Comments on: HP dv2 on a Road Trip: First Impressions

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:53:09 +0000

Buying this computer was my biggest mistake. If you need to take a computer to class to take notes, this might be perfect for size but the noise that comes from the machine is loud enough to bother all of the people who you sit by. I think that over the three months I have had this computer the fan has gotten progressively louder then it originally was.

By: Al Lang

Al Lang — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:29:25 +0000

Just bought one but there are some laging when i play 1080p on it!

By: Jennifer Abej

Jennifer Abej — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:43:17 +0000

I am also a using this Laptop.. And also till now dint get any problems while using.. Its nice

By: mino

mino — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:23:09 +0000

re: srivikas

Definitely. This is basicaly a desktop AMD PC from around 2003.
The graphics is solid and the CPU should have no problem with any FLASH crap.

By: srivikas

srivikas — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:43:36 +0000

Just wanted to know if I can comfortably watch online streaming videos using the Dv2?

Can you check some youtube videos or some online anime videos and give me your thoughts , kevin ?

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:53:00 +0000

Dennis, I don’t believe that the ATI Radeon HD3410 in the dv2 is user replaceable. It’s part of the AMD Neo platform and paired with an Athlon CPU.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:29:06 +0000

Really considering the HP dv2 and have one question… After several fiascos with laptops and integrated graphics chips that died, does the dv2 truely have a removable/replaceable graphics card?

By: Helmut Grossinger

Helmut Grossinger — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:27:54 +0000

I am also a user of this Laptop and it will be my last one. That is to say the laptop is great and I will stick with it from now on. Yes it has its very minor flaws, like too much software for trail, who needs it.
I have up graded my DV2 hard drive to 500 GB, no problems. Get or make the recovery disks and to make the Laptop boot from the included USB CD?DVD drive use the f9 key, select USB drive and enjoy a two and a half hour of wait. You get the system like new with all the un needed software. Just un install it.

By: Jon M

Jon M — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:25:05 +0000

Kevin, can you please take some size comparison pictures of the DV2 compared to other MIDs, UMPCs, netbooks, and notebooks? I would also love to see the difference in size, thickness, battery life, and computing power to the HP TX2Z. As always, thank you for very in depth and insightful reviews.

By: netwiz

netwiz — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:43:10 +0000

in most of the newer HP notebooks i’ve tried I do seem to notice some drag in the trackpad. maybe it is just a matter of personal preference for the both of us?…
I do think that it’s the glossy material that hp uses, though.

By: REMF

REMF — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:26:25 +0000

the device just feels a little too much like an early adopter compromise.

The screen is a little too big, the new 11.6″ screens would be much better, especially given that 1366 is just about useful in side-by-side app use whereas 1280 is not.

The platform is just a little too dated, the upcoming AMD Congo platform will come with a dual-core, and integrated DX10 graphics with a lower TDP for more battery life.

HP need to make one of those.

By: Luscious

Luscious — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:09:11 +0000

Kevin, just for comparison I’ve got a dv4 notebook with the 12-cell battery/LED display in my lab right now. Hit my blog up over the weekend for a full review, including some battery benchmarks!!!

By: Jake

Jake — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:14:39 +0000

Thanks for a great first impressions Kevin.

In regards to the fan noise and the battery life, I wonder if that could be down to Firefox. It sounds ridiculous but from time to time my HP 2730p gets really noisy and when I check Task Manager Firefox is using close to 100% CPU. This has an obvious effect on battery life as well. The funny thing is that that happens when visiting sites like JKOnTheRun that you wouldn’t expect to cause any trouble. I usually find that restarting Firefox fixes the problem.

By: roveit

roveit — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:02:33 +0000

Reading your review “The initial out-of-box-experience left much to be desired for me” a reminder of the battle all of face when setting up “brand” name PCs with all the forced software. There has to be a better way! Can you imagine someone buying an iPhone or a car and having to go through that – nope. For the average user a PC should be a device you turn on and it has basic functionality. Appreciate updating security needs to be covered when going on line though. Not being a Mac user I haven’t had the set up experience of Mac. Does a Macbook work the same way as a Windows machine?