Laptops Review

HP Pavilion G60-230US 16.0-Inch Laptop 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4200 Processor- 3 GB RAM- 320 GB Hard Drive- DVD Drive- Vista Premium specifications:

• Streamlined multimedia laptop with 16 inch screen for basic computing, entertainment and online communication
• 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium T4200 dual core processor, 320 GB hard drive, three GB RAM 4 GB max, LightScribe dual layer DVD drive
• Quad mode Wi Fi 802.11a/b/g/n, 10/100 Ethernet, Intel GMA 4500M graphics up to 1319 MB total
• Connectivity: three USB, one HDMI, one VGA, 5 in 1 memory card reader
• Pre installed with Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit, SP1

HP Pavilion G60-230US 16.0-Inch Laptop 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4200 Processor- 3 GB RAM- 320 GB Hard Drive- DVD Drive- Vista Premium review:
Pared down to the essentials, the new G60 series is defined by minimalist lines. High gloss reflective top cover and palm rest area surfaces contrast cleanly with matte everywhere else. HP Imprint finish in piano black on the top cover with silver across the palm rest and touchpad gives greater durability than conventional painted surfaces. The simplified look is improved with a color matched keyboard and touchpad. The HP G60 series delivers easy to use entertainment. Enjoy full screen DVD playback on the crystal clear 16:9 16.0″ diagonal HP BrightView display. Burn audio CDs and DVDs to share your beloved songs and video clips with friends and family. Create custom laser etched disc labels right in the drive with LightScribe and preinstalled Cyberlink DVD Suite. Just burn data on the disc, flip it over and burn the cover image using any scanned image or text. Fitted Altec Lansing speakers bring your entertainment to life. And the 5:1 digital media reader enables photo move in seconds. It is time to play! 16 diagonal 1366 x 768 High meaning BrightView Display fitted Webcam and Microphone Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M with up to 1309 MB Shared Graphics Memory LightScribe SuperMulti 8x DVD+ R/RW Drive with Double level 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN 10/100 Base T Ethernet LAN 5 in 1 Bridge Media Adapter MMC, SD, MS, MS Pro, xD Connections three x USB 2.0, headset out, Microphone in, VGA, HDMI, RJ 11 Modem, RJ 45 estimated Unit Dimensions 14.88 L x 9.9 D x 1.72 H estimated Unit Weight 6.57 Pounds

Eliminate the black bars that appear when you are watching DVD movies or HDTV content when you view them on the HP Pavilion g60 230us notebook PC, which has a 16 inch screen with a true 16:9 part percentage. Pared down to the essentials, HP’s G60 series is defined by minimalist lines. High gloss reflective top cover and palm rest area surfaces contrast cleanly with matte surface everywhere else, and the simplified look is improved with a color matched keyboard and touchpad.

Chat face to face, or take pictures and video clips with the webcam and integrated digital microphone. Play games and improve multimedia with the Intel GMA 4500M with up to 1309 MB of total available graphics memory. And enjoy movies or music in seconds with the external DVD or music buttons to launch HP QuickPlay which bypasses the boot process.

It offers dual core productivity from its 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium T4200 processor for excellent multitasking. Other features are a 320 GB hard drive, three GB of installed RAM 4 GB maximum capacity, dual layer DVD±RW drive which also burns CDs, quad mode Wi Fi 802.11a/b/g/n, 5 in 1 memory card reader, and pre installed Windows Vista Home Premium SP1.

Spec Check 16 inch LCD screen 16:9 part ratio 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium T4200 dual core processor 320 GB hard drive 3 GB RAM 4 GB maximum Dual layer Lightscribe DVD±R drive Quad mode Wi Fi 802.11a/b/g/n Intel GMA 4500M graphics up to 1319 MB total Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit, SP1 Weighs 6.06 pounds

The Basics

• Processor: The 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium T4200 dual core processor delivers extra computing resources and help expand the PC’s potential by higher throughput and concurrent computing. You will be able to do many tasks like digital generating and gaming all while running virus scan or another background tasks seamlessly. And its Intel 64 architecture is prepared for tomorrow’s 64 bit applications, and offers improved performance through improved virtual memory. Each core shares one MB of L2 cache for a two MB total, and they have an MHz front side bus. An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data, and a bigger L2 cache may help speed up your system’s performance. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front side bus will deliver better in general performance.

• Hard Drive: The generous 320 GB Serial ATA SATA hard drive 7200 RPM offers a money of storage space, perfect for storing a vast multimedia collection or for editing digital video. This SATA hard drive has a 3Gb/s interface speed that enables up to 300MB/s data move rates double the speed of the current SATA interface of 1.5Gb/s.
• Memory: The three GB of installed RAM PC6400, one x two GB, two x one GB helps increase the total of available video RAM that is shared with this notebook’s video card. It also offers a fast MHz speed. This notebook has a four GB maximum RAM capacity 2 x two GB. To get the faster data move benefits of the dual channel DDR2 RAM, any RAM additions require memory modules of same capacity and clockspeed.
• DVD/CD Drive: This multiformat DVD/CD drive is matched with writing both DVD+ and DVD disc formats also as dual layer DL DVD+/ R discs, which can store up to 8.5 GB of data. It features 4x DVD R DL Write Once, 2.4x DVD+R DL Write Once, 8x DVD+R, 4x DVD+RW, 8x DVD R, 4x DVD RW, 16x DVD ROM, 40x CD R, 24x CD RW, and 40x CD ROM speeds.

  This LightScribe DVD±RW drive allows you to laser etch silkscreen quality text and pictures on to CDs and DVDs . Your software, PC and discs work together for a no hassle way to burn just the labels you want. After you burn content, just flip the disc over, reinsert and burn your label anything from a simple title to a full disc work of art.

• Keyboard &amp, Mouse: This notebook has a 101 key keyboard and a touchpad with on/off button and dedicated vertical/horizontal Scroll Up/Down pad. It also will include two quick launch buttons HP QuickPlay Music and DVD.

Screen, Video &amp, Audio
You will enjoy razor sharp graphics and widescreen movies with the 16 inch WXGA high definition screen, which has a widescreen resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels perfect for watching DVD movies the way they were supposed to be seen. Video is powered by the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M, which uses shared video memory up to 1309 MB assigned from the system memory. This graphics card is built with Intel Clear Video technology, which delivers clearer, more in depth pictures by eliminating many of the jagged edges and video artifacts seen when looking at interlaced content and features powerful color control to ensure videos aren’t too black, overly bright, or washed out. The Altec Lansing speakers supply exceptional sound.

Networking, Connectivity &amp, Expansion
Be prepared for the next platform in wireless connectivity with the integrated quad mode Wi Fi chip. Depending on the draft 802.11n Wi Fi specification, it offers up to five times the performance and twice the wireless range as present 802.11g wireless. It is also rearward matched with 802.11b/g networks commonly found in home routers and Wi Fi hotspots also as 802.11a networks which has a higher throughput, but more restricted range great for closed office environments. It comes with the following external connectors:

• 3 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a large range of peripherals from digital cameras to MP3 players
• 1 HDMI output for connecting to a matched HDTV or home theater receiver for uncompressed audio and video via a single cable
• Analog video output: one VGA
• 1 headset jack
• 1 microphone jack
• 5 in 1 memory card reader Secure Digital, MultiMedia, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, xD Picture Card
• 10/100 Fast Ethernet networking
• 56K modem V.90

Operating System
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1 32 bit is the operating system for users with advanced computer needs, and it will include all of the Windows Media Center potential for turning your PC into an all in one home entertainment center for watching DVD movies and accessing your audio library. You may also use Windows Media Center to record and watch your beloved TV shows even HDTV and to access new types of online entertainment content. Computers that include Windows Vista Home Premium and an secondary Windows SideShow display will also let you to access key data when your computer is off. It’s also easier than ever to share files between other PCs in your household and to manage your laptop computer settings to more securely connect via Wi Fi.

Every edition of Windows Vista gives the essential tools and technologies to help protect you if you’re browsing the Internet, connecting to a wireless network, or just reading e mail. All editions of Windows Vista include new tools that can warn you of imminent hardware failures long before you have lost any vital personal data. And, all Windows Vista editions include parental control features that let you to manage and monitor your family’s use of games, the Internet, instant messaging, and other actions.

Preloaded Software

• HP MediaSmart Software Suite: Your one stop multimedia and entertainment center to create photo slideshows, share personal videos, listen to your beloved music playlists and watch DVD movies.
• Muvee autoProducer Basic: Automatically create professional looking home videos and burn to DVD.
• Cyberlink DVD Suite Deluxe: Automatically fix and edit videos and create CDs and DVDs. Edit, burn and archive data to discs.
• Microsoft Works 9: will include a word processor, spreadsheet, database and calendar.
• Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition 2007 60 day trial version.
• Adobe Reader 8: Read and print PDF files.
• Norton Internet Security 2009 protects your PC and your identity when you email, bank and shop online, 60 days of protection updates included.

Dimensions &amp, Weight
This notebook PC measures 14.88 x 9.9 x 1.72 inches and weighs 6.06 pounds.

Power
It is powered by a 6 cell rechargeable lithium ion battery, which has a battery life of up to two hours depending on usage.

What’s in the Box
This package holds the HP Pavilion g60 230us notebook PC, rechargeable lithium ion battery, AC adapter, and operating information. It’s supported by a restricted warranty for parts and labor for one year from date of buy also as technical telephone help for one year. Software is protected for 30 days from date of buy.

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15 Responses to “hp pavilion g60”

1. Marilyn B. Says:
   September 1, 2008 at 10:52 pm

   Where can you get it used online?

2. Kathy U. Says:
   September 2, 2008 at 9:11 pm

   Anyone know of a coupon for Houston area?

3. Melvin M Says:
   September 3, 2008 at 2:18 pm

   Is online price generally better than store price?

4. Philip R Says:
   September 4, 2008 at 2:15 pm

   saw hp pavilion g60 reviewed everywhere, and this really is the cheapest price

5. Randall Says:
   September 5, 2008 at 0:19 pm

   Ebay had the best price before, buy it there

6. Harry E Says:
   September 6, 2008 at 10:23 pm

   What’s hp pavilion compared to other notebooks?

7. Albert B Says:
   September 7, 2008 at 1:43 pm

   Usually has a limited availability, and when i found it, wasnt exactly the cheapest

8. Esteban Says:
   September 8, 2008 at 9:22 pm

   Pros: Great product for the low price. Cons: Difficult to find in stock

9. Norma H. Says:
   September 9, 2008 at 2:28 pm

   Check any price comparison web sites for lowest price.

10. Andrea F. Says:
    September 10, 2008 at 5:51 pm

    Has been reviewed more on Staples site, check it there

11. Joe L Says:
    September 11, 2008 at 0:10 pm

    Pros: Great product for the price. Cons: Hard to find in stock

12. Roman Says:
    September 12, 2008 at 9:47 pm

    How long is the warranty?

13. Ann C. Says:
    September 13, 2008 at 3:28 pm

    Frye Electronics had the lowest price last month, without a rebate

14. Patsy Says:
    September 14, 2008 at 6:47 pm

    i buy it at Ebay store that had a lowest price, but usually online deals are better

15. Vincent T Says:
    September 15, 2008 at 10:20 pm

    i got it in Circuit city store that had a clearance sale, but generally online deals are better

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