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Strengths: Stylish, Decent Value, Portable
Weaknesses: Battery life, runs hot, finger print magnet
Summary: The dv2310us is a pre-configured version of HP's stylish dv2000. At $800, it is reasonable priced considering the slew of included features and extras. Notable features include: built-in webcam & mic, bluetooth and lightscribe DVD burner.
The 160gb hard drive is more than sufficient for the typical user, but I would recommend from 1GB to 2GB of RAM, especially if you'll be sticking with the Windows Vista OS that comes packaged with the system.
Performance is also pretty good. While I can live with the slight slow down of the system from running Vista, running XP would probably increase performance dramatically. With this notebook, there isn't really any way around it, but a notebook cooling pad is a possible solution.
Battery life is mediocre at under 3 hours. It shouldn't be an issue if you're going to be plugged in most of the time, but if you're not you may want to consider purchasing an extra 6 or 12 cell battery from HP, which will run you $100+

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