HP Pavilion DV7T Quad Edition

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

2
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Performance is strong for price; superb speakers; long battery life; Blu-ray drive; comfortable keyboard
Attractive, solid design, Comfortable keyboard, SSD hard drive & two USB 3.0 ports, Dualgraphics system, Outstanding quadcore performance
Excellent performance, Fantastic audio quality, Good port selection, Excellent build quality with an appealing design.

Cons:

Quirky Blu-ray software; lid smudges; poor Webcam
Pricey, No Bluray drive

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Last revision on March 21, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Performance is strong for price; superb speakers; long battery life; Blu-ray drive; comfortable keyboard
Attractive, solid design, Comfortable keyboard, SSD hard drive & two USB 3.0 ports, Dualgraphics system, Outstanding quadcore performance
Excellent performance, Fantastic audio quality, Good port selection, Excellent build quality with an appealing design

Reviewers Didn't Like

Quirky Blu-ray software; lid smudges; poor Webcam
Pricey, No Bluray drive
Underdeveloped touchpad, Heat issue in one spot, Low(ish) battery life

Expert reviews and ratings

HP delivers speed, battery life, great audio, and even some DirectX 11 muscle at a decent price, making this a worthwhile pick for media enthusiasts....

By Computer Shopper on July 01, 2011

100

The HP Pavilion dv7t Quad Edition is HP's newest 17-inch desktop replacement laptop that has a speedy second-generation Intel Quad Core i7 CPU and dual graphics, which results in excellent performance. The sleekly designed aluminum laptop has an SSD...

By TechReviewSource on June 27, 2011

Consumers on the market for a multimedia notebook with good looks and strong performance should definitely consider the HP Pavilion dv7t Quad Edition notebook. The quad-core Core i7 CPU can seamlessly stream movies, edit video, and perform just about...

By LaptopMag on June 23, 2011

The HP Pavilion dv7t Quad-Core Edition multimedia notebook provides excellent processor, storage, graphics and gaming performance--scoring high on both all of the synthetic benchmark tests and the real-world tests. The combination of the Intel Quad Core...

By Notebook Review on June 17, 2011