HP Pavilion dv7 QE: A Gorgeous Laptop That Falls Short in Performance
05.02.12
The HP Pavilion dv7 Quad Edition is HP's higher-end model in its dv7 series. It's undoubtedly a gorgeous machine, but in performance it doesn't quite measure up to other desktop replacement laptops. Though this laptop is large, it's also surprisingly sleek. Luckily, the dv7 also has decent battery life: In our tests the dv7 lasted about 4. HP bills it as a performance machine, and it includes all the perks, such as switchable graphics (an AMD Radeon HD 6770M discrete graphics card is in there) and a Blu-ray Disc player. 3 hours, a good 30 minutes longer than the average battery life we've seen from recently reviewed desktop replacements. The dv7 runs the 64-bit version of Windows 7 Home Premium.