Full FeedHP’s budget conscious Pavilion DM3
At $549, the Pavilion DM3 could easily be a bulky and unstylish machine, but it’s not. HP made a sub-$600 notebook under 1-inch thick and it weighs only 4.2 pounds. There are two processor options: the Intel Pentium SU4100 (1.30 GHz) and the AMD Athlon Neo X2 (1.60 GHz). The Intel version costs a little more at $649, but offers up to 10 hours of battery life. The AMD version costs less at $549, but gets around 6 hours of battery life. Neither one will have an internal optical drive.
- Selected Specs: AMD version
- Processor: AMD Athlon Neo X2 Dual-Core Processor for Ultrathin Notebooks L335
- Memory: 4096MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
- Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics with 128MB Display Cache Memory AMD M780G with 64MB GDDR2 (sideport memory) with up to 1982MB total graphics memory
- Networking: 802.11a/b/g/n, 10/100 NIC
- Card reader: 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
- Connectors: 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 Headphone out, 1 microphone-in, HDMI, 1 VGA (15-pin), RJ -45 (LAN)
- Selected Specs: Intel version
- Processor: Intel Pentium Processor SU4100, 1.30GHz
- Memory: 4096MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
- Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (shared) with up to 1695MB total available graphics memory
- Networking: Intel WiFi Link 5100AGN, 10/100 NIC
- Card reader: 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
- Connectors: 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 Headphone out, 1 microphone-in, HDMI, 1 VGA (15-pin), RJ -45 (LAN)
Company Site: [HP.com]
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I found this on the AAFES (military) website and ordered it expecting it to arrive after 10/22. Lucky me received it yesterday. It must have been an ordering snafu because they have since pulled it off their website. Regardless, I am one of the first DM3-1040us owners. All I can say is dump your Dell stock and buy HP, because this baby is going to send their stock through the roof. This is as flawless as the reviews say and you will love the Windows 7 operating system (64-bit). Before making the purchase I was a little apprehensive about the chicklet keyboard, but can say it keys perfectly (one of the best I’ve used). The battery life is as advertised running about 8-10 hours on a charge. The aluminum casing makes it look like one of those high-end Apple laptops, but a bargain at the $674 price I paid ($749 less 10% discount). Without question you will love this laptop. Absolutely the best laptop ever in this price range!!!!
on October 14, 2009 at 10:26 PM - LINK