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HP Pavilion HDX18 Reviews Analysis
Core 2 Duo P8400 / 2.26 GHz - Centrino 2 - RAM 4 GB - HDD 500 GB - DVD More product details
89 reviews
November, 2009
- OVERVIEW
- EXPERT REVIEWS (24)
- USER REVIEWS (65)
- REVIEW ANALYSIS
- PRICES
- DETAILS
What people think about the HP Pavilion HDX18: (BETA!)
We compute this summary by analyzing 89 reviews from across the web.
price
0.5
- Pricey
- Expensive
- too pricey
- Reasonable price, considering its teeming features
performance
5
- Poor gaming performance
- especially when on best performance setting
- Outstanding performance numbers
- Excellent graphical performance will please all but the most stuck-up gamers
- Good speed
- Strong CPU performance
- Strong CPU performance, appealing features, attractive looks
- Above-average performance
- good performance
- For the money it is great....fast
- Quad-core processor
- super fast
- you can run WoW GW have the setting to extreme while having the internet going type this review while listening to music without any lag or any problems
- very fast
usability
0.5
- Volume, bass and treble controls are flaky
- doesn't use 7200rpm hard drives
- Glossy screen is susceptible to reflections, doesn't use DDR3 memory, doesn't use 7200rpm hard drives, touchpad can be uncomfortable to use
- simple but very effective
sound
0.5
- They advertise "surround-sound" but it really offers "no sound."
keyboard
3
- problems with keyboard when I first received it and had to ship it back for repair
- Battery life on high performance setting is MAYBE an hour, problems with keyboard when I first received it and had to ship it back for repair, (pressing letters generated other keys), smudges show up like it were made out of glass
- The standard QWERTY Keyboard has two bumps on the F and J keys for touch typing
- making typing very difficult
- comfortable keyboard
- Good speed, Blu-ray, HDMI, comfortable keyboard, plenty of internal storage
- Great keyboard (and numeric keypad
- Very good keyboard
battery
0.5
- merely average battery life
- the battery life is woeful - don't expect much more than 90 minutes of juice from this monster of a machine when you're away from a plug
- Oh, and because it's beefier than Arnie in his prime, the battery life is woeful - don't expect much more than 90 minutes of juice from this monster of a machine when you're away from a plug
- Battery life on high performance setting is MAYBE an hour
- It does attract fingerprints....and the battery doesnt last long so if you need more than 1 1/2 hrs away from the socket you better get the 2nd battery
- Good battery life
connectivity
5
- Variety of connectivity ports
screen
5
- Glossy screen not good outdoors or indoors near window
- big 16:9 screen is perfect for HD video content
- beautiful 18.4-inch display
- Big, beautiful 18.4-inch display
- great for dark shooters which would have you squinting on your massive old monitor
- For one, it's not red, and for two, it sports by far the brightest and most vibrant screen, great for dark shooters which would have you squinting on your massive old monitor
- For the money it is great....fast, good basic video card, big screen, everthing in one
design
5
- overly showy design
- this way a typist can find home row without looking
- polished design
- Attractive, polished design
- Desirable design and chrome interior
- attractive looks
- but it's certainly one of the better looking
- The HP HDX X18 may not be much more powerful than other notebooks on test, but it's certainly one of the better looking
- If you are looking for a great computer stop looking you just found it
tuner
5
- Integrated ATSC TV tuner
- built-in Blu-ray drive and TV tuner
- The built-in Tv tuner is amazing
- The built-in Tv tuner is amazing, I had no hassle get freeview
control panel
0.5
- You have to lay your head on the key board to hear the audio for dvds
reception
0.5
- Occasional problem with sound detection when using HDMI output vs
portability
1.5
- too big and heavy for portability
- Poor gaming performance, too big and heavy for portability, pricey
- heavy
- Too bulky, heavy, fleemsy when closed, too pricey, Blu-ray
- its very portable
- I love this laptop, its very portable, the only thing I hate was Vista on it so after few configs I successfully ran Ubuntu :)
image quality
5
- image quality is great
- Love the full HD, image quality is great
video
5
- good basic video card
size
1.5
- it does get a little warm so a cooling stand would really help (but that's how most laptops will be
- You will have a hard time finding a case for it, it does get a little warm so a cooling stand would really help (but that's how most laptops will be
- but that's not a big problem just uninstall it and your done
- the trackpad is a little rough
- the trackpad is a little rough, this also comes with only 4 gb of ram could use a little more
- Big
- All the little features and shortcuts are a very nice and well done
- All the little features and shortcuts are a very nice and well done, simple but very effective
- very big
LCD
4.5
- The swooshy "liquid metal" paint job probably isn't for everyone
- Screen is a little too glossy
- Glossy screen is susceptible to reflections
- Bad for outdoors due to protection screen the visibility
- Heavy (but that's normal for a 18.4" screen)
- Remarkable 18.4-inch screen
- The HP's massive screen almost requires you to watch some HD content from a Blu-ray disc or your telly
- Great screen
- it sports by far the brightest and most vibrant screen
- Take a break from gaming by settling back and watching a movie on it: the HDX X18 is an incredible media centre too: there's a sparkling full HD screen
- Full keyboard, large 18.6 inch screen (LCD style), fingerprint lock, booming sound system for a laptop
- big screen
- Large Screen
- Fantastic Full HD 18.4" Screen
- Very clear and bright screen
- The screen is absolutely HUGE you really don't know just how big the screen is till you get it
memory
4
- doesn't use DDR3 memory
- and all the "bloatware" or stuff that is loaded on the computer is annoying
- and all the "bloatware" or stuff that is loaded on the computer is annoying, but that's not a big problem just uninstall it and your done
- That's all that is "bad" about this computer
- this also comes with only 4 gb of ram could use a little more
- plenty of internal storage
- Great computer
- Great computer, super fast
- This computer is absolutely amazing
- Lightning fast and it is the coolest looking computer there is
- and you can upgrade it to have 8GB of ram making it the perfect computer for today tomorrow and the future
- The fact that is has a Quad core processer, and a Blue Ray player makes all that much more future proof, and you can upgrade it to have 8GB of ram making it the perfect computer for today tomorrow and the future
lens
0.5
- smudges show up like it were made out of glass
product quality
0.5
- The glossy finish just captures fingerprints
- The glossy finish just captures fingerprints, Batttery life isn't great, especially when on best performance setting
glare
5
- Brilliant full HD display
- Brilliant full HD display, Above-average performance, Powerful discrete graphics, Strong wireless scores, Good battery life
resolution
5
- Superb 1080p resolution
remote control
5
- includes Blu-ray drive and media remote
- TV tuner and a remote control
- Take a break from gaming by settling back and watching a movie on it: the HDX X18 is an incredible media centre too: there's a sparkling full HD screen, Blu-rayer drive, HDMI, TV tuner and a remote control
- And it comes with two remote controls
- And it comes with two remote controls, that's exactly how Enterteinment laptops should be
- Control volume
