HP Pavilion dm1z Review Discussion

[thebill0322]

Can someone tell me how this handles outputting 1080p over the HDMI?

Like for example I wanted to play Netflix out to a TV or a Movie off the hard drive how would it handle choppy?

How about Youtube?

[laststop311]

hard drive and netflix has perfect 1080p streaming out of hdmi.

There is a flaw in flash that makes the 1080p ever so slightly choppy but adobe says they are working on a fix so youtube 1080p may be a tiny choppy till the problem with flash player is worked out (it might be already)

[soulzero]

Can someone please run WoW on this. Thanks

[Ridley23]

This was done by LapTopMag already: HP Pavilion dm1z - Benchmark Test Results

[TommyB0y]

All gaming results may also be better on latest drivers came out yesterday

[Ahbeyvuhgehduh]

This was done by LapTopMag already: HP Pavilion dm1z - Benchmark Test Results

Those are some pretty decent stats! Especially impressed with the cooling temps....

[TheLoneRaven]

Bumping this thread a little bit...I'm thinking about switching from my 1215N to this machine, but I have a few questions for the owners out there:

1) Realistically with web browsing, word processing, and watching some Youtube videos, what can I expect from the battery?

2) Is the fan really that loud? Remember, I'm dealing with a comparison between this and the 1215N.

3) Honestly, is the touchpad and the touchpad buttons too annoying? Are the buttons giving off nice clicks? Does the touchpad feel alright? Does it get in the way of you typing?

4) The 1215N was great with 720P video but kinda iffy on 1080p, do you believe with the better CPU on the dm1z, that 1080p videos will stream better?

5) Any experience with the webcam? Is it decent enough for Skype? (I will be going to Japan later this year).

6) So I would be switching a 12.1 inch screen with a 11.6 inch screen, would it be to big of a visual difference?

Thank you in advance!
-Raven

[TommyB0y]

1) My girlfriend travels around with the thing sleeping in her purse all day using it now and then at school and work and then gets home and still doesnt plug it in and uses it for hours and then puts it to sleep and maybe plugs it in the next day. It really surprises me, because even when sleeping my Intel laptop drains battery, much larger battery, less battery life. Continuous use probably 6 hours, and apparantly with an SSD HD that could be more like 8 hours. Maybe its going into hiberantion after awhile. It still impresses me.

2) no the fan is not that loud, even on high its not annoying, the TV or radio or wind will overpower it too. Its definately audible in a quiet room, but on low setting its barely noticeable.

3) I dont mind the touchpad or buttons.

4) 1080P works fine with the right browser with hardware acceleration enabled, google chrome seems best. We have an older HP single USB port external Blu-Ray player that plays great over HDMI to 46" 1080P LCD. I purchased the BD WinDVD version for $35, otherwise HP provided a BD software player on our older DM3z, but not the DM1z. It didnt work as well as WinDVD though. Obviously cyberlink also has one but more money.

5) no experience

6) It wont be noticeable if your 1215N was 1366x768 resolution. Some people think the screen is not great, but I think it works and looks awesome, its not glassy and glarey, but its not matte.

[boxs21]

nice review, but this is medium spec

[ATG]

Hi guys, sorry for bumping this up.

I got no time for research so I though I could ask you some questions. I'm considering this for my wife but I'm the one doing the support so it need to be comfortable for both if you know what I mean.
The notebook has enough juice for what she's going to use it(IM, browsing, writing, watching sitcoms in SD quality) and 6 hours battery life is more than enough. Few concerns though:

-How does the keyboard feel under heavy usage? I mean, my wife is somewhat of writer so she does need a nice keyboard. From the review I got the impression it's comfy but I'd like a second opinion
-Does HP fixed the touchpad's buttons issue?
-Is it easy to disassemble for cleaning purposes? Can you easily reach the heatsink/fan? I don't want a notebook that you have to disassemble completely to clean it up like the Dell 1555 for example(curse you Dell for that design!)

Thanks!