*HP dv6t & dv7t Select Edition / Quad Edition (6XXX series) Owners Lounge*

Yeah, the color is nice. It's as close to black as you can get without it being black. The brushed look is nice as well.

Build construction is pretty decent. The teardown and removal of the logic board was precarious, as the silver strip of plastic that wraps around the bottom case is INCREDIBLY thin, but it was flexible enough to get the board out without damage.

The keyboard flex is only annoying if you're showing someone "look how much flex this has" and has no effect on typing.

The 1366x768 screen is average.

The 6770M performance is incredible. I play Rift, and this laptop gets about 5-6 more FPS on Ultra settings at 1080P on my LCD than my 3 year old gaming desktop (OC'd e2160 @ 3.2ghz, 4gb ddr2, G92 GeForce 8800GTS, G.Skill SSD).

Switchable graphics integration is great. The fan does turn on during heavy loads, but if you're playing a game the sound should drown it out. I've heard much worse.

Touchpad and multitouch gestures (two finger scrolling) as as close to macbook quality as I've seen on a Windows laptop. This is coming from a 15" macbook pro unibody owner.

Out of the box I was playing with it last night at about 50% battery life, which is ships at. I got about 2.5 hours of use out of it before I took it downstairs to recharge. I'm guessing 3.5 to 4.5 hours with just wifi/general browsing will be normal.

As other people have said, there is tons of bloatware. PC Decrapifier and some manual registry work comes in handy here.

I like it. If I didn't have a DV7t on the way I'd probably keep it and deal with the low resolution screen.

 

Thanks man. Generally, I don't like stuff in dark, black colors (except for dressy shoes) but this one is nice.

 

Thaanks man

 

Thanks again for the information your providing us with, its great to know. When you get a chance could you comment on how the DV6T is to handle and carry around? Do you find yourself struggling to hold it or is there a nice grip to it? Gracias Mucho

 

Much cooler looking that I had imagined.

 

Nope, it isn't heavy. I don't know how much heavier it is than my 15" macbook pro, but I doubt more than a pound. I can comfortably carry it with one hand facing down and not worry about dropping it.

The AC adapter, though, is a 120W brick. They're on the bigger side of the adapter spectrum, but not ridiculous like some of the older Dell XPS or Inspiron 9400 bricks.

 

Sweet, I was just worried how it would handle in on hand, but exactly like you said is what I was hoping for. The adapter being large isn't really a turn-off to me because more than likely it will just sit in my dorm all next year anyway.

 

How many FPS do you get in Rift with AA activated? I only get 16 FPS with my DV6(ATI 5650 OCed).

 

Awesome, I just got a shipping notification for my dv6tqe with my i7-2820, so anybody know if this thing can run ram @1600

 

Just took a look.

This is at 1920x1080 on the stock "Ultra" setting.

No AA: 20 FPS
Edge Smoothing: 18 FPS
Supersampling: 13 FPS

Keep in mind, this is hanging out near the auction area in Sanctum fully zoomed out. Probably 30ish people in the area.

Though those numbers aren't optimal gaming numbers, its pretty impressive that this "mid range" card and lowest-end sandybridge quad core can pump it out. Frame rates are very usable on high. And, if using the DV6t's native resolution, you can probably get away with everything on ultra and edge smoothing, maybe even supersampling.

 

Ripwind you're an amazing person lol

Thanks so much for all the work, the pictures, the break down, the initial thoughts etc. Love the pictures, I'm about to buy a dv6 because of them.

Anyways thanks.

Just repped you by the way.

onelove23

 

Here's a picture of the CoolSense software. Not sure anyone has shown it yet.

 

They have had cool sence for quite a while on many different laptops( envy 17, envy 14, the last dv6t, dv7t)

 

HP Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition customizable Notebook PC

• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• 2nd generation Intel(R) Quad Core(TM) i7-2630QM (2.0 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) w/Turbo Boost up to 2.9 GHz
• 1GB GDDR5 Radeon(TM) HD 6770M Graphics [HDMI, VGA]
• FREE Upgrade to 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 640GB 7200RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• No Additional Office Software
• FREE Upgrade to Norton Internet Security(TM) 2011 - 15 Month Subscription (activation required)
• 50% OFF!! One 6-Cell and One 9-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
• 15.6" diagonal High Definition HP BrightView LED Display (1366x768)
• SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
• HP TrueVision HD Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone and HP SimplePass Fingerprint Reader
• Intel 802.11b/g/n WLAN
• Standard Keyboard
• HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

Estimated build date: April 25, 2011

Can't Wait!

 

congrats, if i may ask what was your total price

 

What was your order date / Estimated ship date?

 

Haha, I was just kidding... Thanks for doing the teardown. It was a huge help!!

 

$864 with the extra 9 cell

with tax and recycling(I'm in CA) came out to $950

I used a 30% off coupon and though for $42 extra a 9 cell was worth it.

 

oder date was march 13, est build was march 25, called on the 27th they pushed it back to april 5

 

Same thing happened to me, I'm going to call either today or Monday and see if I can get free 2 day shipping upgrade.

 

Hey humblebeast,

How much did you pay for yours?

 

• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• 2nd generation Intel(R) Quad Core(TM) i7-2820QM (2.3 GHz, 8MB L3 Cache) w/Turbo Boost up to 3.4 GHz
• 1GB Radeon(TM) HD 6770M GDDR5 Graphics [HDMI, VGA]
• FREE Upgrade to 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 640GB 7200RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• No Additional Office Software
• No additional security software
• 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (standard) - Up to 5.5 hours of battery life +++
• 15.6" diagonal High Definition HP BrightView LED Display (1366x768)
• SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
• HP TrueVision HD Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone and HP SimplePass Fingerprint Reader
• Intel 802.11b/g/n WLAN
• Standard Keyboard
• HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

$949.99
TX Tax: $81.59
Shipping: $39.00 (2 day)

GRAND TOTAL: $1070.58

then they took off 39 for shipping and 60 off the laptop, because of the delay, and a little fussing so in the end $971.58

 

Call them and fuss, say that you needed this for work, you expected and its ridicules that you have to wait another 2 weeks or whatever

 

Wow thats quite a deal. I hope they delay mine
Do you know the difference in performance between the i7 2630qm and the i7 2820qm? Wondering if its worth it to change my order.

 

....this is why it was so cheap

$400.00 Coupon CA3379
$150.00 Laptop instant rebate (off the top)

I just wanted the baddest processor,(i wanted the 8mb cache) so i could keep from doing what rip did(fyi awesome work rip +1rep) and with the money i saved from shipping and delay and all im going to upgrade to 8gb ram so i can run dual channel( i still am not sure if 10700+10600 will run dual channel, doesnt it come with the 10700) but ide like to run it @ 1600mhz

 

C'mon! Give me such deal even in euros in Poland. This sucks. We can't even order cpu here ... :/

 

Yeah we continental Europeans are in many ways at a disadvantage...

 

What kind of coupon was that? Was that one of the 30% ones.

But yeah that processor is bad .

Kind of jealous now

 

Idk I fussed to a customer service, and they gave me that, so right at 550 off the top.... and i was like ok ill return my old one(4xxx)b2

 

Hey everyone, this is my first post in this very informative forum and with that I'd just like to ask if anyone can post temps of this amazing machine

I know some people have said that the device runs very cool even on beds and sofas but some hard evidence from HWmoniter would clear any doubt in this area.

thanks

 

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So I was doing some googling to see if I could find a backlit keyboard mod for the dv7tqe, and I had the idea to replace the standard keyboard with an Envy 17 keyboard, which is backlit. So I brought up the service manuals for both laptops, and from the looks of it, the Envy 17 keyboard could fit perfectly in a dv7tqe. And just like Rip said, the dv7tqe even has a 4-pin connecter slot to hook up the backlight. I took some screen shots of both keyboards in the service manual:

The first is the Envy 17, the second is the dv7tqe

 

It's the kind of coupon that took me 40 minutes on the phone to get, and she would not tell me the coupon code, but I saw it on my invoice. (the coupon did not work online anyway)

I don't know about humblebeast, but my CSR spent a LONG time coming up with a coupon that would give me nearly my desired 30% ($408 in my case) that stacked with the $150. You better believe I maxed out her satisfaction survey afterward. I took the position that I'd buy two computers for $558 off or I'd buy none for $408 off, and they came within $8 of my price using existing (non-publicized) coupons so I placed the two orders.

I was not so fortunate Thursday when I wanted to combine the $400 off secret coupon with $250 in instant rebates. That one got kicked up the chain of command (no, I didn't really want it brought to the attention of people who had real authority, but it snowballed fast on me), and they called me back late Friday to tell me that the decision was that no coupon would stack with the $100 additional instant rebate. (and they didn't actually say if the 3379 coupon was still valid in April)

 

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile...004se=0&whetstone=1&wprime_1024=1&wprime_32=1

 

It seems to be the exact same keyboard, just some minor changes in the hotkeys.

 

Now that it seems as though it's safe again to buy the dv6 and dv7, you may want to link to HP via Fatwallet. I bought a dv7 a few days ago with the 30% coupon and got $32.76 cash back on a $909.99 purchase. (Fatwallet says "up to 5%" back from HP, and it looks like that means 3.6% cash back.)

The Fatwallet page for the HP Home Store used to show the 30% off coupon link for the dv7 but doesn't anymore. It may still work. But the 30% off coupon link for the dv6 is still there.

You can't cash out for a few months, but Fatwallet is legit. Hey, 3.6% off is like a free Radeon or Bluetooth upgrade!

 

FatWallet Cash Back Details - HP Home Store

In other news, my Amex Open Savings 5% credited to my account quickly, and it was 5% of the entire amount charged to my Amex card so I got 5% back on the tax too. (couldn't get fatcash because I placed the order on the phone)

 

Ok someone said they were going to be doing a battery test today......what happened where is the results

 

Guys, please tell me which sata is the HD controller, Sata or Sata 2?
Thanks

 

Sata III I think.

 

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According to this thread there are 2 sata III ports and 4 sata II. At least thats what has been talked about when discussing the sandy bridge sata issue.

 

here's a pic of temps with a clean win7 ultimate install running a few programs with ATI gpu running:

using the onboard intel graphics the temps were around 40 degrees celsius and it remains quite cool to the touch. I ordered a Newegg.com - Thermaltake Ixoft Fanless Notebook Cooling Pad Model R15ON01 cooler pad anyway.

(i don't have the coolsense software installed btw anyone know where to download?)

clean install went ok for win7 ultimate msdn version with sp1, although you will need to have the intel wireless/realtek ethernet drivers on a usb stick/cd, then you can get everything else once you are connected.

fingerprint reader driver install and can see in device manager but no software i can find yet/how to turn it on. (drivers/package linked to in first post doesn't seem to include interface/work)

ubuntu 10.10 also installed cleanly but trying to configure the switchable graphics using ucc .5 (ubuntu control center) and using the ati glfxr proprietary drivers is known to cause some issues, still not getting ucc .5 to install correctly, more later if anyone interested in ubuntu on this machine.

 

I want to install Ubuntu on my soon to be delivered DV7tqe, using some sort of free visualization software. Do you have to enable any settings in the bios on the new DV6/7 to get that going or is it already turned on. I guess it could depend on what version of Windows 7 your machine comes with.

 

Do you have the dv7 or dv6?

Mind listing the drivers you downloaded?

 

Thanks daf323! Looks like it runs pretty cool. +1

 

The extra $100 instant rebate on dv7t that they added Thursday is gone now.
Free memory upgrade is now 8GB.
NB739862 for 30% is dead.
NB2688 gives $375 off.

NB4761 for 30% on dv6t is dead.
NB2688 gives $375 off.
Free memory upgrade is now 8GB.

 

any idea on what my chances would be of getting a refund on the order i placed and had to pay for the difference between the old free 6gb and the 8gb? even though i used the old 30% off coupon that saved $25 more than the new coupon is offering.

 

Im about to pull the trigger on this HP dv7-4295us notebook and just want to inquire if anyone knows if the dual drive is raid configurable?Im thinking of upgrading the drive from 5400rpm to 7200rpm drives. Is there anything I should be thinking about in regards to this upgrade? Other than making the restore disc is the process simple?

 

That probably depends on the rep you speak to to. Try to make it sound like you're considering cancelling/returning your order.