HP Pavilion dv7t Select 17-inch Laptop

HP dv7t Select Edition

This May 2010 HP launched the new dv7t Select Edition laptop and discontinued the regular dv7t and dv7t Quad edition. One of the first differences to note is the silver metallic case of the new dv7t Select, clearly taking design inspiration from Apple's MacBook Pro.

The HP dv7t Select it is one of three 17-inch laptops that HP has now. The other two are the new Envy 17, a high-end entertainment laptop, and the new HP G72, part of HP's value lineup.

HP dv7t Select Specs

• Now starts with Intel Core i5, with upgrade to Quad Core i7 available. When the dv7t Select was launched in May, the base configuration included a Core i3 processor, but HP upgraded to Core i5 only a few weeks later.
• hard drive capacity ranges from 500GB up to 2TB. You can also choose to have a 160GB SSD for $270, which is a decent price considering that buying Intel's X-25M 160GB SSD to install yourself usually costs around $400.
• 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 switchable graphics w/ HDMI & VGA ports Debuted in May with 512MB ATI graphics
• LED-backlit 1600x900 display
• Optical - DVD burner standard, upgrades available to Blu-ray +/-R/RW with SuperMulti
• HP TrueVision Webcam + Fingerprint Reader standard