We told you it was coming, and put our hands on it at CES, and now HP has released the Pavilion Dv2. Hitting that potential sweet spot between the netbook and normal high end laptops, this HP appears to have quite a bit going for it.
Priced at just $749, the Dv2 runs Vista 64-bit on a AMD Neo 1.6GHz processor, and comes standard with 4GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive. The screen is slightly larger then the standard netbook at 12.1″, allowing you to run at 1280×800 on the ATI Mobility Radeon HD3410. That means 720p to those who keep track. The Dv2 also has a DVD drive, which has been a sticking point for many netbook buyers.
Expect to see the Dv2 at your favorite authorized dealer soon. We’ll have a detailed review in a while too, so if you want to hold off until then, we’ll understand.
My last three laptops were HP’s, so this looks perfect, but I’m still holding out for Windows 7.
I don’t blame you, 7 will run better on the mid-range hardware. But I played with the Dv2 in Vegas and it seemed solid, so if HP’s been good to you stick with it.
I’ll never buy another laptop with Vista. I had to “upgrade” my Vista laptop to Windows XP so it wouldn’t suck so bad. Everyone I know is holding out for Windows 7 as well. I’m glad Microsoft pulled the coding away from India for Windows 7. Hopefully they learned their lesson… you get what you pay for. $5 an hour for programmers = Vista.
I purchased my first laptop in January and it happens to be an Acer Aspire. I didn’t know much about computer systems at the time, but after conducting my research, I have realized that I made a poor choice for the money I spent. What I am trying to say is that I should have gone with HP all the way, and if not HP; Toshiba would have made another excellent choice. I’m not very computer savvy and I don’t know where I should start with this system. I havn’t even started installing the software it may need for me to start operating it. I feel like such an idiot and just want to get rid of it, so I can purchase a different system that I will be content with!