• HP DV6 2005AX

    HP DV6 2005AX

    Rohan Naravane, Feb 11, 2010 1705 hrs IST

    HP's 15-inch laptop packs quite a punch, but lacks the juice to keep it going

    Good looks, fairly sturdy build, good performance - especially in gaming, fingerprint scanner

    Runs a little hot under load, unsatisfactory battery life, track-pad attracts fingerprints easily, expensive

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We had reviewed the HP DV6 a few months back and today we have a slightly refreshed version of the same, but with AMD's new Turion II processor. Let's see on what counts the laptop has improved from its predecessor.
 
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Since this new model is physically the same as the older one, we will quickly run you through the basics. For a detailed read, click here. Just like all HP laptops, the black and silver combination looks pretty cool. The artsy designer top and illuminated logo adds to the charm. The only downside is that the body attracts fingerprints. The build is fairly sturdy. At almost three kilos it's not exactly lightweight, but it's quite alright for a laptop of this size. The screen is adequately bright and offers good readability. Hi-def movies look good on it. The keyboard is comfortable to type on. The touchpad, although made of a shiny mirror-like material that attracts fingerprints, offers decent accuracy. The on-board Altec Lansing speakers are loud and emit clear audio quality. There's a fingerprint scanner at the right corner, and it works as advertised. We found it convenient to log in without typing the password every time.




Overall, the laptop is quite nicely built. If we had to nitpick, we'd say we had a little problem with its cooling. With regular use the base would stay fairly cool, but on running an intensive app like a game, the top right corner of the laptop would get slightly heated up more than usual. It did manage to cool down again pretty fast though. Thus we'd advise using this laptop on a desk when you're really cranking it.


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(13) Comments
Rohan Puri
,Gurgaon, on Mar 23, 2011 04:39 PM
I bought this laptop in December 2009 and to be quite frank, if I could go back in time and purchase another laptop, I would definitely do so. I get an average battery life of an hour and 10 minutes. The over-heating is the worst feature in this laptop. I can't play splinter cell for more than an hour without my laptop over-heating and hence, shutting down. On a whole I'm extremely dissatisfied with this product and I'm never gonna buy an HP laptop again.
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mani
,chennai, on Apr 25, 2010 07:38 PM
Acer,Samsung and other makes are no match to HP laptops!!!! Quality is there in every dept . So please stop comparing a HP product with any other product. The only area where Hp must concentrate is high capacity batteries!! (an 8cell or 12 cell will be great)
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Anubhuti Dutta
,New Delhi, on Feb 18, 2010 05:09 PM
I fully agree with this review. This laptop is worth a buy and yes its battery back up is not good but overall it has a good finishing. My friend bought this laptop and is really superb.
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otpsurvive
,bangalore, on Feb 15, 2010 03:41 PM
Acer Aspire 5542G will be a good choice, I guess it is priced below 38,000 and comes with Windows 7 Home Premium, this is easily one of the best value for money laptops out there which offers a great balance between price, features, and performance. Plus it has a large 15.6-inch screen, isolated keyboard, and a large touchpad to work with.
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shadab
,Indore, on Feb 14, 2010 03:39 PM
I guess new Acer Aspire 5740G LX.PMB02.177 will beat this. Btw Can anyone suggest me best laptop under 50,000/-?
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satyan
,mumbai, on Feb 15, 2010 10:41 AM
I have been using an acer for many years now but am not particularly happy with its build quality...the keypad started malfunctioning within 2 years and i am no heavy use by any chance..
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satyan
,mumbai, on Feb 15, 2010 10:38 AM
HI All, Got this one y'day for 45990 alongwith offce.... guess its a good bargain. quite happy with the stats and the looks but am yet to crank it up... shall keep on updating...
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shadab
,Indore, on Feb 13, 2010 07:42 PM
What about HP Pavilion DV6-2125TX?
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asimpleson
,Mumbai, on Feb 12, 2010 12:07 PM
ACER 5542G is a better bargain hands down. With 512 dedicated instead of 1gb mentioned here. Rest specs in Acer are similar and better. Ofcourse it comes without OS and costs Rs. 32K approx.
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hitman
,pune, on Feb 13, 2010 03:14 PM
You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. Acer 5542G has 4570 and HP 2005ax has 4650. Even a 256 MB 4650 is much faster and better than 2 GB 4570, and here we have 1 GB 4650 vs 512 MB 4570. The main reason being 4570 has 64 bit memory bus and 4650 has 128 bit. This makes it perform faster and justifies the price difference. So stop posting such comments if you have no idea what hardware is.
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Rajeshkannan
,SIVAKASI, on Feb 12, 2010 11:39 AM
Ya Exact cost is 46000/- only Dont look at MRP its superb perfomance in HD and it plays HD 1080p movies without a flickr i love this laptop upgrade to windows 7 64bit and u feel the real perfommance of the laptop
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rajeshkannan
,SIVAKASI, on Feb 12, 2010 11:29 AM
i already using this for past 3 months superb performance and good
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Stick0
,Indore, on Feb 11, 2010 07:02 PM
I got this one in Dec for 46000
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