HP Pavilion dv7


The HP Pavilion dv7 was a model series of laptop/mobile Pavilion branded computers manufactured by Hewlett-Packard from 2008 that featured a 17.3" diagonal display. The HP Pavilion dv4 featured a 14.1" and the HP Pavilion dv5 a 15.4" display. The DV7 had bays for two hard drives, but was supplied with one; if a second hard drive was fitted then a hard drive hardware kit of bracket, connector cable, Mylar shield, and screws was required.
As of August 2012, most Pavilion laptops have been upgraded, rebranded and integrated into the premium HP Envy lineup with the newer Microsoft Windows 8 operating system. The Pavilion dv7 as such is therefore out of production.

Models

Model produced alongside dv5 series. Display 17.0" CCFL WXGA+ or WSXGA+.
IntelAMD
ProcessorsIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Athlon X2/Turion X2
GraphicsNvidia GeForce 9300M GS,
Nvidia GeForce 9650M GT
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450 256 MB

dv7-2000 to dv7-2300 series

Model produced alongside dv6 series. Display 17.3" LED HD+, BrightView or flush glass AntiGlare. New look. MediaPlay button has been removed from the capacitive board.
IntelAMD
ProcessorsIntel Pentium Dual Core, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Core 2 QuadAMD Athlon X2/Turion X2
GraphicsIntel GMA 4700MHD,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530 512 MB,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 1024 MB
ATI Radeon 4250,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530 512 MB,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 1024 MB

dv7-3000 to dv7-3300 series

Very similar to the dv7-2000. In addition, was introduced a models with an Intel i5 and i7 processors and discrete graphics Nvidia GeForce G 105M 512 MB and Nvidia GeForce GT 230M 1024 MB.
IntelAMD
Processors:Intel Pentium Dual Core, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Core 2 Quad Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7AMD Athlon II/Turion II
GraphicsIntel GMA 4700MHD,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530 512 MB,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 1024 MB,
Nvidia GeForce 230M 1024MB,
Nvidia GeForce 320M 1024MB
ATI Radeon 4250,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530 512 MB,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 1024 MB

dv7-4000 to dv7-4300 series

Model produced alongside dv6-3000 series. Completely changed the design and construction, reducing the amount of gadget link in used in previous models. This will remove an ExpressCard slot, remote control, capacitive board, built-in TV tuner. Introduced island keyboard and "ClickPad" touchpad without buttons. New motherboard and cooling system reduced the amount of available ports on the left side of the computer. Introduced switchable graphics.
IntelAMD
ProcessorsI-generation Intel Core i3, i5, i7 and Intel PentiumAMD Phenom II/Athlon II/Turion II
Graphics Intel HD GraphicsATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1024 MB,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 512 MB
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 512 MB,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1024 MB,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6370 512 MB,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6550 1024 MB

dv7-5000 series

Intel-based notebooks:

Processors: II-generation Intel Core i7 Quad

Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, switchable ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1024 MB or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 512 MB

dv7-6000 to dv7-6100 series

Display 17.3" LED HD+ BrightView or FullHD AntiGlare. New look. Touchpad with mechanical switch. Quad speakers and subwoofer. eSATA combo port was removed.
IntelAMD
ProcessorsII-generation Intel Core i3, i5, i7 and Intel PentiumAMD E2, A4, A6, A8, AMD Athlon/Turion/Phenom II
Graphics Intel HD GraphicsATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 128 MB for AMD Athlon/Turion/Phenom processors,
AMD Radeon HD 6480G with AMD A4 processors,
AMD Radeon HD 6520G with AMD A6 processors,
AMD Radeon HD 6620G with AMD A8 processors
Graphics ATI Radeon HD 6490M 1 GB,
ATI Radeon HD 6770M,
ATI Radeon HD 6770M 2 GB
AMD Radeon HD 6755G2,
AMD RadeonT HD 6645G2,
AMD RadeonT HD 6545G2,
AMD RadeonT HD 6515G2,
AMD Radeon HD 6650M

dv7-6b00

dv7-6c00

dv7-7000 and dv7-7100 series

Some design changes. Quad speakers and subwoofer. Supports III-generation Intel Core processors and mSATA SSD drive. Now supports two USB 3.0 ports. Second headphone jack was removed.
IntelAMD
ProcessorsIII-generation Intel Core i3, i5, i7AMD A6, A8, A10
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 or HD Graphics 4000AMD Radeon HD 7670M 1 GB,
AMD Radeon HD 7670M 2 GB,
AMD Radeon HD 7730M 2 GB
Graphics Nvidia Geforce 630M 1 GB,
Nvidia Geforce 630M 2 GB,
Nvidia Geforce 650M 2 GB
AMD Radeon HD 7670M and HD7520G,
AMD Radeon HD 7670M and HD7640G,
AMD Radeon HD 7670M and HD7660G

ENVY dv7-7200 and dv7-7300

The Pavilion brand was renamed to the brand ENVY. Laptops are sold with Microsoft Windows 8 operating system. For this reason, changed the motherboard. Added some new CPUs. Other specifications are the same as the DV7-7000 series notebooks.
In 2015. HP released a new series of HP Envy Laptops including the dv3, dv5 and dv7 models. The models feature a fingerprint sensor, a lifted hinge, Bang and Olufsen speakers and new Intel Core i processors based on the Skylake architecture. HP claims that this laptop is a very thin laptop.