*HP dv6t Quad Edition (2XXX series) Owners Lounge*

Okay, other than the screen, which I can get used to, I love this notebook.

The gaming performance is great... I can run Borderlands on all high at 1366x768 and I experience zero lag.

 

So from reading all the threads so far, I've gathered that

1) This laptop is totally awesome for the price it was worth

2) The LED screen sucks because of quality, lack of black contrast, and interlacing issue

How's the weight? The spec said around 6.37lbs and approx 1.4" thick?

 

I changed the gamma, and it made a big impact on blacks, they look much better now (but not amazing). I also set the digital vibrance in the NVIDIA Control Panel to 50 and it made colors look much better. The total weight of the shipped box was 10.4 lbs. I would say that the notebook does meet the 6.37 lbs without the power adapter, but if you add the power adapter it adds almost 1 lb of weight to it. The thickness seems right. Right now, my only beef with the notebook is how the screen looks interlaced, but I want to believe it will lose that effect as the screen is burnt in.

 

I am starting to get more and more used to the screen. I definitely love my new windows experience score (shown below):

 

Guys I screwed up... and I need some help on how to fix it...

I tried to do an upgrade from Windows 7 Home P to Windows 7 Professional edtion.
Anyway I got it from digital river. So during install it said that I could not go from Win 7 HP to Win 7 Pro.... It did offer the choice of a fresh install and I took it...

Now my problem is that I checked the Windows Index and said my ratings were 1.0.. I need to know how to fix this please.. the reason why it got that low because of graphics and gaming graphics.

Please show me how to fix this.. I included the print screen to show you guys...




Thanks in advance...

 

This laptop has a faulty BIOS.

It affects the Envy line too:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/463940

If you'd like to run an operating system other than Windows, the fans will not run properly. This is obviously a recipe for a melted machine. No Ubuntu, no Fedora/RHEL, no SUSE, and probably no Windows XP.

Let's make sure HP can fix this soon. Please let them know if you're affected by this issue:
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/psg/board/message?board.id=OS&thread.id=22243

 

I can confirm this w/ubuntu 9.10

Nobody run anything other than windows until this is solved.

 

You need to install the graphics drivers. Download the graphics drivers from the drivers thread then extract the CAB to a folder. Go to Device Manager, right click Standard VGA Adapter under Display Devices, click Update Driver, click the bottom option twice, then click Have Disk and select the INF in the folder you extracted the CAB to.

 

How did you get such a high score on your hard drive? My hard drive is what drags my WEI score down to a 5.8. I have the 7200 rpm drive too.

Anyway, after a lot of adjusting this screen, I think I may get used to it. I still have to get over the lower resolution as well.

Other than that, this thing performs great. I played Medieval II: Total War on it, and it's a drastic improvement over my dv9000t. I maxed out all the graphics options with with 2x AA, and then created a custom battle with THOUSANDS of archers. Usually my dv9000t would chug when I tried this on my old machine. I turned on the flaming arrows, and it was cool seeing thousands of arrows being lobbed back and forth.

The keyboard isn't that bad. It's a little on the "clicky" side, but the textured keys are similar to my old notebook, and I liked my old keyboard. I don't think I would've liked the glossy keys on the other dv6's cuz they would probably start looking like crap really quick.

The two mouse buttons really suck..way too "clicky". But the mouse pad works pretty good. My finger actually slides around a little better than on my old one. The reflective surface does not bode well for fingerprints though.

It's a shame the screen is so underwhelming when you first turn this thing on. It gives a quick negative impression on an otherwise great performing laptop so far.

 

Another gaming update:
At native resolution, I can play COD4 on all high (textures at extra) with 4xAA and 16xAF. I can play L4D on all high (textures at very high) with 2xAA and 4xAF (possibly higher AA and AF, but I didn't try because it looked fine to me).

I am curious about this as well.

 

Hmm right now using EPP,

Color Espresso Black edit
Operating system Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit edit
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB) edit
Memory FREE Upgrade to 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 2GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm) edit
Hard drive FREE Upgrade to 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive from 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive edit
Graphics card 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M edit
Display 15.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display (1366x768) edit
Primary optical drive LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support edit
Personalization Webcam + Fingerprint Reader edit
Networking Intel Wireless-N Mini-card with Bluetooth edit
TV & entertainment experience HP Integrated HDTV Hybrid Tuner edit
Keyboard HP Color Matching Keyboard edit
Primary battery 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery edit
Modem Port No Modem edit
Productivity software Microsoft(R) Works 9.0 edit

add stackable coupon code SV6462

$ 1,113.87 w/ Free Shipping.

That with the TV Tuner included.

Sad they don't offer SSD as an option :~(

Setup and price very temping...hmmm....the only thing hold me back is the thickness of it and potential weight...hmm

 

Okay So I installed the graphics driver so everything on that is fine...

Now I noticed that my recovery partition is missing. so is the cyberlink dvd program.

Now here is the main issue. in system and security, it said that I needed to install a driver for my infrared reciever and something called JMB38X MS SD SD/MMC xd Card Reader...

Now I'm hoping someone will explain this to me... and guide me through the process kinda... Like Dumb it down so I can understand....Please.... here is a pic of what was shown..:




Thanks in advance

 

okay so I figured it out.... Now how do i get my recovery Partition back? For like when I want to restore the computer to factory settings?

 

It sounds like you wiped your Recovery partition when you did a clean install. You can only make Recovery discs PRIOR to doing a clean install. Now your only choice is to look for ISOs or order Recovery discs from HP. Sorry.

 

okay I searched the web... and I found these instructions:

So I did that and I was able to retrieve the recovery manager that way and it works.

So now I'm just gonna use the windows anytime upgrade that is on the computer and just enter my key that way. that would be the best route for me.

 

My mistake, I should have mentioned I put an OCZ vertex SSD drive in the dv6t when I received it (I couldn't take my my WEI being dragged down).

This laptop really is pretty quick, I just can't fit all my work on the screen at once which is frustrating. I figure if I grabbed the envy I would have more resolution to work with in a smaller form factor.

 

So you removed the HD that came with it and replaced it with the SSD?

 

If you plan to run Linux on these machines, make sure you go here and send your info to the HP rep in the message:
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/psg/board...iew=by_date_ascending&message.id=22390#M22390

 

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
FREE Upgrade to 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 2GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
FREE Upgrade to 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive from 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M
15.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display (1366x768)
LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
Webcam + Fingerprint Reader
Intel Wireless-N Mini-card with Bluetooth
HP Integrated HDTV Hybrid Tuner
HP Color Matching Keyboard
12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
No Modem
Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope


Use EPP -> 1,123.87
Use No EPP but Coupon Above -> 1,038.99

Coupon: EXTRA $200 off over $1299 on customized HP Notebook purchases Coupon Code: NBSW451897

 

Hey guys I just ordered mine~~

thanks for the coupon! saved me another 200 dollars!
I got the laptop for 950 plus tax I think it's a great deal

The question is it says to be built by 11/10, I ordered with the free shipping(5-7 days)

This is just an estimate, does HP usually sends the product faster or slower than it estimates?

 

Does anyone know if it comes with that mini remote control (without TV tuner option)?
and which battery option is the best? (except 12 cell)
What are the 3dmark06 scores after all the bloatware is removed?
Can it run nba 2k10 and gta 4 at 1366x768?

 

I can confirm that it does indeed come with the mini remote.

 

how is the battery performing?

 

Hello, I am sorry I dont belong in this area ^^

But I just created this thread to keep track of all of you HP users/owners on the experiences you have had with HP so far.

Feel free to post and PM me if you want me to add something.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=5480884#post5480884

I have created this thread as a support for those who got disappointed by HP and are looking for another solution.

 

I'm planning on getting this notebook. I just wanted to ask, how do coupons works? Can i use the one that someone posted in the last page? How long is that coupon valid for?

Thanks for any help, in advance.

Cheers.

 

Greetings!

I am about to buy my first laptop coming from a desktop life.
I think its pretty cool to have a community such as this one, thanks for your answers!

The new dv6t looks very good, but I would like to ask for your opinions on a few issues:

Context: I would use the laptop for: Work: heavy and large size photoshop, mild video editing mild 3d editing. Gaming: heavy Second life gaming and production.

1- Is the 6GB Ram option worth it at this time? do you think it will be easy/cheap to upgrade ram later on, from 4GB upwards? like I said, I believe i need a lot of ram for photo and 3d rendering, and I am not sure if 4Gb ram is enough.

2- Anyone has an experience with second life or 3d editing?

3- Any advise on whether buying something higher than the 6cell battery is worth it?

4- and most importantly, I am considering the dv6tquad in contrast to a lenovo 550 with 2.6Ghz processor and 6MBram. Do you think the 1.6ghzquad is really superior to a 2.6ghzcore 2 duo?

5- finnaly, a different issue, how does one go about outputting from the laptop to two separate monitors?


Thank you everyone for your opinions!!


The lenovo is found with the 15% coupon at http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/...-category-id=1E2D8518B7794868A14C5680E9B35C96

The HP is found at the HP store with the $200 coupon

 

yea, I bought one too =D
Here are my specs:
HP Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition customizable Notebook PC
• Moonlight White
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
• 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M
• 15.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display (1366x768)
• LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
• Webcam + Fingerprint Reader
• Intel Wireless-N Mini-card
• No HP Integrated HDTV Hybrid Tuner
• HP Color Matching Keyboard
• High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
• No Modem
• Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
• HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

 

i got the laptop today but it seems like fedex dropped it a little over 6 feet because sometimes when i turn it on the far left side of the screen has lines but when i turn of the lcd and turn it back on it goes away until the next time i close and open i am debating whether to send it back or the open it up and reattach the cables myself
oh yeah and it plays any modern game on medium at 60 fps on max resolution (nba 2k10 tested and maxxed out) 3dmark06 score of 6972

 

Hi I just ordered the dv6t Quad edition on Monday. What should I do when it gets here to optimize its performance? This is my first hp and I cant wait to get this comp!!

HP Pavilion dv6t Entertainment Quad Edit
• Espresso Black
• Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
• Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
• FREE Upgrade to 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 2GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• FREE Upgrade to 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive from 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
• 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M
• 15.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display (1366x768)
• LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
• Webcam Only
• Wireless-G Card
• No TV Tuner w/remote control
• HP Color Matching Keyboard
• High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
• No Modem
• Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
• HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

 

I place my order the other day for this model the Specs are:

HP Pavilion dv6t Entertainment Quad Edit
• Espresso Black
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
• FREE Upgrade to 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 2GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• FREE Upgrade to 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive from 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
• 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M
• 15.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display (1366x768)
• LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
• Webcam + Fingerprint Reader
• Intel Wireless-N Mini-card with Bluetooth
• No TV Tuner w/remote control
• HP Color Matching Keyboard
• HP Long Life Notebook Battery
• Integrated 56K Modem
• Microsoft(R) Works 9.0

My biggest concern in reading this thread so far if the Display Quality and Resolution. I am wondering is everyone's units suffer from this poor quality display issue or is it hit and miss? Also nobody has responded to the battery life questions?

 

Could someone who owns the laptop tell me how many megapixels the webcam has? Thanks.

 

1.3 megapixels

 

Would anybody please tell us about the battery performance.

 

i have the 720 and a 12 cell and i clocked somewhere between 5 and 6 hours on light load. however if you push the laptop the battery just disappeares. i also have the f.04 bios and it iritates the hell out of me, i would much prefer a dual boot using linux as primary. i also never encountered any of the banding issues with the screen, as far as image quality its almost as good as my desktop pannel however a lower pixel pitch. the keyboard seems like its one of the better ones ive come across on a laptop, think i may still prefer the old thinkpads. but it is nice and solid with minimal flex and is easy to type on. my only real complaints are the quality of the speakers and the weird bios. yes the display could be of higher resolution but it isn't essential to me. With that said ill keep it till the end of my returnable date and if there isn't a fix for the bios ill probably send it back and look elsewhere. for an i7 laptop

 

Just ordered one. It cost me 970 dollars with tax. The coupon is great.

 

970 w/ tax?! What is your tax rate?

 

Well, I finally just ordered mine. Much thanks to everyone for their help, especially Matrinix who answered a lot of my questions.

HP Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition customizable Notebook PC

* • Espresso Black
* • Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
* • Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
* • FREE Upgrade to 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 2GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
* • FREE Upgrade to 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive from 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
* • 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M
* • 15.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display (1366x768)
* • LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
* • Webcam Only
* • Intel Wireless-N Mini-card with Bluetooth
* • No TV Tuner w/remote control
* • HP Color Matching Keyboard
* • High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
* • No Modem
* • Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
* • HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

Estimated build date: November 12, 2009

It came out to $918.99 w/o tax. Can't wait to get it, the only things I'm concerned about are the keyboard and the "black levels" on the screen, hopefully mine does not have a subpar screen or anything.

 

This laptop as of yet doesn't support linux , isn't it ? The other day somebody was telling that it wouldnt allow linux to control the speed of processor fan (since the bios was not acpi compliant ?)

I just got mine, btw

HP Pavilion dv6t Entertainment Quad Edit
• Espresso Black
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
• FREE Upgrade to 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 2GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• FREE Upgrade to 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive from 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
• 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M
• 15.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display (1366x768)
• LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
• Webcam Only
• Intel Wireless-N Mini-card with Bluetooth
• No TV Tuner w/remote control
• HP Color Matching Keyboard
• High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
• No Modem
• Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
• HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

1015 incl tax. I stay in CA

 

Hello
How about RAM? have many of you chosen the 6GB choice over 4GB? what do you find enough?

for photoshop, video editing and live 3d rendering I wonder how much difference does the "6 or 4" ram issue makes, when having a 1.6ghz i7?what do you think?

 

4GB should be plenty I would think. As you can see above not one single person that I saw has posted that they bothered going above 4GB. That seems to be the sweet spot for Vista/7. Although the rule I always go by is you can NEVER get too much RAM. Especially in Vista and 7 because they don't waste any of it by using the excess as a cache storage.

 

I 'm just wondering but is the build quality of this laptop good? Like the materials, and overall quality.

 

It seems pretty good to me. My usual test is to pick it up by a corner and see if it creeks/flexes and this one did not.(Not very scientific I know lol) The screen seems very sturdy as well. The supports holding it up are pretty solid. The keypad as stated by others has kind of a weird feel and the whole laptop including the keyboard is a fingerprint magnet. Also the touchpad keys seem to have a pretty loud click to me. It is not that noticeable in every day use, but if you are sitting in a silent classroom it is noticeable.

 

thanks =D -I'm first time buyer of HP
By the way, I'm also wondering about the temperature of the laptop. Could you tell me the temperatures when idle and when under load?

 

I haven't noticed it getting that hot, but then again I don't use it in my lap and I am running integrated graphics.

 

6.25% Illinois

 

the cinebench scores are 1 cpu 3669 multi cpu 9831 and opengl 3603 i don't know how good these scores are because i am new to this its about equal to desktop q6600 and a desktop 8600 gt

 

hi,
i had ordered dv6 Quad Core laptop with the configuration as below

intel core i-720 QM Processor
320 GB hard disk
4 GB Ram
1GB dedicated graphics memory
6 cell battery
Win 7 Home Premium Pre installed

I have heard that its FingerPrint Reader doesn't work + its battery last for just 1.5 Hours.. is this true?

please advice... i need your help asap

thanks

 

the battery lasts almost two hours and the temps for the cpu and gpu is at 45c on idle but 60c on load

 

thanks for your reply lebob23..!!

 

Found this forum "after" I bought it, now I have some reservation on the screen... Should I have purchased the "N" wireless card? & it sounds like the keyboard may be another issue. $914 free shipping before tax with the stackable discount code. I'm not a gamer, but use for business, internet, photo-editing. I know that this is a fast laptop, but why did you guys purchase this above the others with i7-720QM? For this pricepoint it seemed to be the best value out there.


HP Pavilion dv6t Entertainment Quad Edit
• Espresso Black
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
• FREE Upgrade to 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 2GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• FREE Upgrade to 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive from 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
• 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M
• 15.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display (1366x768)
• LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
• Webcam Only
• Wireless-G Card
• HP Integrated HDTV Hybrid Tuner
• HP Color Matching Keyboard
• 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
• No Modem
• Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
• HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope