Summary:

Features:

  • AMD Turion 64 x2 Dual Core processor
  • Wifi networking card
  • Bluetooth
  • The price starts from £649.99

PROS:

  • Lightweight (5.5lbs), and thin (1.5 in)
  • Integrated dual mode (finger and digitizer pen) touch-screen

CONS:

  • Size and weight are in the higher side for a 12″ screen laptop

Detailed Specification:

Processor AMD Turion 64X2 Processor TL60 ( 2 GHz)
Memory 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM
Hard drive 250 GB – Serial ATA-150 – 5400 rpm
Optical CD / DVD drive DVD±RW
Display 12.1 in TFT active matrix
Video RAM Up to 527 MB
Weight 5.5 lbs
Dimension 12 x 8.8 x 1.5 in
Network type Modem, Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, optional Bluetooth, optional WWAN
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150
Audio Headphone stereo, microphone jacks
Battery 6 cell Li-Ion
I/O ports (Data) 3 USB 2.0 ports, SD card reader
OS Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
Price starting at £649.99

Expert Review:

The HP TX 2130 laptop is part of the TX 2000 range of ultra portable laptops from the HP stable. It has a swivelling 12″ HD widescreen monitor with touch screen display and a built-in digitizer for handwriting. The lightweight laptop is run by AMD Turion 64X2 Processor TL60 with 2 GHz CPU speed which is a 64 bit, dual core processor. The main memory is 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM. With overall dimensions of 12 x 8.8 x 1.5 in and 5.5 lbs weight, the laptop is very light and portable. The hard disk has a capacity of 250 GB – Serial ATA-150 – 5400 rpm. The optical storage is through a DVD±RW drive.

The display is 12.1 in TFT active matrix, and the graphics is handled by a NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Graphics processor. The swivelling screen is fixed on a centre hinge that can be rotated and folded over the keyboard. The ultra portable laptop has touch screen, touch pad and active stylus pen as input devices. One end of the stylus pen can be used for writing and the other end for erasing. The lightweight laptop is also fitted with built in stereo speakers, Bluetooth antenna, wireless LAN antenna, and web camera. The media control buttons on the side of the lid is convenient to use in tablet mode. The ultra portable notebook has a 5 in1 media card slot and also a finger print reader.

The Operating System used is Windows Vista Home Premium Edition and the lightweight laptop is powered by a 6 cell Li-Ion battery with a life of about 2 hours under normal usage. HP provides standard 1 year warranty extendable to 3 years at additional cost on this portable notebook.

hp tx 2130

To summarize, the HP TX 2130 is a versatile ultra portable notebook that can be used as both as a PC and as handwriting tablet. Its high definition touch screen display with a built in digitizer and rechargeable eraser pen all make it a convenient and attractive lightweight laptop.

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