The HP Pavilion dv7-3145ef reaches the range of 17.3-inch laptops in HP’s Intel Calpella platform. HP Pavilion dv7-3145ef price appears less than 790 euros with a Core i5, a dedicated graphics card Geforce GT 230M BPN and storage space. Various applications are installed HP as the Integrated Works office, following HP MediaSmart and the reader / DVD burning, photo editing and video / Cyberlink DVD Suite.
HP Imprint design is Espresso sober and original, with round white patterns on their hulls and wrist rests. The keyboard of HP Pavilion dv7-3145ef is a classic model with numeric keypad. Eccentric on the left, the silver touchpad has him a scroll zone and two buttons. While the optical unit is on the right side of the laptop, most of the connections it is positioned on the left side.

HP Pavilion dv7-3145ef
The HP Pavilion dv7-3145ef provides equipment / price ratio in its category average. At ease in everyday use and multitasking thanks to its Intel Core i5-430M, it is able to handle many games as long as they are not too resource intensive 3D. If so, lower levels of detail and / or resolution will be necessary. We may also regret that HP has not resolved to incorporate a new graphics card generation in this model. The screen provides a vertical resolution correct for the office and surfing the Internet and a 16:9 format suitable for playing videos.
Specifications of HP Pavilion dv7-3145ef :
| Screen | 17.3” WXGA + LED Backlight BrightView (1600 × 900) |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-430M (2.26 GHz) |
| RAM Installed (Max) | 4GB DDR3 1066MHz (8GB), 2 slots |
| Storage Space | hard disk SATA 640GB 5400 rpm |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia Geforce GT 230M 1GB DDR3 dedicated, up to 2.8 GB TurboCache “/ td> |
| Optical Drive | LightScribe DVD Burner |
| Audio System | 2 Speakers Altec Lansing SRS Premium and a subwoofer |
| Webcam | VGA micro |
| Network | Wi-Fi a / g / n + Gigabit Ethernet |
| Bluetooth | Non |
| Card Reader | 5 in-1 |
| output (s) video | HDMI, VGA |
| Fingerprint Reader | Non |
| Input (s) / Output (s) | Headset (x2), Microphone, Infrared |
| ExpressCard | Yes, ExpressCard54 |
| Firewire | Yes |
| USB | 4 USB 2.0 including 1 e-SATA combo |
| Operating System | 7 Windows Home Premium 64 bit |
| Battery | Li-Ion 8-cell |
| Autonomy announced | Non |
| Dimensions (mm) | 412.6 x 277 x 35-43.2 |
| Weight | 3.52 Kg |
| Warranty | 1 year |
| Other | Keypad, remote control supplied |
Finally, it has a lot of storage space of 640GB and a connector provided with e-SATA and Firewire. The HP Pavilion dv7-3145ef suit those looking for a portable 17.3-inch performance in everyday use. Those who wish to receive a more powerful graphics card will prefer to turn to models with such a Radeon Mobility HD5650.