Customer Reviews

HP Pavilion dv4170us 15.4" Laptop (Intel Pentium M Processor 740 (Centrino), 1024 MB RAM, 100 GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-R/RW and CD-RW Combo Drive)

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I bought this notebook as a replacement for my old eMachines notebook, in order to work on business projects, help me with email, and do presentations. Turns out this was many degrees better than my old eMachines notebook, and was probably one of the best purchases I could have made.

From the great outward appearance to the large 15.4" screen, this notebook really shined in nearly all arenas from display size to performance. The screen size really helps when I've got 15 or more applications open (and need the awesome screen real estate to move those windows around), and the amount of RAM and HDD space provide more than enough power to chew through spreadsheets and presentations.

In running Windows XP, I had to use a variety of programs from Outlook to MSN Messenger and Skype in order to connect to other company employees and get my job done. In all of the time I had the notebook (I've had this notebook for nearly 2 years now), it has never given me a bluescreen and hasn't had any trouble running any of the software I've put on it.

Network connectivity is really good as well: both wired and wireless network connections operate flawlessly, and are extremely easy to set up. HP is also really good about legacy support, so you'll be able to find drivers for this notebook on the HP website without any problems.

Power (battery life) is probably the biggest factor in buying a notebook, especially one with a large screen. I've gotten about 2.5 hours maximum on a full charge, with the display turned low and other power-saving features enabled over time. Not bad for normal operation, and more than enough to carry me through meetings or to put together last-minute touches on a presentation while I'm on a plane.

For an overall notebook workhorse for business or development use, the HP dv4170us gets my recommendation without hesitation.

This laptop is very user friendly, and has a lot of unique capabilities. The screen is thin, and wide for a fantastic crisp looking screen display; however, the price is the biggest downfall of this product. In fact I got my laptop for free!! Just paste this site in your address bar, and have fun with it! [...]