HP DV9646EM Reviews: Windows Vista Home Premium 17" Screen Laptop computer

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This Laptop scored high on design. It scored poorly on size and weight. “It is a great laptop, nice screen and design, good speed.” Chloe, Newcastle View all 50 real customer reviews

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Dual Core Processor with 2GB of Memory and 160GB Storage on Windows Vista Home Premium. More »

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Battery life	7.2
Design	9.2
Performance	8.7
Size and weight	7.9
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.2
Overall rating	8.9

*not all purchasers provided a score or review

Score 9.0/10

Chloe, Newcastle

+ It is a great Laptop, nice screen and design, good speed.

- The wlan card didn;t work, and I couln't get it replased fast and I needed to send it in for repair, but have to wait such a long time. And realy cant be with out a computer at the momen.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

teodorico, bellshill, scotland

+ all

- hp webcam, not friendly user, unvailable always

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purchased 25 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

Darren (Black Box Boys), Luton , “Laptop for mobile DJ”

+ Very STRONG design - seems robust
good graphics card
good screen
has number keypad

- Quite heavy
quit wide due to number keypad

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purchased 01 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Chris, Dundonald, Co. Down

+ The large screen is great, image is very sharp and great for watching DVDs, glad i didnt go for a 15". Build quiality is excellent and very stylish, touch sensitive controls for music/dvd are a nice touch, the remote control is also very useful, and the mousepad can be switched off at the touch of a button to avoid use while typing.

- It is a touch heavy, but having the large screen I had expected that and its a compromise Im happy with as the learger screen is definately worth it. There are a few minor annoyances, but they're down to Windows Vista and not the notebook, so I wont get into that, i'll just quietly consider installing XP instead!

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purchased 21 Feb 2008

Score 8.0/10

Jason, Chilton , “HONEST”

+ cLEAR SCREEN, CLEAR KEYBOARD LAYOUT, WORKED STRAIGHT FROM THE BOX, gOOD GRAPHICS CARD AND A VERY ATTRACTIVE LAPTOP

- BATTERY LIFE IS TERRIBLE(AS IS ALL LAPTOPS) CANNOT GET THE WEBCAM TO WORK PROPERLY BUT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH VISTA RATHER THAN THE LAPTOP

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purchased 27 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

David, Bidar, Kanataka, India , “Business World Traveller”

+ Stylish, Fast. Easy To use interface (Vista Premium Home) Superb Screen, Good For DVD's. Good size Storage 120GB (Can Be Increased) Can't fault it.

- bit heavy

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purchased 25 Mar 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ great performance with light in weight and 17" monitor

- no cd rom disc for drivers or operating system

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purchased 26 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

brian, glasgow

+ this laptop is fast very easy to use and beautifully designed.

- none so far.

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purchased 23 Apr 2008

Score 9.0/10

STEPHEN, STALYBRIDGE

+ SCREEN SIZE AND QUALITY NUMDER OF CONNECTION DEVICES

- LOW VOLUME FROM SPEAKERS

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purchased 03 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Steve, Totnes, Devon , “luv a bargain”

+ Quality product with all the whistles and bells

- can't think of any bad points

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purchased 11 Nov 2008

Score 9.0/10

Julie, St Helens

+ The 17" screen is brilliant and i love the built in web cam. The high spec of windows vista is superb. I am sure there is a lot of extras i have not found yet but enjoying my purchase so far.

- no bad points

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purchased 17 Jul 2008

Score 10.0/10

paul, Torbay

+ it is easy to use and fast ,and a good 17" screen

- it was a crack on the case, and vista

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purchased 12 Jul 2008

Score 8.0/10

mark, Hitchin

+ Has all the features I was looking for.

- Some keys were not on straight, managed to straighten them, but now one is loose.

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purchased 05 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Astride, London , “Student”

+ Really nice and has amazing features such as speech control

- too heavy and large screen

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purchased 01 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to use does the job we wanted it to do

- Battery life and initial set up

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purchased 26 Aug 2008

Score 10.0/10

Pedro, Medway

+ large screen with great resolution, remote control for media function, tv tunder card also came with this model.

- No back up CD's, but this is normal for HP

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purchased 01 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

Bill, Belfast , “Still learning about computers”

+ Great features has everything I want and more .

- None I can think of at the moment

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purchased 12 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Tereza, Edinburgh

+ It is exactly what I expected. It has great design and good battery life.

- No Manual or installation CD.

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purchased 08 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ This Laptop is very good for running all media programs and with the quick time soft keys and large wide screen display make it very good for watching DVDs....
It can handle many of the more recent games and can run many programs at once with ease..

- I would seem that after perlonged use on more demarding programs that it has some overheating problems of which effect its performance...

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purchased 05 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

naushina, high wycombe , “good value for money”

+ good design screen size features like web cam etc

- weight, a little slow

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purchased 20 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Female gamer! ;)”

+ This laptop is ideal for entertainment and gaming. With a high-spec graphics card, large RAM and fast processor, it handles top end games and multi-tasking as smoothly as many desktops of the same age. I've found it to be even more than I'd hoped, and I don't even mind that it has Windows Vista!

- It is very large as laptops go, partly owing to its above average screen size, (which is perfect for watching DVDs) and it is not the most portable either, as it is quite heavy. Personally I wanted a laptop I could keep stationary and plug in to a mouse, speakers etc. and for that it is perfect.

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purchased 27 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “University Student Birmingham”

+ Excellent design, high quality keyboard, high definition picture detail with 128mb dedicated graphics.

- Initial hard drive problems but now resolved.

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purchased 28 Aug 2008

Score 10.0/10

Martin, Telford

+ Features, Price

- None

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purchased 27 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “retired computer professional”

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Cost of adding extra disc and upgrading memory

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purchased 08 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

Tyrone, London

+ Very good user experience front to back. Vista is very easy to use and the HP is family friendly.

- Power tends to run out pretty quickly when running multiple applications.

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purchased 27 Jun 2008

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	17
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
RAM in GB	2

Operating System	Windows Vista Home Premium
Software on which the device runs
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	160
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)	1440x900 (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	AMD
There are 2 main manufacturers of computer processors. They are Intel and AMD.
Processor	Turion 64 X2
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	TL58
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor Speed in MHz	1900
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	4
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	No
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
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)	396x31.6x285
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Weight (kg)	3.55

Brand of Graphic Chip	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.
Graphic Card or Chip	GeForce 8400 MGS
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.