HP Pavilion DV7 Expert Reviews

We recommend the eye-catching, media-friendly HP Pavilion dv7-1025nr desktop replacement for students who want a laptop that doubles as an entertainment center. Gateway, however, has a slightly cheaper 17-inch model that's better suited to gamers.

Nothing on a notebook collects more smudgy fingerprints than its touchpad, so whoever specified a chrome touchpad for the HP Pavilion dv7 (2173cl) ($999 list) is guilty of sacrificing practicality for style. Other choices that went into this Costco ...

Blu-ray and 16:9 display. First-class, full-sized keyboard and keypad. Slick MediaSmart software and miniature remote control

Suitable for games only at modest resolution and detail settings. Crapware

A Blu-ray drive makes the HP Pavilion dv7 (2173cl) desktop replacement laptop a good pick for movie and multimedia buffs.

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This stylish desktop replacement offers powerful graphics, great sound, and superb wireless performance.

Sleek new design, Comfortable keyboard, Powerful discrete graphics, Strong wireless performance, Powerful speakers

Collects fingerprints easily, TV tuner delivered weak reception

Occasionally, we found the keyboard slippery, but the keys were comfortable for typing and have a bouncy feel. Although we like the quiet touch buttons and the wide orientation of the trackpad, the cursor on our preproduction unit occasionally jumped ...

hp pavilion dv7-1005tx review: While everyone scrambles for the latest low-spec netbook, the DV7 takes the opposite route, promoting itself as the ultimate entertainment notebook. It's almost right, too.

Integrated Blu-ray, Good battery life, Great keyboard and touchpad

Smudge magnet, Weighs as much as a small moon, Pointless glowing logo

While everyone scrambles for the latest low-spec netbook, the DV7 takes the opposite route, promoting itself as the ultimate entertainment notebook. It's almost right, too.

17 inches of Blu-ray goodness for under -800 sounds too good to be true, but is it-

A couple of years ago, HP's PSG (Personal Systems Group) came up with the marketing slogan ‘The Computer is Personal Again', under which a whole raft of interesting and stylish PCs and notebooks were launched. Now ...

HP's ‘The Computer is Personal Again' campaign keeps producing some stunning notebooks, and on looks alone the Pavillion dv7-1000ea certainly stands out from the crowd. Add in Intel's latest mobile technology and a Blu-ray drive, plus a strong price ...

Big Brother. The Pavilion dv7-1050eg and the dv7-1045eg by HP are ...

Good speakers , Connectivity , Solid workmanship, Good speakers, Connectivity, Solid workmanship

Gliding properties of the touchpad , Not very quiet , Only GDDR2 video memory, Gliding properties of the touchpad, Not very quiet, Only GDDR2 video memory

Considering the equipment, the price of 1200.- Euro is alright, especially if you want to use all the available feature (e.g., the Blu-Ray drive)

Though it's not a gamer at heart or a dedicated entertainment system, but for its price the Pavilion dv7 offers excellent value for an all-rounder machine.

Refined Pavilion design ; frameless" display bezel enhances screen's appearance ; high-end Centrino 2 components result in great multimedia performance ; touch pad on/off button ; light-touch media controls ; dual headphone jacks ; HDMI and eSATA ports

Glossy finish easily picks up fingerprints ; metallic touch pad provides too much drag ; no full-HD panel option ; frame rates adequate for casual gaming only

 We recommend the eye-catching, media-friendly HP Pavilion dv7 desktop replacement for students who want a laptop that doubles as an entertainment center.