- 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 E Series
- Apple MacBook Pro 7th Gen
- Apple MacBook Air 3rd Gen
- Acer Aspire S 5250
- ASUS K53 Series K53SV
Rated 80% by by S.-Lir (May, 2012)It would have been wise for Samsung to have made the laptop upgradable to at least to 16 gig of ram or more.
- 14.1"
- 2 GHz Quad core
- 4 GB
- 640 GB HDD
Released May, 2010
Rated 80% by by Ghostly350z (Dec, 2010)PROS:-Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit runs flawlessly on the dual core processor.-Graphics card is excellent and watching YouTube/DVD videos on full screen is smoothe, even with high definition.-It's 3GB RAM is more than enough for normal use.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Samsung Series 7 NP700Z5A compared to the HP Pavilion dv6
GHz2.45
Intel Core i7 920XM
Rated 100% by by James-B.-McGehee (Jan, 2012)I would highly recommend this computer, the big pros to me are the speed, the slot-load DVD drive, great screen, like having the number pad on a 15.6" computer.
2 GHz
Rated 80% by by SirStinky--Sirstinky (Nov, 2012)For almost $800-$900 you can get a superior laptop with better specs (maybe not as pretty), faster CPU, more RAM, bigger faster hard drive (even an SSD) and 17 inch HD screen.
screen size
15.6"
14.1"
Series 7 NP700Z5A by William-Foutch (Nov, 2011)The case is very good quality the small bezel on the screen is very nice.
Pavilion dv6 by paws413 (Apr, 2013)I went from a small 10.6" netbook to this big 17.3" laptop and I really love the big screen size.
screen resolution
Series 7 NP700Z5A by Byron-Tedder (Jan, 2012)The Samsung has a higher resolution screen (perfect resolution in my opinion at 1600x900), although I do prefer the 16:10 ratio the Apple still uses more than the 16:9 ratio that everyone else has gone to.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 2.45 GHz | 3 GHz |
Series 7 NP700Z5A by Gautam-D.-Ramchandani (Nov, 2011)Cons: poor choice of broadcom wireless card, signal strength deteriorates rapidly after 10 feet, only single band 2.4 GHz wireless n so the 5.8 GHz band is not available.
Pavilion dv6 by npr410 (Jan, 2010)Millenium Falcon was the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy, which is why I nicknamed this 2.0 ghz with 4 ddr2 cuz its smoking fast, but another name that comes to mind is the Silver Surfer, the finish is amazing on this laptop.
processor
Series 7 NP700Z5A by Mean-Mr.-Mustard (Nov, 2011)For $1149, you get:Quad-core i7 processor, 6 GB RAM (easily upgraded to the max 8 GB), high quality discrete ATI graphics card for gaming, slot loading optical drive, FANTASTIC backlit keyboard with a full numeric pad, 8 GB expresse cache for quick starts and better efficiency, and an outstanding 1600 x 900 matte screen which may be my favorite feature overall.
Pavilion dv6 by The-Crying-ManAs an AMD fan, this laptop is perfect with its combination of a quad core CPU and Radeon 56xx series GPU.
memory
| 0 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Series 7 NP700Z5A by Troy--bbqchickenrobot (Jun, 2012)I also upgraded the RAM to utilize 12GB of RAM with an 8GB SODIMM matching same specs as the Samsung SODIMM soldered to the board.
Pavilion dv6 by T.-Cramer (Jan, 2010)The 4gb of ddr3 ram is faster and more efficient than traditional ddr2 ram.
Performance Real world tests of Samsung Series 7 NP700Z5A vs HP Pavilion dv6
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the HP Pavilion dv6
| Marginally newer | Jan, 2012 | vs | May, 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Release date over 1 years later | |||
| Much more RAM | 8 GB | vs | 4 GB |
| 2x more RAM; run more applications and have more browser tabs open without slowing down the system | |||
| Significantly bigger screen | 15.6" | vs | 14.1" |
| More than 10% bigger screen | |||
| Faster processor | 2.45 GHz | vs | 2 GHz |
| Around 25% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| Higher resolution screen | 1600 x 900 | vs | 1366 x 768 |
| More than 35% higher resolution screen | |||
| Sharper screen | 117 ppi | vs | 111 ppi |
| More than 5% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
Advantages compared to the Samsung Series 7 NP700Z5A
| More cores | Quad core | vs | Single core |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More storage capacity | 640 GB | vs | 500 GB |
| Around 30% more storage capacity | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Samsung Series 7 NP700Z5A | HP Pavilion dv6 | ||
 |   Rated by 19 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Internet-shopper--Retired-but-not-tired Rated 80% by by hbaig1206 (Dec, 2011) |  Rated by 2120 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by Davinci83 (Sep, 2012) Rated 80% by by Lucas-K.--Luke (Apr, 2013) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Sony VAIO E Series Has a Blu-Ray reader |
 | 2 | Apple MacBook Pro 7th Gen Quite good CPU benchmark score |
 | 3 | Apple MacBook Air 3rd Gen Really fast internal storage |
 | 7 | HP ProBook 4500 Fast internal storage |
 | 8 | HP tx2 - 1020us Has a touch screen |
