HP Pavilion dv6500t Reviews

notebookreview.com Review
The HP Pavilion dv6500t is a “Santa Rosa” equipped update to the very popular dv6000t series of mainstream laptops, which topped the NotebookReview.com Most Popular Laptops chart for quite a while. A 15.4” widescreen, consumer-oriented laptop, it delivers a solid, well-rounded package that updates the HP lineup nicely. more...

cnet.com Review
the 15-inch dv6500t delivers nearly all of the features found on its larger cousin, including Intel's refreshed Centrino Duo mobile platform (formerly known as Santa Rosa). Our somewhat expensive review unit included high-end extras such as an HD DVD drive, but stripped down, the system starts at less than $1,000. Even at its base of $950, the Pavilion dv6500t is hard to beat for a basic multimedia laptop. more...

anandtech.com Review
The HP dv6500t is only being offered with Windows Vista, so even if we were able to get Windows XP to run on the laptop such benchmarks would be largely meaningless. However, this is the first laptop we've tested using Windows Vista, so in some areas we will be unable to directly compare results to previous laptops. Also keep in mind that Windows Vista does impact performance differently than Windows XP, so even when we do have results from other laptops, at this point we're dealing in apples-to-oranges comparisons. That's okay, though, since in the world of mobile computers pure performance is rarely the most important factor people look at when shopping for a new notebook more...

laptopmag.com Review
HP has scored big with its piano-lacquer Pavilion design, and the new HP Pavilion dv6500t sticks with it, adding minimal visual upgrades. The subtle wave-pattern pinstriping has been replaced by a more circular imprint, but the glossy black exterior and silver keyboard deck look as sharp and sleek as ever (fingerprint smudges notwithstanding). The biggest draw, however, is its Santa Rosa chipset, which churned out good performance numbers and very good battery life more...