- 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...
- SAMSUNG Series 7 Chronos
- Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen
- Sony VAIO S Series
- Sony VAIO E Series
- HP Pavilion dv7
Rated 100% by by Christopher-Bennett (Jan, 2012)$$.Among the positives for this laptop are its speedy CPU and GPU, readable resolution on the bright non-reflective 15" display, light weight, stylish form factor, really superb battery life, a great backlit keyboard (once the space key problem is resolved), and a good amount of RAM and hard drive storage.
- 15.4"
- 1.8 GHz Dual core
- 4 GB
- 160 GB HDD
Released November, 2007
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 Byron-Tedder (Jan, 2012)In fact, the built-in SSD, in combination with the standard hard drive, will easily make everyday performance of the Samsung exceed the Macbook/Hard Drive option.
1.8 GHz
Rated 100% by by The-Crying-ManAs an AMD fan, this laptop is perfect with its combination of a quad core CPU and Radeon 56xx series GPU.
screen size
15.6"
15.4"
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 S.-Lir (May, 2012)The resolution of the screen is extremely adequate, but not excessive,(remember that the retina display which incidentally is manufactured by Samsung is not a useful feature in say, watching movies), and for reading text and looking at images the resolution of this screen, 1600 x 900, is extremely adequate.
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 Selwyn-Hudson-Odoi (Jan, 2012)On paper this thing is amazing: AMD A8 Quad Core processor 640 GB HDD, 6 GB RAM, Blu-ray player, Beats Audio, Bluetooth, USB 3.0, etc..
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 | Nov, 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Release date over 4 years later | |||
| Much more RAM | 8 GB | vs | 4 GB |
| Twice as much RAM; run more applications and have more browser tabs open without slowing down the system | |||
| Significantly more storage capacity | 500 GB | vs | 160 GB |
| More than 3x more storage capacity | |||
| Significantly faster processor | 2.45 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz |
| Around 40% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| Sharper screen | 117 ppi | vs | 98 ppi |
| Around 20% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
| Higher resolution screen | 1600 x 900 | vs | 1280 x 800 |
| More than 40% higher resolution screen | |||
| Much faster USB | 572 MB/s (USB 3.0) | vs | 57 MB/s (USB 2.0) |
| More than 10x faster USB; connect a high-speed external hard drive or other high-speed device | |||
Advantages compared to the Samsung Series 7 NP700Z5A
| More cores | Dual core | vs | Single core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Samsung Series 7 NP700Z5A | HP Pavilion dv6 | ||
 |   Rated by 19 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Christopher-Bennett (Jan, 2012) Rated 100% by by kennethj (Oct, 2012) |  Rated by 2039 users at amazon.com Rated 60% by by Dr.-P.-S.-Varma (Nov, 2010) Rated 100% by by npr410 (Jan, 2010) Rated 100% by by Krystal-Hillsman--genie (Apr, 2011) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Competition What else you should consider
 | 2 | Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen Quite good CPU benchmark score |
 | 4 | Sony VAIO E Series 2-way tie: Has a Blu-Ray reader |
 | 6 | ASUS Zenbook UX31E Really fast internal storage |
