HP Pavilion G6-2005AX Laptop (APU Quad Core A8/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Win7 HB/ 1.5GB Graph)

Yes - all the over the top reviews for this laptop are true. I will not write my review in all caps or tell you to stop thinking and just buy it - but, it does meet it's expectations as a great gaming machine under 35K.

Having used it for over 3 weeks now, here are my unbiased observations:

Pros:
1. Excellent price/performance ratio. (More so if you want to play games)
2. The configuration at this price is excellent - AMD A8, 7670M+7640G Graphics, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD)
2. Decent build quality (although quality of plastics used could be better)
3. Runs sufficiently cool for regular usage.(The ones who are complaining have either never owned an old powerful laptop, or do not have an idea of how hot the CPU/GPU get under gaming, whether it be laptop or desktop)
4. Good keyboard and touch pad
5. Decent connectivity (expected at this price - nothing spectacular, but no compromises either)
6. Battery life is decent - 2.5-4.0 hours depending on usage.
7. Screen has surprisingly good horizontal viewing angles.

Compromises (Only small issues):
1. Screen quality with 1366x768 resolution is average. Unnatural brightness and on screen readability is below average. Glossy finish shows a lot of reflections.

2. Placement of connectivity and indicators is questionable - USB 3.0 ports are too close to each other, the MIC/Speaker plugs are not color coded and Power/HDD/Charging indicator lights or on the right side - which means they are not visible under normal usage.

3. The quality of multi touch gestures on the touch pad could have been better - it doesnt always manage to pick up scrolling actions.

4. The glossy finish (inside/outside) is prone to dust and fingerprints.

5. The inbuilt camera is horrible (My 4 year old VAIO had a better camera) - buy a separate external camera if you plan to do video calling.

6. Big and heavy (expected at this price and screen size)

Additional Notes:
1. No, AMD A8-4500M in pure benchmarks is not as fast as Core i5 and comes nowhere close to i7. But i5/i7 cost 2-3 times more and are only useful for professional usage. The A8-4500 offers almost the same performance as an i5 at half the price and is definitely better than most i3 versions out there. Bottom line - it is a very good pure quad core processor at this price and allows everything to run smoothly - you will not notice any slowness, bottlenecks or system freezes. It is more than sufficient for home usage. To compare, I use a Lenovo X220 with Core i7 Pro at work, and do not notice any difference in regular usage.

2. The Dual graphics are very powerful combination and offer a combined theoretical graphic memory of 1.5GB (actual is lower due to limitations). Here are the games I am able to run smoothly:
a. Crysis 2 (High Quality)
b. DiRT 3 (High Quality)
c. Ghost Recon Future Soldier (Low Quality)
d. Max Payne 3 (Medium Quality)
e. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (Medium Quality)
f. Need for Speed - The Run (Low Quality)
g. Alan Wake (Low/Medium Quality)
h. Splinter Cell Conviction (Medium/High Quality)

Just bought this laptop via flipkart ..and the first impression is veryy veryy gud with this price range . ..the laptop is perfect for gaming & every daily needs. first i was thinking of Asus X53ta ..but thn saw this configuration on flipkart and booked it without wasting time.
the only problem i witnessed is OVERHEATING issues .....u can almost cook maggie in it :):) ...rest everything is greatt esp USB 3 , sound , video ..jus everythin is gr8.

one advice to Hp ... if u can lower the price by removing backpack..and those unwanted window 7 basic and rest f softwares ...i bet thn this can be the bestselling laptop of the year...

I had a Dell Inspiron 15 for the Last 3 years. Dell has the worst service and worst quality. So after it got all buggy and battery died, i decided to buy a new Laptop.

I finalised this one, as its price to performance ratio is the best. Its a 33K Laptop with a Quad Core APU and Dual Graphics (1.5GB). No other Laptop or company, gave such specs at this price. The Build Quality is Very very nice. The battery life is 5-7 hrs, which is brilliant.

Unlike other reviews, my laptop never gets HOT and always stays cold.This may be because i only do basic use like surfing the web and office work. I even viewed some movies and the LED screen gives amazing results. The keyboard is Chicklet Style, which is great and the trackpad is the best i have ever used!

Overall, this laptop is a powerhouse. You can even upgrade the RAM to 8GB as one slot is empty. Its Quad Core CPU is the latest Trinity A8 which is said to comparable to i5/i7 (many of them are not even quadcore). The Laptop is very Smooth.

Flipkart gave a amazing offer with offering a CoolerMaster Cooling Pad, which works briliantly and is of good quality.I will be upgrading to Windows 8 soon.I ordered on 1 July(Sunday) and received on 4th July(Wednesday).Amazing Packaging and Phenomenal Service.

Overall i am very happy with my purchase and give HP and Flipkart a Big Thumbs Up!

Go for it. Its one of the best you can Buy!

I received the product from Flipkart before the estimated time..
I bought the product trusting the feedbacks from other users but disappointed on some points.. However, overall, I am happy with product and will rate it 4.5* .. :)

1. The piece I received contained only 1 RAM of 4 GB.. i.e., 1 Slot was free and can be used to upgrade :)
2. It has a 1600Mhz ram which runs at 800mhz (800 x 2 = 1600) Double Data Rate..
3. Heating problem is not really high under normal use.. However, gamers (this is meant for ) will need to use external keyboard as the heating will be more at left hand area..
4. Sound quality is good.. It does not spoil the quality even at loud volume levels (which is really loud :) )
5. Keyboard is chiclet and it comes with a numpad.. The experience is good..

Overall it is the best laptop available at this price (under 35k) right now.. If you cant wait for prices to change, go for it..

this Laptop comes with AMD's new 2nd Gen APU platform called -'Trinity'
& the processor is A8 Quadcore with 1.9Ghz base clock speed & 2.8Ghz with Turbocore, also has 4MB L2 cache with AMD's latest A70M chipset with inbuilt HD 7640M AMD Radeon Graphics of 512MB. the specialty of this laptop is, it has Dual Grpahics i.e, 512MB(inbuilt) + 1GB HD7670 dedicated Graphics.. its a powerhouse of Graphics..

it works better than Intel Core i5 when it comes to processor workload & works better than any Graphics enabled laptop currently in the market..

the BATTERY BACKUP is just amazing- 5.5hours i got on full usage on idle it gives 7.5hours- again best in the market

HP-AMD rocks..!