HP DV2530EA Review

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HP DV2530EA
3.9 stars
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benand's Review of HP DV2530EA Laptop

9th Aug 2007

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Screen Quality
    3 stars
  • Ease of Use
    5 stars
  • Time Laptop Owned
    Between 1 - 4 Weeks
  • Battery Life
    3.5 stars
Good Points

Light, all gadgets in one box.


Bad Points

Bright screen can be difficult to read outdoors.


General Comments

Got this machine a few weeks ago when the price dropped with a well known online retailer (delivered in under 24 hours), don't know if they made a mistake or what, but I got great value for money.
Good machine with all the bells and whistles, fingerprint reader, wifi, bluetooth, digital TV system, web cam, remote controls, 2 Gig of Ram and an Intel core 2 duo from a top flight manufacturer, what more could you ask for?
So far I have only seen the battery last up to 2 hours 45 mins, but in fairness this was still with the wifi switched on and browsing for most of the time.
It's quite a bit lighter than my last laptop(15.4") but I can't say that I've noticed the screen that much smaller.

The only thing I don't like (and this is a personal thing)is the "brightscreen". I find it difficult to read outside, and not only on bright days.

One thing to watch. Maybe I did something wrong but when I updated the HP "quick view" software the web cam stopped working and I had to do a restore to the previous software to get it back again.
Some third party software is still not available in a Vista version. Ah well... all things in good time.

So, so far so good... many more pros than cons and great value for the money (in my case anyway).

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