HP Pavilion TX2510US 12.1-inch Laptop (2.10 GHz AMD Turion X2 ZM-80 Processor, 3 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium) Black | List Price: $1,375.00
Discount Price: $1,039.99
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Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Binding: Personal Computers
Features: - 12.1-inch (Diagonal) Widescreen Integrated Touch Screen, Convertible Display 1280 x 800, Panel Rotates 180 Degrees and Folds Flat
- 2.10 GHz AMD Turion X2 ZM-80 Ultra Dual Core Mobile Processor with 2 MB L2 Cache
- 3072 MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm), 250 GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive (SATA), ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics RS780M with 64 MB DDR2 (Sideport Memory) with up to 1470 MB Total Graphics Memory
- LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support, Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth
- Windows Vista Home Premium, dims in inches: 8.82 (W) x 12.05 (L) x 1.52 (H) approx., 4.56 lbs.
Defective motherboard [Posted on 2008-08-03]
The HP PC's are TRASH in my opinion. I bought the DV6226US in March 2007, and my System Board fried just 7-1/2 months later. They replaced it, and 8 months later if fried again - and HP wouldn't cover it. With the excessive heat no wonder! A system board crashing is rare but 2 boards in 16 months is nothing but defective product - pure and simple. DONT BUY THIS PRODUCT
Three features missing [Posted on 2008-08-18]
Nice machine - a tad heavy and brittle. When HP adds three features to the next generation, I am sold on it: HDMI, better battery life/choices, and multi-touch. A higher screen resolution would be nice, too. HP is improving...
How it works as a PDF reader and editor [Posted on 2008-08-26]
I got this mostly to work with PDF documents, so the review is based primarily on how it functions in this mode.
In general:
* tablet features work well in combination with Adobe Acrobat Professional 8; it cannot run version 6.
Specific to the tablet:
* a one-button Quickplay feature on the perimeter of the touchscreen allows the view orientation to be rotated through 90 degrees while in flat tablet configuration.
* battery pack extends about 2 inches from the long side, acting as a handy handle.
* tablet surface is easy to write on, at least for me - functions are available to change the line width and color of the script, and makes written text more realistic to view.
* tablet pen has soft nibs which don't appear to scratch the tablet surface - also comes with several replacement nibs - I leave the string off the pen for convenience.
* text entry can be freehand or typewritten - the entry box and keys can be expanded so that the tablet surface can become a keyboard for touch-typing with all fingers and without cramping.
* script to font conversion is good, and better than any other machine I have used.
* screen resolution is quite high - as high as the wxga sony mininotebooks of three years ago - easy to read any fonts down to about 5 picas easily.
* microphone and webcam/cam app features make it easy to make sound and video files to embed into PDF.
* feels as heavy or light as a medium textbook.
Specific to tablet-Acrobat integration:
* finger touch or digitizer pen make it very easy to flip pages in Acrobat full screen mode
* writing onto any of the Acrobat commenting features (sticky notes, annotations) can be done easily with digitizing pen using pen-click pop-up text entry boxes
* Vista file system and the Acrobat organizer work well to collectively organize multiple PDF documents
* Loading speech services allows PDF documents to be read back to you.
Other:
* the graphics card is Shader 3.0.
* has DVD playing software that can be activated from the tablet perimeter buttons; runs DVD movies well, and youtube/google video well
* comes with adequate RAM; compare with stingier and more costly IBM and Fujitsu models
Drawbacks:
*machine runs hot in high performance mode - it is possible to customize the specifics of the performance mode and then select the one you want from the task bar with a single click - might be a bonus in the wintertime though.
*in medium to low performance mode, which is fine for reading PDFs, there is barely any heat production
* battery life is fair to good at medium performance levels
*Vista can be dodgy - uninstalling or improperly installing programs can lead to registry errors that require **system recovery**
*Vista won't run many of the programs you may have used under XP.
Conclusion:
A versatile timesaver that incorporates many desirable functions at relatively low price.
Perfect with one exception [Posted on 2008-08-29]
This little gem is doing everything well and more...especially after "decrapification" with PC decrapifier. I purchased it mostly with intention to use it as PDF reader and for the tablet function. The handwriting input and recognition are nothing short but amazing. Fingerprint reader allows you to login into webaccounts, which are too many these days, with just a sweep of a finger -- very convenient and actually useful! The computer is fast when it is up and running. A little slow to boot and switch users. The major gripe I have with it is the HEAT or my the HEAT!! Once the fan kicks in, it blows hot air like Chinese dragon! I live in Phoeniz, AZ and the last thing I need is the extra heat on my lap. The fan is super noisy. The noise is very noticeable even in moderately crowded rooms. So if you are sensitive to these issues, I would recommend to stay away from this product. If you can live with it, this is the best tablet PC you can get for <$1K.
HP TX2510US a Lemon [Posted on 2008-08-29]
Positives: nice ergonomics.
Negatives: the TX2510 has a vastly underpowered Central Processing Unit, a very slow hard drive, a short battery life, runs very hot, and has a substandard display. My first TX2510 died after less than four hours of use. Staples refunded my full purchase price without any questions. I purchased a second TX2510 from Office Depot and found that the operating system and applications software often froze, just locked-up or presented the Blue Screen of Death. The operating system would not shut down when attempting to reboot. I had to take out the battery to power off. As a professional and certified computer professional, I applied all my skills but was unable to fix any of the problems. I cannot recommend the TX2510, it is a poor choice for your consideration. I asked Office Depot for a refund but Office Depot would not honor their two week return policy. Hewlett Packard's technical support could not fix the problems either. Hewlett Packard Executive Office also refused to repair or exchange the TX2510. HP blamed the many problems on Windows Vista. Since Vista is the problem, I asked if I could downgrade to Win XP. HP stated that the TX2510 cannot be downgraded to Windows XP.
Conclusion: The TX2510 is a total loss unless you want a to use it as a DVD player. If you do purchase this expensive door stop; I recommend that you also purchase the following accessories: mittens for the heat, headphones to block out the fan noise, Ibuprofen for the eye and neck strain, a long extension cord, and a backup DVD player so you will be able to make it to the end of your movie.HP Pavilion TX2510US 12.1-inch Laptop (2.10 GHz AMD Turion X2 ZM-80 Processor, 3 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium) Black
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