HP dm1z Laptop Video Review (HD)

http://www.techbargains.com/reviews/244501 -- Check out the written review here.

Find out what we thought about the HP dm1z laptop. Specs include the AMD Fusion APU, 2GB of RAM, 250GB HDD (7200 RPM), an 11.6" screen running at 1366x768 and more.

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[diufygisudfy]

at 4:50, why is part of the screen cut off?????? You can't see the time or the date! Is this actually what happens with the dm1z?

[TechBargains]

@diufygisudfy Actually, that's just an error that happened shortly after we'd been capturing other footage and the screen resolution hadn't been readjusted. Our camera man was getting a closeup at the time, and that was the shot that he used. The time/date stamp works fine on the dm1z.

Jeff

[advonspaandc5]

Wait, the same Jeff Haynes that used to be at IGN? Man I used to watch your PS3 reviews.

[TechBargains]

@advonspaandc5 Hey, good to know that you've been following my work at previous sites. Hope you liked the video review, and hopefully you'll subscribe to the channel to check out future video reviews and unboxings of products. We've also got more reviews and deals over at our main site as well, so make sure you check that site out too!

Beyond!

Jeff

[ilembitov]

If you search hp dm1z on youtube, you'll find a lot of videotest of HD video playback for this machine. That includes Flash (YouTube), HTML5 and mkv files. It should be able to play 1080P without frame drops.

Could you please update the drivers and check again? Second, according to those tests it also depends on the browser you use. Chrome performs better than Firefox or IE

[TechBargains]

@ilembitov and @velfar

We had all of the drivers updated before we tested it out, and we still ran into problems. Some tests you've seen may have used non-public release optimized versions of Flash 10.2 for Brazos powered machines, which we didn't use. The video issues may be fixed with future updates, but this was our experience with the machine. Additionally, we were using Hulu and YouTube within the video as an example of our experience, not the sole testing method.

Jeff

[r0quejill]

hi. i would just like to ask if do you know some tricks for the hp dm1z like shortcuts and other stuff like that? and on 3:55 how did you do that? and on the 4:10 was that a downloaded media thing or does hp dm1z have that already?

[Rishiwild]

Doest it support video chatting in Skype without any hindrance?

[NerdOpium]

Got the DM1Z-3000. Don't forget the $30 coupon you can get online for HP Direct. Sound is great. Speed is just fine. Quiet as heck. 3 USB's. HDMI. 7200rpm hard drive. Web camera and sound is just fine. Upgraded to 8GB of RAM from Crucial for about $54. Stream Youtube and Netflix with no problems. No regrets. Sucky track pad though. Get one.

[xanafanadu]

why did pc world give this a bad review?

[colbyboyd91]

I'm about to order mine. Do you think it's smart to just go without virus protection and throw in a recovery disk just in case something did happen? I never use virus protection since I've switched over to windows 7, and I generally know how to prevent myself from getting them.

[naming69]

Sorry, ran out of space...

Regarding the missing keys you mentioned, I found this from another customer review:

FN+UP = Page Up

FN+DOWN = Page Down

FN+LEFT = HOME

FN+RIGHT = END

CTRL+FN+LEFT = Top of manuscript or list

CTRL+FN+RIGHT = Bottom of manuscript of list

[naming69]

Nice review! After waiting for netbooks to get powerful enough to be worth buying I'm really considering this one. I was set on an Asus Eee like the 1215 series but I've heard too many negatives like the flimsy ac jack, flexible KB, etc so I finally started looking at other brands. Problem is it's not sold in Canada so I may have to go to the US to buy it.

[tuberoako777]

Too bad they're not selling these in Best Buy (prolly sold out).. 379.99 USD.. a steal xD

[dragonmustard2]

lol, MASSIVE POWER...

[nickmiller71]

@beenthere888 It sucks. Hardcore. You'll have to have an external mouse for usability.