HP Pavilion dm3-2010us 13.3-Inch Laptop (Silver)

by HP

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 9.1 x 1.2 inches ; 4.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7.4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B003KN3J0C
• Item model number: WQ600UA#ABA
• Batteries: 1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,788 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 5, 2010

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Take only what you need on the go. The HP Pavilion dm3-2010us Notebook PC delivers exceptional mobility, productivity and entertainment. At less than 1-inch thin and starting at 4.16 pounds, this HP laptop is easy to carry. It’s also made with a durable metal chassis in a brushed aluminum finish with the stream design in argento. Watch videos on the 13.3-inch diagonal High-Definition HP BrightView LED display and enjoy up to 6 hours of battery life per charge. Plus, HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection software helps prevent data loss if you accidentally drop your HP laptop. Count on the features you need without getting weighed down. The HP Pavilion dm3-2010us Notebook PC is designed for how you live. Get fast access to email and Web browsing using built-in Wi-Fi and HP QuickWeb. Video chat in low-light environments using the integrated HP webcam, plus transfer photos from a digital camera to your HP laptop using the digital media reader. Find your favorite entertainment easily using exclusive HP MediaSmart software and work comfortably using the full-size, island-style keyboard.

IDEAL FOR

Ultra portability. The thin, lightweight HP Pavilion dm3-2010us Notebook PC has everything you need in an affordable and stylish design. Count on this laptop PC to deliver extended battery life for on-the-go computing.

SPECIFICATIONS

Processor VISION Technology from AMD with AMD Athlon™ II Neo Dual-Core Processor K325 Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit Display 13.3" diagonal High-Definition HP BrightView LED Display (1366 x 768) Memory (RAM) 4GB DDR3 Hard Drive 320GB (7200RPM) SATA with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection Weight & Dimensions (w x d x h) 4.16 lbs; 12.83" x 9.06" x 0.94"/1.22" Battery Life Up to 6 hours Wireless Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n WLAN Video Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4225 Graphics with 128MB Display Cache Memory with 128MB GDDR3 (sideport memory) with up to 2046MB total graphics memory Finish Brushed aluminum finish with the stream design in argento

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FEATURES

Built-in HP Webcam Video chat live using your HP Pavilion dm3-2010us Notebook PC 5-in-1 Digital Media Reader Transfer photos from a digital camera to your laptop PC without using cables INCLUDED

EXCLUSIVE HP SOFTWARE

HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection Help prevent data loss due to bumps or short drops HP MediaSmart Create, share and enjoy multimedia entertainment in one stop HP QuickWeb Access your favorite websites fast

Exclusive HP Software

MORE INFORMATION

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Product Description

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fully functional hardward in an elegant design, July 26, 2010

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Paul "gismoman" (Melbourne, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP Pavilion dm3-2010us 13.3-Inch Laptop (Silver) (Personal Computers)

This size computer has become popular because it hits a sweet spot between portability and functionality. I first purchased an Asus ultralight 13.3 inch notebook last fall, and it has been terrific. When my daugher needed a new notebook, she wanted one like mine due to its portablity, light weight, full web-page-sized 1366x768 screen, low power use, and higher processing power when compared to a netbook. (Netbooks, with their smaller 1366x600 screens and single core processors, are less functional in my opinion, although they can weigh a pound-or-so less.)

As compared with my Asus UL30a-X5, this notebook is similarly priced and has nearly identical specs. I purchsed the DM3 due to a local sale, and with a trade in on an old notebook it ran 450. The differences between the Asus and this notebook are as follows. The Asus is a square, flat, brushed metal finish while the HP has an elegant curved style with a design etched into it...win: HP. The Asus weighs 3.75lbs and has slightly longer battery life, the HP weighs 4.2lbs....win: Asus. Both with 1.3 Ghz dual core processors (although Asus is Intel C2D, HP is AMD X2 K325), both have 4ghz RAM, both have full versions of Win7 Home 64-bit, both have 13.3" LED LCDs...tie. Unexpectedly, the HP has a marginally faster 320gb 7200rpm HDD, the Asus a larger 5400rpm 500gb...winner=your choice.

Functionality of the notebook is great, as long as you're not trying to do processor-intensive tasks. Nice clear, bright screen. Boots up quickly, and the initial screen gives you a choice of a proprietary Linux-like web browser-email-picture viewer-music-video player OR Win7. The 4gb ram allows quite a bit of multitasking without a noticable decline in performance. I notice no difference in speed between the two notebooks, and they both work great for word processing, web brousing, and playing video and music. I've loaded the FREE Microsoft Security Essentials, and it does not seem to slow down the machine at all. (Unlike some other resource hungry anti-virus-spyware program suites.) Chicklet keyboard is typical of this style (I prefer a regular keyboard) and the touchpad is easy to use. None of these UltraLights have DVD drives, so if you need one figure that into the price if you need one. It is helpful to have one because you should either make a set of restore DVDs from the factory HDD, or you can use a (very large) USB drive.

Overall a fine computer with exceptional design and finish. Recommended.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice with some Compromises, September 15, 2010

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Gregory Nichols "A2-Gamer" (Ann Arbor, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP Pavilion dm3-2010us 13.3-Inch Laptop (Silver) (Personal Computers)

I've been using one now for a few months (bought it new from an office supply store). There are many things to like about it but it also has just a few negatives that people should know about. Here's my pros/cons list:

Pros:
* Small and lightweight. This thing is perfect for traveling as it's got a minimal footprint.
* Fast booting. With Windows 7 (love it!) and after some de-crudding of the bloatware, this thing boots up and is online in less than 2 minutes. Wow!
* Keyboard feel. The chiclet style keys are very pleasant to type on.
* Minimal fingerprints. The brushed casing hides fingers prints (though you still get them around the edge of the screen).
* Beautiful screen. Very rich, lush colors and a decent resolution to work in.
* Ports a plenty. You've got about every port most people need.
* Attractive. The brushed metal body and shiny chrome touchpad (works pretty well) combine for a handsome look.

Cons:
* Right-side exhaust. The design was obvious - people using this small laptop will only use the touchpad so don't worry where the hot air comes out. If you like to use a wireless mouse (like me) and are right-handed (like me), get ready to have a warm right hand if you place it in the wrong location.
* Palm rest heater. After about an hour of any heavy graphics use, the palm area (especially on the left side of the touch pad, gets pretty warm. Not burning hot but noticeably warm (maybe comfortably warm if you're cold all the time). Some may find this too warm depending on how sensitive they are to temperature.
* Keyboard learning curve. Though the keys have a very nice feel, one in particular is oddly sized - the caps lock. It's big and it sits above the left shift (which I use a lot) and I'm often hitting it. If I used this laptop all the time, I be use to it after short while but I have a desktop and this is just a secondary machine.
* Hidden function keys. The media keys (which are useful) are the primary keys on top of the function keys. You can switch this arrangement via a bios command but know that the printing atop those keys is white for the media keys and a faint gray for the function key number.
* Battery life. It's okay. You aren't going to get anything like a netbook's battery life. Maybe two hours tops unless you dial back on the screen brightness.
* No DVD/CD drive. Well you know this from the specs but it is a bit of an inconvenience. I have an external drive but you have to pull it out and plug it in and always have it with you just in case.
* Lightweight GPU. Though it's far, far better than any Intel HD graphics chip, this ATI chip isn't the most powerful. Hooking this up to a big screen TV via the HDMI port works fine to view internet pages or photos (card reader is nice). But video streaming isn't optimal and depending on the speed of your internet connection, can result in plenty of stuttering while waiting to buffer. Gaming ability is very basic but I do play Civ4 and Guild Wars on it without any issues.
* Bloated Bloatware. HP really loads this puppy with lots of bloatware. Be expected to spend a couple of hours uninstalling crud.

While the cons look to out weigh the pros, it isn't a bad machine and it's much more powerful than any netbook. It's quite capable at doing most basic work (runs MS Office nicely) and internet browsing is a snap. Finally, it travels very well and the wife thinks it's cute. :)

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet and Linux-Friendly, September 12, 2010

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Bill W. - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP Pavilion dm3-2010us 13.3-Inch Laptop (Silver) (Personal Computers)

I was looking for a thin and light laptop with a dual-core AMD processor for good performance but also longish battery life. This fit the bill. And, oh yes, I wanted to dual-boot ubuntu on it even though it comes with a 64-bit version of Windows.

I had tried a Toshiba laptop previously and had trouble loading ubuntu. I was able to return that computer. I checked more carefully into this one before purchase. It's for my spouse and she thinks it's pretty with the etched wave design on its top.

The Hewlett-Packard sales department is not helpful to linux users, but some independent sites post model compatibilities. I found another model in the series listed as compatible and decided to take a chance. Everything worked out well.

I followed a how-to on ubuntu forums about installing on another laptop. The key was probably installing Windows 7 first, then using Windows to shrink its own partition. It will only shrink to about 50% of the original size, but that's enough for a robust installation of ubuntu. I used a plug-in optical drive with an ubuntu 10.04 desktop amd64 live cd, but a properly prepared jump drive should also work.

I use ubuntu as the default operating system. It starts up and shuts down in about half the time of Windows 7 (though Windows time improved after I wiped out much of the ad-ware that it comes with--HP is not as bad as some in this respect). I keep Windows for Windows games. Ubuntu comes with the Firefox browser, open office, and a panoply of free software (but no intrusive ad-ware).

The only hardware I found that doesn't work under ubuntu is the touch pad on-off switch--not a deal-breaker.

I haven't timed the battery life, but reports say ubuntu does about as well as Windows in power management.