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title: HP Pavillion tx2500z review
created: 1222632768
categories:
- tablet pc
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<p>This is named as HP Pavillion Entertainment PC. I can tell you that it really is what HP wants it to be. Even though it is quite a lot like Tablet PC, it just deserves to call Entertainment PC better. Getting to know this series a bit. It started at HP tx1000 which is based on AMD Turion X2 platform with a swivel screen &amp; touch, passive digitizer, as a plus. I don't know that much detail about this, then later HP decided to add a Wacom active digitizer to this series and named as tx2000. I think that's the only significant new thing. Later on, AMD has released PUMA platform: New Turion X2 Ultra (faster) together with new integrated display card--ATi Radeon HD3200. That's going to be real significant performance boost, especially in gaming area. The question is whether the worst area of AMD platform, power consumption, improve? It's hardly to believe getting better performance and lower power consumption at the same time. You will see later on.</p> <p>I have 2 systems of this model; one with the normal configuration and another one with almost max-out everything. You will see what you will get from extra bucks upgrading it as well.</p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" width="565" border="0"><tbody id="spec">
<tr class="odd"> <td valign="top" width="121">CPU</td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="213">AMD Turion X2 RM-70 (2.0GHz)</td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="229">AMD Turion Ultra ZM-86 (2.4GHz)</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="top" width="121">Operating System</td> <td valign="top" align="center" colspan="2">Vista Home Premium 32-bit</td> </tr>
<tr class="odd"> <td valign="top" width="121">Display</td> <td valign="top" align="center" colspan="2">12&quot; WXGA (1280x800) Multi-Touch Glossy finished Screen</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="top" width="121">Memory</td> <td valign="top" align="center" colspan="2">2GB (2*1GB) PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM</td> </tr>
<tr class="odd"> <td valign="top" width="121">Graphic card</td> <td valign="top" align="center" colspan="2">ATi Radeon HD3200</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="top" width="121">Chipset</td> <td valign="top" align="center" colspan="2">AMD 780G + ATi SB700</td> </tr>
<tr class="odd"> <td valign="top" width="121">Hard Drive</td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="213">250GB 5400rpm SATA</td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="229">320GB 5400rpm SATA</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="top" width="121">CD/DVD drive</td> <td valign="top" align="center" colspan="2">SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support</td> </tr>
<tr class="odd"> <td valign="top" width="121">Networking</td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="213" colspan="2">802.11G, Gigabit LAN</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="top" width="121">Extra</td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="213">Webcam, Array Mic, WMC remote</td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="229">Webcam, Array Mic, Fingerprint, WMC remote</td> </tr>
<tr class="odd"> <td valign="top" width="121">Battery</td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="213">6-cell battery (53 Wh)</td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="229">8-cell battery (73 Wh)</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="top" width="121">Hard Drive</td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="213">250GB 5400rpm SATA</td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="229">320GB 5400rpm SATA</td> </tr>
<tr class="odd"> <td valign="top" width="121">Dimension (LWH)</td> <td valign="top" align="center" colspan="2">8.82&quot; x 12.05&quot; x 1.23-1.52&quot;</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="top" width="121">Weight (lbs)</td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="213">4.59</td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="229">4.7</td> </tr>
<tr class="odd"> <td valign="top" width="121">Power adapter</td> <td valign="top" align="center" colspan="2">65W (PA-1650-02H)</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="121">Price</td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="213">$699</td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="229">$904</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p>What surprise me a lot is adapter is the same as 15&quot; HP laptop and the battery is quite big, even the smallest one. As I know, it would not provide enough juice for even 3 hours. Will see if this is true. Here is some photos before getting to <a href="/review/hp-tx2500z/1">build &amp; design</a>:-</p>
<p><a href="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/09/tx2500z/IMG_0421.jpg"><img height="150" alt="HP Pavillion tx2500z - box" src="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/09/tx2500z/IMG_0421_thumb.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/09/tx2500z/IMG_0423.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="150" alt="HP Pavillion tx2500z - everything" src="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/09/tx2500z/IMG_0423_thumb.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/09/tx2500z/IMG_0425.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="150" alt="HP Pavillion tx2500z - accessories" src="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/09/tx2500z/IMG_0425_thumb.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/09/tx2500z/IMG_0426.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="150" alt="HP Pavillion tx2500z - lid finish" src="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/09/tx2500z/IMG_0426_thumb.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/09/tx2500z/IMG_0427_2.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="150" alt="HP tx2500z - exactly how it comes" src="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/09/tx2500z/IMG_0427_thumb_1.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/09/tx2500z/IMG_0428.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="150" alt="HP tx2500z - pretty good looking" src="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/09/tx2500z/IMG_0428_thumb.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/09/tx2500z/IMG_0431.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="150" alt="HP tx2500z: Echo Imprint Finish" src="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/09/tx2500z/IMG_0431_thumb.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/09/tx2500z/IMG_0439.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="150" alt="HP tx2500z: quite good keyboard" src="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/09/tx2500z/IMG_0439_thumb.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/09/tx2500z/IMG_0440.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="150" alt="HP tx2500z: back panel" src="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/09/tx2500z/IMG_0440_thumb.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/09/tx2500z/IMG_0453.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="150" alt="HP tx2500z: swivel screen" src="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/09/tx2500z/IMG_0453_thumb.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a> <img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="150" title="Dell Latitude XT (top), Thinkpad X61T, HP tx2500z (bottom): adapter" alt="Dell Latitude XT (top), Thinkpad X61T, HP tx2500z (bottom): adapter" src="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/11/dell-xt-1/thumb/adapter-3.jpg" width="200" border="0" /> <img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="150" alt="Dell Latitude XT (top), Thinkpad X61T, HP tx2500z (bottom): adapter" title="Dell Latitude XT (top), Thinkpad X61T, HP tx2500z (bottom): adapter" src="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/11/dell-xt-1/thumb/adapter-4.jpg" width="200" border="0" />
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