Neowin Forums > HP Pavilion dv2799 Special Edition Entertainment Notebook PC

Taimur Asad

Mar 16 2008, 12:18

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I just got my brand new notebook, its none other than HP Pavilion dv2799 Special Edition with famous "Verve" imprint finish. Before this, I owned an HP Pavilion dv5191 notebook. This one just kills that notebook in every department. From its sleek & sexy design to the power of Intel Core 2 Duo processor. This one has it all!

The system came with following configuration:

you can find the complete review here: The Microsoft Wow Blog!

iSimx

Mar 16 2008, 12:40

liking the design.. and the wallpaper

Scirwode

Mar 16 2008, 12:41

Nice notebook

! However, I still don't like the fact that current HP notebooks have underpowered graphics card. Even Dell is offering better options than what HP has.

Scirwode

MI6Labs

Mar 16 2008, 12:54

Oh man i've been thinking about ordering this!!! Was going to post today asking for a review hehe

Taimur Asad

Mar 16 2008, 12:57

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Oh man i've been thinking about ordering this!!! Was going to post today asking for a review hehe

if you are looking to get a power house in a small & attractive box.. look no further than this notebook!!

jznomoney

Mar 16 2008, 13:09

that geforce 8400 will leave you crying when playing games.

Scirwode

Mar 16 2008, 13:33

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that geforce 8400 will leave you crying when playing games.

There is no problem with the GeForce Go 8400 GS as it is quite a good mid-range card which will allow you to play some games at medium to high settings at 800 x 600. A good example is Half-Life 2 which plays really well on it. The problem with this notebook is that it only has 64MB dedicated GDRAM while borrowing the rest of it from the system RAM using Turbo Cache.

Scirwode

Choto Cheeta

Mar 16 2008, 13:37

Hey can I request the wallpaper

I mean can any one upload that wallpaper :lol:

Taimur Asad

Mar 16 2008, 15:10

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Hey can I request the wallpaper I mean can any one upload that wallpaper :lol:

i have just edited my post and added the link to all the wallpapers shipped with the notebook.

StevoFC

Mar 16 2008, 15:13

how much was it?

Taimur Asad

Mar 16 2008, 15:13

Quote - (Scirwode @ Mar 16 2008, 13:33)

There is no problem with the GeForce Go 8400 GS as it is quite a good mid-range card which will allow you to play some games at medium to high settings at 800 x 600. A good example is Half-Life 2 which plays really well on it. The problem with this notebook is that it only has 64MB dedicated GDRAM while borrowing the rest of it from the system RAM using Turbo Cache.

Scirwode

This notebook has 8400 with 128mb dedicated VRAM.

Taimur Asad

Mar 16 2008, 15:20

Quote - (StevoFC @ Mar 16 2008, 15:13)

how much was it?

i got it for around $1400.

Scirwode

Mar 16 2008, 17:54

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This notebook has 8400 with 128mb dedicated VRAM.

Are you sure? To my knowledge 14.1" notebooks have 64MB of RAM while 15.4" notebooks will have 128MB of RAM. 17" notebooks will have the GS version of the GeForce Go *600. This has been the case with HP since the dv1000, dv5000 and the dv8000.

Scirwode

Taimur Asad

Mar 16 2008, 18:23

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Are you sure? To my knowledge 14.1" notebooks have 64MB of RAM while 15.4" notebooks will have 128MB of RAM. 17" notebooks will have the GS version of the GeForce Go *600. This has been the case with HP since the dv1000, dv5000 and the dv8000.

Scirwode

yes im sure. dv2699 ships with 64mb dedicated whereas dv2799 ships with 128mb dedicated.

Shaymaa

Apr 2 2008, 23:57

Nice one(Y), i always loved the Pavilion series in Hp ,

Minimoose

Apr 6 2008, 17:33

Nice, like the design on top, shame the wallpapers are too small a resolution