HP Pavilion DV8299XX
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: windows, mce, notebook, roundup
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Introducing The Roundup Participants
- 3. Introducing Roundup Participants, Continued
- 4. Acer Aspire AS9504WSMi
- 5. A Tour Around The AS9504MSMi
- 6. Using The AS9504WSMi
- 7. Fujitsu LifeBook N6410
- 8. A Tour Around The LifeBook N6410
- 9. Using The LifeBook N6410
- 10. HP Pavilion DV8299XX
- 11. A Tour Around The DV8299XX
- 12. Using The DV8299X
- 13. Sony VAIO VGN-AX580G
- 14. A Tour Around The VAIO VGN-AX580G
- 15. Using The VAIO VGN-AX580G
- 16. Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV600
- 17. A Tour Around The Qosmio G35-AV600?
- 18. Using The Qosmio G35-AV600
- 19. Benchmark's
- 20. MobileMark 2005: Test Results
- 21. MobileMark 2005: Discussion Of Results
- 22. PCMark05 Test Results
- 23. Brightness And Contrast: Means, Minimums And Maximums
- 24. Brightness And Contrast: Distribution Of Brightness And Contrast
- 25. Brightness And Contrast: Distribution Of Brightness And Contrast, Continued
- 26. Brightness And Contrast: Distribution Of Brightness And Contrast, Continued
- 27. Summary And Conclusions
10. HP Pavilion DV8299XX
HP's Pavilion DV8299XX 17" notebook with Microsoft Windows MCE on-screen
Editor's Note: The DV8299X is part of the DV8000t series. For pricing information, go to HP's website and configure a DV8000t like our test unit.
Another big and hefty notebook, the HP unit continues with the same silver and black motif we saw with our first two roundup candidates. Like the Fujitsu, the HP's upper deck has a matte finish, but it takes a bit more effort to smudge or smear its surface (it does show fingerprints more than the Acer, however.) The bottom deck is metal on the front third and uses a matte finish black plastic for the rear two-thirds, which is also used for the palm rest on the top of the keyboard deck. Like the other notebooks, this one also has six rubber feet to protect and cushion whatever surface it sits upon.
The specifications for the HP Pavilion DV8299XX appear in the following table.
| Manufacturer | HP |
|---|---|
| Model | Pavilion DV8299XX |
| Dimensions & Weight | |
| Width x Height x Depth | 15.4 x 11.5 x 2"
39.12 x 29.21 x 5.08 cm |
| Unit & Battery | 9.18 lb / 4163.98 g |
| Charger and Power Cord | 1.04 lb / 471.76 g |
| Total | 10.22lb 4635.71 g |
| AC Adapter & Battery | |
| Battery I Capacity | Li-Ion 8 cells (14.4 V, 4400 mAh, 63.4 Wh) |
| Battery II Capacity | n/a |
| AC adapter | 120 W |
| Pointing Device(s) | Touchpad |
| Display and Graphics Controller | |
| Display Size | 17" wide screen (43.18 cm) |
| Display Resolution | 1440 x 900 |
| Graphics controller | NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 |
| System | |
| BIOS | HP version F.08 2/20/2006 |
| CPU | Intel Centrino CoreTM Duo Processor T2600
(2.16 GHz, 2 MB L2-Cache, FSB533) |
| Memory | 2 x 512 MB 533MHz DDR2 |
| Hard Drive | |
| Manufacturer & Model | Hitachi HTS541010G9SA00 |
| Size | 2 x 100 GB |
| Performance | (SATA / 5400 rpm / 16 MB/ 12 ms) |
| Other Drives | |
| Manufacturer & Model | TSSTcorp TS-L532M |
| Type | +-DVD RW/CD RW |
| Floppy Drive | none |
| Media Bay | none |
| Connectors
B=Back, F=Front, L=Left, R=Right |
|
| PS2 Mouse/Keyboard | none / none |
| USB 2.0 | 2x (L) 2 x (R) |
| IEEE1394/Firewire | 1 (L) |
| Serial COM Port | none |
| Parallel LPT Port | none |
| Microphone | none |
| IR port | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| VGA / DVI out | 1x (L) / none |
| TV out | S-video (L) |
| TV in | S-video (R), Composite (R) |
| AC Power | Yes (L) |
| PC-Card Slots | 1x (L) |
| Express-Card Slots | 1x (R) |
| LAN | 1x (L) Intel Pro VE 10/100 Ethernet |
| WLAN | 1x (B) Intel Pro 3945ABG 802.(11a/b/g) |
| Wireless WAN | none |
| Audio Connectors | Mic (R) Headphone (R) |
| Audio Chip | Intel High Definition Audio Controller [A-1] |
| Modem | 1x (B) / Conexant |
| Card-Reader/Writer | 1x (L) Multi (SD, MM, MS, MS Pro, XD) |
| Fingerprint Security Sensor | No |
| Manufacturer's Docking Socket | No |
| MSRP | $2,134.99 (incl $50 mail-in rebate) |
| High-Low Retail | not available until 5/9/2006 |
| Software | |
| OS | Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 |
| Application Software | |
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