Comments on: HP Pavilion dv3510nr: Best Buy's Blue Label laptop wins Editors' Choice award

HP Pavilion dv3510nr, the first of two Best Buy Blue Label laptops, wins an Editors' Choice award from CNET Reviews

[ydnalityness]

Just a bit curious - why isn't the dell xps m1330 in this comparison or in similar ones??? the xps m1330 has just as thin and light a design, has equivalent specs, and is plenty affordable if you configure it correctly. It also has a very nice design, and, like the hp, comes with a nice remote control.

As for the backlit keyboard on the hp. I'm not even sure if it's useful. In my opinion, it just wastes battery life. Most people don't need to see the keyboard to type. Also - the light from the LCD pretty much illuminates the keyboard anyways.

I also agree with others who say the editors are biased in giving the macbook an advantage on OS. I don't think its so obvious that OS X is superior to Vista. Many people actually prefer Vista over OS X. It should be classified as "push"

[oracle_of_delphi]

So I actually bought this laptop and I love it, It's all the hardware bells and whistles that have sold me.
I've never heard of anyone listing the O.S. as an advantage, maybe it's because you can install vista on a macbook but you can't install OSX on this machine.
If anyone's concerned about the O.S. then go ahead and install Linux. (replace your woes about Mac vs Microsoft with a whole new set of woes, I won't even mention windows 7 here)

This laptop's a beast though, (performance wise).
It runs the Aero desktop effortlessly and Visual Studio builds compile as fast as on any other PC.
Vista 64 Ultimate runs with no issues either.
The battery lasts forever on this thing. On a 10 hour flight I was able to watch two movies (3+ hours total) from my hdd. (divx format played with VLC player using the hp recommended settings power profile).
It should be noted that macbooks sport a DVI out port while the dv3510nr only has a VGA out.
I do not know of macbook's video out capability, but I do enjoy the HDMI out and use it every time I am in a hotel. The builtin mic is a stereo microphone, but the builtin speakers suck. I recommend buying a bluetooth stereo headset to use with this thing, but it does have dual headphone jacks and 1 mic in jack.

I guess you have to ask yourself whether you're a software or a hardware fan if you're going to buy either of these two laptops.

[impugn]

The Pavillion has some hardware advantages going for it in terms of connectivity but its real strength lies in the fact that it is much cheaper than a MacBook Pro and comes with a 2 year warranty, yet will provide a lot of the same performance.

Whereas, in contrast, the MacBook Pro sports some of the latest and greatest hardware specs on the notebook market and some unique design innovations of its own, such as its battery system which gives it unrivaled portable life and the aluminum shell which gives it style and sturdiness--but this comes at a price premium. Although, I certainly fail to see how the Pavillion comes out ahead at all in terms of RAM and Hard Drive capacity. You can very easily and very affordably buy and upgrade your own RAM onto a MacBook Pro. You can also buy and upgrade a hard drive of your choosing. The question there is simply whether or not a user knows how to use a screw driver and can follow a Youtube tutorial. Also, connectivity is not a real issue because you can buy mini-DVI adapters for everything from VGA to HDMI these days. The real question, is do you want to pay?

HP Pavillion 1053nr will run you $900.
MacBook Pro 13" will run you $1,200 + ~$300 warranty.

It should be obvious, the MacBook Pro is the real winner from a performance and engineering stand point. However, it is also beyond a lot of people's budgets.