HP Pavilion dv6-6170us review shows that this laptop shall be written on your list of desktop replacement laptops. HP Pavilion dv6-6170us specs offers great performance supported by Intel Core i7-2630QM quad-core processor plus outstanding graphical card performance by AMD Radeon HD 6770M. Other HP Pavilion dv6-6170us specs are: nice design and hefty chasis, greats audio performance from Beats Audio, long lasting battery, Intel's Wireless Display (WiDi) connection, spacious storage of 750GB HDD and Blue Ray optical drive. Those features are usually found in premium laptops. But amazingly, HP Pavilion dv6-6170us price on the market is affordable since offered only from ($1,049.99 at Amazon). While other laptop offered at hundreds dollars more. Combination of its features offered with affordable afprice, it may surpass Asus N53SV-A1 (price from $1,142.99), Sony VAIO VPC-F226FM/B (price from $1,389.99), or  Dell XPS 15z (price from $1,534), which all using the same processor.

HP Pavilion dv6-6170us equipped with a 2GHz Intel Core i7-2630QM quad-core processor, which belong to Sandy Bridge platform. Those processor is paired with 6GB of RAM supports HP Pavilion dv6-6170us to be strong and versatile laptop. In PCMark 7 test, HP Pavilion dv6-6170us scoring at 2,313 points. While for its graphical card, AMD Radeon HD 6770M dedicated GPU, which is a powerful integrated graphics processor, has 3DMark 06 scorre at 11,899 points (medium resolution) and 9,944 (native resolution). Playing Crysis and Lost Planet 2 will not be any concern. HP Pavilion dv6-6170us using 6-cell (55Wh) battery which can run up to 6 hours 16 minutes based on MobileMark 2007 battery testing. HP Pavilion dv6-6170us has 15.6-inch widescreen display with 1,366 by 768 maximum resolution. This may become HP Pavilion dv6-6170us difference with more expensive premium laptop, since those laptop commonly offer 1,920 by 1,080 maximum resolution. To be able to enjoy 1080p you'll can connect to an HDTV with HDMI or WiDi 2.0 port available.


HP Pavilion dv6-6170us materials use brushed aluminum chassis with rough brush pattern design, while unpainted aluminum part is tinted steel grey to covers its lid and palm rest. Those sturdy aluminum construction makes its chasis not flexing like others use plastic material. HP Pavilion dv6-6170us dimension is measured at 1.4 by 14.9 by 9.7 inches (HWD) and weighs at 5.66 pounds. Those size still support to commuter aactivities, but less comfortable than ultraportable categories which weighs under 4 pounds. HP Pavilion dv6-6170us storage supported by spacious 750GB 5,400rpm HDD. While others premiums commonly has faster speeds (7,200rpm) or using SSD. HP Pavilion dv6-6170us offers great audio performance by its Beats Audio sound enhancement package to bring you "studio quality sound." But, this laptops speakers are not equipped with subwoofer. Other ports and features offered are: two USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, a multi-format card reader (SD, MMC, MS/Pro), a VGA connection, security features like Kensington Lock and integrated fingerprint scanner. While for connection supports by: Ethernet, 802.11n Wi-Fi, and WiDi 2.0.