Hp Pavilion dv6000 Battery: Specifications and performance
A 2.13GHz Intel Pentium P6200 CPU is in the engine room of Hp Pavilion dv6000 Battery, and despite having a name that's a throwback to the 90s, it's actually a CPU that came out toward the end of 2010 and which uses Intel's latest 32 nanometre manufacturing method; this means it's power-efficient and it runs cool. It's a 64-bit CPU with two cores and a frequency of 2.13GHz. It's not great for multitasking, and sometimes while using the computer you will notice some sluggishness, but it does have good overall speed for office applications and popular media encoding tasks. You also get 2GB of DDR3 SDRAM, a 320GB hard drive and integrated Intel HD graphics.
The Pavilion DV6000 performed quite well in our Blender 3D rendering and iTunes MP3 encoding tests, in which it recorded times of 1min 33sec and 1min 18sec, respectively, while the CPU ran at 100 per cent utilisation. It's actually not all that slower than some Core i3 notebooks on the market, such as the Toshiba PA3534U-1BAS Battery; but Core-i3-based notebooks also have the ability to process four software threads instead of only two for the Pentium, so they have a lot more headroom for multitasking.
What this means is that if you'll be using the PAVILION DV6000 for media encoding, depending on the program you use, you may not be able to use the computer comfortably until that task is completed as the entire CPU will go toward processing that task. You can definitely use the PAVILION DV6000 to convert video formats for use on an iPhone or Android smartphone; in our tests using AutoGordianKnot, the dell precision m6300 charger took 1hr 27min to convert a DVD file into a 1.5GB Xvid file, and this is an excellent time for such an inexpensive laptop.
You can't use the Pavilion DV6000 for gaming though; its score of 1434 in 3DMark06 underlines this fact. For decent gaming performance, you'll need a machine with a graphics card that can crack at least 6000 in this benchmark.
Pavilion DV6000: Software setup
Before you can use the HP Pavilion DV9000, you have to sit through HP's software installation process. This didn't go smoothly in our tests, with the installer crashing before we reached HP's 'The Computer is Personal Again' welcome screen. This screen prompts you to register the computer as well as to set updates for the installed software and enable whether or not you want HP to collect information on the usage of that software. Then it asks if you want to activate the pre-installed Norton Internet Security software, and then it shows you how you can connect to the Internet. All of this just adds time to the overall setup procedure and it's a little frustrating. We wish HP would do away with it and just let the computer boot!
Hp Pavilion dv9000 Battery: Build quality and features
Hp Pavilion dv9000 Battery is well built overall, but you can tell that it’s a cheap notebook. In particular, its screen has very narrow viewing angles, too much reflectivity and you can never be truly comfortable sitting in front of it — we were constantly adjusting its angle in order to lose reflections and to get better contrast. Its touchpad also isn't great as it is the exact same material as the palmrest and you can't tell if you're within its boundaries when moving your finger.
Furthermore, its buttons are awful; they are too hard to press, especially with one hand. It's one of those touchpads where you have to use one hand to move the pointer and the other hand to press the buttons. The stiffness is due to the single plastic moulding for both buttons; they'd be much easier to press if they were separate left- and right-click buttons. The Nikon EN-EL15 Battery chassis doesn't creak when you pick it up from either end and it feels quite solid. Its keyboard is decent, although there are shortcut keys to the left of the Tab and left Shift keys, and there are Page Up and Page Down buttons to the right of the Enter and Backspace keys. These take some getting used to.
Pavilion DV6000: Battery life
Dell Latitude d600 Battery is installed in the Pavilion DV9000. In our endurance test, in which we disable power management, maximise screen brightness, enable Wi-Fi and loop an Xvid-encoded video, it lasted 2hr 26min. This is a very good time for a 15.6in notebook (especially a cheap one) and you'll get close to three hours when using it for basic office work or simple Web browsing. It means you can free yourself of cables any time you want to cart the notebook onto your balcony or out to your backyard to watch a movie or do some writing — although you will have to put up with reflections on the screen.
Conclusion
Our verdict is this: if you want to buy a reasonably good looking, sturdy and cheap computer for basic office and multimedia tasks, then you can't go wrong with the Dell Inspiron 1545 AC Adapter. Its screen can be frustrating to look at sometimes, and its touchpad design isn't very good, but you have the option of hooking it up to a big-screen TV or monitor via HDMI, and you can plug in a mouse, too. It's suitable for families, students and even first-time computer buyers.
No comments:
Post a Comment