The HP Pavilion HDX is the BEST computer I have ever had. When you look at it, one may think “I dont need all of that”, but you do. The full keyboard is very nice. With the 20.1 inch wide screen, you can fit 2 web pages on one screen. The finger reader is very handy so that you only have to put in a username and password once, and it is very secure. The price is very overwhelming, but so is the weight. This computer is worth the $2500+ you will spend on it. If this is going to be your only computer, that is fine. It is more powerful then most desktops. The only downfall of the computer is that there is NO computer bag big enough to hold it. You have to have a small suitcase to carry it around. I would recomend this computer to anyone who wants to have the nicest computer in the office.
The HP Pavilion HDX, high-end desktop replacement is huge and heavy, but its fast performance makes it a great gaming machine.
Gamers have a new best friend in the HP Pavilion HDX Entertainment Series Notebook PC. Superfast, with great sound and a huge 20.1-inch screen, it’s a good, fairly portable entertainment system. Digital editors, artists, and multimedia enthusiasts will like this all-in-one, too. Just be ready to dig deep for it: Our test unit cost $3000.
The machine we looked at came maxed out with the 64-bit version of Windows Vista Ultimate; Intel’s best mobile chip, the 2.4-GHz Core 2 Duo T7700; and 4GB of RAM. All of that horsepower helped the HDX earn a WorldBench 6 Beta 2 score of 86 and generate a frame rate of 109 in our Far Cry gaming tests. The HDX’s 2-hour, 22-minute battery life is quite poor for an ordinary notebook but remarkably good for a massive (15.5-pound) desktop-replacement model.
The HDX is impressively crafted. For one thing, the machine looks stylish; the exterior is a subtle variation
on HP’s designer imprint finish called “The Dragon.” The 1680-by-1050 glossy screen is easy to move back and forth on its adjustable arm for a comfortable viewing angle, and it’s bright without being too reflective. The keyboard, which includes a dedicated number pad, offers desktop-like typing comfort along with one-touch QuickPlay media controls.
The system’s four integrated Altec Lansing speakers, aided by an HP triple-bass-reflex subwoofer, produce very loud, rich sound, but a rear audio-out port makes it a snap to add a nicer, external set of speakers for gaming surround sound. Its many multimedia connections include a coaxial port for a TV signal. Our test system included two 100GB hard drives, and if even that isn’t enough space for you, the HDX has an eSATA port for adding a fast new external hard drive.
If you’ve been searching for a powerful, luggable gaming machine or an ultrahigh-end desktop replacement, give the HDX a look. It’s one of the nicest 20.1-inch models we’ve seen yet.
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