*HP dv6t Select Edition (3XXX series) Owners Lounge*

Edit by justinkw1: All dv6t Select Edition discussion has been split from the original dv6t thread to prevent confusion between the two generations. Discussion regarding the original dv6t should continue at http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-owners-lounge-forum/336832-official-dv6t-owners-lounge.html, while Select Edition owners should continue discussion here in this thread -- see http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-...ect-edition-owners-lounge-17.html#post6368001.


Up to this point, I would like to point out some resources for those who want to know more and get started:

• Maintenance and Service Guide
• The Laptop Out-Of-The-Box Guide 2.0 for Windows 7 - by v3loc1ty2.0
• Latest Drivers and Software - by justinkw1
• Review - by ajn89

Shipping discussion thread - (Please do not discuss shipping updates or issues in the owner's thread.)
http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-pavilion-notebooks/513977-hp-dv6tse-shipping-thread.html



DV6SE Guide. Very informative: http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-...select-edition-current-information-guide.html

 

I just purchases a DV6t select edition yesterday, is this the place to post. Delivery date is set for 6/7/10. Got it for a steal IMO...at $900 before shipping and taxes, plus $90 Bing Cash Back...

YOUR CUSTOMIZED HP PC


HP Pavilion dv6t Select Edition Entertai
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-540M Dual Core processor (2.53GHz, 3MB L2 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 3.06GHz
• 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 5650 switchable graphics
• 15.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display (1366x768)
• No TouchScreen
• FREE Upgrade to Blu-ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
• Intel Wireless-N Card
• Full-size island-style backlit keyboard with HP TrueVision Webcam + Fingerprint Reader
• High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (standard)
• Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
• HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

 

i also ordered mine yesterday and i the estimated build date is also 6/7/10
i got it for $1,463.54 with the HP academy discount

HP Pavilion dv6t Select Edition customizable Notebook PC

* • Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
* • Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-540M Dual Core processor (2.53GHz, 3MB L2 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 3.06GHz
* • 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
* • 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
* • 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 5650 switchable graphics
* • 15.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display (1366x768)
* • No TouchScreen
* • Lightscribe Blu-ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
* • Intel Wireless-N Card with Bluetooth
* • Full-size island-style backlit keyboard with HP TrueVision Webcam + Fingerprint Reader
* • High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (standard)
* • Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
* • HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

 

Might want to cancel and re-order...

Blu-ray is now a free upgrade... and there's a $200 off code using NBSW22318...

 

i did get the free upgrade. the list is from my order receipt so maybe thats why its not showing up on this one.... im gonna go configure one just to be sure though, thanks.

as for the coupon code, overall i saved about the same with HP academy discount on the laptop and all the accessories i ordered. unless i can use the academy and the coupon code together it might be too much hassle. :\

edit: just tried to configure a laptop using the coupon code. i cant use it with hp academy discount and if i use the coupon code end up saving $30-40 on my total order including accessories

 

Does anyone have one of the Select Editions in hand yet?

 

^ I was wondering the same thing. I'm trying to decide between the dm4t and the dv6tse right now, and pics would be a great help. :]

 

My order. Around 850 after taxes.

HP Pavilion dv6t Select Edition customizable Notebook PC

* • Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
* • Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-430M Dual Core processor (2.26GHz, 3MB L2 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.53GHz
* • 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
* • 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
* • 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 5470 switchable graphics
* • 15.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display (1366x768)
* • No TouchScreen
* • FREE Upgrade to Blu-ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
* • Intel Wireless-N Card
* • Full-size island-style backlit keyboard with HP TrueVision Webcam + Fingerprint Reader
* • High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (standard)
* • Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
* • HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

Estimated build date: June 9, 2010

 

what kind of warrenties are you guys getting for this laptop?

 

I'm going to do a review on my laptop once i get it and do an unboxing video.

i didnt get a warranty on mine. i'm not prone to dropping my stuff and i usually take pretty good care of it. but if i do, I'm going to get the warranty from costco. i hear their's is pretty good, and u can even get it on a configured system from HP.

 

I'll try and do that with mine, too.

Bingo.

OT: Also, I'm from NYC too. Hi!

 

HI! Queens

 

I'm in the burbs with the parents now, but I'm usually in Manhattan.

I'm already anxiously and irrationally checking status updates, haha.

 

I've been checking it non-stop since i ordered it. The accessories I ordered departed Grove City, OH last night and my laptop has been "In production" since yesterday morning. I'm hoping that they work on weekends in China. Hopefully I'll get it this Friday.

 

What accessories are you getting with it?

 

Microsoft office 2007
HP USB TV tuner
Logitech Anywhere mouse mx
HP slim adapter

the tv tuner comes with a media remote to to use the laptop as a TV. I'm not sure the laptop has an IR receiver though or if is built into the USB itself. R u getting anything with your's?

 

I didn't order straight from the site, but I'm getting a Crumpler laptop bag (got a nice discount there from working Tribeca) and a wireless mouse.

 

nice. i already have a north face book bag with a laptop compartment. so if anything ill just get a sleeve

 

Sweet.

oh and check your PM!

 

Shipment Was Initiated !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Does anyone know what the actual color of the DV6tse is? I ordered one, and was going to get a sleeve or something to match. If anyone has high rez pics if they could post them too that would be great.

Thanks

 

the dm4t is the same color as the dv6t. u can look at the pic of the dm4t here

 

What color would you say that is...?

Is there an hp sleeve that matches that color? I know it sounds gay, but I was wondering?

 

gay? lol

I would say its a beige/silver

well as of now there is none in the 16 inch size... at least that i know of. im sure if u look around u will find a beige color sleeve. there is a good chance HP will come out with a matching accessories to replace their espresso and moonlight white themes though.

 

Ordered this on May 28th.. About the same time you did NyCityKid.

HP Pavilion dv6t Select Edition Entertai
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-430M Dual Core processor (2.26GHz, 3MB L2 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.53GHz
• 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 5650 switchable graphics
• 15.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display (1366x768)
• No TouchScreen
• Lightscribe Blu-ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
• Intel Wireless-N Card
• Full-size island-style backlit keyboard with HP TrueVision Webcam + Fingerprint Reader
• 50% OFF! One 6 Cell (standard) and One 9 Cell (over-sized) Lithium Ion Battery
• Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
• HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

We'll see when it ships. They say June 9th, but I hope a lot sooner than that. Pllleeeassseee!!

Also, I started a thread over in the Accessories forum talking about bags and stuff. I've never owned a laptop before so I wasn't sure where to start with accessories. http://forum.notebookreview.com/acc...ed-my-first-laptop-hp-dv6tse-accessories.html

 

nice specs man

 

@Morx - So you ordered on May 28, and estimated ship date is June 9? Wow, I ordered mine yesterday (June 2), and estimated ship date is June 11. I guess HP got faster over the last couple days.

 

Really looking forward the hearing about the battery life on the non-i7 versions. If it gets at least 4 hours with the screen at 50-60%, wifi on, and the "Balanced" profile I am sold.

 

I ordered mine right before a Holiday weekend, so I can only imagine that is delaying things a little bit. I can't wait to finally have a mobile media station. Downloading HD quality video files, and being able to bring em over to a buddy's place and watch them through the HDMI out is something I'm really looking forward too.

As soon as I get mine, I'll try and post up some battery timings as well for reference.

 

For those who havent seen my review already:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-compaq-voodoo-pc/487941-new-hp-dv6-2010-user-review.html

ive got some images of temps and benchmarks in the following pages

Overall i give it a 9/10, i still cant believe how cool it runs.

 

Yep, under 80C for an i7 is good and low 70s for the GPU is great. Gonna get this config for $800 soon enough

• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-350M Dual Core processor (2.26GHz, 3MB L2 Cache)
• 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• FREE Upgrade to 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 5650 switchable graphics
• 15.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display (1366x768)
• No TouchScreen
• SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
• Intel Wireless-N Card
• Full-size island-style backlit keyboard with HP TrueVision Webcam + Fingerprint Reader
• High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (standard)
• Microsoft(R) Office Starter 2010
• HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

 

i thought u wanted more power? why keep the base cpu

 

Ordered mine on May 27th, my estimated ship date was June 8. But today I got an email saying it shipped... Hooray, that's 5 days early. Here's my specs:

HP Pavilion dv6t
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-430M Dual Core processor (2.26GHz, 3MB L2 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.53GHz
• 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 5650 switchable graphics
• 15.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display (1366x768)
• No TouchScreen
• FREE Upgrade to Blu-ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
• Intel Wireless-N Card with Bluetooth
• Full-size island-style backlit keyboard with HP TrueVision Webcam + Fingerprint Reader
• 50% OFF! One 6 Cell (standard) and One 9 Cell (over-sized) Lithium Ion Battery
• Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
• HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

 

~75C load on the i7 cpu and ~68C load on gpu. Real world gaming will never see these temps

I bought a targus chill mat today so i can use in on the bed, compliments the design really well and keeps it even cooler!

 

Because the the i5-430M is only, roughly, 8-12% better than the i3-350M. And that difference is in processor intensive tasks, not gaming. The i5-520M and 540M are better than the 430M by about the same amount. I don't think the upgrade is worth it.

 

oh... lol cool

 

Laptop Shipped!!!!

Arrival June 8th!!!!!

YAY!

 

Just ordered mine today for ~$850.

HP Pavilion dv6t Select Edition customizable Notebook PC
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-430M Dual Core processor (2.26GHz, 3MB L2 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.53GHz
• 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• FREE Upgrade to 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 5650 switchable graphics
• 15.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display (1366x768)
• No TouchScreen
• SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
• Intel Wireless-N Card
• Full-size island-style backlit keyboard with HP TrueVision Webcam + Fingerprint Reader
• High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (standard)
• Microsoft(R) Office Starter 2010
• HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

 

Just got a shipping e-mail. Finally!

 

That is a possible 36% increase for $200. A 36% increase for 25% increase in price. I think it's worth it.

Bronsky

 

540M = (basically) 520M > (8-12%) 430M > (8-12%) 350M

I think that is a clearer way of putting it.

 

with the i3 you would save on battery and heat for a hit in performance not noticeable in most applications

 

well the i5 doesn't run too much hotter. and on battery the laptop will underclock it self while on default settings. plus they all have the same TDP so they technically will use the same amount of power.

 

Battery life and heat are probably going to be equal, the i3 might perform slightly better, but most people don't need an i5. Any C2D at around 2GHz will be more than enough for 90% of users and any i-series processor is great for 5% more. Only a very small percentage of people really need high end i-series processors

 

are u suggesting either go for an i3 or all out for an i7? Thereby sufficiently catering for both consumer segments

my laptop uses 15.34W on idle and goes to 55W on load.

 

The i7 cannot switch between integrated and dedicated graphics. So an i5 still has a place for those who want more processing power than an i3 but also want to conserve battery life as much as possible.

 

I am just saying that it isn't worth it for me. Everyone else can make their own choices.

 

The difference in performance (computing time) between the I3-330M and the I7-620M is 43%.

Notebookcheck: Review Intel Core i3/i5/i7 Processors ?Arrandale?

The I5-540M is around 6% slower in computing time that the I7-620M. That would make the I5-540 approximately 37% faster in computing time than the I3-330M. IMHO, the I5-540M is well worth the $200 increase over the I3-330M. Any CPU dependent function could benefit from the better CPU. Although the I5-540M's turbo speed is not that much faster than the I5-520M (3.06 vs 2.93) the idle speeds are separated by .5ghz.

Edit: Posted before I saw your last comment ... if the price of the unit is cheap enough, I could see keeping the price to a minimum. I just want to make sure you get the right specs for when you are selling this model next month.

 

Thing is that I am not even buying one anymore, I am sticking with my dm4t. Though my brother is probably going to end up getting one (or a GE600).

 

how are other people finding the temperatures on the new dv6?