HP PAVILION DV6599EA REVIEW

Introduction
This is a stylish laptop and I find it really attractive, the price is also not bad simply 800 Euro. You also get cool features like a fingerprint scanner and touch sensitive buttons right under the screen.

Design
I think the design on this laptop is wonderful the laptop features a really good hinge mechanism which also impresses me. The laptop is also very solid and it does not seem to have any weak points in that way. We also did a battery eater test and it kept running for 1 hour and 12 minutes before it shutdown. The glossy widescreen also works really well for movie watching etc. The keyboard works very well for me, it has no flex whatsoever and that is a big plus, however I think the touchpad could have been little bit more.

Performance
This machine also features a good performance. A 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo processor and 2 GB ram to back it up is what you will find in this machine. For graphics you will get a Geforce 8400M GS. When we did a PCMark05 tests we got 4234 PCMarks which is pretty good for this machine. On 3DMark06 we got 1524 score points which is also decent but not enough if you want to play the newest games out there. This machine is meant as a desktop replacement but I think it still have a few more steps to go before its there.

Conclusion
This is overall a good laptop but lacks little bit in gaming performance. A good machine if you got a low budget, the machine has many connection facilities like FireWire etc and offers a wide range of features

Pros
+ Good performance (except games)
+ Good design
+ Many useful ports

Cons
- Poor battery life
- Poor gaming performance
- No Dvi output for the graphics card ( has only D-Sub )
- Quite heavy (3 kg)

Value For Money

Our Rating