HP Pavilion DV7 - AMD Phenom 2 N

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

1
Average:

3
Bad:

0

Pros:

Over 7 hours of battery life. Big, bright display. Great sounding speakers. Blu-ray drive and 640GB hard drive included.
Sleek design. Blu-ray paired with great audio and a beautiful display. Great battery life.
Attractive metallic design. Lightweight for its size. Huge battery delivers over 7 hours of battery life. Quad core processor from AMD. Big, bright screen. 500GB drive is spacious and fast. Blu-ray drive included. Terrific speaker system.

Cons:

Extended-life battery sends the weight up to nearly 7 pounds. Poor overall application performance.
Limited gaming capability. Multi-touch is close to ready, but not quite.

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Last revision on August 26, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Over 7 hours of battery life. Big, bright display. Great sounding speakers. Blu-ray drive and 640GB hard drive included
Sleek design. Blu-ray paired with great audio and a beautiful display. Great battery life
Attractive metallic design. Lightweight for its size. Huge battery delivers over 7 hours of battery life. Quad core processor from AMD. Big, bright screen. 500GB drive is spacious and fast. Blu-ray drive included. Terrific speaker system

Reviewers Didn't Like

Extended-life battery sends the weight up to nearly 7 pounds. Poor overall application performance
Limited gaming capability. Multi-touch is close to ready, but not quite
Flawed touchpad. Graphics chip is very weak for aspiring gamers

Expert reviews and ratings

100

A fantastic looking laptop, and it's great value, too. Performance isn't the best, but it's enough for most people...

By Expert Reviews on July 18, 2011

We just can’t understand why HP opted against a full HD display on a 17in model with Blu-ray drive. It’s a shame because the sound quality is so good that a 1920 x 1080 screen would make it a near-perfect entertainment-focused laptop....

By PC Advisor on June 30, 2011

With over 7 hours of battery life, a large and bright display, great-sounding speakers, and a Blu-ray drive, the HP Pavilion dv7-4165dx is an excellent entertainment laptop. But poor overall application performance says this isn't the go-to laptop...

By PC Mag on October 12, 2010

The HP Pavilion dv7-4171us is a solid desktop replacement that should hit the sweet spot of functionality and price that mainstream consumers are seeking. Buy it...

By PC Mag on September 30, 2010

The HP Pavilion dv7-4053cl is a road-ready desktop replacement laptop, equipped with a huge battery and a Blu-ray...

By PC Mag on June 23, 2010