HP DV2810 Reviews: Windows Vista Home Premium 14.1" Screen Laptop computer

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Dual Core Processor with 2GB of Memory and 250GB Storage on Windows Vista Home Premium. More »

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12 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
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Battery life	7.1
Design	8.9
Performance	8.2
Size and weight	8.3
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.7
Overall rating	8.5

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khurram, Peterborough

Score 9.0/10

+ Good design, worked as expected.Good value for money

- Becomes a little hot if you put it on your lap

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purchased 16 May 2008

Theodora, Nottingham , “Small, sleek and AWESOME”

Score 9.0/10

+ Small, sleek and AWESOME

- Obviously not the highest spec in the box, but worth the money

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purchased 24 Apr 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “student”

Score 9.0/10

+ It is truly silent, you can hardly hear processor or fan working (even in a library), rather good screen with flexible adjustments, looks dinky, 2 Gb of memory, stable and fast system (it could be faster if downgrade to XP), no problems with hard drive so far.

- Heating (sometimes it's not just warm), Vista (that just swallowed 1 of 2 Gb of memory), there were minor problems with touchpud (solved by reducing it's sencitivity) and software (PowerDVD once hanged the system). Battery life is fairly long, considering Vista, but only if you use power safe mode. It's a bit heavy (slightly less than 15'') and you shouldn't expect much from speakers as well.

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purchased 03 Nov 2008

Michaela, London , “my first laptop”

Score 9.0/10

+ speakers, control panel, size, weight, design, 250GB HDD, 2GB,

- shiny monitor, noise of fan

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purchased 24 Jul 2008

Emma, Durham , “Literature student, laptop essential!”

Score 10.0/10

+ Amazing design, perfect medium size and extremely ergonomically friendly. Very fast laptop, with lots of memory.

- Honestly at a loss to think of any. Internet Explorer can be unresponsive after freezing for a short amount of time, but that goes for any laptop, so nothing negative which is specific to this one.

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purchased 11 Nov 2008

Tiffany, Doncaster , “Young, modern, career girl”

Score 10.0/10

+ Stunning little laptop that impresses everyone, and gets the job done quickly and smartly. Perfect no matter what your specifications!

- I don't get to spend enough time enjoying it, but that's not the laptop's fault!

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purchased 08 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Graduate in IT”

Score 8.0/10

+ I like the design.
Good Performance.

- Not too good battery life.

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purchased 12 Mar 2009

Ismail , Welling

Score 9.0/10

+ It' a nice small machine that is very portable and runs very fast.

- There is none at all in my eyes

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purchased 30 Apr 2009

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	14.1
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Operating System	Windows Vista Home Premium
Software on which the device runs
RAM in GB	2

Number of Cores	Dual
Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to process more information at once making it faster.
Hard Disk Capacity in GB	250
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	1280x800 (WXGA)
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Processor Brand	Intel
There are 2 main manufacturers of computer processors. They are Intel and AMD.
Processor	Core 2 Duo
This is the processor model range. Different types of processor have different types of functionality. For example Centrino processors are specifically designed to increase battery life in laptops.
Processor Number	T5550
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor Speed in MHz	1830
The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Megahertz or Mhz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
USB Port	3
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
Integrated Webcam	Yes
A webcam is a small, in-built camera that allows you to record video to upload to popular sites like Youtube or have video chats with friends on Instant Messaging services.
WiFi	Yes
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
Fingerprint Access	No
Fingerprint access offers you an extra layer of security on your computer and is essential for any budding secret agent.
Remote Control	Yes
DVD Writer	Yes
DVD Writers can be used to copy data, music, documents or films from your laptop, netbook or desktop computer, onto a blank DVD. DVD writers can also copy info onto blank CDs but CDs have a lower storage capacity. Normal DVD discs can store up to 4.7GB of info. DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc.
DVD Drive	Yes
CD Rom	Yes
Blu-ray Drive	No
HDMI Interface	No
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
VGA Port	Yes
VGA stands for Video Graphics Array. The VGA socket is used for connecting a monitor or TV to your computer. If you want to use an external monitor, TV or projector on your laptop make sure it has a VGA or DVI socket. VGA is also sometimes referred to as D-sub.
DVI Port	No
DVI stands for Digital Visual Interface. Like VGA, DVI is used to connect laptops, desktops and other devices to HD TVs or monitors. You can buy a small adaptor to convert your digital DVI socket to an analogue VGA socket for use with older monitors if needed.
Card Reader	Yes
A memory card reader allows you to connect various types of card such as SD Cards, MMC Cards or Compact Flash Cards to your laptop or desktop computer. Memory Card Readers are extremely useful for photographers as it allows you to quickly transfer your snaps from camera to machine meaning you can have them uploaded to your favourite website or printed out in a matter of minutes.
Dimensions (mm)	237x39x334
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Weight (kg)	2.5

Brand of Graphic Chip	Intel
Graphics cards in desktop computers and graphics chips in laptops are manufactured by 3 main companies: Intel, ATI and nVidia. If you want to play modern games aim for an ATI or nVidia card or chip. Intel cards and chips work perfectly for general laptop use, video playback and older computer games.
Graphic Card or Chip	GMA X3100
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer
Firewire	Yes
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.

Also known as: HEWLETPACK DV2810, HP

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Manufacturer's Description

Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium 32-bit

Intel® Centrino® processor technology
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T5550
2048 MB (2 × 1024 MB)
250 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 5400 rpm
14.1” WXGA High Definition BrightView Widescreen
Display
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Up to 358MB Total Available Graphics Memory
IEEE 1394 FireWire® Interface
Lightscribe Super Multi DVD Writer (+/-R +/-RW) with
Double Layer support
Bluetooth® wireless networking
Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection
HP Mobile Remote Control
HP Pavilion WebCam with Integrated Microphone
5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure
Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick,
Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards