HP Pavilion dv9700t

The HP Pavilion dv9700t is a model series of laptop/mobile computers manufactured by Hewlett-Packard Company[1] featuring a 17.0 inch (diagonal) display and an Intel Crestline PM965 motherboard mounted in a clamshell-type case. This model was released in January 2007 and is no longer in production. The DV9700 line has been replaced by the larger DV7 series and smaller DV6 series. The specific internal components can be custom-chosen by the consumer or pre-selected by the manufacturer for the retail market. It is comparable to the Dell XPS M1530 and the MacBook Pro.

Characteristics[2]

Optional integrated components

It also has options for integrated Bluetooth, mobile broadband from the Verizon Wireless V740 ExpressCard, microphone, 1.3 megapixel webcam, and/or fingerprint reader.

Performance

Note: current listings are posted from independent testing by author. Updates/revisions are requested from verifiable third-party websites.

Upgrades

Windows 7 will run on these laptops using the Vista drivers from HP's website. Some may have to be installed manually by bypassing the installer and extracting the files to install directly through device manager, but they will work. Windows 7 drivers from NVIDIA's site can sometimes be used as well, though they may have other glitches or incompatibilities with this hardware. NVIDIA video drivers 341.81 of 15-Aug-2015 are not recommended for 8600GS on Windows 7 x86/x64 due to recently discovered sleep and hibernation problems, but 311.00 of Jan/10/2013 are the latest that are confirmed to work as of May/2/2016. 179.48 is recommended for integrated graphics. Windows 7 Upgrade Guide for HP DV6000/DV9000 laptops

The Intel 7260AC 802.11AC wireless card is known to work well in this series of laptops with a BIOS modification to remove the whitelist (it is model-specific, so find the SP number for your specific model's BIOS on hp.com and look for the equivalent SPxxxxx.exe with the whitelist removed). It provides dramatically increased wireless connection speeds of up to 866Mbps (2x2). It is half the size, consumes less power and runs much cooler than the 4965, which is known for getting very hot in operation.

Known design flaws

HP recalled many notebooks during the period November 2008 - May 2009 for a common fault leading to one or both hinges fracturing. The use of thin flexible aluminium in a critical location of stress and tension to hold up the LCD screen was a poor choice for a product designed to be opened and closed frequently, with many customers reporting poor customer service from HP's warranty department. One customer even reported a service representative telling her to "just leave the laptop open and don't close the lid, or it may break!". Many customers believe that HP are not standing by their product, only offering a short 6-month period for repairs - which will simply reoccur due to the poor design of this product.

References

Further reading

External links

  1. DV9700 manual by HP
  2. review by ZDNet
  3. review by NotebookReview.com
  4. HP Pavilion DV9700T Battery
  5. review
  6. HP Hinge Recall Deadline report by infoworld.com
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