HP Pavilion dv6-1210sa 15.6in AMD Notebook

Recently, we took our first look at HP Pavilion DV6 range with DV6-1240th away very impressed and give a recommended value. Its strength lies in its excellent performance throughout and represents an exceptional value given the features offered. Now we are looking at DV6-1210SA, which is a variant on the basis of AMD that slots below the all-important £ 500 barrier, retailing for £ 479.99.

As we examined in detail DV6 chassis, we will not go into details yet but they say it works on most levels. While predominantly glazed arrival will not please everyone, the combination of design and printing of contrasting colors make an attractive first impression. A good keyboard with numeric keypad course, ensures that a laptop is comfortable to use, even if the type of glass touchpad (and the laptop as a whole) needs some attention to keep clean.

When DV6 is truly remarkable, however, is connectivity and that is even more impressive at this time low price. There are four USB ports in total, including a double, like an eSATA connection for fast access to external storage. Mini-FireWire, an ExpressCard slot of 54 mm and a trio of audio jacks provide extensive multimedia options, including HDMI video output and VGA. There is even the possibility of linking one of HP docking stations, which could be useful if you want a desktop replacement.

The audio is also very good for a laptop at this price, with keynote speakers Altec Lansing stimulated by treatment with SRS. What does this combination may actually say, but what is responsible for the end result is pretty good. Bass is not great, but there is a nice level of clarity and no distortion evident, even with the volume of the stereo speakers can achieve.

Screen quality of this model is the same as siblingl is more expensive. In 15.6in in size with a resolution of 1366 x 768 Native reasonable real estate deals, while the production is rich and powerful color and black levels deep enough for a cheap laptop. Viewing angles, however, are too broad, so you need to be in the right place to get the best view. In general, however, HP offers excellent performance for audio visual machine so affordable. [trustedreviews]