HP DV6325US Pavilion Entertainment 15.4" Laptop (AMD Turion 64 X2 Processor TL 52, 1 GB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, SuperMulti DVD Drive, Vista Premium) | List Price: $1,125.00
Discount Price: $749.99
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Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Binding: Personal Computers
Features: - Entertainment-centric notebook PC with 15.4-inch screen and 1.6 GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-52 processor
- 120 GB Serial ATA hard drive, 1 GB RAM (2 GB max), 8x LightScribe DVD-/+RW drive
- Connectivity: 3 USB, 1 FireWire, 1 VGA, 1 S-Video, expansion port 3 connector, ExpressCard 54/34, 5-in-1 memory card reader
- 54g Wi-Fi LAN (802.11b/g), 10/100 Ethernet, NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 video card with up to 288 MB shared memory
- Pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium (with Media Center capabilities)
Great Laptop [Posted on 2007-06-02]
I Have had this laptop for about two weeks , I love it . Clear picture , great sound . I am learning Vista , I have had no problems with it at all . I have had no problems with the computer , its fast and relible .
Great as an entertainment laptop and great price for it . I love its look , has a nice disign to it . I would suggest it to anyone .I would say the only thing is you might want to look into getting the extended life battery for it ...laptops use a lot of power , battery last about two hours tops that comes with it . Still a great buy .
Great Design! Poor time Battery life! [Posted on 2007-07-20]
I bought this laptop to use at home to replace a desktop computer, it have a great design and looks well, it comes with preinstaled Windows Vista Home Premium, but this software makes the computer works lazy.
I would like to downgrade to Windows XP but I need to collect all drivers for Win XP.
The 6 cell battery is not good because gives you 1 hour or less to work, you need to buy the 12 cell battery to get more time without AC.
Same as the dv6308nr, except for the DVD drive [Posted on 2007-07-27]
I purchased the HP Pavillion DV6308NR laptop two months ago, and I have to say I am totally enjoying using it. I use it as my primary PC for the most part, but I did have to get rid of Vista Premium and reload Windows XP Pro (32bit version) that I had, for many reasons.
Probably one of the first things you will want to consider, is upgrading the memory on the system to 2 gigabytes. Since this will only run around $100, I suggest doing it as soon as you can. I still am running 1gb (512mbx2 modules) and am using 128MB of memory to improve my nVidia Go 6150 video performance. I could use less memory for my video card, but the result of maxing out the memory is faster rendering on a very nice bright 15" LCD screen. I do digital photography, and I can just pop my Secure Digital Cards right into the provided memory card slot and the photos "Pop" onto my bright, clear screen with a couple of mouse clicks.
Also, I do a bit of video editting and assorted 3D graphics editting on the machine as well, and the laptop races through tasks as well as my AMD 64 bit 3400+ machine. The AMD 64 bit 1.6Ghz TL-50 dual-cpu processor isn't really utilized all that well with the unoptimized Windows Vista or Windows XP Pro 32 bit operating systems - but Windows XP Pro (32 bit) works well enough and does recongnize the second CPU/processor and utilizes it for some things.
Battery life is good (2 hrs +) but could be better, as could the keyboard - which while good, feels somewhat flimsy. Also the power jack seems to just be asking for a "whack" the way it's installed, but so far - it works well enough and recharges rapidly. The machine is not a lightweight, but it's fairly rugged and I carry it inside a padded case so it's fairly well protected at all times. I also recommend a robust accidental/extended warrantee program, as it's really the best thing for laptops these days. The USB and other ports are easy to find, and the wireless - once configured properly, works well in most applications.
HP should seriously rethink this one [Posted on 2007-09-26]
Pros- nice graphics, fast computer once it fully booted up, lightscribe DVD works great, speakers sound good for being in a notebook.
Cons- Takes over 5 minutes to boot up, the wedge shape causes the computer to want to tip backward, battery life is horrible, and after only 6 months the diagnostic program supplied by HP is saying that my battery is weak and needs to be replaced. What happened to the 12 month battery warranty? Battery location should have been closer to the front of the computer to prevent it from wanting to tip backward. Also, after only 6 months my wifi capability went away. HP sent me a new wifi mini-card, had me update the bios and reload the hard drive from scratch with no luck of reviving my wifi capabilities. The computer was shipped back to HP this morning so now I have to wait for them to repair it and send it back before I can sell it and get something a little more reliable.
Not worth the money [Posted on 2008-09-07]
I bought this laptop a little over a year ago and for the first 3 months I was very impressed. But after that, I slowly began to dislike this notebook. The problem that most people will start to notice is that it overheats VERY easily. If you do a quick google search of "dv6000 overheating" (which is the series this laptop falls under) you will get several results of people who face this problem. The notebook often gets warm enough that you can feel the intense heat by touching the touchpad or the part to the right of it. With the overheating, the battery life is often cut short as I've already had to purchase a new battery after only a year (although windows vista can be blamed for draining the battery). I've just ordered a cooling pad and hope this fixes the problem.
The processors and graphics card aren't top notch but they will suffice for most tasks. I highly suggest getting a dv9000 with at least 2GB RAM because they work much better and run only a little more expensive than this one (you can even find them on sale for cheaper!).
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