HP Pavilion dv7

The HP Pavilion dv7 was a model series of laptops manufactured by Hewlett-Packard from 2008 that featured a 16:9 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, the Pavilion dv7 is out of production, due to most Pavilion laptops (namely the Pavilion m4, m6, dv6 and dv7 series) rebranded into the premium HP Envy lineup in 2013.

Models

 * dv7t – Uses An Intel Processor
 * dv7z – Uses An AMD Processor

dv7-1000 to dv7-1400 series
Model produced alongside dv5 series, released in 2008. Replaces the HP Pavilion dv9000 series. Display 17.0" CCFL WXGA+ (1440 × 900) or WSXGA+ (1680 × 1050). Ships with Windows Vista preinstalled. Utilizes a "liquid metallic" design with the new HP Imprint 2 finish in three patterns: Meshy, Intersect, Espresso.

dv7-1000/2000 to dv7-2300 series
Model produced alongside dv6 series, released in 2009. Display 17.3" LED HD+ (1600 × 900), BrightView or flush glass AntiGlare. New look. MediaPlay button has been removed from the capacitive board. Uses HP Imprint 2 finish in four patterns: Meshy, Intersect, Moonlight, Espresso.

dv7-3000 to dv7-3300 series
Very similar to the dv7-1000/2000, released in 2009. Last model to be sold with Windows Vista as the OS. Later models were sold with Windows 7. In addition, was introduced with models with an Intel i5 and i7 processors and Nvidia discrete graphics — GeForce G 105M (512 MB) or GeForce GT 230M (1024 MB). Uses HP Imprint 2 finish in four patterns: Meshy, Intersect, Moonlight, Espresso.

dv7-4000 to dv7-4300 series
Model produced alongside dv6-3000 series, released in 2010. Completely changed the design and construction, reducing the amount of gadget link in used in previous models. This model removed the ExpressCard slot, remote control, capacitive board, built-in TV tuner, and PCI expansion port 3. 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. It no longer uses the HP Imprint design language used in previous laptops. This new design and construction was shared with the 14.1" dm4 laptops. First model to be sold with Windows 7 preinstalled on all models.

Intel-based notebooks
Source:
 * Processors: 2nd-generation Intel Core i7 Quad Core (Socket G2)
 * Graphics: Intel HD Graphics (UMA), switchable ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 (1024 MB) or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 (512 MB)

dv7-6000 to dv7-6100 series
Released in 2011. Display 17.3" LED HD+ (1600 x 900) BrightView or FullHD (1920 × 1080) AntiGlare. New look. Backlit touchpad with mechanical switch. Quad speakers and subwoofer. eSATA combo port was removed.

dv7-7000 and dv7-7100 series
Released in 2012. Last Pavilion model in the dv7 series. Also last model to be sold with Windows 7 as the OS. Later models sold with Windows 8. Some design changes. Quad speakers (two in the lid) and subwoofer. Supports III-generation Intel Core processors and mSATA SSD drive. Now supports two USB 3.0 ports. Second headphone jack was removed.

ENVY dv7-7200 and dv7-7300
All Pavilion laptops were rebranded as ENVY in 2013, and are sold with Windows 8 as the OS. For this reason, the motherboard was changed and new CPUs were added. Other specifications remain the same as the previous DV7-7000/7100 series notebooks.

In 2015, HP released a new series of HP Envy Laptops including the dv3, dv5 and dv7 models. The models feature a new case design, fingerprint sensor, a lifted hinge, Bang and Olufsen speakers and new Intel Core i processors based on the Skylake architecture. These new models came sold with Windows 10 as the OS. HP claims that these are very thin laptops due to the fact that the laptops were meant for entertainment.