HP Pavilion TX2510US 12.1-inch Laptop (2.10 GHz AMD Turion X2 ZM-80 Processor, 3 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium) Black | 
| Brand: Hewlett-Packard
List Price: $1,375.00
Buy New: $964.98
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Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 44
Color: Black
Media: Personal Computers
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
CPU Manufacturer: AMD
CPU Speed: 2.1
CPU Type: AMD Turion 64
Processors: 2
System Memory: 3000
Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 250
Display Size: 12.1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8.8
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 12.1 x 1.5
MPN: FE912UA
Model: TX2510US
UPC: 884420154266
EAN: 0884420154266
ASIN: B0019HGU0M
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 12.1-inch (Diagonal) Widescreen Integrated Touch Screen, Convertible Display 1280 x 800, Panel Rotates 180 Degrees and Folds Flat | | • | 2.10 GHz AMD Turion X2 ZM-80 Ultra Dual Core Mobile Processor with 2 MB L2 Cache | | • | 3072 MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm), 250 GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive (SATA), ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics RS780M with 64 MB DDR2 (Sideport Memory) with up to 1470 MB Total Graphics Memory | | • | LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD R/RW with Double Layer Support, Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth | | • | Windows Vista Home Premium, dims in inches: 8.82 (W) x 12.05 (L) x 1.52 (H) approx., 4.56 lbs. |
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Product Description
For those whose active lives require constant access to high-performance, easy-to-use computing and communication tools, the HP Pavilion TX2510US Entertainment Notebook PC provides the ideal convergence of these features with exceptional entertainment options. And it's light enough to take everywhere! Its 12.1? screen twists 180 for presentations and DVD playback - and folds flat to enable the convenience of capturing hand-written notes and drawings. Interact directly with your system using your finger or stylus. Erasing notes on your screen is just like using a pencil: flip the pen over and erase! Use Windows Journal to take notes as you would on notebook paper. The TX2510US can convert handwriting into typed text and is perfect for a person who's always on the go! Staying in touch has never been easier with the integrated HP Webcam. With AMD Turion X2 dual core mobile technology and the same viewable screen content as a 15.4" system, the TX2510US provides all the power and performance of a mainstream notebook PC without the additional weight. 12.1? diagonal WXGA (1280 x 800) BrightView Widescreen Touch-screen display, Panel rotates 180 degrees and folds flat ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics RS780M with up to 1470 MB Shared Graphics Memory Built-in Webcam and Microphone LightScribe Super Multi 8 x DVD+-R/RW Drive with Double Layer 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN Bluetooth Fingerprint reader 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter - MMC, SD, MS, MS Pro, xD ExpressCard 34 Slot 3 x USB 2.0, Headphone out; SPDIF Digital Audio, Microphone-in, VGA, TV-Out (S-Video), RJ-11 (Modem), RJ-45 Approximate Unit Dimensions - 8.82? (L) x 12.05? (W) x 1.52? (H) Approximate Unit Weight - 4.56 pounds (with weight-saver)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews...
 Great product once its configured properly July 18, 2008
HowardH (New Jersey, USA)
37 out of 38 found this review helpful
Pros:
I think this system is probably the best deal you'd get in a TabletPC.
The top-notch Wacom 'Penabled' tablet hardware is a real nice bonus, because it supports pen pressure & it has an eraser.
The Fingerprint Reader is a real bonus, It makes me want to have one on all of my computers.
It comes with Corel Painter 4 Essentials, and Microsoft OneNote 2007.
It will play DVD-RAM discs that my Panasonic DVR creates -- Nice surprise.
Cons:
The AMD processor is not as good as the Intel Core 2 Duo, but you are paying a lot less.
The battery protrudes from the back, and the screen is smaller than the base.
I did a speed test with a friend, against a 2 year-old MacBook Pro (Boot Camp running Vista Business)
We compiled a very large software project. His was 25% faster.
Screen is glossy.
Remedies:
When I first bought this machine, I noticed that this thing would not stop accessing the hard drive -- It didn't make any sense to me. I thought Vista was at fault. So, I started out with the intention of getting rid of Vista. However, with a bit of research, I found that Vista was not the problem with this machine, It was HP's bloatware. Once the basic startup programs and services are properly configured, the system runs fairly efficiently. Vista also has the added benefit of tweaking minute details in how power gets used in their 'Power Plans'
Update:
After using this for a couple of weeks, I find the fan and heat output to be annoying, I adjusted my 'Power Plan' to run the CPU at 50%, even when plugged in, so it generates less heat. I just switch it it 'High Performance' when I need full speed.
I also purchased an anti-glare screen protector (photodon.com) and the screen glossiness is pretty much gone. This is a great improvement.
Much Improved and Highly Productive Tablet July 19, 2008
M. Quernemoen (Minneapolis, MN United States)
23 out of 25 found this review helpful
As an artist, what sold me on this PC was the fact that this second gen model of the tx series now offered a WACOM pen. Also, I wanted a small labtop for easy portability. I didn't want to lug around a 17 or 15 inch size laptop. This was the best of both worlds and to top it off, it's a solid machine loaded with features that work, like the finger print ready is the coolest!!! Works like a charm. My only two gripes would be that the machine does get rather warm (from the AMD processor?) sometimes hot along with the battery life isn't the longest but I usually plug it in with the cord. But otherwise I've had no other issues and it's been great for on the go and traveling. I personally enjoy the vista OS and have had no issues. It automatically does everything I need it to do along with prompting me to OK software use. Works like a charm.
 Pros & Cons July 15, 2008
Rodolfo Farinas Jr.
22 out of 51 found this review helpful
This labtop is good, but please be aware that it won't allow you to downgrade the operating system to windows xp, or linux or ubuntu. And the problem is not the typical SATA drivers needed for a windows xp installation, the problem is that HP simply disabled the sata options on the BIOS and the xp installationwont even reach the point where is tell you no hard drive is found.
So unless you're willing to only be able to work with vista, stay away from this product.
 How it works as a PDF reader and editor August 26, 2008
Trip Like I Do (USA)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I got this mostly to work with PDF documents, so the review is based primarily on how it functions in this mode.
In general:
* tablet features work well in combination with Adobe Acrobat Professional 8; it cannot run version 6.
Specific to the tablet:
* a one-button Quickplay feature on the perimeter of the touchscreen allows the view orientation to be rotated through 90 degrees while in flat tablet configuration.
* battery pack extends about 2 inches from the long side, acting as a handy handle.
* tablet surface is easy to write on, at least for me - functions are available to change the line width and color of the script, and makes written text more realistic to view.
* tablet pen has soft nibs which don't appear to scratch the tablet surface - also comes with several replacement nibs - I leave the string off the pen for convenience.
* text entry can be freehand or typewritten - the entry box and keys can be expanded so that the tablet surface can become a keyboard for touch-typing with all fingers and without cramping.
* script to font conversion is good, and better than any other machine I have used.
* screen resolution is quite high - as high as the wxga sony mininotebooks of three years ago - easy to read any fonts down to about 5 picas easily.
* microphone and webcam/cam app features make it easy to make sound and video files to embed into PDF.
* feels as heavy or light as a medium textbook.
Specific to tablet-Acrobat integration:
* finger touch or digitizer pen make it very easy to flip pages in Acrobat full screen mode
* writing onto any of the Acrobat commenting features (sticky notes, annotations) can be done easily with digitizing pen using pen-click pop-up text entry boxes
* Vista file system and the Acrobat organizer work well to collectively organize multiple PDF documents
* Loading speech services allows PDF documents to be read back to you.
Other:
* the graphics card is Shader 3.0.
* has DVD playing software that can be activated from the tablet perimeter buttons; runs DVD movies well, and youtube/google video well
* comes with adequate RAM; compare with stingier and more costly IBM and Fujitsu models
Drawbacks:
*machine runs hot in high performance mode - it is possible to customize the specifics of the performance mode and then select the one you want from the task bar with a single click - might be a bonus in the wintertime though.
*in medium to low performance mode, which is fine for reading PDFs, there is barely any heat production
* battery life is fair to good at medium performance levels
*Vista can be dodgy - uninstalling or improperly installing programs can lead to registry errors that require **system recovery**
*Vista won't run many of the programs you may have used under XP.
Conclusion:
A versatile timesaver that incorporates many desirable functions at relatively low price.
Better than expected July 29, 2008
Telstar (Los Angeles, Ca USA)
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
I will not repeat many of the comments here, which are fundamentally accurate. The machine performs well in Vista with software programmed for the OS. This unit comes with the 32-bit version, so it can run many (but not all) XP programs. Multimedia programs for audio and video need to be vista compatible, in particular.
Con:
The tablet mode screen (flat) is very difficult to see, since you have to be about 75 to 90 degrees (nearly above) the screen...basically on top of it looking down. It does not display legibly at all from a 45 degree angle. HP even makes a $50 variable angle stand for just this reason.
This is true of all tablets I have seen.
I very much like the touch interface for certain tasks, even when not in tablet mode.
The future will hold better viewing angles and multi-touch screens I hope.
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