HP Pavilion G6

Ref. Exact Pavilion G6-2153SF
Display - 15.6-inch Definition
1368 x 768 pixels
Intel i5-3210M Processor Core
(from 2.5 to 3.1 GHz)
Number of cores 2 (4 with HyperThreading)
RAM 4GB DDR3 1600 MHz
graphics card
AMD Radeon HD 7670M 1GB
Storage Hitachi 640GB @ 5400 RPM
Optical Drive DVD
Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n (RT5390R)
No Bluetooth
Card Reader SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC
2x PC Connection USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0
Connectors A / V HDMI, Headphone / Mic, VGA
0.3 Megapixel Webcam
Chiclet keyboard 103 keys with numeric keypad
Touchpad 96 x 46 mm multipoint
OS Windows 7 Home Premium
1-year warranty
6-cell battery 47.3 Wh
Dimensions 376 x 244 x 36 mm
weight
2.43 Kg



However, before entering into the bowels of this laptop, first evoke any visible elements Pavilion G6. Starting with her ​​white dress, which covers both the shell of the screen, but also the edge of the keyboard. It has not very original, certainly, but it is simple and well finished.

Chrome edges around the frame, the outline of the screen does not suffer from the approximations found on Packard Bell models and especially Acer, and HP took care to place large rubber reinforcements to prevent the screen does not rub against the keyboard, such as Toshiba has also made ​​its model.
Moreover, if the material remains plastic, it seems well made, and white prevents fingerprints are too visible. Cons: The hinges are a little stiff, and it is impossible to switch the screen without seeing the front of the notebook rise despite the 2.43 Kg it shows on the scale. The fault may be the relative compactness of this model; the depth reaches only 24.4 cm.
Finally, evoke the team that this Pavilion G6 screen. This is the least light of this comparison, as it just reaches 200-cd / m². At this luminance, colorimetry is more than the average (average DeltaE 8.6), although no dominant  emerges. The black dot is also improved, with 1.08 cd / m². Contrast fishing naturally and does not exceed the ratio of 185:1. This does not help matters this brilliant screen prone to glare all kinds.

  hardware

Badge Intel Core i5Comme we specified in the introduction, the configuration of this Pavilion G6 is relatively close to that of the model Packard Bell. Both phones are indeed equipped with the same processor, the brand new Core i5-3210M generation Ivy Bridge. Engraved in 22 nm, it has a thermal envelope of 35 W for frequencies ranging from 2.5 to 3.1 GHz (when Intel Turbo is enabled on one of the two cores only).

IF this processor has within a graphical game with the HD 4000, HP has chosen to associate with a dedicated GPU from AMD. This is the Radeon HD 7670M, a chip with 480-stream processors operating at 600 MHz and produced by a process in 40 nm. Compatible DirectX 11.1, it has a gigabyte of memory clean. Also Note  the presence of 4 GB of DDR3 clocked at 1600 MHz, the upper accepted by the Ivy Bridge processors limit.

On the storage part, found on this notebook a Hitachi Travelstar hard disk with a capacity of 640 GB and whose platters spin at 5400 rotations per minute. Ralink RT5390R a circuit load compatibility with Wi-Fi 802.11n, while managing Bluetooth is absent from this Pavilion G6. The black point of this configuration, with a 0.3-megapixel webcam, the quality is just plain wrong.

Capture without lighting and with

The rest of the equipment, however, is in line with expectations: an SD / MMC memory cards, USB 2.0-port and two USB 3.0 ports (which we would have liked them to be a little more accessible), two outputs display (VGA and HDMI), traditional audio connectivity, an Ethernet port and a DVD burner. Note the ability completely to correct the 6-cell battery: 47.3 Wh.

Finish with a good and a bad thing for this Pavilion G6. The sound that escapes the speakers of this laptop, first of all, is good for a model in this price range. Certainly, it saturates a bit when the volume is turned up, but the power is at the rendezvous while the low-frequency spectrum is not entirely absent. With laptops Packard Bell and Samsung, possibly one of the best in this area. In contrast, the yellow card for HP AC connector which occupies far too much space on the side of the notebook. A bent element, also used on other laptops in this comparison would have been a much better idea.

In use, ergonomics

The Pavilion G6 is a rather pleasant to use a laptop. The touchpad, first of all, do not suffer from its average size. The presence of two buttons indeed induced a slightly reduced some touch area, but whose qualities compensate these limited dimensions. Skiing is good (despite the slightly grainy surface) and management of multipoint impeccable: the two-finger scrolling, especially fluid, is a model of its kind. So, we wonder why HP has provided a device dedicated to scrolling finger with its touch area in the upper left corner of the touchpad. Needless to our senses ... Finally, note that support for three fingers allows you to launch the application of your choice: simply fill in the path in the Synaptic drivers.
If the touchpad is slightly grainy, the keys are very smooth otherwise. It is pleasant to the touch, but could become annoying when striking kilometer. Another concern ergonomics: the keys are very airy, and cramps may be some small hands will win.
Apart from these two minor drawbacks, this keyboard is well designed, no button does not suffer too small, not even those of the directional pad, and some of them have a small light: the lock button capital and the shortcut to enable or disable the Wi-Fi system, in this case. Finally, typing is rather pleasant, thanks to the fairly long key travel. Also Note  that shortcuts are direct-access: no need to go through the function key Fn.

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Team software suite, few things to remember that HP offers. The most interesting is probably the side of the Support Assistant, which allows updates to your machine, as the software point of view of the pilot. A full analysis of the vital elements of your machine is also available: the report combines a number of actions to be performed to correct any problems. It is effective and didactic.

HP Support Assistant

Note also the presence of Recovery Manager, which allows you to use the backup partition provided by HP (it is possible to delete) to reinstall drivers or software in their original condition, or even return the whole system as it was for the purchase of the machine. Spend on maintenance items or media creation, which only refer to Windows SUITABLE application.