November 29, 2011

HP Pavilion g7-1257dx with 17.3-inch Display

The HP Pavilion g7-1257dx is packed with 17.3-inch LED-backlit high-definition widescreen display with BrightView technology and 1600 x 900 resolution for best HD experience at low cost. This HP Pavilion g7-1257dx is equipped with the Second Generation Intel Core i3-2330M processor with 3MB L3 cache and 2.2GHz processor speed which features smart 4-way processing performance for HD quality computing. This second generation Core i3 processor supports latest technologies from Intel like the Virtualization and the HyperThreading technology which gives a boost in the performance of the processor up to 20% faster than regular CPUs like Pentium and Celeron from Intel but unfortunately it does not support TurboBoost technology which is available only in Core i5 and Core i7 series.

This processor also has Intel HD graphics which features 64 to 1317MB shared video memory for stunning images and can provide extra graphics power for your laptop when you need it. Even without the dedicated graphics card, with this HD supported graphics controller you can enjoy watching high definition movies and play light games with ease.
HP Pavilion g7-1257dx
The HP Pavilion g7-1257dx sports 4GB DDR3 SDRAM; 500GB Serial ATA hard drive at 5400 rpm – much better if the RPM is 7200; and multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with DVD-RAM support. Moreover, the HP Pavilion g7-1257dx is also comes with built-in HP webcam and microphone; multiformat media reader which supports Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and xD-Picture Card formats; 3 2.0 ports – much better if it contains USB 3.0 version; built-in high-speed wireless LAN that supports 802.11b/g/n technologies; Ethernet LAN; and 6-cell lithium-ion battery.

The HP Pavilion g6-1c35dx is preinstalled with Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit operating system. This weighs only about 6.5 lbs. and measures just 1.4 inches thin. This laptop is available at around $430.

Illustration below shows the PassMark Rating of Core i3-2330M compared to other processors. The higher the PassMark Rating the better the performance.
In terms of processing power the Intel Core i3-2330M is more powerful compared to AMD E-350 and E-450 APU but slightly outperformed by AMD A6-3400M APU. But on the graphics side, the AMD APUs are much powerful compared to Intel Core i3-2330M.

PassMark Rating in tabular form.
Processor PassMark Rating
AMD E-350 APU 726
AMD E-450 APU 768
Intel Core i3 330M 1968
Pentium B950 1990
AMD A4-3300M 2232
Core i3 2310M 2620
Core i3 2330M 2803
AMD A6-3400M 3548
Core i5 2435M 3558

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