Mar 042010
HP HDX 18 Notebook
Posted by: LaptopsArena in HP, Reviews, notebook
The HP HDX 18 notebook is one unit which surely manages to impress everyone. It is one of the most powerful, stylish and expensive units that HP has ever launched on the market. It has the looks and the power to be considered one of the best desktop replacements that money could ever buy. The 18t is one HP HDX 18 notebook that delivers good performance for the money that you pay so a quick look though what this baby can do should be enough to convince everyone.
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This unit is based on a 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 processor and some 4 GB of RAM. The graphics card is the nVidia GeForce 9600M GT with 512 MB of video memory (DDR3 to be more precise). The total storage capacity of the hard disks is 320 GB as we have 2 x 160 GB.

This unit is about to cost you about $2000 - $2100 which can be considered quite a spicy price by some people. With 17.17" x 11.26" 1.33-1.72" in dimensions and 8.92 lbs. in weight you can surely understand why this notebook is considered to be a desktop replacement.
The selection of ports and features was unlikely to be poor on an 18 inch laptop which is as huge and powerful as the HP HDX 18. The unit hosts 3 USB ports plus one eSATA and USB combo port, an Express Card slot, a VGA out, a HDMI port, a docking station connector, a 5-in-1 media card reader and 2 headphones out and one microphone in jack.
Since the unit also comes with a Blu-ray optical drive, the HDMI port is excellent news because you can now connect a HD TV to your unit and enjoy some great quality movies on a bigger display. Now it’s time for the popcorn to start popping and for you to invite your friends for a weekend movie marathon as the HP HDX 18 notebook supports you multimedia needs perfectly. Oh, did I mention that the laptop also comes with a built in TV tuner? This means that if you were planning to buy a small TV for one of your rooms, the HDX 18 has got you covered and there is no need to invest in a TV anymore.
The 18 inch display is without any doubt one of the most beautiful you will ever see on a desktop replacement. Since it offers full HD resolution the display supports 1920 x 1080 pixels. The horizontal viewing angles are great and you can even enjoy movies on the display of the HDX and only attach a HD TV when you have a lot of friends for visit. The colors are beautiful, sharp and vibrating due to the HP BrightView technology used.

I never expected to get more than 2 hours of battery life out of this unit especially with the demanding components which are located inside. The HP HDX 18 notebook manages however to deliver 3 hours and 10 minutes of battery life under the “high performance” power management profile and with the display brightness set all the way up to the maximum level, with the wireless card turned on and while surfing the internet. Quite amazing I might add.










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