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    HP Releases 14" Pavilion dm4x Notebook Discussion

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Charles P. Jefferies, May 6, 2011.

  1. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    The Pavilion dm4x is based on the latest Intel Sandy Bridge platform and has available AMD Radeon graphics.

    Read the full content of this Article: HP Releases 14" Pavilion dm4x Notebook

     
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    Charles P. Jefferies, May 6, 2011
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  2. mariusvt

    mariusvt Notebook Guru

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    Honestly my only real complaint about the refresh is that they didn't stick a little stronger graphics in it. Other than that I think its a great refresh for the dm4 series and the pricing is very reasonable.
     
    mariusvt, May 7, 2011
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  3. Ahbeyvuhgehduh

    Ahbeyvuhgehduh Lost in contemplation....

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    Hmm ... I think so too. Especially the extra features offered at the moment!

    I wonder about its sturdiness and heat control, though....
     
    Ahbeyvuhgehduh, May 7, 2011
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  4. Dreamycreamy

    Dreamycreamy Notebook Consultant

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    Should have put USB 3.0 in it...
     
    Dreamycreamy, May 10, 2011
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  5. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Especially with a starting price of $729.99 there's no excuse not to have it.
     
    talin, May 11, 2011
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    platapierule Notebook Enthusiast

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    What peripherals utilize USB 3.0 besides external HD's?
     
    platapierule, May 15, 2011
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    At the moment, really not too much else. USB 3.0's main advantage is its increased bandwidth, which other usage (ie, mice, keyboards, etc) do not nearly saturate.
     
    MidnightSun, May 15, 2011
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    o3v3tz Newbie

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    I agree that it should have at least 1 USB 3.

    Seems like there is no e-SATA connection either - is my conclusion correct ?

    EDIT -
    I found my answer within the review - no e-SATA : I missed that info on my first reading of the review.
     
    o3v3tz, May 17, 2011
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  9. micman

    micman Notebook Evangelist

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    Just purchased this from HP with a build date out to Sept. 9th and got the free xbox 360 slim as well all for $800. I'm excited to get it and see how it performs and what if any heat issues it might have. I'm going to obviously push it a little hard over the next year while it has a warranty :) I'm talking about the laptop, not the xbox. I'll be very, very gentle with the xbox, wouldn't want any red rings...

    Is there an owners thread for this laptop right now? I can't find it anywhere after an advanced google search. I found these threads here on nbr:
    Alps driver for dm4x on retail win7
    HP ENVY 14 beats Edition vs. HP Pavilion dm4x - Page 2
    HP dm4x
    HP DM4X Questions and Alternatives?

    and I found a review but had to stop watching before I killed myself it was so bad (sorry if the reviewer is nbr member).

    If there is not an owners lounge or at least a good thread on this laptop someone please start one and link me to it in here. If it just doesn't happen for a while I'll start it but the laptop isn't even here yet so I have nothing to write about besides specs everyone already knows.

    Any tips for first time setup and use? It will be my wife's main laptop.
     
    micman, Aug 31, 2011
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