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High Style
Expanding on the sophisticated elegance of HP's notebook design from the past few years, the new DV series is defined by fluid, modern lines and metalized finishes. The HP Intersect Imprint finish in bronze and chrome encases all surfaces visible during normal use for greater durability. And the Intersect Imprint features an argyle-like pattern for subtle contrast to the liquid appearance of the metallic finish. The streamlined look is enhanced with a color-matched keyboard and touchpad. And touch media controls light up and become visible only when the system is powered on further enhancing the clean appearance.
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The Basics
- Processor: Experience improved energy efficiency, expanded wireless connectivity, and amazing battery life with the 45nm Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 processor featuring Intel Centrino 2 technology. This processor has a 2.4 GHz processor speed, super-sized 1066 MHz front-side bus (FSB), and a extra-large 3 MB L2 cache. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data; and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system's performance. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front-side bus will deliver better overall performance.)
Formerly codenamed Montevina, Intel Centrino 2 processor technology improves upon every facet of a laptop's main features, including performance and battery life via new processors and chipsets, faster draft 802.11n wireless, and new business-class manageability capabilities. The new hafnium-infused circuitry--which reduces electrical current leakage in transistors--conserves even more energy, giving you more time away from the wall outlet.
The Intel Core 2 Duo processor has two computational execution cores in a single processor, providing greater system response when running multi-threaded applications simultaneously with no significant increase in power consumption. It's optimized for multitasking and it can run multiple demanding applications--such as graphics-intensive games or serious number-crunching business productivity applications--while downloading music or running virus-scanning security programs in the background.
- Hard Drive: The large 320 GB Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive (5400 RPM) offers a wealth of storage space, perfect for storing a vast multimedia collection or for editing digital video. This SATA hard drive also quickens the pace with a higher speed transfer of data--akin to Firewire and USB 2.0.
You'll enjoy enhanced hard drive protection with HP's Protectsmart, which includes a 3D accelerometer that safeguards your data by parking your hard drive if your notebook detects any range of motion, such as being knocked off your desk, falling or taking abuse.
- Memory: The 4 GB of installed RAM helps boost the amount of available video RAM that's shared with this notebook's video card. This notebook has an amazing 8 GB maximum RAM capacity (4 x 2 GB). To receive the faster data transfer benefits of the dual-channel DDR2 RAM, any RAM additions require memory modules of same capacity and clockspeed.
- DVD/CD Drive: This HP notebook offers the next generation of DVD entertainment with the Blu-ray ROM optical drive, which provides the superior image and sound quality of high-definition images and multichannel surround sound as well as backward compatibility with standard DVD movie discs as well as content burned onto DVD+/-RW. It also incorporates a DVD+/-RW writer that can also burn CDs, which is compatible with dual-layer (DL) discs that can hold up to 8.5 GB of data.
- Keyboard & Mouse: This notebook has a 101-key keyboard (with integrated numeric keypad) and a touchpad with on/off button and dedicated vertical/horizontal Scroll Up/Down pad. It also includes two quick-launch buttons (HP QuickPlay Music and DVD).
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You'll enjoy razor-sharp graphics and widescreen movies with the 17-inch WXGA high-definition screen, which has a widescreen resolution of 1440 x 900 pixels--perfect for watching DVD movies the way they were meant to be seen. Video is powered by the Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT graphics/video card, which provides 512 MB of dedicated video RAM and offers up to 2280 MB of total available graphics memory as allocated by Windows Vista. Enabled by PureVideo HD, movies come to life with outstanding picture clarity, ultra-smooth video and vivid color. The lifelike images have up to six times the detail of standard DVD movies. Delivering state-of-the-art graphics performance, The GeForce 9600M GT graphics card is sure to give you the power and performance you crave to play the hottest DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 titles. Its 16x full-screen antialiasing technology delivers superior quality along with astounding performance and since it's optimized for Windows Vista.
The Altec Lansing speakers provide exceptional sound, and it also includes SRS Premium Sound. You'll be able to privately share enjoyment of multimedia with a friend via the dual headphone jacks.
Networking, Connectivity & Expansion
Be ready for the next platform in wireless connectivity with the integrated quad-mode Wi-Fi chip. Based on the draft 802.11n Wi-Fi specification, it offers up to five times the performance and twice the wireless range as existing 802.11g wireless. It's also backward compatible with 802.11b/g networks (commonly found in home routers and Wi-Fi hotspots) as well as 802.11a networks (which has a higher throughput, but more limited range--great for closed office environments). With the integrated Bluetooth connectivity, you can communicate and synchronize with Bluetooth-enabled peripherals such as PDAs and cell phones.
It also includes a next-generation ExpressCard 34 card slot (replacing the PCMCIA slot), which lets you take advantage of thinner, faster, and lighter expansion cards for even more advanced wireless, networking, storage, and security features. It comes with the following external connectors:
- 4 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players (with 1 eSATA + USB 2.0 combo port)
- 1 HDMI output (for connecting to a compatible HDTV or home theater receiver for uncompressed digital audio and video via a single cable)
- Analog video output: 1 VGA
- 1 ExpressCard/54 slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)
- 2 headphone jacks
- 1 microphone jack
- 1 Expansion Port 3 connector (for use with the HP xb3000 Expansion Base or the HP Notebook QuickDock)
- 1 IR receiver
- 5-in-1 memory card reader (Secure Digital, MultiMedia, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, xD Picture Card)
- 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet networking
- 56K modem (V.90)
Operating System
The 64-bit version of Windows Vista Home Premium (with SP1) is the operating system for users with advanced computer needs, and it includes all of the Windows Media Center capabilities for turning your PC into an all-in-one home entertainment center for watching DVD movies and accessing your digital audio library. You can also use Windows Media Center to record and watch your favorite TV shows (even HDTV) and to access new kinds of online entertainment content. Computers that include Windows Vista Home Premium and an auxiliary Windows SideShow display will also allow you to access key data even when your computer is off. It is also easier than ever to share files between other PCs in your household and to manage your laptop computer settings to more securely connect via Wi-Fi.
Every edition of Windows Vista provides the essential tools and technologies to help protect you whether you are browsing the Internet, connecting to a wireless network, or just reading e-mail. All editions of Windows Vista include new tools that can warn you of impending hardware failures long before you have lost any important personal data. And, all Windows Vista editions include parental control features that allow you to manage and monitor your family's use of games, the Internet, instant messaging, and other activities.
Preloaded Software
- HP MediaSmart Software Suite: Your one-stop multimedia and entertainment center to create photo slideshows, share personal videos, listen to your favorite music playlists and watch DVD movies.
- muvee autoProducer Basic: Automatically create professional looking home videos and burn to DVD.
- Cyberlink DVD Suite Deluxe: Automatically fix and edit videos and create CDs and DVDs. Edit, burn and archive data to discs.
- Microsoft Works 9: Includes a word processor, spreadsheet, database and calendar.
- Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition 2007 (60-day trial version).
- Adobe Reader 8: Read and print PDF files.
- Norton Internet Security 2009 protects your PC and your identity when you email, bank and shop online; 60 days of protection updates included.
Dimensions & Weight
This notebook PC measures 15.6 x 11.22 x 1.31 inches and weighs 7.64 pounds.
Power
It's powered by an 8-cell rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which has a battery life of up to 2 hours (depending on usage).
What's in the Box
This package contains the HP Pavilion dv7-1270us notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, IR remote control, and operating instructions. It is backed by a limited warranty for parts and labor for one year from date of purchase as well as technical telephone assistance for one year. Software is also covered for 30 days from date of purchase.
Reduce your impact on the environment with this Energy Star-certified system and HP's innovative take-back options, including trade-in, recycling and donation.
May 20th, 2012 at 6:35 pm
Expanding on the sophisticated elegance of the current line, the new DV7-1270US is defined by fluid, modern lines and metalized finishes with surprising innovations inside and out. The DV7-1270US Intersect Imprint features an argyle-like pattern for subtle contrast to the liquid appearance of the metallic finish. And touch media controls light up and become visible only when the system is powered on further enhancing the clean appearance. photos, music, karaoke, games, Internet TV, and streamed or recorded TV, with an optional TV Tuner at the touch of a button. Built-in demos show you how to add music to your slide shows or videos with drag-and-drop functionality, and much more. An HDMI port enables you to watch films on an HD TV. For those who want rich digital entertainment capability coupled with desktop-caliber performance in a stunning mobile design, the HP Pavilion DV7-1270US Entertainment Notebook PC delivers. The DV7-1270US ships with Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with Service Pack 1, Intel Core2 Duo Processor P8600, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT with up to 2302MB Total Available Graphics Memory with 512MB dedicated, 4096MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm), 320GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive (SATA), LightScribe Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD
May 20th, 2012 at 6:35 pm
By Helen
2009-02-01
I first saw this computer at Sam’s Club (eventually where I bought it too) and was completely infatuated. This laptop delivers amazing value for the price. HP has definately brought their ‘A’ game on this model. There are a couple things you *need* to know before you buy this laptop.
First, the model I bought advertised a 500 GB hard drive. This is true, however it is 2 x 250 GB hard drives. Not that big of a deal, but I cannot believe it is not listed as such.
Second, the laptop comes preloaded with a ton of junk and is heavily integrated with Windows Live stuff. Messenger, Live toolbar, etc. It comes with a trial of Norton Internet Security and a trial of Office 2007. My advice: Get Norton off the computer ASAP and install another anti-virus product.
Third, no operating system CD’s come with the package. There is a “Recovery” partition that contains about 12 GB of stuff (not 100% sure what exactly is on there). I do know that when setting up the computer it tells you you should create recovery CD’s. I went through the setup to create the discs and here’s the kicker – they want 21 CD’s or 3 DVD’s to create the recovery discs. Talk about stupid.
As of now, I have wiped the OS partition and loaded Windows 7 Beta. The driver recognition is fantastic on Windows 7 – both my wired and wireless ethernet drivers were install out-of-the-box.
The look and feel of this model is gorgeous. The 17″ HD screen is amazing and the whole laptop has this slick look and feel to it. The bronze color scheme really stands out.
All in all, you cannot beat the price of this laptop. For what it comes with, a comparable model from another vendor would cost $600-700 more than what I bought mine for ($898 + tax).
Last, this is just my opinion and should be taken as such. Please do yourself a favor and do not install XP on this. This laptop is too great to go back to XP. AERO does look nice and this laptop should be able to run anything you throw at it. Even a clean install of Vista should not give you any problems. While XP works great for most people, do not fight change and try to give Vista/7 a fair chance. Hell, even try the newest Ubuntu (I think 8.10) because that should look great on this too.
May 20th, 2012 at 6:35 pm
By Betty
2009-01-27
I just received my very cool HP Pavilion DV7-1240US, but I can’t see the letters & numbers on the keyboard. The whole laptop is bronze, including the keyboard, and the keyboard letters & numbers appear to be gray. I tried moving my reading lamp as close as possible to the laptop & I still can’t make out the letters & numbers properly. I have to keep moving my head around from different angles just to see. I can’t believe HP would release a product with this obvious problem…
If only the letters & numbers were white against the bronze this notebook would have gotten 5 stars!
Anyone out there with this issue, and if so is there any solution besides returning it?
Everything else seems to be very good.
EDIT!!! February 28th, 2009
I returned this & purchased the DV7-1150US, very similar features in silver-gray. The keyboard is legible, black letters & numbers on silver-gray. Very nice.
May 20th, 2012 at 6:35 pm
By Linda
2009-02-10
I got this at Best Buy for $700 and this is an excellent machine for its price. You are getting an HD monitor, built in webcam and microphone, silent keyboard which is perfectly sized for an adult, a beautiful interface, a lovely touchpad to turn up your volume, mute, play, fast forward and rewind… a 64 bit system with 4 GB of RAM capable of holding 8 GB of RAM… amazing. the mouse touchpad has a scroll function on its side. this computer has state of the art audio, (the speakers of this brand are very costly), a dedicated video graphics card, and a very powerful processor. coupled with its sleek design you cannot go wrong. its versatile, and it is very easy to set up networking. I have it set up in my home network. bought it 2 days ago and its fully functional. all laptops are more delicate than desktops and not a replacement. i got a service plan through BB in the case of hardware damage such as the monitor. this is always wise. anyway, take care of it and you have a great machine with great graphics capability and i already have an HP desktop and i’d say its comparable if not better.
May 20th, 2012 at 6:35 pm
By Mark
2009-01-27
The keyboard is the stupidest design ever. I called HP to complain about the flaw in a dark brown colored keyboard that has lettering painted in a dark brown color, which makes typing anything, especially numbers, a serious hassle. What did the non technical support manager tell me? The keyboard is not a flaw, it was intentionally designed that way. If you don’t like it, then you can return the product. Nice to see how HP is out to please the customer, when apparently they feel cocky and arrogant in this economy that they can tell a customer, “If you don’t like it, then buy something else.” No more HP products for me, and by word of mouth I won’t recommend their products to anyone else either.
By the way, the same bronze colored computer sells at Sam’s club, but with white letters on the keyboard. If it wasn’t a design flaw, then why is the problem fixed on those computers sold at the retail giant?? My advice to anyone else is, complain to the CEO of HP, cause management doesn’t care.
May 20th, 2012 at 6:35 pm
By Helen
2009-02-16
I purchased this laptop about a month ago. It’s quite accpetible as laptops go, but it has one glaring flaw, which affects all of the bronze colored HP laptops.
The Keyboard is ridiculously hard to read unless you have a very bright light directly overhead. There just isn’t enough contrast between the white letters and the bronze keys to be able to see them.
Touch typing is fine, until you need to find a special key (PgUp, PgDn, Insert, Delete, etc…). It’s extremely frustrating.
I’m actually looking through the HP parts store to see if I can find a black keyboard with white letters to replace this with (It would look horrible, but at least I could read the keys).
May 20th, 2012 at 6:35 pm
By Charles
2009-04-08
I have several HP laptops with 17″ screens (dv9910us as well as this dv7-1270us). The screen size is great, but I could see that trying to carry these in a backpack for school use could be a load. The displays are fantastic and the NVidia graphics card is super. The speed for boot-up, network connectivity and multi-tasking of applications is also fabulous.
This has fantastic sound for music with the Altec Lansing dual speakers on top and subwoofer on the bottom. Of course it can be hooked to a media center via the built-in HDMI or USB ports for impressive sound and Blue-ray DVD play.
Battery life is about 3 – 4 hours with the power management default settings out of the box.
All round this is a great package, with the few cons noted below.
Cons:
1. Bluetooth headsets / headphones don’t work for listening to music. I’ve written to HP and visited forums, and it seems that there is some issue with MS Vista that Microsoft hasn’t fixed. This is a bit disappointing, however, if you are planning to run with XP (which I’m not sure will work with this 64 bit microprocessor) it may be ok. I, as are many, awaiting a fix for this issue. Many have reported issues with Bluetooth Stack Service not working. I found that there is a Microsoft patch (something to do with ActiveX killbits), that causes this problem. After the Bluetooth stopped working correctly, and rebuilding my system I found that by not installing this “fix” the Bluetooth works for everything (phone, mp3 player, etc.), but not with the headphones – for listening to music. Headphones do work for skype and with the phone.
2. The built-in Intel 5100 AGN WiFi Network adapter always indicates that its running at 54.0Mbps, even though I have a Netgear 854T Wireless-N router that can run at 300.0Mbps. If I connect a Netgear WPN121T USB adapter the HP Networking status indicates 300.0Mbps for that adapter. However, both adapters seem equally as fast for loading of webpages and downloads, so I’m not sure if the build-in Intel 5100 adapter is really running at 300.0Mbps even though it indicates on 54.0Mbps. I’ve been working with HP on this issue and they have not been able to fix yet.
3. The touch pad (as on all of these HPs) can act bizarrely, in that the mouse will jump to some other place when you touch the pad. It doesn’t happen all of the time, but can be rather annoying. I’m not sure if it has to do with the way the notebook is leveled, but I do notice that if the keyboard is not on a stable table top or work space, the mouse jumping seems to happen more frequently. The synaptic touch pad driver sw provides some settings which seem to help.
4. Finally, the built-in cooling fan is noticably louder in the dv7-1270us than in the dv9910us models I have. Fortunately, in the BIOS it can be set to turn-on/off as needed, and not run continuously, so it’s not too bad, but it pitch is at a frequency that causes my ears to ring if it runs very long.
May 20th, 2012 at 6:35 pm
By Charles
2009-02-10
Pros: You Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 (very conservative to the battery as well as very powerful)
4GB DDR2-800 Samsung RAM-2 sticks 2GB each it is maxed out
Windows Vista 64bit flies even while testing on VMware with no RAM left to host pretty much, even runs Windows 7 x64 although lacking the extra bluetooth profiles included in Vista.
nVidia GeForce 9600M GT w/ 512MB VRAM running both my Sony Bravia 52V5200 or something like it as well as the main screen. Takes both without a lag, the TV on 1920×1080 and the main one at 1440×900.
Intel 5100AGN Wifi adapter
HDMI out with sound as well which is a great thing to have
eSATA in for hard drives.
Comes with 320 GB hard drive space – 298GB formatted
BD-ROM combo drive w/ DVD-+R/RW, it plays Pineapple Express and Eagle Eye without a hitch but you should still have the charger plugged in just in case.
Very long battery life. I haven’t measured during use but it idles at a good 6 hours in both Vista and 7.
Excellent color gamut and clean display
Cons: I got it during CCity liquidation, well my parents did
Loaded with too much junk, didn’t even bother starting Windows, went directly to reformat and reinstall and it loads within 40 sec.
5400RPM hard drive, still acceptable for me.
One dead pixel in the top center but unnoticable
Bluetooth and Wifi switch both in one touch button, you cant use one or the other.
All these minor problems did not repel me away from this masterpiece. I was a little surprised though to find it has bluetooth as well. It runs Windows 7 build 7000 64bit as good as Vista, similar battery life except 7 provides a few minutes more. It did come loaded with the usual OEM junk but I had my Vista disc, entered my product key from this machine and it activated fine. Installation for both Vista and 7 took no more than 20 minutes overall for it to complete everything from beginning to end. Windows 7 got the WiFi chip and the ethernet out of the box as well. It saw the 9600GT as a regular VGA card. I ran all the driver installs with Admin rights and Vista compatibility and they all work fine except the integrated bluetooth, it is still stuck on the basic profiles. I do not use Lightscribe very much so that does not apply to me. There is a model exact to this one only it has both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. Who needs HD-DVD anyways, the original movies are already out on Blu-Ray anyways.
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May 20th, 2012 at 6:35 pm
By Linda
2009-04-21
My HP Pavilion quit working after 3 weeks. The sound card went out and I was unable to connect to the internet. I contacted the tech serice & after their suggestions the computer would not function at all. I lost all applications and a weeks worth of work, almost lost a client. I contacted customer service, the customer service rep was not interested in my complaint and was rude. I can not believe the behavior of the HP company and THEY LIKE OTHER COMPANIES will fall by the wayside if they forget how important the customer is. I did a little research and found that most HP laptops do not last a year. I am buying a macintosh & selling my HP Pavilion DV7!
May 20th, 2012 at 6:35 pm
By Betty
2009-02-11
I bought this laptop directly from HP i sold my Gateway M-6850FX Gaming computer for this laptop. and let me tell you, this thing is blazing fast. the fit and fish is superb. where my gateway felt flimsy to touch and keyboard always felt like it would break. this one doesnt. and all the extras it comes with i will never be left without a great laptop