As usual, HP is beaten only by Lenovo when it comes to the best portable typing experience going the Lenovo ThinkPad W701ds is still the closest a laptop has ever come to matching the superb IBM mechanical keyboards of yore. The matt keys feel nice under the finger and offer a good amount of travel paired with crisp action. The Pavilion dv7 Beats Edition’s chiclet keyboard features an excellent layout with full-size number pad. Wireless is handled by Bluetooth and Wi-Fi N, with an HD webcam taking care of video-calling duties. The front houses a memory card reader while the right side hosts two USB 2.0 ports and the tray-loading Blu-ray drive. On the left we have the (ever more redundant) VGA connector and HDMI 1.4 for video, a Gigabit Ethernet port, twin USB 3.0 ports and three audio jacks for analogue surround sound.
Don’t be deceived by its sleek lines and tapering edges, however: the dv7 Beats Edition is a proper desktop replacement laptop with a profile that’s 3.6cm high and weighing in at over 3.4kg.Ĭonnectivity matches what we’ve come to expect from a high-end consumer laptop. Overall though, the HP Pavilion dv7 Beats Edition feels as premium as it looks. It’s not quite as pretty as a 17in Macbook Pro, but it definitely comes close, and we prefer its more rounded edges.īuild quality is pretty good too, though there is a hint of creak here and there. The lid sports the usual white-backlit HP logo we find on most of its premium machines, and this is matched on the laptop’s inside by a white LED surrounding the touchpad and several small indicators for power, charging and drive activity.
This is also the sole part that picks up fingerprints in any noticeable way. Rather than the usual Beats red and black, this time around we’re treated to a gorgeously minimalist brushed aluminium body, with only the glossy black plastic screen bezel to detract from its luxury. Despite its desktop-replacing size and internals, the Pavilion dv7 Beats Edition is relatively slim-looking and very attractive.
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