- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Sony VAIO S Series
- HP Pavilion dm1
- Acer Aspire S AS1830T-3721
- Gateway NV Series NV57H
- SAMSUNG Notebook NP900X1B
- 11.6"
- Core i3 1.4 GHz Dual core
- 4 GB DDR3
- 500 GB HDD
First seen on January, 2012
Rated 80% by by Kev (Apr, 2012)Adding another 4GB of RAM would definitely be worth the investment for this computer.
- 12.1"
- E-Series 1.6 GHz Dual core
- 2 GB DDR3-1066
- 320 GB HDD
Released March, 2011
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the HP Pavilion dm1-4170us compared to the ASUS 1215B-PU17-SL
GHz1.4
Intel Core i3 2367M
Rated 100% by by Brian-White (Apr, 2012)The screen is fine, the size excellent (although build quality is plastic everywhere), and the battery life with the second-gen i3 chip is fantastic.
1.6 GHz
AMD E-Series E-350
screen size
11.6"
12.1"
Pavilion dm1-4170us by antistatist--borntoread (Feb, 2013)The features alone made this a no brainer and the extra 1.1" in screen size really makes a difference.
screen resolution
Pavilion dm1-4170us by antistatist--borntoread (Feb, 2013)They clarity and color of the screen are exceptional IMHO.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 1.6 GHz | 2 GHz |
Pavilion dm1-4170us by James-Love (Jul, 2012)The battery does perform very well, and I find the computer quite fast, indeed it typically feels faster than my desktop at work which has an Intel I7-2600 processor.
processor
Pavilion dm1-4170us by antistatist--borntoread (Feb, 2013)I think this tiny netbook packs a lot of punch with it's I3 core processor, limited memory and multiple applications running.
memory
| 0 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB |
Pavilion dm1-4170us by on-a-quest--heal (Jul, 2012)I looked and there is only one slot for RAM, but it does have 4 gigs.
Performance Real world tests of HP Pavilion dm1-4170us vs ASUS 1215B-PU17-SL
battery life
10 hour
8 hour
Pavilion dm1-4170us by Kenneth-MacDonald--Buford-Wilson (May, 2012)It works flawlessly, has good sound and extra long battery life.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the ASUS 1215B-PU17-SL
| Much more l3 cache | 3 MB | vs | None |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compared to all laptops, 3 MB l3 cache is just OK | |||
| Significantly more RAM | 4 GB | vs | 2 GB |
| Twice as much RAM; run more applications and have more browser tabs open without slowing down the system | |||
| Is hyperthreaded | Yes | vs | No |
| About half of laptops are hyperthreaded | |||
| Significantly more storage capacity | 500 GB | vs | 320 GB |
| Around 60% more storage capacity | |||
| Longer battery life | 10 hour | vs | 8 hour |
| Around 30% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in | |||
| Better CPU benchmark score | 16.29 | vs | 8.97 |
| More than 80% better benchmark score; the CPU performs better in various benchmark tests and will likely perform better in real-world applications | |||
| Thinner | 32 mm | vs | 74 mm |
| 2.3x thinner | |||
| Sharper screen | 135 ppi | vs | 129 ppi |
| Almost the same | |||
| Better cinebench r10 32Bit | 4,098 | vs | 1,997 (AMD E-Series E-350) |
| More than 2x better cinebench r10 32Bit | |||
| Better 3DMark06 CPU | 1,702 | vs | 1,015.9 (AMD E-Series E-350) |
| Around 70% better 3DMark06 CPU | |||
| Much more HDMI bandwidth | 1,020 MB/s (HDMI 1.4) | vs | 495 MB/s (HDMI 1.0) |
| More than 2x more HDMI bandwidth | |||
Advantages compared to the HP Pavilion dm1-4170us
| Faster RAM | DDR3-1066 | vs | DDR3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| More than 30% faster RAM; data is transferred to/from RAM more quickly | |||
| Bigger screen | 12.1" | vs | 11.6" |
| Almost the same | |||
| Faster processor | 1.6 GHz | vs | 1.4 GHz (Intel Core i3 2367M) |
| More than 10% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| More l2 cache | 1 MB (AMD E-Series E-350) | vs | 0.5 MB (Intel Core i3 2367M) |
| 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Reviews Word on the street
HP Pavilion dm1-4170us | ASUS 1215B-PU17-SL |
Competition What else you should consider
 | 3 | Acer Aspire S AS1830T-3721 7-way tie: Has a memory card reader |
 | 4 | Gateway NV Series NV57H 2-way tie: Biggest screen |
