HP Pavilion dm4-1265dx
is an affordable mainstream laptop wrapped in an attractive aluminum casing and comes with a strong generation, although the first, Core i5 processors. You do not get the Blu-ray drive with this model, and an integrated GPU, while more than enough to see the movie and graphic everyday tasks, not up to running games or other graphics applications loaded. However, it offers the latest wireless features, decent battery, and outperforms some competitor's more expensive.Design
You usually do not find the metal finish on budget laptop, but the dollar-1265dx dm4 that trend. Close the stylish brushed aluminum gives the laptop feel, good sturdy and offer a display size of the extra protection. Pattern etching and backlit HP logo complete the look. chassis measures 1.3 inches at the thickest point and tapers to a slim 0.8 inches on the front. At 4.4 pounds it's much lighter than most 14-inch laptops, including Dell Inspiron 14R-1296PBL
, Samsung-QX410 J01
, and HP Envy 14-1110NR
.
Chiclet style keyboard has some flex to it, which is not uncommon with laptops is relatively thin. However, not at all mushy, has a key to a good size and comfortable for typing. The entire keyboard deck done in the same finish etched aluminum as a lid, and like a lid, which is resistant to stains fingerprints. This model uses ClickPad than traditional touchpad with buttons, and as happens with the HP Envy 14, can be a bit tricky, clicking the mouse button integrated sometimes interpreted as a command signal if you're not careful. As with Envy, disable the motion to relieve the problem. A slim power switch is a single button on the keyboard deck.
14-inch screen has a LED backlit high-gloss reflective coating, but not too much so. Color quality is very good, such as off the point of view. This screen has a resolution of 1366 x768 and give a sharp HD (720p) pictures with detailed images are crisp. The dm4-1265dx's Altec Lansing speakers is enough to listen to low volume but the lack of volume and bass.
Features
The dm4-1265dx is equipped with the latest features integrated wireless, including 802.11n and WiMAX 4G broadband radio and support for Intel Widi (Wireless Display) technology, which lets you beam HDMI audio and video to your HDTV is equipped Widi (separate receiver is required for TV .) You do not get the Blu-ray drive with this model, by contrast, there is a DVD multi-drive that is located on the right side of casing, along with two USB 2.0 ports. On the left side is the VGA and HDMI video ports, an Ethernet connector, an eSATA / USB combo port, and headphone and microphone jacks. A webcam on the display panel embedded above.
The 640GB hard drive-dm4 1265dx may not be large as 750GB drives are equipped with Envy 14 but still spacious and offers greater storage capacity than 500GB installed in U41JF Asus-A1. installed software including Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit), Cyberlink DVD Suite, HP MediaSmart suite, which has a movie DVD, photo viewer, music player, and webcam applications, and HP QuickWeb, which lets you browse the web, checking e- mail, and chat without having to boot into Windows. Unfortunately there is bloatware installed as well, including Hulu, Snapfish, and adware ebay and trial versions of MS Office 2010 and Norton Internet Security 2011.
Performance
Backed by a first-generation 2.53GHz Intel Core processor i5-460M, 4GB RAM, and integrated Intel GMA HD graphics engine, dm4-1265dx productivity and multimedia performance is impressive. Its PCMark Vantage score of 5870 is 310 points higher than our current Editors Choice ', which U41JF Asus-A1 (5560), and only 130 points less than QX410 Samsung-J01 (6,000 .) Both models cost several hundred dollars more than dm4-1265dx. This Cinebench score 2.11 R11.5 can not match the U41-JF-A1 (2.39), but was there with (2.12) and QX410-J01 Sony VAIO VPC-EA46FM / V (2.11).
The dm4-1265dx completed our Photoshop CS5 rendering test in 4 minutes 55 seconds, beating the QX410-J01 (4:56), Dell Inspiron 14R-1296PBL (5:23), and the VAIO (5:22). Only U41JF-A1 has a faster time (4:52), but not much. Results were similar in the test of time Handbrake.
The biggest advantage that U41JF-A1 has more than dm4-1265dx is a discrete GPU, which gave it enough horsepower to play the game demands. INTEGRATED GPU dm4 unable to provide a playable frame rate and his scores 3DMak06 1909 (at 1366 x 768) came more than 5,000 points in back-U41JF A1 (6931).
The battery life delivered dm4-1265dx good, but it's MobileMark 2007 score was no match for a score 6:22 U41JF Asus-A1's 8:19. However, it lasted more than an hour longer than the VAIO (05:08) and more than two hours longer than the Inspiron (4:10).
Its graphics performance though, the HP Pavilion dm4-1265dx mainstream laptop is a little big for the money. Aluminum is both protective and stylish, and productivity and multimedia performance rivals that of more expensive competition. A Blu-ray drive will be a welcome addition though, as will the discrete GPU. For more powerful graphics solutions, Asus U41JF-A1 is a better choice, but it will cost you about $ 200 more.