![]() The Pavilion dv7t Quad Edition is equipped with both an integrated Intel HD Graphics chip and a discrete AMD Radeon HD 6770M GPU with 1GB of video memory. During our Oxelon Transcode Test (converting a 114MB MPEG4 video file into AVI format), the Pavilion dv7t Quad Edition clocked in at 43 seconds, 17 seconds faster than the category average (1:00). In our real-world testing, the dv7t Quad Edition kept all its balls in the air, running 13 open tabs in Google Chrome and nine tabs in Internet Explorer, all while simultaneously performing a full system scan and streaming full-screen video from Hulu. This notebook boots fast, too, taking only 37 seconds to start Windows. ![]() That's more than double the desktop replacement average of 34.6 MBps. Thanks to Intel's SSD, the dv7t Quad Edition copied a 4.97GB folder of mixed-media files in just 1 minute and 6 seconds, a rate of 77.1 MBps. The only other 17-incher we've tested this year that scored higher in PCMark Vantage is the Alienware M17x (17,486), and that rig packs a 256GB Samsung SSD. The SSD certainly gives the dv7t Quad Edition an edge, and it should, since this component alone costs $420. On the PCMark Vantage test, this big-screen machine scored 13,565, outperforming the 6,983 desktop replacement category average, as well as the Dell XPS 17 3D (8,222) and the ASUS G73SW (8,226). Powered by a second-generation 2-GHz Intel Quad Core i7-2630QM CPU, 8GB of RAM, a 120GB solid state drive, and a 540GB, 7,200-rpm hard drive, the dv7t Quad Edition can handle just about anything you throw at it. As we watched the 1080p Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 trailer on YouTube, fires bloomed in red and orange, while the wand battle between Potter and Voldemort was an explosion of blue and yellow. Nevertheless, the panel on our system delivered a bright and colorful picture and wide viewing angles. We'd prefer a full HD screen at this price, but you can step up to a 1080p screen with an anti-glare coating for an extra $150. The glossy 17.3-inch HP BrightView LED display on the dv7t Quad Edition has a resolution of 1600 x 900 pixels. When we placed the notebook in our lap, the system's fan immediately kicked in. Fortunately, HP bundles its CoolSense technology, which leverages the notebook's built-in accelerometer to detect when the dv7t is resting in someone's lap. However, the underside of the laptop was uncomfortably warm, measuring 110 degrees. The touchpad measured a cool 81 degrees Fahrenheit, while the space between the G and H keys measured 87 degrees. Sometimes we received a message saying that there was a problem registering our finger and that we needed to try again.Īfter 15 minutes of streaming video from Hulu at full screen, most of the dv7t Quad Edition was practically chilly. The fingerprint reader can be a little bit finicky. We also accessed our e-mail and social-networking pages by assigning each site to a different digit. Using the software, we were able to swipe our finger to sign into Windows. Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch MD318LL/A (Late 2011) S.The dv7t Quad Edition includes a fingerprint reader that's used in conjunction with the biometric password manager, HP SimplePass. ![]()
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