Review HP Pavilion g6-1141sg Notebook

Of course, HP shouldn't be left out in Germany's biggest notebook test either, Sony VGP-BPS9 batteryand is at the start with the Pavilion g6. Alike the competition, an Intel Core i5 is installed in the HP notebook. The processor-incorporated graphics solution, Intel HD Graphics 3000, is used as the graphics card. Sony VGP-BPS9A/B batteryThe HP laptop relies more on a plain and serious exterior and tries to tempt the buyer this way. The price of 499 euros also speaks a clear language. We will find out, in collaboration with our reader cum reporter, if HP wanted to make too many cutbacks, or if it has done a good job in this review.Sony VGP-BPS9A/S battery

HP has given the Pavilion g6 a rather basic exterior. Sony VGP-BPS13A/B batteryIt makes a very unobtrusive impression with the anthracite display lid and black base unit. The display lid is made of plastic and has been given a high-gloss finish. This unfortunately makes it prone for fingerprints. Thus,Sony VGP-BPS13 battery a microfiber cloth should belong to the notebook bag's standard supplies. The display lid's stability isn't particularly high. The lid can be depressed by a few millimeters without much effort. On the other hand, the display hinges have to be noted positively. Sony VGP-BPS13A/Q batteryThey have a metal cover and make a very solid impression. Moreover, they are pulled tight enough to keep the display where it belongs. They only couldn't prevent a slight teetering completely.Sony VGP-BPS13/B battery

The anthracite-gray color is found again when the laptop is opened. Sony VGP-BPS13B/B batteryThe gray part of the inside is separated by a black bezel. The design's rise and fall is very much a matter of personal taste. However, the laptop doesn't look too mundane due to the use of both colors.Sony VGP-BPS13B/Q battery
The Pavilion g6 doesn't do quite as good a job in our pressure tests. The left wrist-rest could still excel with a very good stability. Sony VGP-BPS13A/S batteryBut the other surfaces yield evidently under selective pressure and even partly emit a creaking noise. Even the keyboard bends slightly during normal typing. You will notice an even more evident yielding when the keys are hit a bit harder on occasion.Sony VGP-BPS13/Q battery

HP uses nothing extraordinary or any gimmicks and innovations, Sony VGP-BPS8 batteryand installs the tried and tested into the Pavilion g6. Consequently, there is neither a USB 3.0 nor a FireWire port or an ExpressCard slot. A total of three USB 2.0 ports are still just within an acceptable limit. Four ports would certainly have been desirable.Sony VGP-BPS8A battery On the other hand, the interface positioning has to be praised. The existing ports have all been moved toward the rear on the right, Sony VGP-BPS10 batterywhere most users will likely place their mouse. Thus, a cable mess can be deterred quite successfully. HP has even given the left side some thought. Although this side is almost completely occupied,Sony VGP-BPS2 battery the more frequently used connections have been placed as far back as possible. The connections often needed for stationary use have also been arranged as far back as possible (VGA, LAN, HDMI).Sony VGP-BPS2A battery

You can connect to the world outside via LAN or WLAN. Sony VGP-BPS2B batteryThe Pavilion g6 regrettably doesn't have Bluetooth. A Realtek PCI3 FE Family Controller takes care of wired network connections. It however only supports 10 and 100 Mbit speeds. Sony VGP-BPS2C batteryGigabit Ethernet isn't supported. WLAN connections are taken care of by the Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter. It supports the standard 802.11 b/g/n.Sony VGP-BPS22 battery

HP has equipped the Pavilion g6 with a vast amount of various programs.Sony VGP-BPS22A battery Since it is a promotion model of the TestIT2011 campaign, even more software has been installed on the notebook. Windows reported a total of 103 installed programs on the laptop. As a result, booting is slow. You should take the time to delete unnecessary programs.Sony VGP-BPS13AS battery

As to the keyboard, HP doesn't use single, Sony VGP-BPS13S batteryseparated keys like many opponents do at the moment. Instead, a "traditional" design is used. The keys have a size of 19x19 millimeters, like HP advertises. However, only 15x15 millimeters can really be used. The others have been leveled and are thus not available as typing surface.Sony VGP-BPS13/S battery However, it has a positive effect on the key gaps. Consequently the keyboard has a key gap of 4 millimeters, and thus corresponds to the usual standard.Sony VGP-BPS13B/S battery This is probably also the reason that there is no number pad in the HP, whereas there is still quite a bit of room at the laptop's edges.Sony VGP-BPS10/B battery

The keyboard wasn't completely convincing in terms of typing feel. First, the cheap-sounding, clattery key noise is noticed when typing. Sony VGP-BPS10A batteryThe combination of the clattery key noise and the yielding keyboard doesn't exactly improve the keyboard's impression. Basically, the keyboard lacks the "crispness" that we could observe in the other models of our last reviews.Sony VGP-BPS10A/B battery

The touchpad has been inserted directly into the wrist-rest's surface.Sony VGP-BPS10/S battery It can only be discerned from the wrist-rest by its texture. Its diagonal of 100 millimeters (90 millimeters x 50 millimeters) is sufficiently sized to conveniently navigate with it. Multi-touch is also possible and can be well executed on the touchpad. For example, Sony VGP-BPS21A/B batteryscrolling through websites worked flawlessly and smoothly in our tests.Sony VGP-BPS21 battery

Both mouse keys beneath the touchpad have a short key drop and crisp pressure point.Sony VGP-BPS21A battery They give a clear feedback on whether or not the click has been executed. Moreover, the keys are completely useable because they haven't been implemented as a rocker. Thus, it doesn't matter if you press the key at its outer left or right edge.Sony VGP-BPS21/S battery

A 15.6 inch model with a resolution of 1366x768 pixels is used as the display in the Pavilion g6. Sony VGP-BPS21/B batteryThe applied aspect of 16:9 is well suitable for playing movies. HP uses a reflective display with an LED backlight from LG for this. It is a conventional screen like it's currently used in many low-priced laptops.dell vostro 1710 battery

HP Pavilion g6 vs. sRGB (t)The LED backlight ensures that almost all brightness rates are above the 200 cd/m2 mark. dell vostro 1720 batteryWe only noticed a marginal brightness loss on the left. Overall, the display achieves an average brightness of good 206.3 cd/m2 (maximum 219 cd/m2). Dell Vostro 1310 batteryThus, the display places itself in the broad mass of the competition.Dell Vostro 1510 battery
The display's illumination is quite even. No significant brightness differences can be seen with the naked eye with 88 percent.Dell Inspiron 1545 battery The maximum brightness is agreeably not reduced during battery mode, which is supposed to also contribute the legibility in direct sunlight.dell xps m1530 battery

OutdoorsThe HP Pavilion g6 doesn't do well in outdoor use. Dell inspiron 1721 batteryThe LED backlight supplies a solid basis for good legibility, but that is ruined again by other factors. Thus, the reflective surface and the moderate contrast are cause for poor legibility outdoors, for example. The display can usually only be used as a mirror here.dell vostro 1700 battery

A typical picture is shown in viewing angles for this kind of display.dell latitude e4300 battery When looking at the display from the front while turning it towards the side, we still get acceptable rates and can see the picture for quite a long time. However, as soon as we change the screen's angles, dell latitude e5500 batterythe picture starts to invert or fade very fast. This is however the rule for laptops of this price range, unfortunately.dell xps m1730 battery

The HP Pavilion g6 fares as expected from a notebook with an Intel Core i5-2410M processor and Intel HD Graphics 3000 card in the system benchmarks, dell studio 1737 batterysuch as PCMark Vantage or PCMark 7. It doesn't break any records, but isn't the taillight either. dell latitude e5400 batteryThe new Core i5 processor's good computing performance recovers a few points again here. The Pavilion g6 could achieve 6066.0 points in the PCMark Vantage benchmark. Thus, battery dell inspiron e1505the Pavilion g6 is currently the best rated notebook with a combination of Core i5-2410M and Intel HD Graphics 3000. The MSI A6400-Ci507 S (2410M, HD Graphics 3000) with the same processor/graphics combination with 6056.0 points or the newest 13 inch Apple MacBook Pro (2620M, HD Graphics 3000) with 6009.0 are behind the Pavilion g6, for example.dell latitude e6500 battery

4.7Windows 7 Experience IndexProcessorCalculations per second6.9Memory (RAM)Memory operations per second7.2GraphicsDesktop performance for Windows Aero4.7Gaming graphics3D business and gaming graphics6.1Primary hard diskDisk data transfer rate5.9 PCMark Vantage 6066 pointsDell inspiron 1300 battery

The 3DMark benchmarks are used for our 3D graphic tests.Dell vostro 1400 battery We will look at the 3DMark06 a bit closer here. The Pavilion g6 achieves 3651.0 points in 3DMark06. Compared with the top rate of 24671.0 points, which was set up by the Alienware M18x, you quickly notice in which fields the Pavilion g6, Dell inspiron 1420 batterywith the Intel HD Graphics, moves. Laptops with graphic cards, such as the Mobility Radeon HD 5470 or the Mobility Radeon HD 5145 are found in the Pavilion g6's vicinity. Dell inspiron 1521 batteryhe Pavilion g6 is in the front third compared with other notebooks that are equipped with an Intel HD Graphics 3000.dell studio 1535 battery

A Seagate hard disk with a (gross) capacity of 500 GB works inside the HP Pavilion g6.Dell inspiron 1525 battery The 2.5 inch hard disk rotates the built-in magnetic disks with a speed of 5400 rpm. The hard disk doesn't break any records in terms of performance. It rather looses itself in the mass of laptop hard disk with its average transfer rate of 64.2 MB/s. Dell latitude e6400 batteryAt least the hard disk has good rates in the access rate with 18.8 milliseconds. Nevertheless, the Seagate hard disk can't hold a candle to a 7200 rpm rotating hard disk or even an SSD.Dell latitude d620 battery

The real time strategy game StarCraft 2:Dell latitude d630 battery Wings of Liberty was used for the gaming test. It is pre-installed on the notebook as a demo within the framework of the Intel TestIT!2011. Therefore, it is logical to use this game to check the gaming suitability right away.Dell inspiron 1526 battery Other games and how they perform on the Intel HD Graphics 3000 can be seen in our big gaming performance comparison, "Computer games on laptop graphic cards".Dell inspiron 6400 battery

We don't expect any surprises from the Intel HD Graphics 3000 card in terms of performance to begin with. Dell inspiron 1501 batteryThus, the graphics card manages to render the game smoothly with 68 frames per second in low resolutions and details. However, Dell vostro 1000 batterythe game starts to stutter with 22 frames per second as soon as the resolution and details are only turned up by a notch. The game already gets unplayable in high settings with 11 frames per second.Dell vostro 1520 battery

The Pavilion g6 is audible with its constant 32.6 dB in idle, but not especially obtrusive. Merely the fan's quiet noise and the occasional hard disk clacking can be heard. Dell inspiron 1720 batteryThey are on the same noise level as the rest of the laptop in idle mode with 32.9 dB. The noise increases to 36.4 dB when a DVD is read from the drive. The drive can occasionally get perturbing in quiet movie scenes.Dell vostro 1500 battery
The noise level climbs to 36.4 db – 38.3 dB when the notebook is put under load and the cooling system is really demanded. Dell latitude d820 batteryThe laptop is much more audible then. The cooling system ensures a constant noise. However, we didn't notice interferences or irregularities (throbbing, etc).Dell latitude d830 battery

The HP Pavilion g6 only has one large heat source,dell studio 17 batterythe processor, due to the omission of a dedicated graphics card. Thus the cooling system doesn't have as much to do and the notebook basically stays cooler because the heat is only produced in one place.Dell studio 15 battery

As expected, the temperatures aren't a problem in idle (office) mode. dell studio 1535 batteryThe top's surface heats up to a maximum of 27.0 degrees Celsius and is therefore still pleasantly cool. Nor does the wrist-rest get particularly warm with 25.7 degrees Celsius (left) and 24.7 degrees Celsius (right).Toshiba PA3534U-1BRSThe touchpad is also innocuous with 24.6 degrees Celsius. The notebook's bottom heats up to a maximum of 28.7 degrees Celsius and is thus cool enough to be placed on the lap for a longer time.toshiba pa3535u-1brs battery

The temperatures clearly increase during load, especially in the vent's area. hp pavilion dv2000 batteryThe top's temperature climbs to a maximum of 39.5 degrees Celsius. This temperature is accomplished in the rear right area above the vent. The wrist-rest and the touchpad only get warmer by a few degrees. hp pavilion dv6000 batteryThe bottom's temperatures partly climb up to 44.9 degrees Celsius. Thus, the surface slowly reaches temperatures where it could get unpleasant to leave the notebook on the lap for a longer time.hp pavilion dv9000 battery

We try to push both the hardware as well as the cooling system to the limits in our full load simulation with Prime and Furmark.hp compaq 6710b battery For this, both programs run simultaneously on the notebook so that the maximum load is created. compaq presario cq60 batteryWe record the notebook's temperatures during this and use the program Core Temp to read out the temperatures. The HP Pavilion g6's processor reaches an estimated maximum temperature of 85 degrees Celsius during the test according to Core Temp. This is a good rate, IBM thinkpad r60e batterywhich still is remote from the danger zone. Even the subsequent 3DMark06 benchmark, with 3655.0 points, is very close to our prior result. Thus, a possible performance loss caused by too high temperatures can be excluded during practical use.Lenovo thinkpad r60 battery

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