HP HDX18 first look

For several months after they became a buzzed-about topic, the only 18-inch laptop we had actually seen in person was Acer's inventive Aspire 8920. Now we're seeing a miniflood of them, with new models arriving from HP, Sony, and Toshiba. These new 18-inch displays--and a handful of new 16-inch displays--differ from the 17-inch systems they aim to replace in more ways than the addition or subtraction of an inch of screen space. The displays on these new 16- and 18-inch laptops offer a 16:9 aspect ratio, which matches that of HDTV screens and works perfectly with HD content. (Most current laptop screens are 16:10, which leave you with black bars on the top and bottom of your screen when viewing HDTV programs or Blu-ray movies).

The new 18-inch HDX18 (along with the 16-inch HDX16) clearly shares a basic DNA with HP's recent 17-inch Pavilion DV7, with a similar rounded keyboard, touch-sensitive media controls, and off-center touch pad.

The new HDX laptops actually have very little in common design-wise with the massive 20-inch original HDX laptop, which hasn't seen anything other than some internal component upgrades since its introduction. That model is tremendously fun but highly impractical. The new HDX18 is a more traditional multimedia system, well-suited for the den or dorm room--and even decently tricked out, it's less expensive than similar options from Sony and Acer.

Price as reviewed / Starting price $2,149 / $1,549

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[tonycinstl]

Wow pretty lame review from Cnet. The guy doesnt even touch on any of the hardware or performance, but decides to mention he can leave finger prints on it. WEAK REVIEW!

[wdaleherring08]

more fingerprints than a CRIME SCENE!? LOL!

[patrick10001]

too big :S

[pufixas]

1:52, look!!! its like... bends :D cheap plastic i think...

[pufixas]

@madneon

don't match thogether? i would argue with that... i prefer laptop for gaming not desktops... i dont care if it is more expensive... i have money. and i like to game anythere... not just in one room...

[flashfith]

18 inch laptops.... why don't you just buy a  desktop?

[sealteam4combat]

hahaha dell studio xps 16 vs hp pavillion hdx 16 who wins>>>>>????????????

[ozanfa]

@rpctech i have mine since may 2009 and lately it is! im sick of it even if i love this laptop, its only problem is the overheating...

[forry90]

they dont. at all

[Anavengertg]

@almostsk8erboi Yea like he's drunk.

[rpctech]

Who knows if this laptop has problems with overheating? Thank you

[madneon]

The words "laptop" and "gaming" don't match together.

I bought a laptop for about 2k eur (HP HDX 20''- The Dragon), which is absolutely amazing comparing to other laptops. Than, I bought a desktop-PC (just cpu+mobo+ram+gfx+power supply) for less than 300 eur - and it was almost twice as fast...