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All posts tagged "dm1z"


Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Netbooks are not Completely Dead. Behold the HP dm1z!

Posted by Hooch Tan in "Laptop Thoughts News" @ 01:00 PM

http://www.digitaltrends.com/laptop...on-dm1z-review/

"Netbooks, having enjoyed so much excitement during their early days, have now retreated for the most part from the public eye. Part of the reason is likely the rise in tablets, and now Ultrabooks, but netbooks themselves are also partially responsible. There simply has not been much movement in the market."

It is true that netbooks are no longer the hot buy they once were. Tablets are all the rage, and interest in Ultrabooks is increasing. Still, netbooks are still around, and while there has been very little progress with them, either in horsepower or design, they still provide a very portable choice for someone on the go. The only development I have really seen with netbooks is that they are slowly improving in their graphics capability. With more capable GPUs, things like HD video playback is getting better. Pricing, however, varies. While newer models like the latest dm1z are still a bit high at just shy of $400, you can find older models bumping around at half the price. Does anyone remember when ultra-portable laptops cost thousands of dollars?


Friday, April 1, 2011

Witness The Power of Fusion: HP's Pavilion dm1z Laptop Unboxed

Posted by Jason Dunn in "HP Laptops & Netbooks" @ 11:30 AM

Above is part one of an unboxing and first impressions video of the HP Pavilion dm1z laptop [affiliate]. It was one of the first laptops to ship using the new AMD Fusion APU. It features an AMD Dual-Core Processor E-350 (1.6GHz, 1MB L2 Cache) and an AMD Radeon HD 6310M Discrete-Class Graphics chip for the GPU. This model I purchased from HP came with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, 3 GB of RAM, a 320 GB 7200 RPM hard drive, a six-cell battery, an 11.6 inch display (1366 x 768 resolution), a Webcam with integrated microphone, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth. It has no internal CD/DVD drive: you need to buy an external, USB-based drive to load CDs or DVDs. Part two after the break.

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Thursday, February 24, 2011

HP dm1z: A Fusion-Powered Netbook

Posted by Michael Knutson in "HP Laptops & Netbooks" @ 12:00 AM

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4187/...ion-on-the-road

"HP's been on board AMD's ultraportable bandwagon since the chipmaker first shipped the underwhelming Congo platform, and HP continued to produce reasonably compelling not-quite-netbooks with the Athlon/Turion II Neo-equipped Nile platform. But now that AMD has made a concerted effort to dethrone Intel's Atom with Brazos, HP has been able to produce a true netbook competitor."

Contradicting the rumours that the netbook is dead, HP has announced the dm1z, with a starting price of $449. With AMD's dual-core E-350 processor, Fusion APU, and Hudson FCH chipset, the dm1z supports 8GB of DDR3-1333 memory, has a 7200 rpm WD Scorpio 320GB hard drive, 1366x768 resolution on a 11.6-inch glossy monitor, gigabit ethernet, b/g/n wireless, and weighs 3.52-pounds. The base model shipped (in this review) with 3GB RAM configured, and a 320GB 7200rpm drive, and was $449. Performance is just okay - this system doesn't appear to be one that gamers will covet. The battery is rated by HP at 9.5-hours, but in real life got slightly more that 7-hours of usage, pretty reasonable, I'd say. The system is noisy from the fan running almost constantly to keep the temperature down. The LCD screen is rated as "uninspired," but, this is a netbook that can pass the "Grandma Test" - it can play 1080p video from YouTube, and it is fast enough that grandma won't complain. This is a machine that has grabbed a Silver Editors' Choice from Anandtech, so it may be worth a look if you're looking for a netbook.

Tags: hardware, hp, dm1z

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