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HP Pavilion dv2-1030ea Notebook Reviews: Windows Vista Home Premium 12.1" Screen Laptop computer

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“Everything, size, weight, keyboard, speed.” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 8 real customer reviews

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Single Core Processor with 2GB of Memory and 320GB Storage on Windows Vista Home Premium. More »

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8 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
91% of people recommend it.

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Battery life	5.1
Design	9.1
Performance	8.3
Size and weight	9.6
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.1
Overall rating	8.5

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Business user (1)

Often on the move (1)

Other (2)

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Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “General home user” More like this »

+ Everything, size, weight, keyboard, speed.

- screen is a bit reflective

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 May 2009

Score 7.0/10

george, ardrossan , “General home user” More like this »

+ small , handy and quick

- battery life poor

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “General home user” More like this »

+ the size and weight

- None so far

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

Judith, Berkshire

+ Its light, nice size doesnt take up much space, a good size screen.

- The external disk drive, having to keep plugging it when I want to use it but I expect this can also be a good thing, in case something went wrong with it.

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3 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Apr 2009

Score 8.0/10

Karl, Nottinghamshire/ Retford , “Often on the move”

+ Its a great design, easy to carry from room to room. Compact, easy to store away.

- The battery life is rubbish, it doesn't even last 2 hours which is bad for a portable object. So i leave it plugged in at home like a PC

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purchased 03 Sep 2009

Score 7.0/10

ariadna, london , “Business user”

+ it's has a great design and it's really light, so it's really portable.
It has an optical drive (external), very very on a laptop this size.
It has a decent screen size, so you can still watch films on it.
It has a decent graphic's card.
It has 250 Gb of space.

- The battery life is really short.
It's quite slow in processing any operation.
The keyboard (although it's quite a decent size) it still feels a bit funny to write on it.

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purchased 14 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ The design is great! I'm a girly girl and wanted something pretty and good quality and the hp dv2 is both those things.

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2 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Apr 2009

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	12.1
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	Single
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	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)	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	AMD
There are 2 main manufacturers of computer processors. They are Intel and AMD.
Processor	ATHLON NEO
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	MV-40
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor Speed in MHz	1600
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	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)	292x32.7x240
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Weight (kg)	1.8

Brand of Graphic Chip	ATI
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	Radeon Mobility HD 3410
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.
TV Output	Yes
Firewire	No

Also known as: HP Pavilion dv2-1030ea

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