*HP dv6t & dv7t (70XX / 71XX series) IVY BRIDGE Owners Lounge*

I'll see what I can do, but I have no idea how to do any benchmarking.

 

"old DV6TQE"? The old thing you got almost 2 weeks ago? You must love to wait so much that you thought you'd do it again.

PS. I wish mine was at a FedEx facility.

 

Just follow that link, select Software from the menu, and download a free 30-day Performance Test.

 

Hey, it was almost 3 weeks ago.

I wish mine wasn't collecting dust at the FedEx facility. =/

 

I got mine without the intel wifi, bad idea?

 

Terrible, as the intel wifi also comes with blutooth for only 15 bucks. Arguably the biggest bang for your buck in terms of upgrades available to the dv7/dv6

 

April 25 - May 8 = 2 wks

 

I would call HP and modify the order to include Intel Wifi.

 

Mine is still in china..... why do i have a bad feeling about that Friday ship date

 

Mine's in Utah...come to California already! >.<

 

Costco has the dv6t and dv7t ivy bridge pre-configured up now. Unfortunately, they offer them with lower res screens (1366 x 768 and 1600 x 900 respectively) and a lower class Nvidia chip (630M). Of course, select the option to customize either the two to get the 650M and screen upgrades.

 

Just ordered my new DV6T-qe 7xxx after sending back my 6xxx.

I got it for 1094.99 after using the 300 instant rebate, a 50$ techbargain coupon, and the student discount.

HP Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition customizable Notebook PC
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• 3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM Processor (2.3 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache)
• NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GT 650M Graphics with 1GB GDDR5 memory [HDMI, VGA]
• FREE Upgrade to 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 750GB 7200 rpm Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• 32GB mSSD Hard Drive Acceleration Cache
• Microsoft(R) Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word/Excel(R) only, No PowerPoint(R)/Outlook(R)
• FREE Upgrade to Norton Internet Security(TM) 2012 - 15 Months Subscription (activation required)
• 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery - Up to 6.0 hours of battery life +++
• 15.6-inch diagonal Full HD Anti-glare LED-backlit Display (1920 x 1080)
• FREE Upgrade to Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner
• HP TrueVision HD Webcam
• 802.11b/g/n WLAN
• Backlit Keyboard
• HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

 

At least yours is in the States =/

 

Press release for more HP notebooks. Looks like the dual core IB dv6, along with some other models are slated for June 20. The silver color looks quite good, imo.

 

Uggh, I screwed up, the order is already in production so they can't change it, oh well Is there a possibility of buying after-market?

 

You can get an intel card with bluetooth for like $20-$25 off ebay. And the wifi card is easy to replace too, so not a big deal.

 

It's true, if you want to use bluetooth products you may have made a mistake. If you don't, however, the only difference between the two cards is the company making them.

Since the first option (which I went for also, btw) is unbranded it is most likely Broadcom. The second option is just an Intel branded card. It will probably have a somewhat better battery life and range but I'm guessing something you would only notice if you had the two right next to each other. If you really want it I'd call them tomorrow morning and complain. Maybe something could happen.

And, like R3d so helpfully said up above, you can replace it pretty easily yourself.

 

Hmm I wonder if the m6 will be on par with the dv6, I like the fact that it is thinner but still has an optical drive. When more details come out I will make my decision to keep or return my dv6

 

How much did the student discount get you? Did you mention you were a student and they just gave it to you or did you need some proof? I missed out on the $400 coupon and was looking to get at least that amount back. I already have a 128GB M4 SSD, CS5, and a cooler mat but no laptop; I don't know if i'll have the patience to wait for the next better coupon to come out.

 

Going after market is your best best for 2 reasons.

1 Both cards that hp offer are b/g/n, an after market card will have a/b/g/n

2 If you cancel the order your bank will hold your funds for 5 days, not sure if that matters to you but if you don't have enough money to place the order again that's another 5 days you have to wait.

 

How did you got the student discount? Where you on the 21 day window to return the 6xxx?

 

Regarding going after market for a new wifi card, can you choose any you want (that fits eheh) or are we still limited to the ones HP whitelisted on the bios?

 

Sign up for an HP Academy account and use this promotional code at checkout NB6667 to receive $50 off.

 

Does anyone have any suggestions for a cooling pad? I posted under the thread in the accessories forum but figured I'd ask around here too.

 

Just ordered a dv6t yesterday from HP and its going to be delivered today. I love that it's shipping from Memphis and I live in Memphis. My only problem is I just ordered an M14x R2 for around $650 with the Military discount on AAFES. It was almost half what I paid for the dv6t with almost the same specs...

Operating system
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-3610QM (3.3 GHz 6 MB L3 cache )
Processor technology
Turbo Boost Technology
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M (2 GB DDR5 dedicated, 1.65 GB accessible)
Memory
8 GB DDR3
Hard drive
750 GB SATA (7200 rpm)
Optical drive
Blu-ray player; SuperMulti DVD burner
Network interface
10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
Wireless
802.11b/g/n; Bluetooth
Power supply
120W AC power adapter
Battery
6-cell (62WHr) Li-Ion
External Specs
Back to the top
Display
15.6" diagonal full HD anti-glare LED-backlit (1920 x 1080)
Keyboard
Full-size, island-style, backlit with numeric keypad
Price $1199.99

 

Are you willing to write an in depth review?

 

You need a .edu email, and your school needs to be on HP's list when creating an Academy account. I think there are ways for high school students to get the discount too, but it gets more complicated.

 

I have tried alot of cooling "pads" this is a fan I bought from walmart that I zip-tied up under this makeshift "desk" lol, I get about 15 degrees difference under load.

Regarding the image I tried to post, nevermind apparently notebookreview still isn't accepting pictures and avatars.... but it's cool trust me.

 

I'm not much of a reviewer, but I will attempt it. What does everyone want to know about? I'll make sure to take pics as well.

 

Fedex said there on the move

 

Mine still hasn't shipped and I ordered on the 1st...

 

Mine still has not shipped yet either. But i ordered it on the 2nd. Still in production and says shipping by the 16th.

 

tell us about the screen quality, contrast, colours, brightness etc. and if possible a comparison to another notebook. Also how the gt 650 performs in some games. for last, the general impressions, build quality, keyboard feel, touchpad performance and not to forget the audio quality(if possible compared to xps 15 or something similar). that would make a great review.

 

Let us know what type of memory, 1333 or 1600

BTW, I noticed that the new Envy laptops specify 1600 memory.

 

Mine shipped! However, like so many others, it missed the Fedex cutoff and won't leave China til tomorrow.

 

Ditto on the memory.
for the DV7 I would love to know;
Does it come with a secondary drive caddy? the Italian review vid had it installed without a drive when he took the back cover off.
If the mssd really is msata? can it cache an HDD installed in the secondary bay?

 

I would love to know what model of wireless card it has in it.

 

Anyone see the new ultrabooks hp has up? 2nd gen i-5 smh. It is sexy though

 

Ordered dv6t on 4/29, to ship by 5/8. Today is 5/9 and still in production...

 

Call and complain. You'll get either a credit or a discount.

 

I want to know if the intel wifi w/bluetooth is the 2230 or 6235 model? Better be the 6235 or I will be disappointed!

 

We may have all seen them if we've tried to get a status lately. My link seems to get hijacked to a screen full of them.

 

It's such a shame that hp would stick a 768 screen and a poopy i5 with a decent 2gb card.

 

HP Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition customizable Notebook PC

• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• 9 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
• 3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM Processor (2.3 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache)
• NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GT 650M Graphics with 2GB GDDR5 memory [HDMI, VGA]
• FREE Upgrade to 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 750GB 7200 rpm Hybrid Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• NO mSSD Hard Drive Acceleration Cache
• 15.6-inch diagonal Full HD Anti-glare LED-backlit Display (1920 x 1080)
• Blu-ray writer & SuperMulti DVD burner
• 720p HD video streaming webcam supports Skype + FingerPrint Reader
• Intel 802.11b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth(R)
• Backlit Keyboard

Ordered on the 1st... It's supposed to be here by Friday the 11th. Still shows in Shanghai. I also ordered an aftermarket 6 cell battery.

 

Most likely the Intel Wifi 2230, which still an improvement over the 1030.

 

There is a new review out for the dv6&7, it's the international version and he doesn't turn it on, but you get a better look at it.

720p HP IVY BRIDGE dv6-7010tx REVIEW, 2012 Laptop 3rd Generation Intel Core i7 3610QM,GT 630M - YouTube

According to the reviewer the ram is 1600mhz.

 

This is the same review linked several pages ago.

 

Oh, I'll pass on the Bluetooth then. Possibly mid-heavy video editing, FL Studio for instrumentals, Word, etc. for assignments and other tasks. But since this is my first laptop I just want the best performance and quality I could get for the money.

Nah, not an engineer, I'm a business major. Guess I'll stick with 8 GB then. Thank you both for your feedback.

 

In theory it doesn't add any extra range but some reviews say that an Intel wifi card is better than the unbranded version that comes standard (which is most likely made by Broadcom). If you aren't happy with the base version you can always upgrade it down the road.

 

Update from HP:

"Thank you for choosing HP. We understand you are anticipating receipt of your new HP Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition customizable Notebook PC and therefore are contacting you with an update on the build of your customized PC. Due to an unplanned delay in the production process, we will be unable to ship your customized order as originally planned.

We now expect to complete your order on or before a revised ship date of 5/15/2012 . At shipment, we will email you a shipping notification with your carrier tracking number. You can then track your shipment online to obtain the estimated delivery date."

I get a 15% off coupon for a future purchase for my week's delay...