Hewlett Packard, having introduced the HP Pavilion G6 series laptops to the market, did not fight competitors in any one category. She acted easier, taking a place in all price niches and giving the user a choice of laptop according to their needs and capabilities. All HP Pavilion G6 series laptops have different technical specifications, depending on the installed components. The choice of a G6 series laptop among the modifications provided is reminiscent of a constructor - when the user himself decides which processor should be installed, which video card should be paired with it, not forgetting the required amount of RAM and hard drive.
Assembly and appearance
Appearance remains unchanged for HP Pavilion G6 notebooks. Device specifications do not affect dimensions, connectors, or build quality. When you first get acquainted with the laptop, you get the feeling that the case is made of metal, but upon examination it turns out that it is plastic with an effect"under metal". Looks great - reminiscent of high-level models, rounded corners of the case, beveled sides and wide metal hinges give a special chic. One thing is not clear what goal HP pursued by releasing the G6 series with a chic appearance “under a businessman” in different color modifications, sometimes very bright and dynamic. The build quality is excellent - nothing creaks, does not hang out. The lid opens with little effort. However, a slight crunch is heard when squeezing the closed laptop.
Display Quality
There are no complaints about the quality of the display matrix. Vertical and horizontal viewing angles are small, but they are quite enough for watching a movie in a small company. The color reproduction is commendable, the three-stage system for adjusting the screen brightness pleases - for work, text, movies. The specifications of the screen resolution failed in the HP Pavilion G6 laptop - 1366x768 pixels is a very low indicator for viewing high-quality video in Full HD format. Yes, and when working on the Internet, due to the low screen resolution, you have to turn pages more often.
Keyboard and touchpad
As with all laptops from the manufacturer, the specifications of the keyboard and touchpad are impeccable in the HP Pavilion G6. In the likeness of external keyboards, all the keys of the laptop have a long travel and tangible feedback. The keyboard is complete, all buttons are present. Depending on the modification, you can find a keyboard without a numeric keypad. If you look closely, the keys have a slight bevel tobase, apparently to create a visual space between them. The touchpad of a laptop is the dream of any user. The surface seems abrasive at first, but after work it feels like it should be.
Buttons are pressed easily and inaudibly. The user will appreciate the touchpad disable button. A small indentation in the upper left corner of the touchpad is the button. Turning on and off is done by quickly double-tapping the off button, such an action is commensurate with double-clicking the mouse button.
Sound worthy of praise
Here's what really pleases the HP Pavilion G6 Notebook PC - the technical characteristics of the sound system. The laptop has speakers from the very famous brand Altec Lansing. Together with the proprietary SRS Audio Control settings panel, the device is capable of producing a fairly loud and high-quality sound. Due to the high quality of the laptop's plastic case, even at maximum volume, the ear does not cut the nasty rattling that can often be heard on competitor laptops. External speakers should be forgotten by gamers and multimedia lovers, as they will appreciate the excellent sound of the speaker system when watching movies and playing games.
Great solution in terms of interfaces and ports
What the developers want to say a huge thank you to is that, unlike their competitors, they thought of leaving the front and back panels of the laptop without interfaces andports. This solution allows you to install the laptop close to the wall, or place it on other surfaces, freeing up more space. I am glad that HP has not abandoned the use of the obsolete DVD-RW drive - as practice shows, the optical drive is used by users to create archives with important documents and photographs. The drive, along with one USB port and a charging connector, occupies the right panel of the laptop case. The left panel houses video outputs, a power outlet, two audio ports, and a memory card reader. In all models of the HP Pavilion G6 Series laptop, the technical characteristics of wireless interfaces remain unchanged. To the mandatory presence of a WiFi module that works according to various standards, including 802.11n, the manufacturer has added Bluetooth 2.1.
Balancing between price and performance
The most important factor that significantly affects the price when buying an HP Pavilion G6 laptop is the specifications. The video card and processor are indicators of the purpose of the laptop in a laptop. For office work, you can pick up a cheap version with a dual-core processor and an integrated graphics card. You can choose a multimedia laptop for entertainment and light games with processors from Intel and AMD with two or four cores, and choose a more or less productive video card for them - the manufacturer did not exchange money, providing the user with either an integrated video card from Intel or a discrete, but only from AMD. Respectively? By choosing a productive processor and video card, you can choose a decent gaming laptop. What else is remarkable about the HP Pavilion G6 laptop is that the characteristics of the amount of RAM and hard drive can also be selected. From two to eight gigabytes of RAM and from a quarter to one terabyte hard drives - for any need.
Golden mean
Worthy of praise is the manufacturer's decision to provide a solution ready for most buyers - a laptop with components that are optimal for many tasks at a low price of the device itself. An example is the HP Pavilion G6 2165SR laptop, the technical characteristics of which are chosen by most users according to two criteria - to work quickly, the price was affordable. A quad-core processor from Intel, a discrete graphics card that can handle simple games, 4GB of RAM expandable up to eight gigabytes, a hard drive from 500GB to a terabyte. In all laptops with a discrete video adapter, it is possible, using a small utility, to disable the discrete and enable the integrated video card. This shutdown significantly reduces the laptop's power consumption, extending battery life.
Design and cooling system
Thoughtful airflow circulation perfectly cools all laptop components, ensuring that even the most powerful components that affect the performance of the HP Pavilion G6 are protected from overheating. The intelligent control system turns off the fan in normal mode without loads, allowing you to enjoy the silence during operation. If the system is under load, such as during gaming, the system will automatically change the fan speed to keep the components from getting too hot. A huge flaw in the design of the laptop is that if the cooling system is clogged with dust during a long period of operation, strong heating occurs, which significantly reduces the performance of the HP Pavilion G6. The user will have a problem cleaning the laptop. To get to the cooling system, you need to completely disassemble the laptop - remove all covers, disconnect all modules, disconnect the keyboard and screen, up to the motherboard. Not every user will be able to cope with this task, it is definitely impossible to do without the services of a service center.
Work autonomy
If initially the purpose of buying a laptop was mobility, now the device freely competes with a personal computer in ergonomics, which is why many users are not at all interested in the autonomy of a laptop, but it's worth checking it out. Depending on the installed components, the HP Pavilion G6 laptop has a low battery life of three to four hours. Yes, this cannot be called a good indicator, but it will be enough to watch a couple of films on the road. By disabling wireless interfaces, a discrete video adapter, making the screen brightness optimal, ensuring good air circulation, you can significantlyincrease laptop battery life.
