*HP dm3 (1XXX series) Owners Lounge*

I got an HP Pavillion dm3-1035dx this morning! Awesome lappy! I will expand this post with all the information you provide in this thread.



Model dm3-1035dx (US$550; Best Buy, et. al.) Features

• AMD Athlon Neo X2 1.6 GHz dual-core processor L335
• 13.3" LED widescreen display with BrightView and 1366 x 768 resolution
• 3GB DDR2 SDRAM
• 320GB Serial ATA hard drive (7200 rpm); Optical drive not included
• ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics; up to 1470MB graphics memory and 128MB display cache memory; AMD M780G with 64MB GDDR2 sideport memory.
• Built-in webcam with microphone
• Altec Lansing audio
• 4 high-speed USB 2.0 ports
• 5-in-1 media reader with support for Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and xD-Picture Card formats
• HDMI output
• Wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g/n)
• 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN with RJ-45 connector
• Weight: 4.2 lbs. and measures 1.2" thin
• 6-cell lithium-ion battery
• Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit OS preinstalled
• Software included: Microsoft Works; HP MediaSmart; Adobe Acrobat Reader; Cyberlink DVD Suite; 60-day trial version of Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition.
• Rated battery life: 6 hours AMD/10 hours Intel

Model dm3-1030us (US$550; Office Depot, et. al.) Feature Differences

• 4GB DDR2 SDRAM
• Bluetooth

Other Available Configurations/Models/Benchmarks

• dm3z -- AMD Athlon Neo L335, ATI 3200 - PCMark Vantage 2,339
  
  http://www.studentbuyingguide.com/20...p-dm3z-review/
• dm3t -- Intel SU 7300, Intel 4500MHD - PCMark Vantage 2,874.
  
  http://www.laptopmag.com/review/lapt...lion-dm3t.aspx

A complete list of all available models (29!) can be found at HP's Web site.



Windows Experience Benchmarks (Processor)

• AMD Athlon Neo X2 Dual-Core L335 Processor (1.6GHz, 512KB L2 Cache): 4.2
• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor SU7300 (1.3GHz, 3M Cache, 800 MHz FSB): 4.1
• Intel Pentium Processor SU4100 (1.3GHz, 2M Cache, 800 MHz FSB): 4.0

Pros

• Great LED screen
• Chiclet keyboard with normal shift-key sizes
• Trackpad supports swipes and pinching/zooming gestures
• Solid body construction, no flex
• Brushed-metal “Modern Argento” finish on lid, palmrest; aluminum bottom
• No discernible fan noise
• Fast AMD processor
• USB connectors on both sides
• Price: AMD $550/Intel starting at $650

Cons

• Trackpad is smallish but manageable
• Trackpad keys are too narrow
• Power-on button placed on side
• No Bluetooth (HP Pavillion dm3-1035dx only: available with BTO)
• No built-in DVD drive
• No Express Card slot
• Weak speaker volume
• Some report lower-left-side gets warm due to CPU/GPU
• Trackpad is considered slippery by some. Dimensions are 3-5/16" x 1-9/16" for those who want to apply a SkinStyler.

Links

Gizmodo rates dm3 third-best thin-and-light: http://gizmodo.com/5387914/win7-lapt...-for-under-800

HP dm3 site: http://www.hp.com/united-states/camp...light/dm3.html

Laptop Mag full review: http://www.laptopmag.com/review/lapt...lion-dm3t.aspx

Laptop Mag video review: http://blog.laptopmag.com/the-hp-pav...g-battery-life

Newegg customer review: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834157044

PC World preview: http://www.pcworld.com/article/17195...s_the_dv2.html

Student Buying Guide review: http://www.studentbuyingguide.com/20...p-dm3z-review/





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Reply 1 : *HP dm3 (1XXX series) Owners Lounge*

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Originally Posted by ubercool I got one this morning! Awesome lappy!

Congrats, I'm stuck playing the waiting game Benchmarks and impressions would be much appreciated!

Reply 2 : *HP dm3 (1XXX series) Owners Lounge*

Cool. Which processor did you get? How is the fan noise? is the fan blowing all the time like even when it's idling or only on load?



I'm deciding between the dm3 and the Probook 5310m with the intel SP93000 processor and the fan noise is a key factor in my decision.

Reply 3 : *HP dm3 (1XXX series) Owners Lounge*

I got mine too at office depot for $499. Looks really awesome. Yet to play around with it.



Finally its Goodbye dell for me.

Reply 4 : *HP dm3 (1XXX series) Owners Lounge*

I will have mine soon enough I'm sure. I can't wait but guess nothing else I can do but wait.

Reply 5 : *HP dm3 (1XXX series) Owners Lounge*

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Originally Posted by Sbell Congrats, I'm stuck playing the waiting game Benchmarks and impressions would be much appreciated!

LED screen is awesome, it's unquestionably the best screen I have ever used, deep dark blacks. No fan noise that I notice, but let me open 15 tabs in IE to verify that! The HP set-up software was outstanding and uses a cool 60s-like font that made me chuckle!

Reply 6 : *HP dm3 (1XXX series) Owners Lounge*

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Originally Posted by coolmalayalee I got mine too at office depot for $499. Looks really awesome. Yet to play around with it.

Play with it! Want to hear your thoughts, I saw this one early this morning and was impressed. The AMD Neo processor had very snappy performance in Windows 7 and actually scored a better Windows Experience CPU score than the SU4100 and SU7300 laptops I saw. SU4100s came in at 4.0 on average, SU7300 at 4.1, and Neo L335 at 4.2.

Reply 7 : *HP dm3 (1XXX series) Owners Lounge*

I just ordered it too and it's set aside for me for store pickup. Used bing and got 10% extra off at Office Depot!

Reply 8 : *HP dm3 (1XXX series) Owners Lounge*

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Originally Posted by mtnbkr I just ordered it too and it's set aside for me for store pickup. Used bing and got 10% extra off at Office Depot!

Did you actually get the bing cash back? Generally when there are already coupons and savings used in the deal, the cash back rewards dont work. Sometimes it shows up at Bing account as pending and it may not be honored later on. Please confirm.

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Originally Posted by Avatar26 Play with it! Want to hear your thoughts, I saw this one early this morning and was impressed. The AMD Neo processor had very snappy performance in Windows 7 and actually scored a better Windows Experience CPU score than the SU4100 and SU7300 laptops I saw. SU4100s came in at 4.0 on average, SU7300 at 4.1, and Neo L335 at 4.2.

First time I've heard this. I went with the AMD L335 simply because of price. It also helps a little that I've built a PC with an AMD Athlon back in the day.. and have a laptop from 2004 that still works well with its Athlon XP-M processor.



I couldnt find real reason why the Intel offering would perform $100 better.. except for battery life. As long as the AMD can give me 5-6 hours use.. (enough for a coast to coast flight) then that absolutely fine with me. Finding out the AMD scores as good, or better, than the Intel offering makes me even happier with bang for the buck purchase!



Performance between the 2 chips was the only question mark I had left.