The HP Pavilion HDX16 secures its status as a multimedia laptop amongst others through its interfaces on offer. Admittedly a slight bobbing of the display can be noticed. The resistance of the folding mechanism is well regulated and allows an adjustment of the opening angle with just one hand.

This has an effect on the eventual positioning of the ports. When fiddling with the laptop we could notice one or two creaks, which, when the surfaces of the chassis are made exclusively out of plastic components, is indeed not surprising.įollowing the example of the Macbooks, HP connects the base unit and the display with a large hinge, which takes up almost all of the back side of the laptop. Also the pressure resistance of the display lid is thoroughly good. From selective exposure to pressure, whilst there are partly some small deformations, the deformations are on the whole negligible. For example on the right edge behind the optical drive we noticed an overlaying component joint in our test sample.Īlso the stability of the chassis is basically ok. The technical workmanship of the case makes an overall good impression, yet some details have nevertheless not been worked as cleanly as they should have been. The surfaces are adorned in end-to-end lacquered patterns, which are integrated harmoniously into the overall look of the laptop and under no circumstances are these patterns disturbing or even intrusive. Optically speaking you should have nothing against this, as long as you can get along with the reflective display. Whilst the dv6 has a conventional display with reflective surfaces and a high gloss enclosure, the display of the HDX16 employs an 'Edge-to-Edge' design, which is to be seen in the current Macbooks or the Studio XPS laptops from Dell. It's only through the display that both series pursue different concepts. The form of the case resembles that of the recent Pavilion dv6 series. Whether the HDX16 is a real eye-catcher is out of the question, as long as you keep it clean and you always remove the clearly visible dust particles. The only exception is the underside of the laptop, which isn't seen in normal operation anyway. Generally, components are finished with shiny chrome paint, and everything else at least has a high gloss clear coating. In order to make the HDX16's case eye-catching, HP has obviously pulled out all the stops.

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