HP DV3T hits the HP site!

FedEx has updated the tracking information and now it really looks like my new 'puter should arrive on Monday. Interestingly, it went from China to Ankorage, then down to Oakland and finally up to Seattle where it is waiting for me. If I knew I could get it, I'd drive the 2hours up there and grab it. Anyway, here is the whole itinerary so far using my local times (-8:00 GMT):

Sep 12, 2009 3:08 AMAt dest sort facilitySEATTLE, WA
Sep 12, 2009 1:37 AMDeparted FedEx locationOAKLAND, CA
Sep 11, 2009 9:23 PMArrived at FedEx locationOAKLAND, CA
Sep 11, 2009 4:57 PMDeparted FedEx locationANCHORAGE, AK
Sep 11, 2009 1:57 PMInt'l shipment releaseANCHORAGE, AK
Sep 11, 2009 1:31 PMArrived at FedEx locationANCHORAGE, AK
Sep 11, 2009 5:48 AMIn transitSHANGHAI CN
Sep 9, 2009 11:56 PMLeft FedEx origin facilityKUNSHAN CN
Sep 9, 2009 10:03 PMPicked upKUNSHAN CN

I'll let you know what I think when I finally get my hands on it. Hope yours moves quickly.

 

If I do a clean install vista/win7 on dv3t, will I need special drivers for webcam and keyboard backlights?

 

Standard webcam drivers are automatically installed in Vista and Windows 7. It's simply labeled as HP Webcam in Device Manager.

No drivers are needed for the keyboard backlight. The keyboard backlight functions independently of any OS or software so it can be turned on or off at anytime your machine is on. Turning the backlight on and off is done by pressing FN + Spacebar.

 

ya thats weird. that must be where thay have a big sorting facility. mine went from china to japan so i guess it is on its way to anchorage AK now i look forward to getting mine as well..

 

OK, it arrived today. A nice set of supporting documents came with. The set up is pretty easy compared to some other notebooks I've had. It did search for for and find the all the latest updates to Vista. It also found and installed IE 8. There was a lot of HP specific animation that I was happy to watch, but others might get impatient.

I was surprised at how very difficult it was to avoid using Norton. I much prefer Avast, and Norton did everything it could to prevent me loading Avast, and still more to keep me from removing Norton. But I prevailed.

So far I am very pleased. The only major downside is, as others have said, the case and touchpad collect fingerprints, but I carry a microfiber cloth all the time for my glasses, and it isn't a terrible chore to wipe everything down.


The fan is quiet and so far the case has not gotten overly warm. The infinity screen is a bit reflective, but quite tolerable for me, and it is easy to change the position of the screen.

The a,b,g,n wireless was a little strange to set up. It is running at a respectible 71mbps, but this is slower than my netgear N network with a WN111 usb adapter, so I'll probably stick the adapter in a free usb port on the DV3T and see if I get the 270 to 300 mbps I have gotten used to on my ASUS desktop.

All in all I am very happy with this purchase. Unless some major problem develops, the DV3T is going with me on all my trips and will be my main computer at the office.

Of course, now that I have the machine set up and the novelty is starting to wear off, I guess I'll have to actually start using my new HP to get some work done.

 

hey, i am in the processing a ordering my dv3t. which processor should i order:
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Processor T4200 Included in price or should I pay an extra $50 dollars for the Duo Processor.

 

Personally I would spend the extra money and get the core 2 duo also the Pxxx series I ordered mine with the p7350 processor it will be faster than the Pentium dual core and it will give you a bit better battery life and run cooler as the T6500 Series has a thermal design power (TDP) of 35W versus the P7350 has a TDP of 25W. That’s my personal opinion

 

I got my Lappy today ahead of schedule thanx to FedEx. Ok first off this thing flys I am amazed by this laptops speed. I have to say that this laptop runs very cool I have had this thing installing vista service pack 2 and ms office 2007 creating the recovery disks and I have to say that so far this thing stays cool the only place that gets warm and I mean Luke warm is where the hard drive is located at and. over all I love this laptop and how small and light it is. This laptop is a feather compared to my hp dv8000t it weights over 8 pounds. But I cannot talk bad about that lappy it has provided me with over 3 years service and still runs strong. And I hope that hp has put the same quality into this dv3t as they did the dv8000t. you were right dynamius so far I love this lappy. I will post another posting once I have had it for a little while

 

Can you post your temp readings doing normal browsing and other activities for comparison sake. I got a dv3t last week and while making recovery dvd's the temps reached 75 deg C, measured using HWmonitor. The fan was firing out heat as if from dragon's mouth. But after dvd burning, the temps came down to 63 deg C, and slowly dropped to 57C. I got same config as yours except I got intel GMA graphics.

 

Great news and congratulations. I have now installed photoshop on mine and runs great. So after 2 days I am even happier than before. I struggled between this and going to an Apple powerbook, and I now know I made the right choice for me. I also want to thank dynamius for all the great posts about the technical aspects; they really helped.

 

Ya that is weird. mine with the nvidia video card mine while making my recovery disks the highest temp I recall seeing was high 50's deg C and my cpu while surfing around the net is mid to low 40's they will occasionally go to the 50's but come back down as the fan kicks on high. And my video card stays in the low to mid 40's while surfing the net. But I have only had mine 2 days now. You might have an issue whit the thermal compound.

 

ya glad every thing has gone well for you sofar. the more i play with this lappy the more i find and the more i love it. i also love the backlit keyboard in darker rooms it makes this laptop a great pleasure to use and makes it easer to use as i have to look down from time to time while i type. but sofar i have NO buyers remorse here either.

 

I fully agree. This is a great laptop, and the Nvidia video card is more than adaquate. I have now hooked it up to my widescreen hi def TV, and it makes a great BIG monitor. My configuaration plays MS Flight simulater at the highest level with ease. I got the blu ray optical drive, and it played a blu ray movie beautifully through the hdmi output, but that's probably kind of a waste of resources- anyway, my wife thinks I bought this thing for work and I should probably make that at least partly true.

 

use it for work.. Hmmm i dont know LOL..
ya i have been eying our big screen too although i did not spring for the blue ray drive in my lappy i figure i will wait for the prices for the dirves them selfs come down then i will put one in myself.

 

does any one know if this laptops card reader supports SDHC?

 

You could always have a little more fun by doing a fresh installation of Windows, and maybe dual boot into Windows 7 RC. Of course, you're going to need a copy of the Vista installation disc (which HP doesn't provide but should). Just make sure it's an SP1 or SP2 disc and not the original since I've had some hardware/software issues with it that didn't occur when I used an SP2 disc.

Yep, it does. I have an 8GB SDHC that I leave in there so I can backup the important stuff, and I have all the drivers and apps I need for the laptop for easy access in case of of a restoration or a clean install. Whether or not it will support SDXC is another matter...

 

helpp!!

i just got my dv3t earlier this week and have been tinkering with it a bit... its been a few days but im still not able to maximize the resolution on the laptop to anything higher than 1366x768

my laptop has the nvidia geforce g105m and the geforce website says the max resolution is 2560x1600

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_g105m_us.html

can anyone help with this? thx!!

 

Well, thats if you have your DV3 connected to an external display that has a higher resolution. The display on your DV3 is a 1366x768 which means that it can't show a higher resolution. For example: when i connect my DV3550 to my full HD LCD it's in the resolution 1920x1080 since thats the native resolution of the LCD monitor.


R

 

Hi Lads and Ladettes,
I'm about to pounce upon a dv3-2105tu in Australia, which has the P7350, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, X4500 graphics and have a few Q's.

1. How loud is the DVD unit when in operation?
2. What's the build quality like (plastics and keyboard)?
3. Average Battery Life on the 6-cell? (is 4+ hrs the usual?)
4. What's reliability like on the Intel 5100 AGNs?
5. Free Upgrade to Windows 7?
6. Good idea to purchase considering HP released their latest line up last week?

Read, almost the whole thread and have decided against the 105M graphics as gaming isn't my thing. Also didn't feel i need blu-ray or faster CPU for university work and movie watching.

 

1. I have to say that the DVD drive is quiet you can hear it some when it is going full speed but watching a movie it is pretty quiet.
2. The build quality is very good the laptop feels very sturdy in my hands moving it around. The keyboard has a very solid feel to it.
3. I have read that it is possible for it to get 4.5 hrs on the battery I have not tested my 6 cell battery yet but with the 9 cell I can get well over 7 hours almost 8 and I have the nvidia 105m card. So you should be able to get about 4 hours out of it.
4. The Intel 5100AGN card for me has worked very well. And from past experience with other Intel wifi cards they offer very good reliability I cannot speak much of the 5100 yet as I have only had my laptop about a week but so far it works great. I don’t know about the wireless n part because I do not have a wireless n router.
5. Windows 7 so far is very good windows build from my experience and working with the beta and RC version it is very nice to work with and it is very similar to vista so it won’t be a major change up if you do install it.
6. As with all technology as soon as you buy something it never fails something new comes out. Personally I love my DV3t it is everything that I wanted and I have no buyer remorse. The best piece of advice I can give you is to see if there are any retail stores around you that stock this laptop and have a display model. And go try it out mess around with the laptop and see if it would be the right one for you.

 

Thanks for the reply Zacharyh687.

I found a place that stocked the P7350, X4500 version of the dv3t and it felt ok.

The keys are relatively sturdy and tactile but not backlit. The touchpad is ok. One thing i was particularly worried about was the build quality and general fan noise. Build was ok, though the DVD drive and surrounding areas were a little plasticky, and when i put my ear next to the fan (top right), there was a noticeably whirring noisee... and a loud one. Reading back on some of the other posts, i thought this was only for those with the G105M, but maybe not? I looked into the BIOS and it had the F.06 Firmware on it. Not sure I could deal with the fan noise in a lecture/uni environment.

Reason i'm asking is I'm still unsure whether to wait for either the dm3 or probook which are thinner and possibly similar specs (though have to wait another month), or go with this dv3t. Also I can get the dv3t at $500 under what everyone else is paying in Australia.

 

Well I know there is an option in the bios that makes the fan run on low all the time and by default it is set to be on. it is there on my laptop and I have left it on as it is fairly quiet unless you have your head right next to the computer or you are in a completely silent room and even then it is very quiet to me and the fan on my laptop rarely goes past the medium speed mine stays very quiet and cool I carry mine with me to my college and I have to say it is quieter than the air conditioner. And my laptop has the G105m and it is very quiet.

ya I know your issue do I wait or should I buy ??? All I can say is the dv3t is a great laptop and offers a lot of power. I have had 2 hp laptops and I have to say my last hp was an awesome laptop and it is 3 years old and still runs like new. Either way you go I think HP's are great products and either one would be a good choice.

 

Question: my harddrive temperature used to be 36.0 degrees celsius but now its always 40.0 celsius. could there be something wrong with the sensor or is this a bad rise in temperature? what's the range of temperature when it becomes bad for the hdd?

 

I don’t think you have anything to worry about. The temp will change a lot especially when the drive is being worked really hard. It is really hard to say a temp range but I do not feel that a 4 degree change is something to be worried about. Now if you notice that the drive temp continues to rise past 40's then there might be a problem with the drive and conceder backing up your data to play it safe

 

anybody bought the invisbleshield yet???? does it fit onto the dv3t cuz on their website...
http://www.zagg.com/
...doesnt list dv3t but dv3

 

That one's made for the dv3-1000 series, which differs in physical dimensions. Although both dv3-1000 and the dv3t (aka dv3t-2000) have 13.3" screens, the dv3-1000 has a 16:10 aspect ratio screen compared to the 16:9 of the dv3t, making it taller and narrower than the dv3t, so the InvisibleShield made for the dv3 won't properly fit the dv3t.

The physical dimensions of the dv3-1000 series:
12.2 in (L) x 9.05 in (W) x 1.01 in (min H) / 1.27 in (max H)

The physical dimensions of the dv3t-2000 series:
12.9 in (L) x 8.7 in (W) x 1.25 in (min H) / 1.38 in (max H)

There's a page where you can request them to make one for a suggested model. If there is enough demand, they'll make it and email you once it becomes available.

 

has anyone made a huge undervolt on your notebook? i used rmclock to go from 1.15v to the lowest possible, which is 0.925v.

however, i'm still having problems with temps like many people do. you can see that my idle is already 47C with the fan spinning at about medium. my relevant hardware is with a T6500 processor and 4500mdh graphics. i'm still getting high temps and this is not even with the dedicated nvidia graphics.

do these temps seem high? is there any other way to lower my temps and fan noise? i'm thinking about even opening the notebook up to replace the TIM between the CPU and cooler

 

So I loaded Windows 7 32-bit professional on my DV3t (i had win 7 RC before) and everything works well, but for some reason standby is finicky. When I have any USB devices plugged in it wont let me standby. When i pull them out it'll finally go down. thoughts? I already disabled "USB selective suspend setting." didn't help. i didnt have this issue on RC.

 

well i know there is a windows update patch for microsoft keyboards and mice that will not let the computer go to standby hibernate or even let the screen saver come on. this is just a thought

 

Just got my DV3 2 days ago...Very happy so far...

I got 'n' wireless option but it is only connecting at 54mbps, so I am assuming it is set at 'g'...where are the settings to change this to 'n'?

thanks..

 

Ah.... try going to your device manager, network adapters... then click on the advanced tab, should be something there about the mode/channel or something it connects with.

You need to have an N router too... and that has to be setup to transmit too ya....

 

nevermind...figured it out...next the router, I am gett 300.0Mbps


if it helps anyone else, I changed my router from WPA to WPA2-PSK and that did the trick...

Doesn't make sense though because my Asus netbook connected easily at 150mpbs downstairs on the WPA setting...

 

Hmm DV3 isn't on HP website anymore. Did they replace it with DM3T?

 

dm3 series is a totally different line of HP notebooks

its equipped with ultra low voltage processors

 

It looks like our highly desireable and cutting edge dv3t is (just about 2 months after my purchase) already obsolete!

BUT the new dm3 does'nt seem to have all the features we were able to get. For example I am currently typing away on my backlit keyboard which was a requiirement I had for my next laptop. My machine still looks, acts and feels new. It has a processor that runs all my video editing softwar on a high speed 500GB hard drive. I'm still getting my money's worth.

 

I have no regrets with my DV3t. I feel like the DM3 is a little weak for my wants and the dv3t was just perfect. I could do with a little quieter video card but other than that I wouldn't trade this baby

 

i aggree i love my dv3t and would not give it up for any thing no regrets here either... i have had mine for allmost 2 months... the dm3 looks like a dv3t looks like the only diff is the keyboard and it uses the ulv processors and does not have an optical so it is a more powerfull and bigger and more expensive netbook... that is why i got the dv3t because i did not think i would be happy with a netbook especially because they have no dvd drive and lack of power. thats my 2 cents

 

excellent point. when you fully configure a mini, it's only like $150 or $200 cheaper than a lower end laptop... might as well go that extra $150 and get something far more functional in many ways.

im in no way dissing mini's - they're tiny as hell and you can take them anywhere. but im a cheap and i want to streach my dollar as far as it can go, and i think that is the case when buying a cheap ultra-portable laptop vs a mini.

 

ya the minis are cool but just not for me i wanted a full featured laptop and i priced the minis with the nvidia ion video card and they where as much as a base model dv3 and you still had to get a dvd drive if you wanted to burn or play dvds on the go.. thats what made my mind up on getting the dv3t insted of a mini. plus the power of the C2D processors. need more power LOL

 

i ordered 2 of the dv3t on 25 percent off bing oct 18....then hp discontinued them on the windows 7 launch date...i couldnt resist the prices....75 bucks for the g105 card...t6500 for free.free 4 gig ram.and a lower starting price .489 for one and 545 for the other after bing cashback.i figured they were discontinuing them when i seen the low prices and the new dm3 and dmt newly listed on the site.. ..one has the 4500gma for me...great battery life...and got my son the g105 for some throttled down gaming.but that one runs down the battery pretty quick...we didnt want netbooks because of no dvd drive and weaker specs..wanted an ultraportable.......dv3t has the perfect screen size and plenty of processer power to do whatever we need..i had 8 screens open yesterday..streaming stocks and sling boxin too..ran great....love that backlit keyboard too...not gonna find that on a netbook..at least not yet.. only minor issue we had was the zoom kept making the web pages smaller and bigger but after we turned off pinch it was fine...waiting for my windows 7 upgrade disc to be shipped now..glad i grabbed them just in time..dont think ill find another deal like this one for a long time..

 

Soooooooo, today I got a mailing about the new, wait for it.... "ENVY" HP notebook. That's right, it's not a cell phone, but a notebook computer. The mailing came in a slick, all black, kind of suede, envelope and an inner evelope that held 4 cards with special discounts. The mailing urged me to view the ENVY on a special wite at www.hpdirect.com/shop/envy. And of course I fell for it and went to the site to see what's up.

It looks like the "ENVY" should be envious of the DV3T. The 13 inch model is an underpowered, overpriced (though pretty slick looking) laptop that seems to mimic the thin Apple powerbooks. But I was agast to see that HP wants $1,699 for a basic setup of 3 gigs of RAM (expandable to a whopping 5gb) and 250GB hard drive. You can pay upwards of $2,500 and still not get more than 5 gigs of ram and a 250GB hard drive. Granted, the chasis is all aluminum and magnesium alla the Apples, the machine is less than an inch thick, and seems to have a nice screen, but this would not come close to meeting my computing needs . And you don't even get an optical drive- you have to pay extra to get an external DVD drive!

Now to be fair, they do offer the "ENVY" in a 15 inch model that allows you to have a 500GB hard drive and up to 16 gigs of ram. But you still have to buy a separate external DVD drive and you are going to pay north or $3,300.

I remain very, very happy with my DV3T. It converted me from the high end Sonys and kept me from going the Apple route. It was in the process of making me a believer in the HP brand. But if they mail me any more ads about junk like the "ENVY" I'm liable to quit considering HP as an appropriate vendor.

 

Hi,
I have the DV3T and am not sure from HP's website what is the proper 9-cell extended battery for this laptop.

Is it the RT09 (NU090AA#ABB) or the CL09 (NB801AA)?

Thanks!

 

The dv3t is is known as the "dv3t-2000" or the "dv3-2000". It looks like the "dv3t-2000" name is only used for the ones configured to order. All other pre-built Quick-ship and retail models go with the dv3-2XXX naming scheme.

There's a link in their battery product page that shows which battery goes with which model:
http://www.shopping.hp.com/shopping/pdf/HP_NB_Battery_Compatibility_Chart.pdf

So for the dv3t/dv3-2000, you'll want the HP 9-cell Extended-Life Battery for dv3-2000 Series (RT09) NU090AA#ABB.



On a side note, I noticed HP uses the high capacity cells in this 9-cell since it's rated at 83Wh (Standard 6-cell = 47Wh, High Capacity 6-cell = 55Wh), so you'll be getting close to 2x the battery life compared to the standard 6-cell even though it's only using 50% more cells.

 

the only thing i hate about laptop, including most laptops in general, are the tons of bloatware they put during installation. and im not familiar with most of these software so i dont know what will happen if i remove them

 

you should look up the hp open box guide thread(ver. 1 unless you have win7) to get a list of all the bloatware btw.

The only thing that I dont like about my Dv3t is the HHD; its probably just because its 7200RPM, but it gets pretty hot, (49C when playing a game). Is there a way to drop the temperatures down a bit?

 

open box? what is that, and can you link me to the guide please

about your hdd, i doubt you can do anything to lower its temperature, maybe a laptop cooler, since that worked with my old laptop, but other than that, i have no other solutions for you, sorry

or you can always buy a 4200 or 5400 rpm HD and use that 7200 as an external and put that esata to use

 

this one http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=177289

yea thats what I was thinking too, but I was thinking more of a expansion port docking station type thing.

Oh and just making sure, the physX driver wont function on our 105m's? I heard that all geforce 8xxx and above are compatible, but then Nvidia says minimum 32 stream processors where the 105 has 8.
Thanks

 

ya to me the envy series are reall lookers but the price must come down and they should give you a external dvd drive for 1600++ the dv2 comes with an external dvd burner and they are 600++ come on hp people who are buying these ENVYS are paying 1600+ just throw in a dvd drive heck it is most likely only costing them 30 or 40 bucks a peice if not less there cost..

as far as the mailings the should subside once they see you are not buying any thing from them

 

It doesn't seem like many of us have this laptop--there are so few posts on it. I love mine and glad I bought it shortly before it was discontinued.

It's worked perfectly since purchase. Has anyone out there upgraded to Windows 7? How is that working with this model.

I just got my Windows 7 disks the other day--plan to install them over Thanksgiving.

 

The dv3t has been available since April 22, so it has been a good while. I'd say all the people that got it has had it for a while now and are no longer here or talking about it. Afterall, there are over 800 posts in this thread alone, not including the official owner's lounge. I'm so glad I got it when I did since there hasn't been and still isn't (and seeing how everyone's going the optical drive-less direction, there probably never will be) an alternate option available that can match the configuration I got.

I received my upgrade discs about a week ago. I did a clean-installation using only the provided Windows 7 upgrade disc and completely ignored the drivers setup disc as it installs unwanted software such as the Wireless Assistant and the HP Support Assistant (the latter could be very useful for its battery health check, updates check, problems and solutions detection, etc.) However, unless you're an advanced user, I would probably recommend using the other disc since it looks like it makes the driver installation process pretty automated.

Everything works and runs perfectly for me. I've been running the Beta and Release Candidate versions since I got my laptop just to be sure everything functions correctly when Windows 7 was finally released. If you have any concerns about things not working, rest assured, everything will work just as it did before.