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HP Pavilion dv9014tx Multimedia Notebook (Centrino Duo)

By Francis Yeo - 24 Jan 2007

Portability Index and Power Consumption

Battery Benchmarks

To be honest, we weren't expecting much battery life from the dv9014tx as with any other multimedia-oriented notebook at this point of time. In fact, 17-inch notebooks are known to barely squeeze out two hours at best due to the high power consumption from often brighter than normal display screens and power hungry embedded graphics solutions. Still, we had to run these tests to ensure that the notebook operates according to specifications provided by HP.


Portability Index

In this section, the objective is to evaluate the mobility of the HP Pavilion dv9014tx to determine how worthwhile it would be for frequent travelers relying on notebooks for productivity. Other than the subject of weight, battery life and volume are other variables considered in this segment as well. By dividing the battery life of a notebook (uptime taken from MobileMark 2005) over the multiplication of mass (in kilograms) and volume (cubic meters), we'll be able to derive a simple ratio of just how well balanced a given notebook is in terms of weight, volume and battery life.

*Do take note that this section does not factor in the performance figures for notebooks benchmarked with power saving features disabled while running off the abundant AC power supply. Battery saving modes and associated technologies such as Intel SpeedStep would kick in when a notebook is in portable mode where battery stamina is of paramount importance than maximum performance.

The dv9014tx weighs a hefty 3.52kg and sure enough didn't shine with the second lowest portability index ever. Still, when compared against the monster Dell XPS M2010, it performed roughly twofold better with its 8-cell lithium-ion battery. Surprisingly, it fares even worse than the Dell Inspiron 9300 multimedia unit, but that's because Dell's battery delivers a much higher Watt-Hour rating. Overall, there actually isn't much to say here and we shall let the graph speak for itself.


Power Consumption

When it came to power consumption, the HP dv9014tx unfortunately lost out even to the Dell XPS M2010 behemoth (24.56W), consuming a total of 29.3W. The only notebook to supersede the dv9014tx in battery consumption was the Dell Inspiron 9300. From here it isn't hard to see that the dv9014tx for all its worth, isn't a power efficiency performer - especially with two hard drives tucked under its hood.

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