HP Pavilion dv6600

HP has been known for their low-cost feature packed laptops for a while know. A number of their series now feature blu-ray players or 3GB or ram or hard drives over 200GB but one thing that they all have in common is the prices are all under $2000.

The HP Pavilion dv6600 is no different. The 6600 has a number of great features like Core 2 Duo processor, it’s expandable to 4GB of RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8400M graphics card, and an integrated webcam and microphone.

The 6600 has been around for a few years now so you can get all of this for a low price, even though it’s fairly fast.

Here are a few of the technical specifications for the 6600:

• Street price: $800 approx.
• Core 2 Duo processors @ 1.83 GHz
• Bluetooth Wireless Technology
• 1GB of RAM and 120GB hard drive
• NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

Things I Like
The thing I like the most about the 6600 is it’s low price. At $800 this laptop is one of the most affordable ones that you can get. This laptop has a number of great things all for this low price. The other thing I like about the 6600 is the quick-play buttons along the top. With a touch of the button you can launch a number of programs or change the volume of the laptop. The design of the laptop is nice as well but it’s nothing to call home about.

The laptop also has a number of wireless features like 802.11A/B/G and Bluetooth, so no matter how you want to connect to the web you can with the 6600.

Things I don’t like
Honestly other than the fact that there are a number of laptops that have much better specs there really isn’t anything I dislike about this laptop. The battery life isn’t great (around 2.5 hours) and the battery will die rather quickly but in general its a well built laptop. I like the 6600 and can’t find anything wrong with it.

Pros:

• Very affordable
• A number of wireless options
• Quick-play buttons

Cons:

• Poor battery

Final Thoughts
If you’re in need of a cheap high-quality laptop the HP Pavilion dv6600 is definitely a good choice. It has a relatively fast processor, the support for a large amount of RAM and a relatively large hard drive. It’s a great laptop and I would totally recommend it if you need one.