This Hp is one of the Artist limited Editon sets, with the smooth gloss finish.
As soon as you swicth it on , you do start to realize just how fast the bloomin thing is. Straight from the box it'll literally boot up in about 10 seconds!
The processor is not the only positive, though, with a huge 500 gig (half a terrabyte-no less!) on offer, not to mention a beautiful crisp LED backlit screen, making for the overall chasis to be as thin as possible whilst keeping overall power consumption to a minimum.

With The Hp Dv7 coming with Windows 7 (premium) pre-loaded , it makes web browsing a cinch, and is no exageration to say (at least) 8-9 web browser tabs could be opened simulataneously , even on a slow internet connection, and the laptop would still not slow down-impressive?
yup!
It comes as is standard , (as with most Hp laptops ) with Altec Lansing speakers, which are to my opinion some of the finest generic speakers seen on these shores!
Movie play back through the dvd,cd-r-rw, is stable and image and detail levels seem, conisitently sharp throughout.
With this having a i7, it does run effectively with a "quad-core" processor meaning this can and should be aimed at the more serious ethusiast, gamer, or video editor.
That sad you may just want to show off , and this certainly would be the bit of kit to do just that!
For the serious movie buff it is worth noting that is does come with a larger 17.3 inch widescreen display , by so doing maximises the overall cinema effect.
enjoy,
Mark.