I have reviewed a lot of notebooks, and have used many more and because of that experience I can honestly say that the HP dv6000 is one of the most stable systems out there and I recommend it to all. I do however tell them to avoid the AMD based ones because of some bad experiences I myself and friends have had with those.
So the dv6885se is a great machine, it does what you want and it does it the way it is supposed too. You can’t ask for much more than that from a laptop. Or can you?
The HP dv6000 Special Edition which is only available at Best Buy, delivers the power you expect from the notebook but, also a sophisticated stylish look.
Indi once told me that certain reds are manly reds and although the color of the dv6885se is copper, she claims it is a manly red and probably the prettiest notebook she has ever seen. I agree--I even came off a bit ‘too girly’ and said it was pretty when I posted pictures of it.
It’s so pretty that I wouldn’t mind walking around with it, heck in an effort to be stylish I would forgo the notebook bag just to show it off. It may be a lot bigger than an iPod but it’s just as cool looking.
Even when the machine is open it looks great, the keyboard and the touchpad area have a silver finish (brushed metal), the touch bad itself has a charcoal finish. Everything fits together color-wise, there is nothing dull about how this notebook looks.
As I already said the dv6885se is a great machine and with the dual core Intel Centrino processor it has inside, it’s great for multi-tasking. With a Windows Experience Index (WEI) rating of 3.4 you can definitely get away with playing some games on it. I personally installed Crysis and at the lowest of settings the game played ok, not perfectly and definitely not as playable as you’d want Crysis but fairly decent for a notebook.
Something else I noticed is the system did not get that hot and the fans never seemed to be too loud, even when I was pushing the machine to the max.
Something I really loved about the dv6885se, was the screen. The system has a nice widescreen, perfect for watching movies. I just recently used it on a flight to Los Angeles and I was watching the bucket list, the lady next to me actually asked me if she could watch it with me, and complimented on how beautiful the notebook was. That’s 3 already that have exclaimed on its beauty!
The only thing I disliked was the mouse, it was a bit flimsy and felt cheaply made, but that really wasn’t a big deal and I didn’t even use it as I have my own portable mouse.
Overall the dv6885se is a powerful and sexy machine and deserving of our 5 Star Kick Ass Award.
Comments: (5)
Chris on Tue, Jun 17th, 2008 at 08:37 PM
My wife said it was a manly red as well.
londres on Sun, Aug 24th, 2008 at 07:13 PM
Great machine, hp are really very good machines to go for!
Toko on Mon, Jul 13th, 2009 at 01:08 AM
I ve being using this for over an year and really satisfied with it. I dropped it twice on the soft floor with a bag and still working so solid. I do occasional video editing with it and it handles hard processing without any glitch. It is amazing that hp seized manufacturing this model and releasing strangely lower powered new models almost every month.
ano on Wed, Nov 11th, 2009 at 02:16 PM
great thanks for sharing
Mia Jovovich on Wed, Nov 11th, 2009 at 02:17 PM
The manufacturing of this HP is great. If you have similar skill
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