My new netbook: HP Pavilion DM1

[ghosthunter]

Looks like I have settled down on my new netbook .... :D



HP Pavilion DM1

Windows 7 Home Basic 64bit
AMD dual-core E-350 CPU
4Gb RAM DDR3
500Gb HDD
11.6in. HD Brightview Display
ATI HD 6310 Shared Memory
3 USB 2.0, 1 VGA port, HDMI, 1 RJ45 connector, headphone/mic combo jack
5-in-1 integrated digital media card reader
Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone
Altec Lansing Internal Speakers
Full-sized Island-style keyboard
Integrated gigabit ethernet LAN
802.11 b/g/n
Built-in Bluetooth
1.6kg
29cm x 21.4cm x2.1-3.07cm
65W AC Adapter
6-cell Li-Ion Battery


Battery life is claimed by HP to last 9.5 hours... but reviewers testing it for internet surfing with wifi and screen set at 70% brightness gets around 6.75 hours on the six cell battery pack. Still respectable for this level of netbook since most competitors would get 5 hours max. ;)

[hein]

Good Luck, you need it bec. HP service SUCKS BIG TIME

[userfriendly]

How much did you spend for it? Did you upgrade the ram and hdd?

[ghosthunter]

How much did you spend for it? Did you upgrade the ram and hdd?

P21,700. Specs were already 4GB RAM and 500gb HDD at that price.

[userfriendly]

P21,700. Specs were already 4GB RAM and 500gb HDD at that price.

Nice! How does the AMD E-350 compare with Intel's i3 ulvs? Are they comprable or does the E-350 compete with the Atom?

[ghosthunter]

Nice! How does the AMD E-350 compare with Intel's i3 ulvs? Are they comprable or does the E-350 compete with the Atom?

The E350 is still designed to compete with the Atom. But the AMD E350 blows away Intel's fastest Atom D525 1.8ghz in benchmark tests.

E350 vs D525:
AMD E-350 vs Intel Atom D525+ION2

E350 vs D525 vs i3 Benchmarks:
http://www.fudzilla.com/reviews/item...5-ion2?start=3

In Gaming:
Low-Power Gaming: AMD's E-350 Vs. Intel Atom D525 And Ion 2 : Yeah, We Know These Aren

Benchmark Results: StarCraft 2 : Low-Power Gaming: AMD's E-350 Vs. Intel Atom D525 And Ion 2

Benchmark Results: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 : Low-Power Gaming: AMD's E-350 Vs. Intel Atom D525 And Ion 2

Benchmark Results: Unreal Tournament : Low-Power Gaming: AMD's E-350 Vs. Intel Atom D525 And Ion 2

[keithdb]

nice netbook. sana nagimprove quality ng HP. sa experience ko kc medyo sirain hp.

[ghosthunter]

nice netbook. sana nagimprove quality ng HP. sa experience ko kc medyo sirain hp.

It's a recent release. January lang ata so hard to say if or what long term durability issues will crop up. But so far it seems well designed and constructed.

Back in the late 90s, I used to be a HP certified computer technician in a company that sells & repairs HP notebooks (among other things) to corporate accounts. I do agreed HP notebooks were crap in the way they were designed/constructed then.

[anonemus]

^ what makes you think they're better these days?

[oj88]

Nice find GH. But as the poster above says, good luck. :D

I'm also on the market for a laptop for our church mainly for presentations and all-around A/V usage. I've managed to narrow down to the Samsung RC418-S02PH and the Asus K43SV. Both are Core i5-2410 machines with dedicated 1GB graphics. Though frankly, I'm inclined to get the Asus mainly due to their seemingly excellent durability.

Though, HP and Dell have great deals, it's hard to ignore the fact that they make relatively crappy consumer/home models. As a reseller of their business range, we sometimes bundle consumer laptops for "free" on exceptionally large deals. However, there's about a 25% chance of it coming back for repairs. Their business models sits anywhere near 5-8%.

Anyway, going back, we needed a bang-for-buck machine that's reliable and one that would last at least 3 years of normal to hard usage (this equipment will be typically handled by different people). More importantly, something that would not conk out in the middle of a service.

Asus appears to have come out on the Top-2 consistently for the past several years. I'm almost sold to this brand, unless anybody's got an objection...

Sources:
Reliability and Service: Laptops | PCWorld
You can count on us. Tech reliability survey results. | Feature - Techinstyle.tv
The Tech Brands You Can Trust | PCWorld

[keithdb]

+1 sa asus. mine is still working fine after 5 years. In fairness naman sa HP, malayong sirain ang mga acer. kumbaga in terms of quality asus > hp >>>>>>> acer

[ghosthunter]

Had an Asus netbook (1005HA)... keyboard failed (some keys wouldn't function). The same thing happened to my friend who had the same model netbook.

[Wh1stl3r]

My brother's Asus kept getting dead pixels on the screen. The dealer wouldn't replace it until you got 3-5 dead pixels. I just got the dm4, looks way better than similarly spec'd lenovo. Hope it holds up better. How's the left part of your dm1's spacebar? Have to jam my thumb on it for it to function. This is already a replacement unit for the first one with a spacebar problem

[Ry_Tower]

In my experience naman, Dell and HP seems ok. Yung charger nila madali masira. Plastics ng HP are not that good, tubong lugaw sila dyan ata. Dell XPS sulit in 3 years of use. Toshiba matibay but can't say they ahve good design. 5 years na rin yung kay misis.

[userfriendly]

I guess its really a matter of luck. All manufacturers make good units and lemons.

I have a 11 year old P3 Toshiba and it still running. Its very sloooooooow but it can still do basic web browsing. Just retired this month.

Also have a 5 year old HP Compaq business notebook that has never given me problems. It runs hot due to the AMD Turion processor and the fact that its never been opened for cleaning. Now kids computer. Oh I had to replace the power brick twice. 1st time was due to it being chewed by a mouse. 2nd time my youngest bent the pin. Both times I just bought class a power bricks.

My wife's 2 year old Asus with a C2D has been perfectly reliable.

Hope my new Acer TimelineX will be as reliable as the others.

[desert fox]

I guess its really a matter of luck. All manufacturers make good units and lemons.

I have a 11 year old P3 Toshiba and it still running. Its very sloooooooow but it can still do basic web browsing. Just retired this month.

Also have a 5 year old HP Compaq business notebook that has never given me problems. It runs hot due to the AMD Turion processor and the fact that its never been opened for cleaning. Now kids computer. Oh I had to replace the power brick twice. 1st time was due to it being chewed by a mouse. 2nd time my youngest bent the pin. Both times I just bought class a power bricks.

My wife's 2 year old Asus with a C2D has been perfectly reliable.

Hope my new Acer TimelineX will be as reliable as the others.

korek!!! some guys have all the luck eka nga....nyahahaha


laptop ko, acer, 4 years na yata, di pa nadadala sa workshop.

netbook ni misis, acer aspire, so far ok naman din....

walang sakit ng ulo sila...

[ghosthunter]

My brother's Asus kept getting dead pixels on the screen. The dealer wouldn't replace it until you got 3-5 dead pixels. I just got the dm4, looks way better than similarly spec'd lenovo. Hope it holds up better. How's the left part of your dm1's spacebar? Have to jam my thumb on it for it to function. This is already a replacement unit for the first one with a spacebar problem

The HP DM1z space bar works well. In fact the DM1Z has one of the best netbook keyboard I have used so far.

[Ry_Tower]

P21,700. Specs were already 4GB RAM and 500gb HDD at that price.

Saang store ito GH? magandang-maganda yung price niya for that spec eh.

Or may kakilala ka sa HP?

[xninjax]

Saang store ito GH? magandang-maganda yung price niya for that spec eh.

+1 .. interesting price for that spec

[Horsepower]

Just curious GH, why do you keep buying these super underpowered netbooks?