good specs, bad design
Written: Jun 16 '04
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Pros: Good features, specs.
Cons: Poor design and ergonomics
The Bottom Line: Do physical inspection before buying.
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| lilacious's Full Review: Hewlett Packard Pavilion ze4560us (DM736A) PC Note... |
This notebook has great specs and features but the packaged shell is cheap and poorly designed.
The keypad is not as smooth as Dell or Toshiba. One has to apply more force per keystroke that recalls old manual typewriters. The result is A LOT more typos - some keystrokes register, some don't.
This goes for all keys, touchpad, and switches.
The choices and placement of characters on keypad could be better. The placement of the non-alphabet keys are not intuitive. These Home, Page Up, Page Down, End, delete, Pause, Print Screen keys seem crammed into the upper right hand corner, very closely packed next to each other such that accidental mis-strikes are also common.
The screen is big, but that means loss of resolution. The XGA screen on my other notebook is smaller, but sharper than this HP Pavilion's XGA screen.
The wireless G card on this notebook seems to be weak but I'm not sure. The wireless B on my other notebook seems to perform better - it's range is wider.
Finally, despite the width of the notebook, ports most often used are crammed next to each other. The power adapter plug is VERY snug against the USB ports. And for some strange reason, the USB ports are horizontally stacked so this makes for a tightly fitted trio of wires.
While the HP Pavilion has some desirable internal qualities, it's physical qualities are irksome. I would not recommend this notebook because it's poor design will always be a source of irritation. This notebook is my first and last HP computer purchase.
Recommended:
No
Amount Paid (US$): 750
Operating System: Windows
Processor: AMD Athlon (K7)
Processor speed: Don''t Know
Screen Size: Greater than 15 inches
RAM: More than 256
Internal Storage: CD-RW and DVD
Hard Drive (GB): 31-40
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