HP’s new 15.4-inch laptop, the Pavilion dv5t Entertainment Notebook PC which is a part of company’s upcoming Intel Centrino 2 “Montevina“-based enterntainment notebook lineup. HP Pavilion dv5t is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive and nVidia GeForce 9600M GT video card with 512BM RAM. It offers also a 15.4-inch LCD screen, WiFi 802.11b/g, and Bluetooth. The system scored 3,937 points on 3DMark06 benchmark. This laptop will be available in July/August with the price about $1,525.

NotebookReview’s comments:

It has been nearly three years since I bought my last laptop. I put a great deal of time into researching my the purchase of this HP dv5t, and it paid off. The HP dv5t meets my needs perfectly. It is an extremely well-rounded 15.4-inch multimedia notebook at a great price point. A beautiful design, superb input devices, a great screen, and good gaming performance are the major highlights of this machine. I have no second thoughts about giving the dv5t my full recommendation.

Pros

* Great value
* Beautiful, classy design
* Solid build quality - no cheap plastic
* Gorgeous WSXGA+ Infinity display
* Excellent input devices
* Port variety - eSATA, HDMI especially
* Good gaming performance
* Quality speakers
* Small AC adapter

Cons

* Runs warm while gaming
* High maintenance - keep a microfiber towel handy
* Pre-loaded bloatware
* Battery life with dedicated 9600M-GT may not be enough