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HP Pavilion DV7-3080US 17.3-Inch Espresso Laptop - Up to 4.5 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium)

By Matthew Elliott ( http://www.pcmag.com)

With the vast majority of laptops on store shelves priced well below $1,000, it's almost startling to come across the HP Pavilion dv7-3080us. The huge, 17.3-inch laptop, available at Staples, carries a big price: $1,449 (list). It justifies its elevated price, however, when you look at its performance. Based on a quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, 6GB of memory, and the Nvidia GeForce GT 230M graphics card, the Pavilion dv7-3080us is a powerhouse. It posted excellent frame rates on our 3D gaming tests, and its application performance is leaps-and-bounds better than dual-core laptops that cost a few hundred dollars less. Rounding out its attractions is a Blu-ray player, surprisingly decent audio output, and an 8-cell battery that delivers respectable battery life for a desktop replacement. Not everybody needs a hulking, multimedia laptop, but if you do I'd encourage you to look at the HP Pavilion dv7-3080us.

Price as Tested: $1,399.98 List Type: General Purpose Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Processor Name: Intel Core i7-720QM Processor Speed: 1.6 GHz RAM: 6 GB Weight: 7.5 lb Screen Size: 17.3 inches Screen Size Type: widescreen Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce GT 230M Storage Capacity: 500 GB Networking Options: 802.11n Primary Optical Drive: DVD+/-RW DL with Blu-Ray

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HP Pavilion DV7-2270US 17.3-Inch Espresso Laptop - Up to 4.5 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium)

By Daniel S. Evans ( http://www.pcmag.com )

The sleek black HP Pavilion dv7-2270us ($1,130 direct) is as much fun to look at as it is to use. The striking 17.3-inch, 16:9, HD screen screams: I'm here to entertain. But that statement is tempered a bit by the fact that like its predecessor, the dv7-2170us, the system doesn't include a Blu-ray player. It's as if HP engineered a car that looks like a Ferrari, but then decided at the last moment that maybe the user would prefer a smaller engine. That said the dv7-2270us is a very capable entertainment PC for the home or dorm.

Price as Tested: $1,130.00 List
Type: Media, Business
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
RAM: 4 GB
Weight: 7.5 lb
Screen Size: 17.3 inches
Screen Size Type: widescreen
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 4650
Storage Capacity: 500 GB
Networking Options: 802.11n
Primary Optical Drive: Dual-Layer DVD+/-RW

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