Or maybe the MSI X-slim (good MBA copy) which has a Core 2 Solo ULV processor.

I was planning to buy this model at first at the pc fair but decided to go for the CQ20 instead.

DV2's design is nice but AMD neo processor is slight better than atom and lower than celeron M.

Still i hear the MSI X-slim is expensive. Looking at 3k+.

i would say there is no regret of getting this laptop...looking at the price and what it had offered.

CPUID Hardware Monitor or Speedfan.


But if it's hot, flash the BIOS.

speed fan not working....weird.

like got so many probs...

rockdaman...besides bios updates, have you try setting your power to "power saver". Do that and see if your battery life increase with your normal usage (non-video watching) and heat reduces.

i have updated the bios and the average temperature reading as following:

chipset: 60'c
cpu : 30'c
graphic card: 60'c
hardisk : 35'c

i m surprise to see the cpu's temperature at such reading...but not the chipset and gc....

My dv2 also facing the sound problem... the sound like very loud on left side.... did u ask HP about this problem???
I turn off the surround setting... it like normal abit....

What the heck has gone wrong with HP's quality.. The first time I saw the DV2 I fell in love with the design. Macam mana tahu pulak, banyak masalah...

Well, laptop is sensitive I can say..

So far overall ok la the DV2...
I can play HAWK n Life for Dead with it smoothly....
only feel the cpu abit slow.... haih...

is this AMD Athlon NEO processor an on par processor with Intel Atom?

tried using this guy b4 for an hour... feels like hanging myself...

Neo's definitely better, some benchmarks show about 30% faster than Atom. But what makes this baby shine is the Graphics Card.

One thing I have problem with Atom netbooks (except for the ASUS N10 series, with it's Nvidia 9300m) is it can't play 720p videos properly. DV2 can play 1080p no prob.

The hanging yourself part is really because of Vista. Anyone here has reformated with XP?

Salutations.

Found out that M'sian models doesn't have the HSDPA modem.

Other than that, overall satisfaction is 4/5 due to :

1) Ok-lah performance. Photoshop is a breeze but multitasking is agony.
2) Fingerprint prone. The DV2 comes package with a polishing cloth, but not enough to really polish the glossy black finish.

Is it worth the buy? Yes, 'cause of its affordable price.
Whats more there's the white version which is much more beautiful.

Faster than Intel Atom but the TDP is 15W, which is almost 6 times more than Intel Atom

Hope more owner can give insight on how hot this baby can go, want to buy a second portable lappies n really looking at getting the moonlight version.....

i don't c y atom netbooks doesn't play 720p properly... this benq u101 runs full hd and 720p movies effortlessly... and the battery life is amazing!!

720p is ok, but 1080p is no-no for Atom... anyway, Atom with GN40 (the latest chipset), 1080p is ok, but somehow, Intel say it cannot decode BD movies...

dv2 with the HD 3410, no problem with all formats... anyway, Athlon Neo is faster than Atom also...