HP Pavilion DV7-1020EA reviews: 17" Laptop computer

HP Pavilion DV7-1020EA reviews: 17" Laptop computer reviews

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8.6 out of 10 based on 40 reviews.

HP Pavilion DV7-1020EA with Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26 GHz Dual Core Processor, 4GB of Memory and 320GB Storage on Windows Vista Home Premium. DVD drive See full product description

Battery life	7.1
Design	8.8
Size and weight	7.3
Performance	8.9
Value for money	8.7
Overall rating	8.6

Some customer reviews of HP Pavilion DV7-1020EA

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Richard, London

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Good connectivity, good multimedia, good webcam, intel chips, fairly good sound. Can play games but not on high settings.
Bad points:: These are recon laptops and it is a bit hit and miss as to what you will get. Vista 32bit is installed not 64 as HP advertise. Lots of bloat software from HP that doesnt work too well, ie HP update software. Screen is very reflective with any daylight even from a window. On the heavy side.

Battery life	7.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	8.0
Performance	7.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 28 Apr 2009

Confirmed purchaser

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Excellent perfomance, large screen, a lot of extras/
Bad points:: Finger marks always stay on the body.

Battery life	9.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 27 Apr 2009

vince, wiltshire

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: high spec
Bad points:: mouse pad too far to the left for me

Battery life	7.0
Design	5.0
Size and weight	5.0
Performance	8.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 26 Mar 2009

Confirmed purchaser

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: spec
price
feature
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Battery life	8.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 19 Feb 2009

Confirmed purchaser General home user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Amazing condition for a Reconditioned laptop.
Great spec for the price.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Battery life	7.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	9.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 17 Jun 2009

Euan, Glasgow IT Expert

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Battery life is good
Over performance is good (especially witha fresh install of vista x64)
Remote control that fits in expresscard slot.
Spare SATA HDD bay for a second drive
Good sound with triple reflex bass underneath
Price is good for a machine which is just like new.
Bad points:: Not vista 64 bit as stated in the overview for this model,
Has way too much bloatware,
The right hand usb ports should be placed behind the blu-ray drive,
Audio ports are at the front rather than side.

Battery life	8.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	7.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 17 Apr 2009

stuart, Carlisle Music, gaming or video fan

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Very fast processor and good gpu give good performance at all tomes and the blu-ray drive is an added bonus
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Battery life	8.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	9.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 05 Apr 2009

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	17
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Operating system	Windows Vista Home Premium
Software on which the device runs
RAM (Gigabytes)	4

Number of cores	Dual
Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to run two or more processes at once, improving multi-tasking and speeding things up.
Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	320
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)	1440 x 900 (WSXGA)
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 series	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	P8400
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor speed (Gigahertz)	2.26
The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Gigahertz or Ghz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
Number of USB ports	4

Connections	Bluetooth

Connections	Wireless

Built-in disc drive	Blu-ray drive
Built-in disc drives 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.
Built-in disc drive	DVD drive
Built-in disc drives 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.
Built-in disc drive	CD-ROM drive
Built-in disc drives 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.
Weight (kg)	3.46

Graphics card brand	nVidia
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.
Graphics card model number	GEF 9600MGT
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer.
Remote control	Yes
Release date	2008-08-12
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

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Manufacturer's Description

With a striking, liquid metallic industrial design on the outside and powerful entertainment capabilities on the inside, this notebook is the perfect partner for fun, communication and productivity.

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