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| 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 | 
| List Price: $1,375.00
Buy New: $964.98
You Save: $410.02 (30%)
Buy New/Refurbished from $899.99
Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 25 reviews)
Sales Rank: 49
Category: Personal Computer
Publisher: Hewlett Packard
Studio: Hewlett Packard
Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Label: Hewlett Packard
Color: Black
Media: Personal Computers
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Memorabilia: 0
Batteries Included: 1
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 1-2 business days
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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 DVDR/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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 Not quite perfect, but better than most December 2, 2008
I got this laptop for my husband who travels a lot. He really like the way the screen can swivel around and even be laid down flush on top of the keyboard. The power on button does not work, so he figured out to use the DVD button. We'll probably send it in for repair before the warranty is up because the power button really should work.
The fingerprint scanner works fine for us, but I found the placement of it to be a bit odd, probably due to the swivel screen. The fingerprint scanner button on my HP laptop is located in the lower right corner below the keyboard.
Although some have complained that this laptop runs hot, I did not find it to run overly hot compared to other laptops I have owned. Regardless, we use a usb powered notebook cooling fan under it and it says cool all the time now.
The pen tablet is a nice feature, and I'd personally like to use it more, but my husband always has this computer so I don't get to use it very often.
The built in wireless works perfectly, and we have 4 connnections stored. It automatically connects to the right one each time.
Conveniently, this computer fits into his glove compartment, but we have big cars so I doubt it would fit into many glove compartments.
The best part about this computer is that it's so small and lightweight. If you're looking for a fully functioning laptop, this will fit the bill far better than an eec netbook. It has the hard drive capacity and ram to run large programs, and performs just as well as our home computer and 17" inch HP laptop that were purchased around the same time.
 Powerful lil beast! December 1, 2008
This is my third tablet PC and my second HP Tablet PC. I LOVE this smaller tablet PC! It's smaller than the Toshiba tablet PC I previously owned. I replaced my HP tx1000 generation HP Tablet PC since this tablet PC is WACOM Pen enabled, is faster, has a larger hard drive and... well... my husband swiped my other HP tablet PC (the tx1000 version)! ;-)
I travel extensively for work and am taking a number of college courses (online) for my degree. When I'm home I'm often waiting for many hours with a parent undergoing regular chemo treatments. This laptop is PERFECT in nearly every way - it's so versatile I can use it nearly anywhere.
Pros:
This tablet is pen enabled, need I say more? When frustrated or needing a break from school I can whip the tablet around and play Mahong Tiles using the touch screen. The battery serves as a great "handle" when using the laptop in this mode such as when waiting at the airport or for my parent in chemo. It's also great for web surfing or reading long articles in this mode - as I find is often required in my coursework. Putting the tablet in this mode is also very useful for watching movies - which can be conveniently stored on the large capacity hard drive. Whatever you heard about Vista - toss those thoughts out the door. I've not had one issue with Vista. It does have a learning curve, but there are so many added features and STABILITY that I really have come to enjoy this OS. Additionally, despite it's smaller size, this laptop has GREAT video quality and the keyboard is easy to use despite being smaller than traditional laptop keyboards.
Cons:
I wasn't able to get the fingerprint reader to work on either of my HP tablets. I also heard this frustration repeated from employees at Circuit City one day browsing laptops for a friend. Others have told me their fingerprint reader has never given them any issue at all. I suspect it's simply my technique - since this feature isn't important to me so I haven't pursued this further.
All in all, this is a great laptop that I would recommend to anyone who travels extensively or otherwise needs a smaller, lightweight but powerful laptop all in a convenient package with more bells n whistles than a traditional laptop. In fact, I would recommend this tablet PC to ANYONE seeking a traditional laptop PC. The price is reasonable for all the included features and convenience.
 BEWARE - DO NOT BUY!!! November 27, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have the better version of this product (2.2GHz CPU) and its been a week now!! I don't know whom should I blame?! HP? AMD for the useless CPU? or Microsoft for their useless VISTA?? Internet explorer always freeezes, and/or laptop suddenly restarts, CPU always overheats and I mean it gets REAAAAAALLLY HOT (I thought the screen will melt) - overall performace is very poor and slow. You can not multi task (can't play music while brwosing the net for example - browser will freeze more often) you can not even open 2 - 3 internet explorer pages simultaneously. Just trust me and avoid disappointment - DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM (I wish I could return it back, I would even accept to loose $300 and get the rest of my money back). One other general comment, if you use your laptop more than 45minutes at a time, do not buy a laptop with touch screen - they hurt your eyes.
HP PAVILION TX 2510US November 27, 2008
I purchased the Tablet PC about a month back and am getting to
know the various features.It is of course light especially when compared to my previous 17 inch HP pavilion dv8213cl .The handwriting recognition is very good and i believe it is supposed to get better with time.The display especially when viewing photos is not as crisp as with my bigger laptop.The battery life leaves a little to be desired and i might have to go with the six or eight cell battery to improve usage time.Other than that i have no complaints so far.It is reasonably priced and I would definitely recommend it to anyone.
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
Good Value November 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this laptop to have a portable but full featured complement to my 17" laptop and am generally quite satisfied with it.
Here's a summary of the pros and cons:
Pro's
Small form factor
Although the touch screen support makes the lid somewhat bulky and heavy for a device of this size, the overall small footprint still makes it ideal for carrying around unless you have an absolute aversion to weight.
Touch Screen
Unlike previous models, this one supports both active and passive touch meaning that for simple things like pushing buttons you can use your fingers but for fine drawing you can use the included stylus (which fits into a handy slot in the laptop). I have used both options and especially like the ability to bring up a program like Photoshop and rather than having to touch up photos using the mouse, be able to directly do it on the screen with high precision. I would love to see more applications designed to be driven completely by fingers as well.
Fit and Finish
Overall the screen is very bright and has good resolution. The cover is susceptible to fingerprints but otherwise looks very nice. The silver keyboard is nice (but note caveat below). The function keys are too small but probably to be expected given the form factor. The ability to flip the screen around is great but it would be nice if you could turn it in either direction as the viewing angle is small so I finding myself rotating the whole unit to the left to allow someone on my left to see the screen.
Fingerprint Reader
I've grown to like this feature. It does often take more than one swipe but it works and it's definitely more convenient than having to type in a password.
SD Card Slot
Speaks for itself
Other Components
I have no complaints about the DVD drive or Wireless b/g/n/bluetooth adaptor. They all appear to do their job well.
Speed
While not extremely speedy,it's not bad. I think Vista is to blame for most of it's issues. Once an application is fully launched and loaded in RAM, I've found it adequate for all but very demanding work (e.g. video editing). I would not buy a unit like this for editing AVHCD. Just not fast enough. But for everyday use including graphics it's fine.
Cons
Heat Generation
I was hoping that in the seven years since I bought my last laptop that the chip manufacturers would have figured out how to significantly reduce heat generation but such is not the case. The back right corner of this unit can definitely run hot. Furthermore, half of the vent is on the side of the unit, making it more awkward to keep unobstructed when holding it on your lap
Keyboard/Touch pad finish
The silver finish on the keyboard and touch screen is nice but it's just a finish. Already it has worn off of one of the touch pad buttons and I can imagine in a few years time the keyboard will start to look bad. Perhaps I will be able to by replacement key caps when that occurs
Music Skips
I have so far been unable to use this machine for listening to iTunes. It skips and chatters on a regular basis, even if I just sit there and don't run anything else or touch the keyboard. I tried downloading the latest sound drivers and Quicktime/iTune versions to no avail. HP help is a joke. After explaining and re-explaining several times, the person finally recommended I restore my system to factory configuration. Besides meaning dozen's of hours of re-installing software and setting up Vista the way I like it, this also wouldn't accomplish anything that I can see.
Battery Life
The battery life is not terrible (around 3 hours for my normal use which doesn't include playing DVD's). It's just disappointing that after all these years there appears to have been no significant improvement in battery life. It would be great if manufacturers provided a simple charging stand like I have for my power tools so that when one battery gets low you could just switch to another and put the first one to recharge. This would allow virtually continuous use with any cables.
Vista
I've made peace with Vista but would not be inclined to recommend it. Start Up is very slow -- a definite step backward from my XP based 17" laptop. You will spend a lot of time telling it it's OK to make some change. In some ways this is comforting but in others simply annoying.
Microsoft has an annoying practice of experimenting with the UI with no apparent regard for whether users actually consider it an improvement. I end up reverting most everything to the classic set up. Another annoyance is it's default shut down mode of "Sleep". It uses up battery time while not appreciably reducing start up time. I have to continually change this to shutdown.
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