HP Pavilion dv6t Select Edition (dv6t-SE for short) is a configurable option to look like a flock of Pavilion laptops we've tested in recent months. The AMD discrete graphics chipset and an Intel Core i5 is a powerful combination when it comes to media creation and playback of mid-range 3D games. The six hours of battery life make it a good companion for road travel. In addition, it includes features like 2.0 and Beats Audio Widi, something that might expect at this price of $ 859.99.
Design
The dv6t-SE has a brushed aluminum finish, with a large grain runs vertically the lid and palm rest. Our review unit has a rich dark color, but the steel gray is also available. The aluminum construction is sturdy and there is no sign of bending in the chassis, as seen with designs that rely on plastic construction. The dv6t-SE is not as light or thin 15-inch notebooks on the market, it measures 1.4 by 14.9 by 9.7 inches (DRC) and weighs 5.6 pounds. 15z Dell XPS (Microsoft) ($ 999 direct, 4 stars) weighs 5.5 pounds and measures just 1 inch thick. This is the dv6t-SE is raised lip on the trailing edge of the lid, which adds to its thickness.
Design
The dv6t-SE has a brushed aluminum finish, with a large grain runs vertically the lid and palm rest. Our review unit has a rich dark color, but the steel gray is also available. The aluminum construction is sturdy and there is no sign of bending in the chassis, as seen with designs that rely on plastic construction. The dv6t-SE is not as light or thin 15-inch notebooks on the market, it measures 1.4 by 14.9 by 9.7 inches (DRC) and weighs 5.6 pounds. 15z Dell XPS (Microsoft) ($ 999 direct, 4 stars) weighs 5.5 pounds and measures just 1 inch thick. This is the dv6t-SE is raised lip on the trailing edge of the lid, which adds to its thickness.
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| HP Pavilion Dv6t Select Edition |
The 15.6-inch widescreen display offers enough space for multitasking with windows from side to side. The screen has a standard 1366 768, but for an additional $ 150, you can upgrade to a screen of 1920 x 1080. The dv6t-SE also comes standard with Beats Audio, sound enhancement package HP. Compared with the audio available on most laptops, the sound quality was more consistent with a greater volume and bass is as good as you can get without a subwoofer.
The Pavilion features the HP keyboard Chiclet reliable and comfortable with buttons and a matte black curved palm rest. Furthermore the keypad is a keypad and the keys are well spaced so you can write comfortably for long periods. It is similar to the keyboard found on the Dell Inspiron i15RN5110-7126DBK ($ 729.99 list, 4 stars), but the buttons on the pavilion angles over a square and a height lower key. Just below the keyboard is a multitouch trackpad, and while the mouse buttons are not as smooth and quiet as those found on the 15z Dell XPS (Microsoft), they are not too high or rigid either.
Characteristic
The dv6t-SE is equipped with a range of features including two USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, a memory card reader (SD, MMC, MS / Pro), a VGA connector for an external monitor or projector Ethernet and 802.11 Wi-Fi n. Although these features are fairly standard, you will also find that you get some special characteristics, as well as two headphone jacks and an HDMI output for connection to an external monitor or HDTV. There is also WiDi 2.0, a wireless technology from Intel that flows 1080p content to an HDTV via an adapter Netgear Push2TV (a separate purchase $ 99).
The dv6t-SE 640 GB 7200 rpm hard drive is larger than the 500GB drives available in Samsung SF511-A02US ($ 729.99 list, 3.5) or Dell XPS 15z (Microsoft), and faster than 5,400 rpm readers on-Dell i15RN5110 7126DBK. Our review unit came with a dual-layer DVD + / - RW optical drive which is seen in the disks TimelineX Acer Aspire 6402-5830TG ($ 799.99 direct, 3.5 stars) Samsung SF511.
Hard disk drive, you can find some programs are already installed, but not as much as you can find a store-bought systems. Starter Version of Microsoft Office 2011 and the 30-day trial of Norton Internet Security is a constant, but you can collect the full versions, and when I set the glasses a custom configuration. HP also showed some games, WildTangent, but the amount of preinstalled software. Hewlett-Packard offers a one-year warranty is standard with every unit purchased, but HP also offers a two and three years of management plans for expanded service, home visits, and accidental damage coverage and $ 229.99 $ 329.99 respectively.
Performance
The dv6t-SE is equipped with a dual-core 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5-2410M processor, part of Sandy Bridge Intel line-up. Matching processor with 6 GB of RAM, dv6t-SE has proven a capable laptop. He kept the margins point near PCMark 7, 1932 noting, narrow edge of the Samsung SF511-A02US 38 points, but from 320 points behind the Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830TG-6402. In the intensive treatment as the handbrake and the Cinebench R11.5 did well, tying the 6402-5830TG Acer is a leader in brake time of 1 minute 54 seconds. In Cinebench R11.5, scored 2.57 points, almost matching the Acer 5830TG-6402 of 2.60, which topped the 15z Dell XPS (Microsoft), who scored 2.53 points. Test was completed in 4 minutes Photoshop CS5 and 10 seconds, one of the highlights of its kind, surpassing the Dell XPS 15z (Microsoft) (04:33) and attach the Acer Aspire TimelineX (4:10).
The dv6t-SE also combines advanced graphics built its Core i5 with an AMD Radeon HD 6490M discrete graphics chip, which allows you to manually switch between the two, depending on whether you need graphics performance and power efficiency . The graphics card is activated, marked dv6t-SE 6259 points in 3DMark 06 and 41.2 frames per second (fps) in Crysis (DirectX 10), while the two made in 1024 by 768th 2 Lost Planet (DirectX 9 ), produced dv6t-SE 33.9 fps on medium settings and 18.1 fps with the settings progressing to 1366 x 768 and high details. Although it will not compete with dedicated platforms, used by competitive players, the dv6t-SE has more horsepower game enough for you to enjoy a few rounds of World of Warcraft and Portal second
With its 6-cell 55Wh battery, the dv6t-SE lasted 6 hours and 7 minutes on MobileMark 2007, just above the Dell 7126DBK i15RN5110 that lasted 5:51 with a 48Wh 6-cell battery. Was overtaken by Samsung SF511-A02US that lasted 8:47 with a 65Wh battery. No wonder that the Acer Aspire TimelineX, which has a significantly larger 90Wh battery, lasted much longer (9:57).
With a mix of good performance and high-end features, the HP Pavilion dv6t Select Edition gives you the power of productivity and play with an Intel Core i5 and AMD GPUs. High-end features such as wireless audio and screen shots are just the icing on the cake. You can see that the option of writing Dell XPS 15z gives better performance and longer battery life, but the dv6t-SE remains an entirely convincing.
The Pavilion features the HP keyboard Chiclet reliable and comfortable with buttons and a matte black curved palm rest. Furthermore the keypad is a keypad and the keys are well spaced so you can write comfortably for long periods. It is similar to the keyboard found on the Dell Inspiron i15RN5110-7126DBK ($ 729.99 list, 4 stars), but the buttons on the pavilion angles over a square and a height lower key. Just below the keyboard is a multitouch trackpad, and while the mouse buttons are not as smooth and quiet as those found on the 15z Dell XPS (Microsoft), they are not too high or rigid either.
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| HP Pavilion Dv6t Select Edition |
Characteristic
The dv6t-SE is equipped with a range of features including two USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, a memory card reader (SD, MMC, MS / Pro), a VGA connector for an external monitor or projector Ethernet and 802.11 Wi-Fi n. Although these features are fairly standard, you will also find that you get some special characteristics, as well as two headphone jacks and an HDMI output for connection to an external monitor or HDTV. There is also WiDi 2.0, a wireless technology from Intel that flows 1080p content to an HDTV via an adapter Netgear Push2TV (a separate purchase $ 99).
The dv6t-SE 640 GB 7200 rpm hard drive is larger than the 500GB drives available in Samsung SF511-A02US ($ 729.99 list, 3.5) or Dell XPS 15z (Microsoft), and faster than 5,400 rpm readers on-Dell i15RN5110 7126DBK. Our review unit came with a dual-layer DVD + / - RW optical drive which is seen in the disks TimelineX Acer Aspire 6402-5830TG ($ 799.99 direct, 3.5 stars) Samsung SF511.
Hard disk drive, you can find some programs are already installed, but not as much as you can find a store-bought systems. Starter Version of Microsoft Office 2011 and the 30-day trial of Norton Internet Security is a constant, but you can collect the full versions, and when I set the glasses a custom configuration. HP also showed some games, WildTangent, but the amount of preinstalled software. Hewlett-Packard offers a one-year warranty is standard with every unit purchased, but HP also offers a two and three years of management plans for expanded service, home visits, and accidental damage coverage and $ 229.99 $ 329.99 respectively.
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| HP Pavilion Dv6t Select Edition |
Performance
The dv6t-SE is equipped with a dual-core 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5-2410M processor, part of Sandy Bridge Intel line-up. Matching processor with 6 GB of RAM, dv6t-SE has proven a capable laptop. He kept the margins point near PCMark 7, 1932 noting, narrow edge of the Samsung SF511-A02US 38 points, but from 320 points behind the Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830TG-6402. In the intensive treatment as the handbrake and the Cinebench R11.5 did well, tying the 6402-5830TG Acer is a leader in brake time of 1 minute 54 seconds. In Cinebench R11.5, scored 2.57 points, almost matching the Acer 5830TG-6402 of 2.60, which topped the 15z Dell XPS (Microsoft), who scored 2.53 points. Test was completed in 4 minutes Photoshop CS5 and 10 seconds, one of the highlights of its kind, surpassing the Dell XPS 15z (Microsoft) (04:33) and attach the Acer Aspire TimelineX (4:10).
The dv6t-SE also combines advanced graphics built its Core i5 with an AMD Radeon HD 6490M discrete graphics chip, which allows you to manually switch between the two, depending on whether you need graphics performance and power efficiency . The graphics card is activated, marked dv6t-SE 6259 points in 3DMark 06 and 41.2 frames per second (fps) in Crysis (DirectX 10), while the two made in 1024 by 768th 2 Lost Planet (DirectX 9 ), produced dv6t-SE 33.9 fps on medium settings and 18.1 fps with the settings progressing to 1366 x 768 and high details. Although it will not compete with dedicated platforms, used by competitive players, the dv6t-SE has more horsepower game enough for you to enjoy a few rounds of World of Warcraft and Portal second
With its 6-cell 55Wh battery, the dv6t-SE lasted 6 hours and 7 minutes on MobileMark 2007, just above the Dell 7126DBK i15RN5110 that lasted 5:51 with a 48Wh 6-cell battery. Was overtaken by Samsung SF511-A02US that lasted 8:47 with a 65Wh battery. No wonder that the Acer Aspire TimelineX, which has a significantly larger 90Wh battery, lasted much longer (9:57).
With a mix of good performance and high-end features, the HP Pavilion dv6t Select Edition gives you the power of productivity and play with an Intel Core i5 and AMD GPUs. High-end features such as wireless audio and screen shots are just the icing on the cake. You can see that the option of writing Dell XPS 15z gives better performance and longer battery life, but the dv6t-SE remains an entirely convincing.
