HP recently launched the HP Pavilion DM1, that despite the company consider it a notebook, it clearly has the features and functionality of a netbook, but with updated features. The end result is a laptop that surprises with its great performance, the ability to upgrade hardware and the features that make the model a "small laptop" and not a mini-laptop.
The netbook market is in full decline, making room for the tablets, they gain more and more users. After all, is a proposal that offers an easier time of transport, and offers a simpler than using a machine full of buttons and knobs. However, netbooks are still resisting, because a large portion of productivity that users need the physical keyboard provides.
Below, our impressions of the product.
Screen
The HP Pavilion DM1 screen is 11.6 inches with a resolution of 1336 x 768 pixels. The screen has good brightness level, and an ability to reproduce images with backlit display level satisfactory. Play videos in high definition for this screen is not a problem since the Pavilion DM1 has a competent video card. The dimensions of the screen allow comfortable interaction with all elements of the operating system, thereby increasing user productivity.
Another interesting detail of your screen is that it can move to a position of 180 degrees, becoming parallel to the body of the netbook. This feature can be useful for those who want to use the product in alternative situations, such as on-board computer for the car, or public terminal data entry.
Design and physical details
The laptop has modern lines with a design that should appeal to younger users. His casting in gray with a black exterior finish with details printed form a visually interesting combination. Why not have a connector for network cables, the model is thinner than the old netbooks, which makes it convenient to carry in a backpack or purse.
Your keyboard is also noteworthy. By relying on a larger screen, the keyboard size increases. According to HP, the Pavilion's keyboard DM1 has 95% of the total size of a conventional notebook computer keyboard, and in practice, we have a very comfortable keyboard.
The company took full advantage of the area of space, leaving little left over at the sides, and full-size keys comfortable enough for a quiet typing. No time wasted to fit your layout, since all the keys are the same as a conventional keyboard. Some keys have small LEDs, indicating that they are active, making visual identification of these functions.
Its touchpad area is wide and includes features to zoom in and zoom out in the form of tweezers, making Web surfing more convenient. However, during testing, the touchpad proved very sensitive, which can disrupt a little when typing, especially if you run into any part of the hand on the touchpad.
Another interesting highlight is the HP Pavilion DM1 do not have any type of screw holding the bottom cover of the laptop. He has a sort of removable plastic top, like a lid of a cell, which protects the internal components of the device. This allows a hardware upgrade more practical and simple. This plastic cover has an emission of heat much more tolerable than other netbooks with the same characteristics, making their use more bearable in the lap.
Features and performance
The HP Pavilion DM1 proved excellent during practical tests. Even in its most basic (DM1-3250br, with 2 GB RAM, 320 GB HD and Windows 7 Starter), its performance is much better than the competitors with the same characteristics. This is explained by its E-350 AMD, which despite having speed of 1.66 GHz, is a dual-core processor, working in partnership with a graphics card AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6310, can offer the user a final performance similar to some notebooks with more powerful processors.
About your battery life, a more positive point for the HP laptop. In tests, the model easily reached the five hours of use away from the outlet, with several active resources (one day of normal usage with WiFi and Bluetooth turned on, browsing the internet constantly, production and viewing of text and some video), and depending on screen brightness settings and features active or disconnected, this may be even greater autonomy.
The energy management program HP is competent, and produces the battery saving without reducing the performance of the laptop.
Both the Starter version with Windows 7 as the version with Windows 7 Home Basic operating system performance was very good, with good response from opening web pages and running applications. What disturbs some are the traditional programs and resources that are triggered during system startup, but that can be customized by the user, to improve startup performance.
Cost / benefit
For those who need mobility, but a performance close to conventional notebooks, the HP Pavilion DM1 is an excellent choice. For the price offered (between R $ 998.00 and R $ 1,298.00, depending on the configuration chosen), it offers a performance of a traditional notebook, but in a product with reduced dimensions.
In addition, for those users who require an even greater performance, the model allows an upgrade of RAM for up to 8 GB, allowing the use of a version of Windows 7 64-bit. This makes the cost / benefit of excellent model, and one of the best proposals for those who do not want to abandon the productivity of a QWERTY keyboard.
Update: Fixing the information passed in review, the HP netbook has a small entrance to the cable network, located next to the VGA input. The entrance is not visible as the other models, being "hidden" and integrated into the design. This shows one more point efficiency model, and HP's commitment to make the most of your design, since this RJ-45 port is integrated into the thickest point of the netbook (on the opposite side, we have the power connector) .
The netbook market is in full decline, making room for the tablets, they gain more and more users. After all, is a proposal that offers an easier time of transport, and offers a simpler than using a machine full of buttons and knobs. However, netbooks are still resisting, because a large portion of productivity that users need the physical keyboard provides.
Below, our impressions of the product.
Screen
The HP Pavilion DM1 screen is 11.6 inches with a resolution of 1336 x 768 pixels. The screen has good brightness level, and an ability to reproduce images with backlit display level satisfactory. Play videos in high definition for this screen is not a problem since the Pavilion DM1 has a competent video card. The dimensions of the screen allow comfortable interaction with all elements of the operating system, thereby increasing user productivity.
Another interesting detail of your screen is that it can move to a position of 180 degrees, becoming parallel to the body of the netbook. This feature can be useful for those who want to use the product in alternative situations, such as on-board computer for the car, or public terminal data entry.
Design and physical details
The laptop has modern lines with a design that should appeal to younger users. His casting in gray with a black exterior finish with details printed form a visually interesting combination. Why not have a connector for network cables, the model is thinner than the old netbooks, which makes it convenient to carry in a backpack or purse.
Your keyboard is also noteworthy. By relying on a larger screen, the keyboard size increases. According to HP, the Pavilion's keyboard DM1 has 95% of the total size of a conventional notebook computer keyboard, and in practice, we have a very comfortable keyboard.
The company took full advantage of the area of space, leaving little left over at the sides, and full-size keys comfortable enough for a quiet typing. No time wasted to fit your layout, since all the keys are the same as a conventional keyboard. Some keys have small LEDs, indicating that they are active, making visual identification of these functions.
Its touchpad area is wide and includes features to zoom in and zoom out in the form of tweezers, making Web surfing more convenient. However, during testing, the touchpad proved very sensitive, which can disrupt a little when typing, especially if you run into any part of the hand on the touchpad.
Another interesting highlight is the HP Pavilion DM1 do not have any type of screw holding the bottom cover of the laptop. He has a sort of removable plastic top, like a lid of a cell, which protects the internal components of the device. This allows a hardware upgrade more practical and simple. This plastic cover has an emission of heat much more tolerable than other netbooks with the same characteristics, making their use more bearable in the lap.
Features and performance
The HP Pavilion DM1 proved excellent during practical tests. Even in its most basic (DM1-3250br, with 2 GB RAM, 320 GB HD and Windows 7 Starter), its performance is much better than the competitors with the same characteristics. This is explained by its E-350 AMD, which despite having speed of 1.66 GHz, is a dual-core processor, working in partnership with a graphics card AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6310, can offer the user a final performance similar to some notebooks with more powerful processors.
About your battery life, a more positive point for the HP laptop. In tests, the model easily reached the five hours of use away from the outlet, with several active resources (one day of normal usage with WiFi and Bluetooth turned on, browsing the internet constantly, production and viewing of text and some video), and depending on screen brightness settings and features active or disconnected, this may be even greater autonomy.
The energy management program HP is competent, and produces the battery saving without reducing the performance of the laptop.
Both the Starter version with Windows 7 as the version with Windows 7 Home Basic operating system performance was very good, with good response from opening web pages and running applications. What disturbs some are the traditional programs and resources that are triggered during system startup, but that can be customized by the user, to improve startup performance.
Cost / benefit
For those who need mobility, but a performance close to conventional notebooks, the HP Pavilion DM1 is an excellent choice. For the price offered (between R $ 998.00 and R $ 1,298.00, depending on the configuration chosen), it offers a performance of a traditional notebook, but in a product with reduced dimensions.
In addition, for those users who require an even greater performance, the model allows an upgrade of RAM for up to 8 GB, allowing the use of a version of Windows 7 64-bit. This makes the cost / benefit of excellent model, and one of the best proposals for those who do not want to abandon the productivity of a QWERTY keyboard.
Update: Fixing the information passed in review, the HP netbook has a small entrance to the cable network, located next to the VGA input. The entrance is not visible as the other models, being "hidden" and integrated into the design. This shows one more point efficiency model, and HP's commitment to make the most of your design, since this RJ-45 port is integrated into the thickest point of the netbook (on the opposite side, we have the power connector) .
