HP Pavilion dv3t hits the streets, starts at $799

Right on the heels of Dell's mainstream Studio 15 offering, HP has the Pavilion dv3t all tidied up and ready for retail. It's a 16:9 widescreen 13.3-inch sort of number, with Core 2 Duo T6400 under the hood, a Blu-ray option and a pickable 9-cell battery which boasts up to 7 hours of battery. There's also a webcam, up to 500GB of hard drive, and two options for colors: Espresso black (pictured after the break) and Moonlight white (above). Prices start at $799, but there's plenty of room to grow.

[purell Posted Apr 22nd 2009 11:26AM]

How can a 13" weigh 4.93 lbs - hahaha

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 9:44AM]

I LIKE! Who needs a dv2... I just need to bother clicking and finding out the graphics card.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 9:46AM]

I take that back. You would think, it'd at least match the dv2 in graphics, but nooooo, 4500mhd... And I don't think the $150 is worth it to upgrade to a 105m...

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 9:52AM]

It seems HP's 'strategy,' like everyone else, is to release a whole boat load of products, none of them quite right. I guess it has to do with their reliance on cheap commodity components (including Windows, which may be the most expensive component), rather than really designing a computer from the ground up in a very integrated way.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 10:06AM]

Where is the recycle bin?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 12:08PM]

HP offers CTO on every laptop. While not every option is available for every model, their turn-around is speedy and the prices very competitive.

My dv2000t has excellent build quality; better than any laptop I've ever seen except ThinkPads. Unfortunately, the HP batteries don't seem to last very long. Go ahead and get the 2nd battery now; you'll be needing a new one in about a year.

[216 Posted Apr 22nd 2009 9:54AM]

the white one, with Windows 7, and a better graphics card....will be mine

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 10:01AM]

it looks incredibly plasticy. I've always been a fan of the business line like my current nc6400, but seriously? HP needs to learn to stop purposefully making their consumer grad laptops look like ass.
they need to take a lesson from dell on design.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 10:02AM]

HPs have been good value for a long time... just wish their build quality was a little nicer and they used screens that had better viewing angles.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 1:41PM]

in my experience they have a history of overpricing the hell out of their "top" components. Like, from a 500GB drive to a 1TB will be a $200 jump, a core 2 duo to a (low end) core 2 quad will be $250, etc. Obviously it's just an option that you don't need to take, but as someone who only buys computers to save the trouble of ordering and installing individual components it's a pain to see HP refuse to let me pay a reasonable price where they still make money.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 10:02AM]

The 4500MHD is pretty decent. It extends the battery life on laptops by 20-30 minutes compared to the 9400m. Plus, it can play many older games like Hl2 and Wow just fine. The only downside is that intel drivers suck. If Intel stepped it up with drivers, you could probably play Left for Dead as well.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 10:09AM]

That LCD screen is cracked pretty badly

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 10:09AM]

I just picked up the dv4-1313dx for $549.99 on Sunday at Best Buy.

-14.1inch HD WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
-4GB RAM
-250GB HDD
-ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics RS780M
-2.2Ghz AMD Turion X2 RM-74 Dual-Core
-Webcam
-Vista Premium 64bit

* 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
* 3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0, 3rd port shared with eSATA
* 2 Headphone out
* 1 microphone-in
* HDMI
* 1 VGA (15-pin)
* eSATA + USB 2.0
* 1 RJ-11 (modem)
* 1 RJ -45 (LAN)
* 1 notebook expansion port 3
* 1 Consumer IR (Remote Receiver)

Love it. Battery life could be better, but I didnt really need long battery life.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 12:33PM]

same here!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 3:24PM]

AMD processor? No thanks.....but I guess if you're just using it for regular everyday stuff it's fine.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 10:46AM]

I like the blackie myself, except for that chrome trim looks cheap and too much like an iPghone. All black would be preferable.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 11:17AM]

Still no DDR3 RAM, why is HP lagging behind every other PC manufacturer?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 12:40PM]

looks to compete directly with the S XPS 13. Has DDR3 become that much better than DDR2 (used to be bandwidth vs latency).

the LED screen (even on the infinity screen) should be awesome.

And 4.93lbs isnt terrible - its no x200, but its not terrible.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 12:33PM]

HP has always offered good deals when it came to performance/price. If only their build quality would improve I would be on board.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 12:35PM]

cool

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 12:34PM]

Hey, we should put the sound ports in the front of the computer! Duh.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 1:02PM]

OMG THE SCREEN'S CRACKED!

wait nevermind

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 3:13PM]

How much better is this than the BestBuy dv3510nr?

Obviously you can customize the components on this one, but are the CPU and graphics upgrades available that much better than what's already packaged in the dv3510nr?

[(Unverified) Posted May 2nd 2009 6:21PM]

it's not

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 3:25PM]

No firewire? They always make 13" inch laptops with a feature missing.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 6:02PM]

No thanks HP, you liars!!! - http://www.hplies.com/