HP Pavilion dv6-6173cl (Costco $ 949.99 list) is one of the most powerful laptops you can find under $ 1000. This 15.6-inch or two high-end desktop, quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, a mid-range AMD Radeon graphics card. ATI Radeon HD 6670M graphic feature 1GB of dedicated video memory and can churn out a playable frame rate if it is not elite. Radeon can also be disabled in favor of Intel's integrated graphics for longer battery life. In addition, the Pavilion dv6-6173cl boast aluminum body, bright, well-rounded feature set includes Beats Audio and Intel Wireless Display 2.0 (Widi 2.0). In addition, the exclusive right, such as Costco, is covered by a warranty of two years, twice the range average consumer laptop. If you are looking for versatile laptop for home use, Pavilion dv6-6173cl is sufficient for most if not all of your needs.
It is so subtle and elegant as the Dell XPS 15z (Microsoft) ($ 999, 4 stars), but the HP Pavilion dv6-6173cl clearly outclasses its performance.
It is so subtle and elegant as the Dell XPS 15z (Microsoft) ($ 999, 4 stars), but the HP Pavilion dv6-6173cl clearly outclasses its performance.
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| HP Pavilion Dv6-6173cl |
Design
As for the Dell XPS 15z, dv6-6173cl features brushed aluminum casing, even if instead of MacBookian silver, aluminum Pavilion dv6 is a dark brown color, the HP calls "the land of dark shadow." Silver accents to provide a nice contrast of dark brown aluminum, silver plastic shell runs the edge of the handset, speaker and the cover above the keyboard is also a silver medal. The screen bezel is a glossy black plastic, and the bottom panel of the laptop is matt black plastic. Small LED backlit HP logo is located in the lower left has a lid, and LEDs to create a thin frame around the touchpad. And 'the end result is an elegant and aluminum surfaces, and also do a good job providing a rigid, sturdy feel, and at the same time effective repelling fingerprints.
Dv6-6173cl weighs 5.8 pounds, which is a few grams heavier than the Dell XPS 15x 5.5 pounds (Microsoft). Dv6-6173cl is a bit chunkier 'than the XPS 15z. It is 1.3 inches thick, and the XPS 15z cut a thin profile of just one inch thick.
The keyboard dv6-6173cl features chiclet-style keys, and despite the presence of a dedicated keyboard keys feel spacious and generous spacing. There are no dedicated buttons for media control, play / pause, fast forward, rewind, and volume functions are located on the row of keys F. They are reversed mapped, however, so you do not have to hold the function button to stop a song, for example, or mute.
Under the keyboard is a great responsive touchpad with two mouse buttons dedicated. Unlike the soft feel of the keyboard feels the two mouse buttons are thin and cheap and provide a relatively high bed when pressed. The touchpad supports multi-touch gestures like two-finger scrolling and pinch zoom. Many times the multi-touch gesture can be nervous, but we did not find to be the case here, the two-finger scrolling, for example, was smooth and precise.
The 15.6-inch display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, standard size and resolution is the same in our unit 15z Dell XPS review. Some models have 15.6-inch 1920 by a superior-1, 080 resolution that allows the real HD video playback (1080p), but shows the 6173cl Pavilion dv6-can play 720p videos. And with this resolution, the icons and text are large and very legible. HD webcam is on the screen that can capture video at resolutions up to 1280 x 800.
Feature
Display dv6-6173cl can be mean, but its sound system really is not. And 'Beats Audio, which produces the sound effect of four integrated speakers or through headphones. Two speakers behind the bar angled speakers above the keyboard, and two are in front of the laptop. Bass response of speakers can feel and hear, and the sound reaches an incredible amount, while retaining its clarity. The headphones, the sound, and boasts an impressive depth of deafening volume. Dv6-6173cl laptop is one of the few in which we have been listening to the music without the help, headphones or external speakers.
The proposed connections are standard, but useful. There are a few USB 3.0 ports on the left side, and a pair of USB 2.0 ports to the right. Also on the left side is HDMI and VGA ports, one Gigabit Ethernet port, a microphone jack and two headphone jacks. A writer tray loading DVD is on the right side with the electrical connection. You will have to spend a little more for a Blu-ray. HP offers a Blu-ray on laptops Envy finer and more expensive systems, such as the Sony VAIO PCV-SE16FX / S ($ 1249.99, 4 stars) is also a Blu-ray. At the forefront of a live multimedia card reader that supports SD and MMC. And a surprise for a laptop is designed for use at home, at Pavilion dv6-6173cl has a fingerprint reader. Fortunately, it is not located between the two mouse buttons, but on the side, right side of the wrist rest below the keypad.
Wireless connectivity is Wi-Fi 802.11n, Widi 2.0, which allows you to transmit wireless laptop screen HDTV. (TV needs an adapter Netgear Push2TV, which is about $ 60 online, so it can receive the signal.) Bluetooth is activated Pavilion dv6-6173cl.
The laptop is equipped with a massive 1TB (7200rpm) hard drive, and HP is restrained disorder of bloatware. Other than a handful of free games, where you may or may not have an interest and a desktop shortcut encourage you to "Discover webOS," notebook computer features software to use. CyberLink YouCam is on board for use with a webcam and HP are simple pass 2011 works with fingerprint reader. Other programs include HP Recovery Manager to back up and restore your system and the sense to keep the processor cool works.
As a model Costco Pavilion dv6-6173cl comes backed with a two-year warranty instead of the usual one year warranty. Also Costco's concierge service provides members with troubleshooting and configuration.
Performance
While other phones in its price range based on dual-core processors high dv6-6173cl the ante with a 2.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7-2670QM chip. It also goes overboard, including 8 GB of DDR3 memory, most systems in this price point the power of 4 GB and 6 GB of memory. Most systems are approaching $ 1,000 for a discrete graphics solution. The Pavilion dv6-6173cl following this recipe, with a switchable graphics chip that can compromise the 1GB AMD Radeon HD 6770M dedicated graphics processor and a drop in Intel integrated graphics in other cases where battery life is very importance.
Such a strong component of the composition, it is no surprise that the Pavilion dv6-6173cl transformed stong numbers Labs for testing. Its PCMark 2480 score of 7 easily faster than the results of dual-core, like the Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 ($ 849.99 direct, 3.5 stars) (1849), the Samsung QX411-W01 ($ 799.99 list , 4 stars) (1848), and the Sony VAIO VPC-SE16FX / S (1881).
The song was the same on our multimedia benchmark tests. The three dual-core systems on each took about two minutes to complete our benchmark Handbrake and Pavilion dv6-6173cl cruise through the test at 1 minute 30 seconds. In our test of Photoshop CS5, it was time to 3:37 significantly faster than the Dell XPS 15x (4:33), Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 (4:23), Samsung QX411-W01 (4:10), and Sony VAIO PCV- SE16FX / S (4:05). And Cinebench R11.5, was his score of 5.26 or more than double that of four above the dual-core systems, whose scores ranged from 2.53 to 2.60.
With the Radeon HD 6770M graphics Pavilion dv6-6173cl Posted 3DMark06 scores impressive 1024 x 768 12 030 For comparison, the Sony VAIO VPC-SE16FX / S has a little 'class switching and Radeon HD 6630M dual-core CPU Intel Core i5 and mustered out until 8010 at the same test. Real 3D game tests, dv6-6173cl has shown that it is able to play some games, if you need to check the settings. It reached 53.1 frames per second (fps) in Crysis at 1024 x 768 most of the additional options to use. At its native resolution of 1366 x 768 and rules in use, housing declined 20.7, below the smooth gameplay at 30 fps. And 'more challenging the game Lost Planet 2, dv6-6173cl 20.5 fps can only shoot down low-end test in 1024-by-768. Dv6-6173cl should not be confused with a laptop full game, but it is possible for some casual gaming at lower resolutions.
When using the Intel integrated graphics card, notebook 6-cell (55Wh) lasted 5 hours 4 minutes MobileMark 2007. Dell XPS 15z has a slightly larger 64Wh battery, and it took 06:22 on the day of the test, when the quad-core asus-G74SX BBK8 ($ 1,299.99 list, 3.5 stars), dedicated to a laptop (and not be changed) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M, it only took 3:14.
With its striking design, well-rounded feature set, solid performance, and two year warranty, the HP Pavilion dv6-6173cl is a hard act to beat for under $ 1000. Of course, we would have liked to see a backlit keyboard plus mouse buttons, Bluetooth, and maybe even a Blu-ray, but these are quibbles children. In its current form, the dv6-6173cl Pavilion offers great value as a do-it-all portable entertainment for the home.
As for the Dell XPS 15z, dv6-6173cl features brushed aluminum casing, even if instead of MacBookian silver, aluminum Pavilion dv6 is a dark brown color, the HP calls "the land of dark shadow." Silver accents to provide a nice contrast of dark brown aluminum, silver plastic shell runs the edge of the handset, speaker and the cover above the keyboard is also a silver medal. The screen bezel is a glossy black plastic, and the bottom panel of the laptop is matt black plastic. Small LED backlit HP logo is located in the lower left has a lid, and LEDs to create a thin frame around the touchpad. And 'the end result is an elegant and aluminum surfaces, and also do a good job providing a rigid, sturdy feel, and at the same time effective repelling fingerprints.
Dv6-6173cl weighs 5.8 pounds, which is a few grams heavier than the Dell XPS 15x 5.5 pounds (Microsoft). Dv6-6173cl is a bit chunkier 'than the XPS 15z. It is 1.3 inches thick, and the XPS 15z cut a thin profile of just one inch thick.
The keyboard dv6-6173cl features chiclet-style keys, and despite the presence of a dedicated keyboard keys feel spacious and generous spacing. There are no dedicated buttons for media control, play / pause, fast forward, rewind, and volume functions are located on the row of keys F. They are reversed mapped, however, so you do not have to hold the function button to stop a song, for example, or mute.
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| HP Pavilion Dv6-6173cl |
Under the keyboard is a great responsive touchpad with two mouse buttons dedicated. Unlike the soft feel of the keyboard feels the two mouse buttons are thin and cheap and provide a relatively high bed when pressed. The touchpad supports multi-touch gestures like two-finger scrolling and pinch zoom. Many times the multi-touch gesture can be nervous, but we did not find to be the case here, the two-finger scrolling, for example, was smooth and precise.
The 15.6-inch display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, standard size and resolution is the same in our unit 15z Dell XPS review. Some models have 15.6-inch 1920 by a superior-1, 080 resolution that allows the real HD video playback (1080p), but shows the 6173cl Pavilion dv6-can play 720p videos. And with this resolution, the icons and text are large and very legible. HD webcam is on the screen that can capture video at resolutions up to 1280 x 800.
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| HP Pavilion Dv6-6173cl |
Feature
Display dv6-6173cl can be mean, but its sound system really is not. And 'Beats Audio, which produces the sound effect of four integrated speakers or through headphones. Two speakers behind the bar angled speakers above the keyboard, and two are in front of the laptop. Bass response of speakers can feel and hear, and the sound reaches an incredible amount, while retaining its clarity. The headphones, the sound, and boasts an impressive depth of deafening volume. Dv6-6173cl laptop is one of the few in which we have been listening to the music without the help, headphones or external speakers.
The proposed connections are standard, but useful. There are a few USB 3.0 ports on the left side, and a pair of USB 2.0 ports to the right. Also on the left side is HDMI and VGA ports, one Gigabit Ethernet port, a microphone jack and two headphone jacks. A writer tray loading DVD is on the right side with the electrical connection. You will have to spend a little more for a Blu-ray. HP offers a Blu-ray on laptops Envy finer and more expensive systems, such as the Sony VAIO PCV-SE16FX / S ($ 1249.99, 4 stars) is also a Blu-ray. At the forefront of a live multimedia card reader that supports SD and MMC. And a surprise for a laptop is designed for use at home, at Pavilion dv6-6173cl has a fingerprint reader. Fortunately, it is not located between the two mouse buttons, but on the side, right side of the wrist rest below the keypad.
Wireless connectivity is Wi-Fi 802.11n, Widi 2.0, which allows you to transmit wireless laptop screen HDTV. (TV needs an adapter Netgear Push2TV, which is about $ 60 online, so it can receive the signal.) Bluetooth is activated Pavilion dv6-6173cl.
The laptop is equipped with a massive 1TB (7200rpm) hard drive, and HP is restrained disorder of bloatware. Other than a handful of free games, where you may or may not have an interest and a desktop shortcut encourage you to "Discover webOS," notebook computer features software to use. CyberLink YouCam is on board for use with a webcam and HP are simple pass 2011 works with fingerprint reader. Other programs include HP Recovery Manager to back up and restore your system and the sense to keep the processor cool works.
As a model Costco Pavilion dv6-6173cl comes backed with a two-year warranty instead of the usual one year warranty. Also Costco's concierge service provides members with troubleshooting and configuration.
Performance
While other phones in its price range based on dual-core processors high dv6-6173cl the ante with a 2.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7-2670QM chip. It also goes overboard, including 8 GB of DDR3 memory, most systems in this price point the power of 4 GB and 6 GB of memory. Most systems are approaching $ 1,000 for a discrete graphics solution. The Pavilion dv6-6173cl following this recipe, with a switchable graphics chip that can compromise the 1GB AMD Radeon HD 6770M dedicated graphics processor and a drop in Intel integrated graphics in other cases where battery life is very importance.
Such a strong component of the composition, it is no surprise that the Pavilion dv6-6173cl transformed stong numbers Labs for testing. Its PCMark 2480 score of 7 easily faster than the results of dual-core, like the Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 ($ 849.99 direct, 3.5 stars) (1849), the Samsung QX411-W01 ($ 799.99 list , 4 stars) (1848), and the Sony VAIO VPC-SE16FX / S (1881).
The song was the same on our multimedia benchmark tests. The three dual-core systems on each took about two minutes to complete our benchmark Handbrake and Pavilion dv6-6173cl cruise through the test at 1 minute 30 seconds. In our test of Photoshop CS5, it was time to 3:37 significantly faster than the Dell XPS 15x (4:33), Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 (4:23), Samsung QX411-W01 (4:10), and Sony VAIO PCV- SE16FX / S (4:05). And Cinebench R11.5, was his score of 5.26 or more than double that of four above the dual-core systems, whose scores ranged from 2.53 to 2.60.
With the Radeon HD 6770M graphics Pavilion dv6-6173cl Posted 3DMark06 scores impressive 1024 x 768 12 030 For comparison, the Sony VAIO VPC-SE16FX / S has a little 'class switching and Radeon HD 6630M dual-core CPU Intel Core i5 and mustered out until 8010 at the same test. Real 3D game tests, dv6-6173cl has shown that it is able to play some games, if you need to check the settings. It reached 53.1 frames per second (fps) in Crysis at 1024 x 768 most of the additional options to use. At its native resolution of 1366 x 768 and rules in use, housing declined 20.7, below the smooth gameplay at 30 fps. And 'more challenging the game Lost Planet 2, dv6-6173cl 20.5 fps can only shoot down low-end test in 1024-by-768. Dv6-6173cl should not be confused with a laptop full game, but it is possible for some casual gaming at lower resolutions.
When using the Intel integrated graphics card, notebook 6-cell (55Wh) lasted 5 hours 4 minutes MobileMark 2007. Dell XPS 15z has a slightly larger 64Wh battery, and it took 06:22 on the day of the test, when the quad-core asus-G74SX BBK8 ($ 1,299.99 list, 3.5 stars), dedicated to a laptop (and not be changed) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M, it only took 3:14.
With its striking design, well-rounded feature set, solid performance, and two year warranty, the HP Pavilion dv6-6173cl is a hard act to beat for under $ 1000. Of course, we would have liked to see a backlit keyboard plus mouse buttons, Bluetooth, and maybe even a Blu-ray, but these are quibbles children. In its current form, the dv6-6173cl Pavilion offers great value as a do-it-all portable entertainment for the home.
