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HP Pavilion DV7-2180US 17.3-Inch Entertainment Laptop Review from Theodore P Summers. Good Value For Your Dollar, I bought this system direct from HP because I was able to use my wife’s HP corporate discount which allowed me to get this notebook for $1100.00 USD.

The system runs cooler than I expected and that’s a good thing as it shows good ventilation of this unit design. I also noticed that it has a extra open bay for a second hard drive that can be installed. On the other hand I did not like the location of the CMOS battery as it is very easy to remove thus making it very easy to over ride any BIOS password you may enable. That said I wish it came with Vista Ultimate installed by default so you could enable Bitlocker drive encryption for a extra layer of security.

The unit is really designed to be a Desktop replacement, but mobile users should not have any real issues using it as a portable laptop. The mobile Q9000 CPU and 8 cell battery provide good field performance as well as runtime for normal business uses.

Overall however I would have to say that the unit has a nice combination of features and performance to keep most users very happy, no matter if they are getting this notebook for business or entertainment purposes.

The free upgrade to Windows 7 when it is released just might improve the overall performance of the system as well when using windows applications.

If you decide you want to install a second hard drive you will need to purchase the caddy in addition to the SATA hard drive size you wish to install. You can buy the caddy online, the best price I found was $40(USD) dollars.

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