TrustedReviews
  • Home
    • All Reviews
    • All News
    • All Videos
    • All Round-Ups
    • All Features
  • TVs & Entertainment
    • Blu-ray Players
    • Gadgets
    • Games
    • Games Accessories
    • Headphones
    • Portable Audio
    • Projectors
    • Surround Sound Systems
    • TV Recorders & Set Top Boxes
    • TVs
  • Cameras
    • Camcorders
    • Camera Accessories
    • Camera Lenses
    • Digital Cameras
  • Laptops & Computing
    • Desktop PCs
    • Laptops
    • Monitors
    • PC Components
    • Peripherals
    • Printers
    • Software
    • Tablets
    • Broadband Deals
  • Mobile & GPS
    • GPS & Sat Nav
    • Mobile Apps
    • Mobile Phone Accessories
    • Mobile Phones
    • Mobile Deals
  • Video Reviews
Home » Laptops & Computing » Laptop » HP Pavilion dv2-1030ea - 12.1in Thin & Light Notebook » Video

HP Pavilion dv2-1030ea - 12.1in Thin & Light Notebook video review

  • More Photos
  • Video

Despite outstanding design and an excellent feature set, the HP Pavilion dv2 is let down by its disappointing battery life and some poor decisions in regards to specification and bundling. There's lots of promise here and if you're happy to invest in an extra battery this is a smart and practical machine, but it's not quite the genre defining product it could have been. Read full review

Overall

7/10

Write your own review

By Andy Vandervell
Reviewed 17 April 2009
Updated 26 May 2011

Price as reviewed

£599.99

  • Review
    • 1: HP Pavilion dv2-1030ea
    • 2: HP Pavilion dv2-1030ea
    • 3: HP Pavilion dv2-1030ea
    • 4: HP Pavilion dv2-1030ea
    • 5: Feature Table
    • 6: Application & Gaming Performance
    • 7: Battery Performance
  • Video Review
  • User Reviews
  • Comments
  • 19 Photos
  • Reviewed by Andy Vandervell
  • 17 April 2009
Read the full HP Pavilion dv2-1030ea - 12.1in Thin & Light Notebook review
Tweet

More Laptop Videos

  • Lenovo ThinkPad X220Lenovo ThinkPad X220
  • HP DV7-6b51ea Beats EditionHP DV7-6b51ea Beats Edition
  • Samsung Series 5 530U4BSamsung Series 5 530U4B
  • Wired2Fire Vector EliteWired2Fire Vector Elite

compare prices

Awards

HP Pavilion dv2-1030ea - 12.1in Thin & Light Notebook details

Performance
6/10
Value
6/10
Features
8/10
Design
9/10
Overall
7/10

Price as reviewed

£599.99

Manufacturer

HP

Laptop round-ups

  1. Best Laptop 2011

    Best Laptop

    Whatever brand of laptop or notebook you're after, whether it’s a Lenovo, Toshiba, Acer, Dell, Asus or HP, and whether you're looking for an ultrabook, netbook, convertible tablet or gaming laptop, check out our list of the best portable computers around.

  2. Ultrabook roundup

    Best Ultrabook

    Ultrabooks are thin, stylish ultraportables with good performance. To help you make your choice, we round up the contenders.

  3. Best of CES

    Best of CES 2012

    We roundup at the top ten products to come out of CES 2012.

More Laptop Round-ups

TrustedReviews newsletter

Get TrustedReviews' award-winning reviews, opinions and advice delivered to your inbox for free!


Three of the best Mid range Laptops

  1. Lenovo ThinkPad X121e

    Our rating:
    9/10
    User rating:
    9/10

    This tank-like 11.6in ultraportable offers more features, versatility and sheer quality than you have any right to expect for its starting price of around £330.

  2. Sony VAIO S (2011)

    Our rating:
    8/10
    User rating:
    9/10

    A sleek and stylish ultraportable that offers excellent build quality and connectivity, a good screen, backlit keyboard and optional Blu-ray drive.

  3. Dell Vostro 3350

    Our rating:
    8/10

    Available in red, bronze or silver, this aluminium-encased 13.3in laptop is a powerful and versatile machine offering good usability and long battery life.

 

User reviews & comments

Comments

To leave a comment log in or sign up
 

Please wait while we process your request
 

Please wait while we retrieve the user's information

Bio

Your bio is currently empty. Now is a great time to fill in your profile.

This profile is private.

This profile is only shared with friends.

This profile is under review.

We were unable to request friendship with this user.

We were unable to request friendship with this user. Are you logged in?

Your friendship request has been sent to this user.

We were unable to terminate friendship with this user.

We were unable to terminate friendship with this user. Are you logged in?

You are no longer friends with this user.

We were unable to ignore this user.

We were unable to ignore this user. Are you logged in?

This user is now ignored.

We were unable to stop ignoring this user.

We were unable to stop ignoring this user. Are you logged in?

This user is no longer ignored.

We encountered a problem recommending this user.

pluck_user_recommend_permission

You have recommended this user.

pluck_user_mp-abuse_too_long_err

Send Cancel

Please wait while we perform your request.

Leave a comment

10 comments

Sort:

Name withheld

ilovethemonkeyhead

11:23 AM on 17 April, 2009

This comment is hidden because you have chosen to ignore ilovethemonkeyhead. Show DetailsHide Details

i think you should add "left 4 dead" to the laptop gaming benchmarks.

Abuse reported Report abuse
0
Score:
0 replies1 reply 0 replies1 reply Please wait while we perform your request.

Name withheld

Brian ONeill

2:09 PM on 17 April, 2009

This comment is hidden because you have chosen to ignore Brian ONeill. Show DetailsHide Details

Does look nice, but at this price you would be better going for the dell xps 1330.





It seems the perfect lightweight 12 inch laptop is yet to be build. The dell 12 has potential, but it will probaully be a year before they get it right, with a nice ssd, led screen and and a good chipset.

Abuse reported Report abuse
0
Score:
0 replies1 reply 0 replies1 reply Please wait while we perform your request.

Name withheld

rav

2:28 PM on 17 April, 2009

This comment is hidden because you have chosen to ignore rav. Show DetailsHide Details

don't really get the point of this. it's not cheap like an apire one and it's way too underpowered for £600. i got my 13 inch HP DV3 for £610 and that's centrino 2 with a P8400 and 3GB of RAM and only an inch bigger. this just seems like the kind of netbook that Apple would make although maybe for a £100 more.

Abuse reported Report abuse
0
Score:
0 replies1 reply 0 replies1 reply Please wait while we perform your request.

Name withheld

darkspark88

3:16 PM on 17 April, 2009

This comment is hidden because you have chosen to ignore darkspark88. Show DetailsHide Details

I think the term you're looking for is sub-notebook? That's what they are usually classed as in publications.

Abuse reported Report abuse
0
Score:
0 replies1 reply 0 replies1 reply Please wait while we perform your request.

Name withheld

AndyVandervell

3:35 PM on 17 April, 2009

This comment is hidden because you have chosen to ignore AndyVandervell. Show DetailsHide Details

@darkspark88: It seems the most logical term, but then netbooks were called "sub-notebooks", so there's grounds for confusion there. Fundamentally, all this is an ultra-portable notebook with a single-core rather than a dual-core processor. Does that make it below (sub) a notebook? I don't know. This is still a notebook form-factor after all.

Abuse reported Report abuse
0
Score:
0 replies1 reply 0 replies1 reply Please wait while we perform your request.

Name withheld

Edammer

3:44 PM on 17 April, 2009

This comment is hidden because you have chosen to ignore Edammer. Show DetailsHide Details

"One area where the dv2 easily surpasses a netbook, however, is in its connectivity - purely for the fact it has an HDMI output"





I just bought a Dell Mini 10 and that has HDMI.

Abuse reported Report abuse
0
Score:
0 replies1 reply 0 replies1 reply Please wait while we perform your request.

Name withheld

AndyVandervell

4:26 PM on 17 April, 2009

This comment is hidden because you have chosen to ignore AndyVandervell. Show DetailsHide Details

True, but the Mini 10 is the exception rather than the rule.

Abuse reported Report abuse
0
Score:
0 replies1 reply 0 replies1 reply Please wait while we perform your request.

Name withheld

Lance Uppercut

4:51 PM on 17 April, 2009

This comment is hidden because you have chosen to ignore Lance Uppercut. Show DetailsHide Details

What about Neatbook?





And I want royalties if it takes off . . .

Abuse reported Report abuse
0
Score:
0 replies1 reply 0 replies1 reply Please wait while we perform your request.

Name withheld

ilovethemonkeyhead

8:02 PM on 17 April, 2009

This comment is hidden because you have chosen to ignore ilovethemonkeyhead. Show DetailsHide Details

@ ravmania - are you happy with your hp dv3 (3***?), because i'm not, really. great performance, in my opinion, couldn't really ask for more from a lappy this size. but rather poor battery life, fingerprint magnet, glossy keyboard (who thought a glossy keyboard was a good idea?), rubbish glossy screen and pretty shoddy build quality. plus i paid a tenner more from my local store. plus the "faux chrome" scratches too easily to reveal a sickening beige unpainted plastic.

Abuse reported Report abuse
0
Score:
0 replies1 reply 0 replies1 reply Please wait while we perform your request.

Name withheld

rav

11:36 AM on 18 April, 2009

This comment is hidden because you have chosen to ignore rav. Show DetailsHide Details

@ilovethemonkeyhead


I've got a DV3507ea. Mine's the brown one and fingerprints aren't really an issue. The keyboard is a bit annoying sometimes as you can't see what the letter on the key is from some angles. Definitely a flaw but one I can live with. Glossy screens are annoying but then that's pretty much most laptops these days. At least it's an LED screen though and it looks great when watching some HD video. It is a bit delicate I must admit. I haven't scratched the chrome but there is some flex when you squeeze the machine. Overall I'm very happy with it though. For the price there wasn't another 13 incher around that compared spec wise. And the brown one does look great with the imprint finish. Just gotta be gentle with it.

Abuse reported Report abuse
0
Score:
0 replies1 reply 0 replies1 reply Please wait while we perform your request.
Powered by Pluck - Integrated Social Media Platform, Community Software and Custom Content Solutions for Digital Leaders
Next
 

What Do You Think?

To leave a comment, you need to sign up.

Sign up Sign in

Please wait while we file your abuse report.

Report Abuse

We're sorry. We were unable to report abuse at this time.

We limit the number of reactions an individual user can submit over a given period for quality reasons. You have currently reached that limit. Please try resubmitting your abuse report again later.

Comment is too long. Enter 500 characters or less.

Send Cancel

Please wait while we send the email.

Email This

You may send this to 5 e-mail addresses. Please separate each address with a space.

We're sorry, but the item you are sending has been removed from the site.

We're sorry. We were unable to send the email at this time.

Please specify a recipient.

You can only send messages to 5 addresses at a time.

The address "" is not valid.

Please specify a subject.

 Send Cancel
Email Delicious Digg Facebook LinkedIn Messenger Connect MySpace
Copy to Clipboard Reddit Slashdot StumbleUpon Tumblr Twitter Yahoo! Buzz
Copy to clipboard

Score
 vote upvotes up
 vote downvotes down

User reviews

There are currently no reviews for this product.

Read more reviews >

To add your own review log in or sign up

Explore TrustedReviews

Site Sections

  • Blu-ray Players
  • Camcorders
  • Camera Accessories
  • Camera Lenses
  • Desktop PCs
  • Digital Cameras
  • Gadgets
  • Games
  • Games Accessories
  • GPS & Sat Nav
  • Headphones
  • Laptops
  • Mobile Apps
  • Mobile Phone Accessories
  • Mobile Phones
  • Monitors
  • PC Components
  • Peripherals
  • Portable Audio
  • Printers
  • Projectors
  • Software
  • Surround Sound Systems
  • Tablets
  • TV Recorders & Set Top Boxes
  • TVs

Round-ups

  • Best Cheap Mobile Phones
  • Best Mobile Phone
  • Best PC
  • Best Laptop
  • Best Printers
  • Best Digital Cameras
  • Best Waterproof Cameras
  • Best Headphones 2012
  • Best HTC Phones
  • Best MP3 Player
  • Best Ultrabook
  • Best Speakers
  • New iPad / iPad 3: Everything You Need To Know
  • Apple iPad 3 / iPad HD Launch Event
  • Best Surround Sound Systems

Tools and Social

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • RSS feeds
  • Sitemap

More Information

  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Advertising info
  • © IPC Media 2003-2012, All rights reserved
  • Site user terms
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Information
  • Contact Us