Customer Reviews

HP Pavilion dv7-3165dx 17.3" Notebook PC - AMD Turion II Ultra Dual-Core M620 2.5GHz / 4GB DDR2 / 500GB HD / ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Graphics / Blu-ray Disc-enabled / Built-in webcam / 802.11b/g/n WLAN / HDMI Port / Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

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I purchased this at "best buy" for $800 (Tax included). This is by far the best computer I've ever used. I notice some people complain about the audio, and how the speakers crackle (I haven't had this issue at all), I however don't use the speakers for sound on my laptop, but instead have it hooked up to a 2.1 system that I've had for my old PC, and it works great! Everything is smooth running and fast. would highly recommend buying this system. Only problem that I am have is finding a laptop carrying case that is big enough for it. But I do not really plan on traveling with it much anyway... hope my review is helpful for you...

I actually just bought this computer at a Best Buys for $ 779.99. I only have been exploring it for a couple of hours, but one of the first things I noticed was that the sound was below inferior. It has a touted feature called "SRS Premium", that among other features, provides a virtual, 3d sound effect; the volume being very limited. It includes many parameters, including a graphic EQ with presets, that seem to do little, if nothing to affect the sound. It includes Altec Lansing speakers, which at first glance, you'd think would indeed be superior. Quite the opposite! They crackle and break up constantly, and forget about even a hint of any real bass. I eventually ended up uninstalling this whole driver and reinstalling a basic driver, minus all the fancy features. This VASTLY improved both the volume and sound quality available.
On the plus side, a huge 17.3" screen, a dedicated number pad, a dual-core CPU; both rated at 2.5 GHz, along with 4GBs of installed RAM; expandable to 8GB, and wireless "N" are included. A 500 GB hard drive and accessible DVD drive that also supports BluRay! To complement this, 4 USB ports and an HDMI output are provided.
On the whole, I think I will end up being very happy with this PC, once I completely resolve the sound issues.

I'm in love with my laptop, it's really awesome. It's true that the sound from the speakers is bad, but who cares, when we almost don't use the speakers in a regular basis to hear its audio (sometimes I use the speakers, but I put them very low and it works fine) and also when this notebook has all these amazing features. Only few laptops in the market has all these funtions with a great price. It only cost me [...] tax in BJ's in a month where this laptop was on sale, so imagine how happy I should be.

When i first bought my DV7 last year, i thought I'd found an amazing Laptop for the price, until both the CPU and Motherboard fried. I had them replaced and it worked great until today when the same thing happened again... I take special care, even more-so after the first time, to give the computer plenty of room to cool, clean the vents, etc. I Also never used it without a lift beneath it to give it extra space for cooling... and yet it regularly kept temps between 130F and 190F, only dropping to the double digits when being woken from sleep mode... In short, The CPU produces FAR too much heat for the cooling system on this laptop to handle. Purchase at your own risk...