Product Details of HP Pavilion dv7-4280us 17.3-Inch Entertainment Notebook PC (Silver)

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Watch Blu-ray DVDs at home and on the go. It’s simple with the Blu-ray player and large 17.3-inch diagonal High-Definition LED display on the HP Pavilion dv7-4280us Entertainment Notebook PC. Plus, play music the way it’s meant to be heard with integrated Beats Audio and count on fast data entry using the numeric keypad. You can also manage your passwords effortlessly on this HP laptop using the integrated fingerprint reader. Keep your digital library on the large hard drive and help prevent data loss with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection. With ATI Mobility Radeon HD video graphics and lots of memory, image-intensive programs and games run smoothly. The HP Pavilion dv7-4280us Entertainment Notebook PC has everything you want, including style and substance. It looks great thanks to a brushed aluminum finish with the stream design in argento. Video chat in low-light environments using the integrated HP webcam, burn custom labels onto CDs and DVDs using LightScribe Technology and transfer photos from a digital camera to your HP laptop using the digital media reader. Browse the Web from any room using built-in Wi-Fi, plus wirelessly sync your HP laptop to a printer or smartphone using integrated Bluetooth.

Features

• Intel Core i5-480M Processor 2.66GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.93GHz
• 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 DIMM) Max supported = 8GB
• 750GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive (SATA), LightScribe Blu-ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Double Layer Support
• 17.3″ diagonal High-Definition+ HP BrightView LED Display, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6550 graphics with 1024MB GDDR3
• Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit

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Average rating:3.9
Number of Reviews:17

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53 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent Computer – only minor compaints,April 6, 2011

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Larry N. Robinette (Murphy, NC USA) – See all my reviews

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This review is from: HP Pavilion dv7-4280us 17.3-Inch Entertainment Notebook PC (Silver) (Personal Computers)

I’ve been using this computer for about 3 weeks now, and am quite happy with its performance and battery life. It has switchable graphics and automatically (unless disabled) switches between built-in graphics when battery powered and dedicated graphics (ATI HD6550) when wall cube powered. I don’t use this computer for gaming, but the HD6550 is a fairly respectable card. Battery life is listed at 7.75 hours. I was originally seeing around 6 hours in my typical usage scenario (see note re change below). I am also pleased with its thermal management. When working hard it gets warm – but not hot. Air exhaust is on the left, toward the back of the case, which is an acceptable location. Since it is billed as an “entertainment” laptop, there is a goodly amount of HP software installed for managing audio, video, photos, etc. I thought I would remove most of this, but found it to be relatively inoffensive and even useful at times. The hard drive is a generous 750 GB, so I wasn’t too… Read more

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

Love my DV7. Great Macbook Pro replacement.,April 25, 2011

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JuanGuapo (Los Angeles, CA) – See all my reviews

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I’ve had it for over a month now and it’s handled just about everything I have thrown at it. Very happy. I had the i7 Macbook Pro for a while and wasn’t impressed with the build quality or service I received from their stores so I returned it and picked up an HP DV7.

Things I like….
- Bluray drive
- Modular design (easy to fix, repair…drop-in replacements)
- Space for TWO hard drives
- One year hardware warranty + one year tech support (not 90 days like Apple)
- Light on bloatware….has norton but was easy to uninstall. However, it DOES ASK YOU during the initial setup if you wish to install Norton.
- Wildtangent games were simple to uninstall.
- Bright LCD
- Intel power saving = auto-dimming based on screen content, not ambient light. This actually does save battery.

Things I love…
- Keyboard with 10 Key
- Dual GPUs that are aware of power-state; unplug it “asks” you to switch to Intel,… Read more

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

My New Scream Machine,April 14, 2011

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W. R. Stockstill Jr. “”Bill”" (Marietta, GA United States) – See all my reviews
  

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I am no stranger to laptops, this is my 6th. I’ve owned Dell, Toshiba and Asus laptops, this is my first HP. It is replacing my Toshiba x205-s9349 which at 3 1/2 years old has become sluggish and a couple of times shut off by itself signaling the end might be near. I spend all day (and night) on my laptop and use it for surfing, photography, watching streaming movies, updating my iPod and iPhone and watching Blu-ray movies. I also use it to watch streaming live events on ESPN3 such as ALMS racing and college football which on my old laptop I connected to my TV via 25FT HDMI TO HDMI Cable. After checking reviews and features, I found this model had great reviews and most of the features I wanted. It also was a few hundred dollars less then other computers with the same features (6gb ram, 750gb hd, Blu-ray reader, 17″ display, HDMI out,… Read more

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HP Pavilion Dv7-4280us – Core i5 2.66 GHz – 17.3″ – 6 GB Ram – 750 GB HDD

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$700 online   25 reviews December 2010 – HP – Notebook – 17.3 inch – 6 GB RAM – Windows 7 – Intel CPU – 750 GB disk – 2.66 GHz CPU – With DVD Drive – AMD GPU – 1600 x 900 – Widescreen – With Built-in Camera – 6.8 pound – 7.8 hour battery

1. Jury still out!
     By Bob in the South – May 18, 2011 – Full review provided by B&H Photo-Video-Audio
   I only had this laptop a week and was very pleased with performance and design. Then got a vertical line in screen. Called HP and got great customer service but had to send it back for repair. Still waiting for return of laptop. Will have to wait to see how it goes after I get it back and use for a longer time.

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2. My first Laptop HP Pavilion Dv7
     By drummr – May 16, 2011 – Full review provided by B&H Photo-Video-Audio
   This is not only the first laptop I’ve owned but Win 7 is a bit of a learning curve compared to the XP I’ve become so used to. I do wish that HP would settle on some more formidible basic software other than the large amount of bloatware that comes loaded. I’ll need to wade through the morass and delete what is redundant and has less usefulness. As far as the laptop itself, it feels very delicate, especially the dvd drive. Not that the laptop is made cheaply, it just feels generally less substantial than a pc. I find myself on egg shells loading a disc into the dvd drive for fear it will snap. In addition, the discs aren’t easy to snap into place either- you must have a steady hand. My 13 year old son and I love the finger print reader- it’s way cool! The display is large, bright, clear and the graphics adjustable. I periodically get a message that states my cpu usage is high? Not too sure what that means since I tend to run at the lower levels of usage most of the time. The keyboard is nicely laid out and feels good to the touch- though I find my fingers hitting other keys as I type which is rather annoying. The webcam is clear and blows away my husband’s new Dell Inspiron touch’s cam. It’s slow and the image lacks the quality I have on my HP. The speed of my HP also betters the Dell, though to be fair, the Dell has a terrabite of hardrive space to deal with vs. the 750GB on the HP. I tend to also prefer my 17in. screen over than the Dell’s 23in. Mine seems more crisp and the colors … more »

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3. Excellent Desktop Replacement
     By slick1ru2 – May 10, 2011 – HP
   My 3 1/2 year old Toshiba desktop replacement was getting slow and acting weird so it was time for a replacement. After a lot of searching this laptop had most of the features I wanted, included a Blu-ray player at a much lower price. So far I am very happy with the features, speed, graphics, battery life and HD size. The only feature its missing I need is a Firewire port. I expect to get several years out of this laptop, it has the capacity and cpu/graphics power to stay ahead of software requirements for a long time.

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4. Excellent Desktop Replacement
     By Anonymous – May 10, 2011 – HP
   My 3 1/2 year old Toshiba desktop replacement was getting slow and acting weird so it was time for a replacement. After a lot of searching this laptop had most of the features I wanted, included a Blu-ray player at a much lower price. So far I am very happy with the features, speed, graphics, battery life and HD size. The only feature its missing I need is a Firewire port. I expect to get several years out of this laptop, it has the capacity and cpu/graphics power to stay ahead of software requirements for a long time.

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5. Very happy!
     By Caye – Apr 5, 2011 – HP
   I purchased the dv7-4280us from HP. I ordered on Friday at noon and received the computer on the following Tuesday. This was with the free shipping! I thought 2 business days after ordering was pretty speedy.I chose this laptop primarily for the graphics because I do digital scrapbooking. My older laptop (also an HP) struggled with the scrapbooking program. The problem was graphics and, as it goes with computers, it made more sense to buy a new computer than attempt an upgrade.The graphics card in this computer is switchable which means when the computer is running off battery, the graphics card works as an integrated card to conserve power. When the computer is running off the power cord, the graphics card works as a dedicated card – more power!I am very pleased with the performance overall. Not being a gamer, I have absolutely all the power I need.The keyboard has a good touch, but the keys seem to be further spaced apart than in my other laptop and requires adjusting to. The keyboard is not backlit. The touchpad I also like. I find myself using my cordless mouse less although I have not mastered the two fingered scrolling.I was not interested in the fingerprint scanner when I ordered, but now it is my favorite feature. … more »

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6. very fast computer – great sound
     By janhook – Feb 18, 2011 – HP
   I was impressed with the speed of the computer and the screen size seems bigger than I thought.. The beats audio has fantastic sound… the 2 things I am disappointed in which is important.. is the keyboard is hard to see the letters…and the left and right click on the keyboard I cant work with one hand.. you have to really press hard to get it to work and I have to use two hands to do it. I can get around this with a mouse which I have rarely used in the past with my other laptop. out of a 5 star I rate this 3 1/2 because of the touch pad and keyboard

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7. Very fast for daily use!
     By neorulzu – Jan 19, 2011 – HP
   The HP dv7 Notebook has the fast process speed I was needing. I was impressed with the finger print log on feature and the big keyboard size. As for the mouse pad, it could use a better design. I had to learn to type without touching the pad or the type would make mistakes. I changed the load time from 30 seconds to 15, so I didn’t have to wait for the system to go online. Today’s processor speed and RAM speed can adapt. I chose this model because of the higher processor speed and it came with 6GB RAM, although an upgrade for 8GB was only a small amount of money more. The big monitor screen makes the work on the computer easy to see and is the perfect size for my eyes. I was searching for the back lit keyboard feature, but I somehow forgot that I was looking for one. That is the only thing I wish I would have chosen to have on this model. The Norton software came with a free subscription that was usable for more than a year as an added feature.

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8. Very happy wiht product
     By Hunkly – Apr 9, 2011 – HP
   We purchased this computer after searching for a long time. We like the features and the performance. We have had the computer for a few weeks and are very pleased. We would recomend it. The only issue is the touch pad, it is hard to use, we have a wireless mouse and it’s fine. I think HP should upgrade the pad in the next model.

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9. All Smiles
     By NewSwagg – Apr 20, 2011 – Full review provided by Best Buy
   Simply Amazin, esp. 4 the price. Nice screen, good resolution. Great graphics, Blu Ray player nice add, solid build, fingerprint scanner is responsive. Beats is fantastic. I can go on & on. Must buy simply bc U gettin all U need & a lil more 4 such a nice price. invest in a microfiber cloth tho.

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10. Perfect laptop for me
      By sk33ls – Mar 14, 2011 – HP
    I am an aspiring DJ and producer, and this laptop is perfect for what I need. all my applications run smoothly on windows 7 and the 6 gigs of RAM is very spacious giving me a lot of room to multitask. I am in love with this computer. the screen is bright, its fast, its pretty and its light weight for a 17” notebook. Thanks HP!

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