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First Impressions of the HP Dragon

Last night I recorded an unboxing video of the HP Dragon that I will be giving away (as part of the 31 Days of the Dragon), I should have the video up in a couple of days so in the mean time I thought I would post my first IMG_0585 thoughts. The first thing you will notice is the size of the unit, having a 20 inch tilt screen makes this not a very mobile laptop in fact it is not really a laptop more of a stylish desktop replacement.  This is the kind of device you could have to replace a desktop and maybe a TV as well, the screen is beautiful, clear and bright running at a resolution of 1920 x 1200 making this a full 1080p screen. Having a built in Blu-ray drive means this will be great for watching movies on. The other thing I noticed was the great speakers, loud but not distorting. I also noticed that there are speaker ports for surround sound too. The spec of the device is impressive:

  • Intel Core 2 Extreme X900 @ 2.80 GHz
  • 4GB RAM
  • 64bit Windows Vista Ultimate Edition
  • Wifi
  • Bluetooth
  • Blu-ray drive with Lightscribe
  • NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS
  • TV Tuner
  • Media Center Enabled Remote
  • Webcam
  • Dual Microphone array

The case also has beautiful finish too, much like some of the other HP Pavilion range with great detail on it. I have yet to test the full range of the battery but Windows estimates 2 hours 11 minutes on a full change but I can't see this getting much use of the battery. So far I haven't had chance to look at the installed software yet.

This makes a great Media Center machine and probably the best speced machine I have ever used, it's no ultra-portable but it's a fantastic home IMG_0586entertainment PC

So lookout for my unboxing video soon and as I am giving this unit away I will not be using it so if there are any specific question you want answered about the laptop leave a comment and I will have a look

 

Here is the Dragon with my 2710p Tablet PC and Sony UX PC

 IMG_0587

Published 05 May 2008 08:59 by Ian Dixon

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Michell Bak said:

Great stuff, thanks a lot, Ian! Will be looking forward to the unboxing :)

May 5, 2008 16:03
 

Michell Bak said:

" ... as I am giving this unit away I will not be using it [...]". So, you're not reviewing it? Please - do use it! :-)

May 5, 2008 16:24
 

Ian's Digital Lifestyle said:

As part of the 31 days of Dragon I am giving away a HP HDX Entertainment PC and in this video I unbox...

May 6, 2008 14:48
 

Ian's Digital Lifestyle said:

It's been a busy week this week. I have been looking at the HP HDX Dragon Entertainment PC I am giving...

May 8, 2008 13:51

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