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    Reviews/Benchmarks for HP Pavilion dv6-3160us?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by fyrebran, Dec 7, 2010.

  1. fyrebran

    fyrebran Notebook Enthusiast

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    Looking very seriously at this laptop now and i have *yet* to see any reviews on it. the spec's look well enough (2.1 ghz phenom ii 4x + ati5650) and it has a few nice things like the back-lit keyboard.

    from the amount of researching i've done.. i should expect it to perform fairly decently in the benchmarks... probably low 8000s in 3dmark06..

    i'm not sure about the battery life either... if it could pull 3.5-4hrs on the integrated graphics.. i think i would be very pleased with that.. I seriously doubt i'll do much gaming where i can't reach a power plug.
     
    fyrebran, Dec 7, 2010
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  2. amdornvidia

    amdornvidia Notebook Enthusiast

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    Sorry that I missed your post.

    I would've replied sooner.

    Well, anyway, just in case you still need
    some benchmark results, I posted some in
    this thread.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-pavilion-notebooks/530875-hp-pavilion-dv6-3160us.html

    Here are Amazon Customer Reviews.

    http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-d...dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

    Here are Newegg Customer Reviews of the HP Pavilion dv6-3050us (N930 CPU).
    Similar specs, but the dv6-3160us has the (N950) CPU and the backlit keyboard.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...yMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo
     
    amdornvidia, Dec 15, 2010
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  3. JVRR

    JVRR Notebook Evangelist

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    I had a customized DV6, review in my thread. Not the exact same machine, but very similar.
     
    JVRR, Dec 16, 2010
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  4. amdornvidia

    amdornvidia Notebook Enthusiast

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    Regarding JVRR's review,
    I definitely agree about the dv6 keyboard layout.
    The problem can easily be resolved with a program like SharpKeys.

    The dv6 touchpad, on the other hand, I have to slightly disagree.

    I like the feel/texture of the touchpad.

    I actually like the size of it. More space, less strain on my thumbs & fingers
    during usage.

    I like the control with the touchpad and got used to the buttons, it's fine to me when using them.

    I never had any problems or experienced any erratic behavior with the touchpad.

    JVRR has written an excellent dv6 review.

    It is one of the main reasons I purchased a dv6.

    Thank you JVRR! :)
     
    amdornvidia, Dec 17, 2010
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