. A good compromise in screen size but not too heavy so I can use it for work anywhere. I like this and recommend it.
Rating: 5 / 5