The new AMD Fusion APU technology really delivers some impressive results in terms of HD video playback, gaming, and even adds some "snappiness" in a basic Windows environment. HP and AMD resolved all of the main complaints that people had with the previous generation of AMD-based ultraportbales: Poor battery life, high temperatures, and only adequate performance. Source: versionĪt the end of the day, it's hard not to like the new HP Pavilion dm1z. Rating: Total score: 60% performance: 59% features: 87% ergonomy: 89%
Consider the price and size of this system, and you'll see that what HP has built is not an inexpensive, mediocre ultraportable laptop, but a killer netbook that chips away at the compromises netbook owners have put up with for too long. It's performance score, and therefore its overall score, is weighed against more capable and expensive systems. This score is an artifact of HP's insistence that this is an ultraportable laptop and not a premium netbook. If you simply look at the three-star rating of the Pavilion dm1z, you would think it's simply "average." It's not. It's small, cool, and power-efficient enough to allow a $450 system to offer a surprising amount of value: the Pavilion dm1z, in its base configuration, is lightweight, attractive, easy to work on, and offers better CPU, graphics, and video performance than similarly-priced Atom-based netbooks. Its performance doesn't stand up to larger ultra-low voltage CPUs you'll find in more expensive ultraportable laptops, but it blows the doors off Atom-based netbooks. Our first impression of AMD's new Fusion processors is really quite positive. Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: If the price creeps higher, as it is right now at some retailers, we say order with HP direct or consider a more powerful ultraportable in the $600 to $750 bracket if speed is more important to you than money. For $450 to $500, this is a machine we can recommend. The looks are great, it's easy to upgrade the machine and build quality is solid. We weren't thrilled with the constantly running audible fan when using the default fan settings though. Battery life is very good at 5.5 hours and the laptop stays cool.
We found it capable of multitasking responsively with Office apps, web browsers and email (just don't juggle several demanding apps) and the 1366 x 768 display gives you room to work compared to 1024 x 600 netbooks. The HP Pavilion dm1z with AMD Fusion impresses us as a better than netbook alternative for those looking for a relatively affordable portable that can handle video playback and even light gaming.
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