HP Pavilion dv9812us Entertainment - Turion 64 X2 TL-60 2 GHz - 17" TFT

Description: The HP Pavilion dv9812us is a 7.7-pound, mainstream consumer notebook computer. Compared to other consumer level notebooks on the market, it is relatively inexpensive at around $935. Has Wi-Fi (wireless connectivity) built-in.

Pros: Has 3 GB RAM, which is considerably more than some similarly priced notebooks. By way of comparison, the average cost of a product with this ample a RAM is $1,635. Also, this notebook has a 250GB hard drive, which is somewhat larger than some similarly priced notebooks. By way of comparison, the typical cost of a product with this large a hard drive is $1,490.

Cons: Has a 7.7-pound weight, which is somewhat heavier than some similarly priced notebooks. For example, the HP Business nc4200 , at around $1, 040, has only a 4-pound weight. Also, this notebook only has a turion 64 X2 mobile technology processor, which is less efficient than some similarly priced notebooks. For example, the Toshiba Satellite P205-S6287 , a 7.3-pound notebook at around $990, has a Core 2 Duo processor.

Suitability: A mainstream consumer notebook, suited for general mobile computing. Preserve favorite home movies for future generations by saving them onto DVD with this computer's DVD writer. Includes advanced word processing software; whether you regularly create tables of content, elaborate footnotes, or complex newsletters this software can handle it all. Also, this laptop comes packaged with photo editing software to help you select, crop, and print the images from your digital camera. If you have a wireless network at home, wirelessly browse the Internet from any room in your house with this Wi-Fi enabled notebook.

Value: In view of its relatively inexpensive price, this notebook has great features for the money. Generally, it should be considered by serious bargain hunters.

Suggestions: (1) Given this device's Wi-Fi capability, you may want to get a wireless access point for your home, so that you can browse the Internet more conveniently from any room. (2) Using this PC's Firewire (1394) port, you can connect to many digital videocameras and other equipment to rapidly upload data to the computer hard drive. (3) This notebook supports USB 2.0, which allows fast data transfer between peripherals.