HP Pavilion dv5110us Notebook

alaTest has collected and analyzed 40 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the value for money and usability. The portability and performance also get good views, whereas there are some mixed views about the screen. There are some less positive comments about the reliability and battery.

design, performance, portability, usability, value for money

connectivity, battery, reliability

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the HP Pavilion dv5110us Notebook is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 74/100 = Good quality.

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Amazon review summary for the HP Pavilion dv5110us Notebook

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 21 user reviews of the HP Pavilion dv5110us Notebook from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

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reliability

48% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Excellent value

 

Excellent value

I have had this computer for over three years now and have not had a single problem with it. It performs extremely well and rarely has any glitches, such as programs freezing or having to take several tries to turn the computer on(something that has...

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Excellent Laptop, Excellent build quality.

 

Excellent Laptop, Excellent build quality.

To begin, I bought this through Office Depot for $549. The specs were slightly different (1.83 Duo Centrino, 3GB RAM, 250 GB HDD and N-wireless). The problem I read about so much is overheating (in a laptop?! unheard of! xD). Mine came with an HP 12...

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Excellent Laptop, Excellent build quality.

 

Excellent Laptop, Excellent build quality.

To begin, I bought this through Office Depot for $549. The specs were slightly different (1.83 Duo Centrino, 3GB RAM, 250 GB HDD and N-wireless). The problem I read about so much is overheating (in a laptop?! unheard of! xD). Mine came with an HP 12...

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Knock on wood

 

Knock on wood

Looking at the other reviews I wonder what is different about my laptop. I have had it for 18 months with no problems. I use it constantly for work and internet. I am going to buy another HP laptop for my wife. The dv2000 is exactly what they stated.

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its ok if you dont need the dvd

 

its ok if you dont need the dvd

i bought this computer when it first came out. best Buy had a really good deal on it. The computer works like a charm and i love the amount of hard drive space. That being said it is not without its flaws, mainly the Dvd. I watched about 2 dvds...

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A Piece of Junk

 

A Piece of Junk

I purchased this laptop and have had a neverending stream of problems. This computer worked relatively well for about 5 months and then the problems began. The wireless internet connection stopped working as well as the dvd/cd drive so I sent it in -...

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Great 1st year, followed by nightmare

 

Great 1st year, followed by nightmare

The laptop is sleek, light, fast and great looking. But what good is all that if just after one year it will start to break down because of a design flaw that leads to overheating of the motherboard? To replace it, if you are out of the factory...

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Great 1st year, followed by nightmare

 

Great 1st year, followed by nightmare

The laptop is sleek, light, fast and great looking. But what good is all that if just after one year it will start to break down because of a design flaw that leads to overheating of the motherboard? To replace it, if you are out of the factory...

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Superb!

 

Superb!

The system was really good. My friends envied it. One thing I was particularly impressed about was the sound system. The only problem was that the 100GB hard drive written in the advert was actually 80GB when i got it. It was never 100GB as specified....

Product Specifications

It's time for real quality time with your loved ones. Transport your family to another world for a visual and audio experience like no other. Enjoy your favorite movies, photo slideshows and music to the max. Who says you can't enjoy top-notch entertainment on a mobile computing. With the HP Pavilion dv5100 series, you have the complete mobile entertainment hub your family will love you for!

Audio Output

Type:Sound card

Battery

Technology:Lithium ion

Cache Memory

Installed Size:128KB/1MB/2MB/512KB

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:10.4in
Height:1.7in/1.8in
Weight:6.4lbs/6.5lbs/6.6lbs
Width:14.1in

Display (Projector)

Diagonal Size:15.4in
Diagonal Size (metric):39.1cm
Max Resolution:1280 x 800
Technology:TFT active matrix
Widescreen Display: Yes

Header

Compatibility:PC
Country Kits:Canada/France/United States
Localization:English/French
Manufacturer:Hewlett-Packard
Model:Dv5110us/Dv5116nr/Dv5117cl/Dv5120us/Dv5123cl/Dv5129us/Dv5130ca/Dv5130us/Dv5140us/Dv5142eu/Dv5150us
Packaged Quantity:1
Product Line:HP Pavilion/HP Pavilion Media Center

Input Device

Type:Keyboard / QuickPlay / Touchpad/Keyboard / Touchpad

Mainboard

Data Bus Speed:667MHz/800MHz

Miscellaneous

Refurbished:Remarketed

Modem

Max Transfer Rate:56Kbps
Type:Fax / modem

Multimedia Functionality

TV Tuner Type:Analog TV

Networking

Data Link Protocol:Bluetooth / Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / IEEE 802.11a / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g/Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / IEEE 802.11a / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g/Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g
Type:Network adapter
Wireless LAN Supported: Yes
Wireless Protocol:802.11a/b/g/802.11a/b/g / Bluetooth/802.11b/g

Optical Storage

Type:CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo/DVD

OS Provided

Type:Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition/Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition/Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Processor

64-bit Computing: Yes
Clock Speed:1.66GHz/1.8GHz/2GHz
Manufacturer:AMD/Intel
Processor Number:3000+/3300+/ML-32/ML-34/ML-37/T1300
Type:Core Solo/Mobile Sempron/Turion 64 mobile technology

RAM

Installed Size:1GB/2GB/512MB
Max Supported Size:2GB
Technology:DDR SDRAM/DDR2 SDRAM

Service & Support

Type:1 year warranty

Storage Controller

Type:IDE/Serial ATA

Storage Floppy Drive

Type: None

Storage Hard Drive

Type:Portable

Storage Removable

Type: None

System

Hard Drive(-s) Total Capacity:100GB/120GB/60GB/80GB
Notebook Type:Notebook
Platform Technology:Intel Centrino
Recommended Use:Home use
Windows Vista Certification:Windows Vista Capable

Video Memory

Installed Size:128MB

Video Output

Graphics Processor / Vendor:ATI Radeon Xpress 200M/Intel GMA 950
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