HP Pavilion tx1320us (Turion 64 X2 TL-60 2GHz, 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD, Vista Home Premium)
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"Good overall laptop, poor tablet" on by gkantz
Pros: Lots of features and functionality for the money
Cons: Tablet features are poor; battery life pathetic
Summary: This laptop has a ton of great features - AMD Turion X2 processor, huge 250GB HD, 2GB RAM, webcam, touchscreen with stylus, very compact. However, be forewarned. It is not being touted as a "tablet PC" and rightfully so. It may have tablet functionality, but without a WACOM-enabled screen the tablet performance is very poor. If you fiddle around with sensitivity controls you may see some improvement, but it pales in comparison to the likes of the tc4400. I suppose that's what you get at this price point, but I was hoping for at least a bit of decent tablet functionality. This just doesn't cut it. Also, the battery life is very poor - mine only lasted about an hour. To improve on battery you must lower screen brightness, shut off WIFI and perhaps remove the DVD Drive. Not a good thing.
However if both of these problems weren't present, I'd be tempted to give this thing a 10 out of 10 with everything else you get out of the box. -
"Excellent product, excellent price" on by kballeng
Pros: Affordable, many extra features, portable, stylish, powerful, fast
Cons: Screen could be a little clearer
Summary: I just got this laptop for $999 and I couldn't be happier. It's features are excellent if you're an artist or enjoy doing graphic design.
I really enjoy using the table because it isn't overly sensitive. You can flip the screen for easier use and actually rest your hand on the screen as you draw. I've read some complain the tablet is too insensitive. Granted it's not a Waicom tablet but I prefer it this way. It takes pretty much standard pressure that you would apply with a pen or pencil on paper which prevents it from registering other things touching the screen accidently.
I also love, love, love the fingerprint scanner. It works so well! I expected it to be glitchy but it's very convenient.
I also noticed a lot of people on forums and things say that the Intel Core 2 Duo processes are better than AMD X-2. I used to be a believer of this. I had before this a dv2000t laptop which I paid 1400 for. It had a 80gb harddrive, 1.83 gHz Core 2 Duo, and 2gb of ram. With this, granted the processor is a 2 gHz I find it so much easier to multi-task and it seems faster.
The webcam and microphone are also very good. The cam is definately better than my old one.
My only qualm is that even though the screen is brighter than my old hp, with a lot more brightness levels, the screen is..odd. I don't know to explain it, really. I believe it's that on certain colors like a black screen you can see some of the touch screen mechanisms behind the screen (diagonal stripes) but most of the time they're unnoticeable.
I also note that colors are much more vivid on this computer than my dv2000t. I'm not sure if this graphics card is better than the Nvidia 7200 I had, I actually think it isn't but maybe it's the fact the screen is brighter? I don't know but colors are amazing on this screen.
On my old laptop I also UPGRADED to Vista. Worst mistake ever. The drivers are crap and things never quite worked right. I was afraid when I had read some things about people purchasing NEW laptops with vista orginally installed on them had strange things happening but so far, everything has been working smoothly.
Anyway, enough rambling. You really can't beat the price of functionality of this machine. I love it! -
"Solid, Fun Ultraportable" on by doc_4_2000
Pros: Size, remote, value
Cons: runs hot, short battery life
Summary: I purchased this little lappy a little less than a week ago after considering many far more pricey systems. I was leary about the AMD processor because I have always owned intel based PCs. So far, it has handled my light tasks with aplomb. It has never felt slow or bogged down. I typically have Media Center open in the background, an office app, and a couple of web pages. The express card remote is a nice extra. I have found the touchscreen adequate for navigation but not precise enough for note taking on a regular basis.
On the downside, it does run hot and battery life is about two hours with wifi on. I would not purchase this if you do any significant 3D gaming as it has a low-average graphics card. However, most ultraportables are not gaming machines.
Overall, this is an excellent computer for professionals and students. It offers many features at a reasonable price while sacrificing extreme performance that most users do not require. -
"HP Customer Support" on by htsaur
Pros: Tablet pcs from HP have nice features
Cons: HP does not provide support for specialized table OS required
Summary: BEWARE: HP Customer Service is one of the most atrocious, horrendous, and horrific experiences you will ever go through. Be prepared to spend hours on the phone going nowhere and lots of money getting problems fixed. So much so it will want you to go to a forum like this and write a message.
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"Don't buy! Has a failure on mb. Wifi fails (hp support)" on by kraios
Pros: Nice machines.
Quite complete on componetsCons: The heat in incredible, processor usually at 90ยบ.
Battery? 1.30 hours top brand new.
Scratches too easy,
wifi N really bad performance.
WIFI fails after a while, HP changed (after a month) mother, and failure reappeared. search for 'wifi no longer'Summary: Please, if you have another option, choose it.
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