Performance And Battery Life
Our HP Pavilion dv9700 review unit's 2.5GHz Core 2 Duo T9300 processor--just one step down from the top of Intel's Core 2 Duo line--carried it to the head of the pack on most of CNET Labs performance benchmarks. On our Unreal Tournament test, the Pavilion dv9700 did not perform with distinction. The Pavilion dv9700's frame rates, while acceptable, seem best suited for watching HD movies and playing casual games.(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
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We hardly expect such a massive system to perform well on our battery tests. However, the Pavilion dv9700 lasted an impressive 2 hours 36 minutes on our taxing DVD drain test. That battery life would be admirable on a smaller laptop and is downright impressive for a desktop replacement with such a large screen.
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System configurations:
HP Pavilion dv9700
Windows Vista Home Premium; 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9300; 3072MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 512MB Nvidia GeForce 8600M GS; 250GB Hitachi 5,400rpm
HP Pavilion dv6700
Windows Vista Home Premium; 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9300; 3072MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 256MB Nvidia 8400M GS; 250GB Hitachi 5,400rpm
Toshiba Satellite A300
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1; 2.2GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-64; 3072MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 128MB ATI Xpress 1250; 320GB Toshiba 5,400rpm
Service And Support
HP backs the Pavilion dv9700 with an industry-standard one-year warranty with term extensions are available for a fee. Telephone support is available 24/7 during your warranty period, and the HP support Web site includes real-time chat with a tech representative. If you want to troubleshoot problems yourself, you can search through the site's thorough FAQ database.
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