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“20-inch” and “notebook” are two words that should probably be never used together in a single sentence. This computer gives new meaning to “the straw that broke the camel’s back”, but on the bright side, the camel can enjoy a feast of entertainment choices on this somewhat portable powerhouse.
A HP PR representative sent me an email asking if I was interesting in participating in a bloggers program to test drive
Hewlett-Packard’s new Pavilion HDX9000 Series entertainment notebook PC, otherwise known as the “Dragon”. Being a sucker for freebies I gladly accepted. And today it arrived.
Disclaimer: This notebook is on-loan from HP for purpose of this review, playing games, watching movies, smudging and weight lifting. For that reason, my judgment on how awesome it is may be impaired. However, trust me on one thing, it doesn’t make it any smaller. It's all on a single page too
TruckWEB
Sep 21 2007, 11:53
Huge notebook, a desktop replacement... Using 5400rpm HDD and a Radeon 2600... With only 1680x1050 on a 20.1 widescreen....
Since it's a desktop replacement that will be moved "sometimes", my guess is that battery life is not that important. They should have put 7200rpm drive and a better video card. Lets not forget that nothing is upgradeable on this thing...
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Since it's a desktop replacement that will be moved "sometimes", my guess is that battery life is not that important. They should have put 7200rpm drive and a better video card. Lets not forget that nothing is upgradeable on this thing...
Thanks for mentioning the battery life, I forgot about that entirely. I added a few words about the battery, but basically it serves as a nice UPS.
I agree with you that they should have opted for a faster hard disk.
i like that wall care to share ?
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i like that wall care to share ?
You obviously didn't read to the very end of the review then
Download it here:
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=14...157602082194372
raider360
Sep 26 2007, 16:01
Wow. Now this is real desktop replacement! This hp notebook comes with a lot of features!
Nice photos & great review!
digitalsoft
Sep 26 2007, 16:02
Woah, that laptop is crazy...! v.nice
Philip Hristov
Sep 26 2007, 17:36
Cool Review man!
wow, I though I'd never say that, but this laptop looks good. Extremely good, in fact.
ZEROarmy
Sep 27 2007, 05:59
Cool review. Although I do not consider 30 FPS an acceptable FPS to play at. I need at least 50-60 to feel lag free.
Echilon
Sep 28 2007, 16:00
Nice review. I'm surprised the battery even lasts an hour and a half.
Ledward
Sep 29 2007, 07:51
For such a large notebook, I was expecting some form of SLI video setup. A 2600XT is throughly disappointing.
- Kaboose -
Sep 29 2007, 07:59
i grabbed that wallpaper, thx for the link
Mrcookjr
Feb 26 2008, 01:12
Just got the upgraded version with an 8800M GTS and full 1080P screen. *Excited*
Unto Darkness
Mar 11 2008, 02:04
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Just got the upgraded version with an 8800M GTS and full 1080P screen. *Excited*
Damn...How much did it cost you?
/ -Razorfold
Mar 13 2008, 04:08
Wasn't linking to blogs made an "offense" on Neowin?
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Good review!! Though I must say its rather a copy of the XPS M2010 in terms of design [though the XPS does seem to be a bit cooler in terms of functionality]
The touch things are just sweeeet though!
Unto Darkness
Mar 13 2008, 06:20
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Though I must say its rather a copy of the XPS M2010 in terms of design [though the XPS does seem to be a bit cooler in terms of functionality]
Now that you mention it, yeah...The HDX does look a lot like the XPS M2010...
I like the optical drive in the XPS! And it looks way better!
sundayx
Mar 13 2008, 06:23
Integrated woofer what?
Gabrielle
Aug 26 2008, 01:53
The HP Pavilion "Dragon" is extremly cool
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