HP Pavilion HDX review (Intel Core 2 Duo T9300)

HP backs the system with an industry-standard one-year warranty, which seems stingy for a product that costs so much. Moving up to a three-year plan with accidental damage protection is $329, and might be worthwhile for your sizable investment. Toll-free telephone support is available 24-7 during your warranty period, and the HP support Web site includes one real-time chat with a tech rep as well as an extensive FAQ and documentation section.

Quake 4 performance (in fps)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)

1024x768, HQ, 4xAA, 8X AF

1280x1024, HQ, 4xAA, 8X AF

Alienware m15x
N/A

105.6 

Dell XPS M1730

96.4 

100.7 

HP Pavilion HDX (Core 2 Duo T9300)

82.9 

94.7 

HP Pavilion HDX (Core 2 Extreme X7800)

46.8 

65.9 

F.E.A.R. performance (in fps)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)

1024x768, SS:on, AA:off, 8X AF

1280x1024, SS:off, 4X AA, 8X AF

Dell XPS M1730

66 

76 

HP Pavilion HDX (Core 2 Duo T9300)

28 

33 

Alienware m15x
N/A

33 

HP Pavilion HDX (Core 2 Extreme X7800)

19 

29 

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System configurations:

HP Pavilion HDX (Core 2 Duo T9300)
Windows Vista Home Premium Edition; 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9300; 2,048MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 512MB Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTS; Samsung HM250JI 250GB 5,400rpm (x2)

Alienware m15x
WindowsVista Ultimate Edition; 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7800; 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 512MB Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTX; 120GB Fujitsu 7,200rpm

Dell XPS M1730
Windows Vista Home Premium Edition; 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900; 2,048MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 512MB Nvidia GeForce Go 8700M GT; 200GB(x2) RAID 0 7,200rpm

HP Pavilion HDX (Core 2 Extreme X7800)
Windows Vista Home Ultimate Edition (64-bit); 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme X7800; 4,098MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 256MB ATI HD2600-XT; 100GB Hitachi 7,200rpm / 100GB Seagate 7,200rpm