DirectX 11.2 said to be a Windows 8.1 / Xbox One exclusive

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><img height="334" src="http://static.techspot.com/images2/news/bigimage/2013-07-05-image-3.jpg" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; text-align: justify;">Microsoft’s upcoming DirectX 11.2 update, first shown off at the company’s Build conference last month, promises to deliver a host of new features and performance improvements in games and apps. But according to <a href="http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/160076-directx-11-2-will-be-a-windows-8-1-and-xbox-one-exclusive-microsoft-dangles-the-upgrade-carrot" style="color: #05408f; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">reports</a>, the update is reportedly being limited to Windows 8.1 and next generation consoles like the Xbox One.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; text-align: justify;">This exclusivity isn’t something new, however, as Microsoft pulled a similar move when transitioning to DirectX 11.1 as that update requires the use of Windows 8. Before that, DirectX 10 was a Windows Vista exclusive which left Windows XP users high and dry.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; text-align: justify;">Perhaps this is one of Microsoft’s ways to help nudge Windows XP, Vista and 7 users toward upgrading to Redmond’s latest but whether or not it’ll work remains to be seen. Such requirements really did little to lead to the commercial success of Vista or Windows 8 but this time around, the timing is a bit different. Xbox One is just around the corner and if a number of games use it, perhaps it could take root better.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; text-align: justify;">DirectX 11.2 brings with it a new key feature known as Direct3D tiled resources. Microsoft’s Antoine Leblond demonstrated the feature during Build which essentially lets developers easily use GPU and system RAM to store textures. This can be used to pull high resolution assets into a scene without overburdening the graphics card. For consumers, it could ultimately lead to an unprecedented amount of detail that won’t appear fuzzy or blurred when viewed close up.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.techspot.com/news/53144-directx-112-said-to-be-a-windows-81-xbox-one-exclusive.html" target="_blank">Read More...</a></div></div>

DirectX 11.2 said to be a Windows 8.1 / Xbox One exclusive

Microsoft’s upcoming DirectX 11.2 update, first shown off at the company’s Build conference last month, promises to deliver a host of new fe...

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Weekend Open Forum: Chime in on Windows 8.1 Preview

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><img height="300" src="http://static.techspot.com/images2/news/bigimage/2013-06-28-image-13.jpg" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; text-align: justify;">Microsoft’s overhaul of <a class="vglnk" href="http://www.bizrate.com/windows-8/index__af_assettype_id--4__af_creative_id--3__af_id--[AFF-ID]__af_placement_id--[AFF-PLACEMENT-ID].html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #05408f; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Link added by VigLink"><span style="outline: none;">Windows </span><span style="outline: none;">8</span></a> is now live as Windows 8.1 Preview and can be <a href="http://www.techspot.com/downloads/6059-microsoft-windows-81.html" style="color: #05408f; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">downloaded</a> as an ISO file. The software update delivers a number of worthwhile changes like the ability to boot to desktop and better search following months of criticism from users around the globe.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; text-align: justify;">I haven’t tried it yet myself as I’m still primarily working with Windows 7 but at least a couple of my fellow TechSpot staffers are either already running the update or plan to do so in the near future.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; text-align: justify;">Granted this is just a beta and there are risks to be aware of, we still must ask – have you installed Windows 8.1 Preview yet or do you plan to? If so, what are your thoughts? Chime in below!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.techspot.com/news/53081-weekend-open-forum-chime-in-on-windows-81-preview.html" target="_blank">Read More...</a></div></div>

Weekend Open Forum: Chime in on Windows 8.1 Preview

Microsoft’s overhaul of  Windows  8  is now live as Windows 8.1 Preview and can be  downloaded  as an ISO file. The software update delivers...

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Lenovo announces Mixx Windows 8 convertible, Ideapads with discrete GPUs, 1080p LCDs

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none;">Continuing to bolster its line-up of touchable consumer computers, <a href="http://news.lenovo.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1696" style="color: #05408f; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Lenovo has announced</a> the expansion its IdeaPad "S" and "U" laptop line-up. Amongst the fresh offerings are an 11.6-inch S210 and 13.3-14-inch U models equipped with Haswell silicon and optional 1080p screens. Additionally, Lenovo has announced its "Miix" tablet, a 10.1-inch hybrid convertible.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none;"><img alt="" src="http://www.techspot.com/fileshost/newspics3/2013/lenovo%20laptop%20lid.jpg" style="max-width: 98%; outline: none;" /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none;">The 1.2-pound, 0.4-inch thick Miix is destined to sport an IPS display, but has been condemned to feature a resolution of 1366 x 768. Inside, buyers will find a dual-core Atom SoC, 64GB of flash storage, 802.11n connectivity and a purported 10 hour battery life. A specially designed keyboard cover promises owners the ability to switch between usage modes (i.e. tablet or laptop) on the fly. The Miix's price tag will be around $500.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none;">Lenovo's new S series laptops will bear the following model numbers: S210, S400 Touch and S500 Touch. The diminutive S210 will sport an 11.6-inch screen and start at $429 while the larger S400 and S500 models are to feature touch-capable 14-inch and 15.6-inch displays, respectively, and cost $449 and $579. The S400 and S500 will be configurable with Intel Core i3 and i5 processors and can be paired up with discrete graphics, although no details about those options were provided. The S210's processor and graphics options were also not revealed.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none;">The U330 Touch and U430 Touch models are Ultrabooks and will feature designs starting at just 0.77-inches thick and 3.7 pounds. U-series laptops will feature 4th-gen Intel (Haswell) processors and an optional Nvidia Geforce GPU, as well as 256GB SSD, 500GB SSHD and 1TB HDD options. Pleasantly, both the 13.3-inch and 14-inch models can be customized with FHD (1080p) display panels, as well. The starting prices for the U330 and U430 are $799 and $899, respectively.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none;"><a href="http://www.techspot.com/news/52991-lenovo-announces-mixx-windows-8-convertible-ideapads-with-discrete-gpus-1080p-lcds.html" target="_blank">Read More...</a></div></div>

Lenovo announces Mixx Windows 8 convertible, Ideapads with discrete GPUs, 1080p LCDs

Continuing to bolster its line-up of touchable consumer computers,  Lenovo has announced  the expansion its IdeaPad "S" and "...

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HP 2000-2202TU Review

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="b_11 PB15" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><a class="bL_11" href="http://tech2.in.com/reviews/" style="color: #0099cc; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="REVIEWS"><strong style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">REVIEWS</strong></a> <strong style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">/</strong> <a class="bL_11" href="http://tech2.in.com/laptops" style="color: #0099cc; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="LAPTOPS"><strong style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">LAPTOPS</strong></a> <strong style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">/</strong> <a class="bL_11" href="http://tech2.in.com/tags/hewlett-packard-personal-system-group-india" style="color: #0099cc; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="HEWLETT PACKARD, PERSONAL SYSTEM GROUP, INDIA"><strong style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">HEWLETT PACKARD, PERSONAL SYSTEM GROUP, INDIA</strong></a></div><div class="contL" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; float: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 620px;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><h1 class="clearfix gD_30" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 30px; letter-spacing: -0.5px; line-height: 32px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">HP 2000-2202TU Review</h1><div class="MT10 clearfix info1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px 3px;"><div class="gL_10 FL" style="color: #999999; float: left; font-size: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">09 Mar, 2013, 9:27 am IST <span style="color: #e5e5e5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">|</span> <span class="bL_10" style="color: #0099cc; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">by <a class="bL_10" href="http://tech2.in.com/editor/anand-tuliani" style="color: #0099cc; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="Anand Tuliani"><strong style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Anand Tuliani</strong></a> </span><span style="color: #e5e5e5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">|</span> <span style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img align="absmiddle" alt="Laptops" src="http://im.tech2.in.com/category/notebooks_icon_laptops.gif" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Laptops" /></span></div><h3 class="bL_10" style="color: #0099cc; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -0.5px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"><a class="bL_10" href="http://tech2.in.com/laptops" style="color: #0099cc; letter-spacing: -0.5px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="Laptops">Laptops</a></h3><div style="outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div></div></div><div class="MT10 clearfix" style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="FL MR10 CTR" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: 410px;"><div class="brd_b PB5" id="lgallery_test" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"><img alt="Looks classy so long as you keep it shiny and sparkling" height="235" id="blowup_image" src="http://im.tech2.in.com/gallery/2013/mar/hp20002202tu(2)_081804155518_640x360.jpg" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Looks classy so long as you keep it shiny and sparkling" width="410" /></div><div class="clearfix MT5" style="margin: 5px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="FL PL10 MT25 PR10" style="float: left; margin-top: 25px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 10px;"><a class="arw_stryl" href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/sprite_v1.gif); background-position: -485px -334px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 11px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 7px;"></a></div><div class="scroll_5 FL" id="scroll5" style="float: left; height: 63px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 354px;"><div class="belt" id="lgallery" style="left: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 720px; z-index: 0;"><div class="panel" style="float: none; left: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: 112px;"><a href="http://tech2.in.com/gallery/photos/an-affordable-windows-8-laptop-with-a-156inch-display/307602" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="An affordable Windows 8 laptop with a 15.6-inch display"><img alt="An affordable Windows 8 laptop with a 15.6-inch display" class="brd3" height="60" id="blowup_0" src="http://im.tech2.in.com/gallery/2013/mar/hp20002202tu(1)_081804147654_160x90.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="An affordable Windows 8 laptop with a 15.6-inch display" width="110" /></a></div><div class="panel" style="float: none; left: 120px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: 112px;"><a href="http://tech2.in.com/gallery/photos/an-affordable-windows-8-laptop-with-a-156inch-display/307602" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="Looks classy so long as you keep it shiny and sparkling"><img alt="Looks classy so long as you keep it shiny and sparkling" class="brd3" height="60" id="blowup_1" src="http://im.tech2.in.com/gallery/2013/mar/hp20002202tu(2)_081804155518_160x90.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Looks classy so long as you keep it shiny and sparkling" width="110" /></a></div><div class="panel" style="float: none; left: 240px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: 112px;"><a href="http://tech2.in.com/gallery/photos/an-affordable-windows-8-laptop-with-a-156inch-display/307602" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="Most of the IO are placed on the left side"><img alt="Most of the IO are placed on the left side" class="brd3" height="60" id="blowup_2" src="http://im.tech2.in.com/gallery/2013/mar/hp20002202tu(3)_081804153678_160x90.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Most of the IO are placed on the left side" width="110" /></a></div><div class="panel" style="float: none; left: 360px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: 112px;"><a href="http://tech2.in.com/gallery/photos/an-affordable-windows-8-laptop-with-a-156inch-display/307602" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="Two USB 3.0 ports and HDMI output"><img alt="Two USB 3.0 ports and HDMI output" class="brd3" height="60" id="blowup_3" src="http://im.tech2.in.com/gallery/2013/mar/hp20002202tu(4)_081804154598_160x90.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Two USB 3.0 ports and HDMI output" width="110" /></a></div><div class="panel" style="float: none; left: 480px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: 112px;"><a href="http://tech2.in.com/gallery/photos/an-affordable-windows-8-laptop-with-a-156inch-display/307602" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="Island-type keyboard with large keys sans a numeric keypad"><img alt="Island-type keyboard with large keys sans a numeric keypad" class="brd3" height="60" id="blowup_4" src="http://im.tech2.in.com/gallery/2013/mar/hp20002202tu(5)_081804165059_160x90.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Island-type keyboard with large keys sans a numeric keypad" width="110" /></a></div><div class="panel" style="float: none; left: 600px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: 112px;"><a href="http://tech2.in.com/gallery/photos/an-affordable-windows-8-laptop-with-a-156inch-display/307602" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="User-upgradeable memory and hard drive"><img alt="User-upgradeable memory and hard drive" class="brd3" height="60" id="blowup_5" src="http://im.tech2.in.com/gallery/2013/mar/hp20002202tu(6)_081804163309_160x90.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="User-upgradeable memory and hard drive" width="110" /></a></div></div></div><div class="FL ML10 MT25 PR10" style="float: left; margin-left: 10px; margin-top: 25px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"><a class="arw_stryr" href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/sprite_v1.gif); background-position: -492px -334px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 11px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 7px;"></a></div></div></div><div class="imgctr" style="display: table-cell; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="gL_12" style="color: #999999; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><h2 class="tprice" style="color: #999999; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">PRICE IN INDIA</h2><div style="outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="b_24 btmbx MT5" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: black; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"><span class="icn_rupee MR3" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/sprite_v1.gif); background-position: -687px -144px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 18px; margin: 0px 3px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 12px;"></span>30,467</div><div class="btmbx MT10" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"><div class="gD_11" style="font-size: 11px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">TECH2 RATING <a class="icn_info" href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/sprite_v1.gif); background-position: -539px -454px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 15px;"></a></div><div class="MT5" style="margin-top: 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="rbarO" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1272px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 21px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 6px;"></span><span class="rbarO" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1272px; 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background-position: 0px -1272px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 21px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 6px;"></span><span class="rbarO" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1272px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 21px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 6px;"></span><span class="rbarO" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1272px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 21px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 6px;"></span><span class="rbarO" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1272px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 21px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 6px;"></span><span class="rbarO" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1272px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 21px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 6px;"></span><span class="rbarO" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1272px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 21px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 6px;"></span><span class="rbarO" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1272px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 21px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 6px;"></span><span class="rbar" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1230px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 21px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 6px;"></span><span class="rbar" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1230px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 21px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 6px;"></span><span class="rbar" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1230px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 21px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 6px;"></span><span class="rbar" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1230px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 21px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 6px;"></span><span class="rbar" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1230px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 21px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 6px;"></span><span class="rbar" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1230px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 21px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 6px;"></span><span class="rbar" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1230px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 21px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 6px;"></span><span class="rbar" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1230px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 21px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 6px;"></span> <span class="gD_24 ML5" style="font-size: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">6.0</span></div><div class="gD_11 MT5" style="font-size: 11px; margin-top: 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">AVERAGE USER RATING <a class="icn_info" href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/sprite_v1.gif); background-position: -539px -454px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 15px;"></a></div><div class="MT3" id="ratingCont" style="margin: 3px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="FL" id="rating1" style="float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 142px;"><span class="star-rating-control" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span><br /><div class="star-rating rater-0 auto-submit-star star-rating-applied star-rating-live star-rating-on" style="background-color: transparent !important; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -999em; width: 7px;"><span class="star-rating-control" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1251px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: block; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 16px;" title="0.5">1</a></span></div><span class="star-rating-control" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="star-rating rater-0 auto-submit-star star-rating-applied star-rating-live star-rating-on" style="background-color: transparent !important; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -999em; width: 7px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1251px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: block; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 16px;" title="1.0">2</a></div><div class="star-rating rater-0 auto-submit-star star-rating-applied star-rating-live star-rating-on" style="background-color: transparent !important; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -999em; width: 7px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1251px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: block; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 16px;" title="1.5">3</a></div><div class="star-rating rater-0 auto-submit-star star-rating-applied star-rating-live star-rating-on" style="background-color: transparent !important; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -999em; width: 7px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1251px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: block; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 16px;" title="2.0">4</a></div><div class="star-rating rater-0 auto-submit-star star-rating-applied star-rating-live star-rating-on" style="background-color: transparent !important; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -999em; width: 7px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1251px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: block; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 16px;" title="2.5">5</a></div><div class="star-rating rater-0 auto-submit-star star-rating-applied star-rating-live star-rating-on" style="background-color: transparent !important; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -999em; width: 7px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1251px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: block; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 16px;" title="3.0">6</a></div><div class="star-rating rater-0 auto-submit-star star-rating-applied star-rating-live star-rating-on" style="background-color: transparent !important; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -999em; width: 7px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1251px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: block; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 16px;" title="3.5">7</a></div><div class="star-rating rater-0 auto-submit-star star-rating-applied star-rating-live star-rating-on" style="background-color: transparent !important; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -999em; width: 7px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1251px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: block; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 16px;" title="4.0">8</a></div><div class="star-rating rater-0 auto-submit-star star-rating-applied star-rating-live star-rating-on" style="background-color: transparent !important; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -999em; width: 7px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1251px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: block; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 16px;" title="4.5">9</a></div><div class="star-rating rater-0 auto-submit-star star-rating-applied star-rating-live star-rating-on" style="background-color: transparent !important; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -999em; width: 7px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1251px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: block; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 16px;" title="5.0">10</a></div><div class="star-rating rater-0 auto-submit-star star-rating-applied star-rating-live star-rating-on" style="background-color: transparent !important; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -999em; width: 7px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1251px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: block; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 16px;" title="5.5">11</a></div><div class="star-rating rater-0 auto-submit-star star-rating-applied star-rating-live star-rating-on" style="background-color: transparent !important; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -999em; width: 7px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1251px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: block; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 16px;" title="6.0">12</a></div><div class="star-rating rater-0 auto-submit-star star-rating-applied star-rating-live star-rating-on" style="background-color: transparent !important; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -999em; width: 7px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1251px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: block; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 16px;" title="6.5">13</a></div><div class="star-rating rater-0 auto-submit-star star-rating-applied star-rating-live star-rating-on" style="background-color: transparent !important; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -999em; width: 7px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1251px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: block; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 16px;" title="7.0">14</a></div><div class="star-rating rater-0 auto-submit-star star-rating-applied star-rating-live star-rating-on" style="background-color: transparent !important; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -999em; width: 7px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1251px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: block; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 16px;" title="7.5">15</a></div><div class="star-rating rater-0 auto-submit-star star-rating-applied star-rating-live star-rating-on" style="background-color: transparent !important; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -999em; width: 7px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1251px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: block; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 16px;" title="8.0">16</a></div><div class="star-rating rater-0 auto-submit-star star-rating-applied star-rating-live star-rating-on" style="background-color: transparent !important; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -999em; width: 7px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1251px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: block; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 16px;" title="8.5">17</a></div><div class="star-rating rater-0 auto-submit-star star-rating-applied star-rating-live" style="background-color: transparent !important; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -999em; width: 7px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1230px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: block; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 16px;" title="9.0">18</a></div><div class="star-rating rater-0 auto-submit-star star-rating-applied star-rating-live" style="background-color: transparent !important; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -999em; width: 7px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1230px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: block; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 16px;" title="9.5">19</a></div><div class="star-rating rater-0 auto-submit-star star-rating-applied star-rating-live" style="background-color: transparent !important; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -999em; width: 7px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -1230px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: block; height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 16px;" title="10">20</a></div></span></div><div class="FL" style="float: left; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 40px;"><span class="gD_24 ML5" id="testn" style="font-size: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">8.5</span></div><div class="CL" style="clear: both; font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div></div><div class="MT5 TAR" style="margin-top: 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: right;"><a class="icn_info" href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/sprite_v1.gif); background-position: -539px -454px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 15px;"></a><a class="bl_12" href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" style="color: #0099cc; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">How we test</a></div></div><div class="gL_12 MT10" style="color: #999999; font-family: Tahoma, Arial; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">CONTACT</div><div class="MT5" style="margin-top: 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a class="b_11" href="http://tech2.in.com/tags/hewlett-packard-personal-system-group-india" style="color: black; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="Hewlett Packard, Personal System Group, India">Hewlett Packard, Personal System Group, India</a></div><div class="MT5" style="margin-top: 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="icn_mail" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/sprite_v1.gif); background-position: -430px -334px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 9px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 12px;"></span>  <a class="bL10d" href="mailto:NA" style="color: #0099cc; font-size: 10px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">NA</a></div><div class="MT5 b_10ff" style="color: black; font-size: 10px; margin-top: 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="icn_call" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/sprite_v1.gif); background-position: -446px -334px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 13px;"></span>  +91 11 2638 8000/ Toll free: 1800 4254 999</div><div class="MT5" style="margin-top: 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="icn_www" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/sprite_v1.gif); background-position: -465px -334px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 13px;"></span>  <b style="color: #0099cc; font-size: 10px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><a class="bL10d" href="http://www8.hp.com/in/en/home.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0099cc; font-size: 10px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www8.hp.com/in/en/home.html</a></b></div></div></div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3005009861503854460" name="show" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"></a><br /><div id="content_body" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><ins style="border: none; display: inline-table; height: 60px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 468px;"><ins id="aswift_0_anchor" style="border: none; display: block; height: 60px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 468px;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="60" hspace="0" id="aswift_0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="aswift_0" scrolling="no" style="left: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px;" vspace="0" width="468"></iframe></ins></ins><div class="CL" style="clear: both; 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color: black; display: inline-block; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">REVIEW</span></a></li></h2><h2 style="color: #0099cc; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/resprite.gif); background-position: 0px -853px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; float: left; height: 34px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1px;"><a class="" href="http://tech2.in.com/reviews/laptops/hp-20002202tu-review/812422/specifications#story" style="color: black; display: inline-block; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">SPECIFICATIONS</span></a></li></h2></ul><div class="MT15 b_14" id="cont" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 15px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="b_14l dropcap" style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style="outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="dropc" style="float: left; font-family: arial; font-size: 58px; line-height: 51px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 3px 2px 0px;">U</span>sing older-generation platform and hardware that just about meets the minimum system requirements is a common means adopted by most laptop manufacturers to churn out wallet-friendly offerings, and this is inevitable to stay in competition. It would have been nice if latest-generation models were available in the same price bracket, but nevertheless, the second-generation Intel platform has the muscle to handle Windows 8 and basic everyday tasks.</div><div style="outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">The HP 2000-2202TU uses a slightly dated configuration, but offers good bang for the buck, not to mention it comes with Windows 8 and a bonus feature that we’ll talk about later in the review. Here’s what it has to offer.</div><div class="MT10 brd_b CTR" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://im.tech2.in.com/gallery/2013/mar/hp20002202tu(1)_081804147654.jpg" style="color: #0099cc; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="An affordable Windows 8 laptop with a 15.6-inch display" src="http://im.tech2.in.com/gallery/2013/mar/hp20002202tu(1)_081804147654_640x360.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="620" /></a></div><div class="FL imgtxt" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #666666; float: left; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; line-height: normal; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 10px;">An affordable Windows 8 laptop with a 15.6-inch display</div><div class="CL" style="clear: both; font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Design and features</strong></div><div style="outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">You can tell by the design that the HP 2000 is an entry-level notebook—it’s very simple, yet elegant thanks to the generous use of gloss. The shiny lid sports a large HP logo imprinted at the bottom corner, close to the hinge. It looks classy so long as it’s devoid of fingerprints, dust particles and scratches, which it attracts too easily. The same goes with the palm rest on either side of the touchpad. Rest your palm on the touchpad for a second and you’ll be able to see the impression clearly. If you’re obsessive about keeping things clean and shiny, you’ll want to clean the glossy surfaces every now and then. Mind you, don’t use a piece of denim, tissue or rough fabric to clean, or else you’ll end up with faint scratches that will remain forever—a microfibre cloth would be most ideal and should have been bundled in the package. The laptop comes across as black at the first glance, but if you notice carefully, the glossy surface area is black licorice in colour and has a very slight hint of brown. The rest of the body work, including the frame, keyboard area and base of the chassis is matte black.</div><div class="MT10 brd_b CTR" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://im.tech2.in.com/gallery/2013/mar/hp20002202tu(2)_081804155518.jpg" style="color: #0099cc; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looks classy so long as you keep it shiny and sparkling" src="http://im.tech2.in.com/gallery/2013/mar/hp20002202tu(2)_081804155518_640x360.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="620" /></a></div><div class="FL imgtxt" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #666666; float: left; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; line-height: normal; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 10px;">Looks classy so long as you keep it shiny and sparkling</div><div class="CL" style="clear: both; font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Open the lid and you’ll be greeted by a slick 15.6-inch display that has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. The keyboard is island-type and slightly sunk into the chassis. Since the laptop is on the larger side due to the 15.6-inch display, we expected the keyboard to have a numeric pad, which is missing. It seems HP has chosen to go with a more ergonomic keyboard with larger and well-spaced keys. The touchpad is regular with left and right click buttons at its base. It has a fine dimpled texture, which prevents resistance caused by the fingertip sticking to the surface, especially when your hands are sweaty. If you take a close look at the touchpad, you’ll find a tiny depression at the top right corner. Double-tapping on it disables the touchpad, which is indicated by a tiny LED just next to it. It’s a handy feature should you want to prevent unnecessary mouse movements and accidental clicks while typing.</div><div class="MT10 brd_b CTR" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://im.tech2.in.com/gallery/2013/mar/hp20002202tu(4)_081804154598.jpg" style="color: #0099cc; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="Two USB 3.0 ports and HDMI output" src="http://im.tech2.in.com/gallery/2013/mar/hp20002202tu(4)_081804154598_640x360.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="620" /></a></div><div class="FL imgtxt" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #666666; float: left; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; line-height: normal; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 10px;">Two USB 3.0 ports and HDMI output</div><div class="CL" style="clear: both; font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Being an older platform, you get only USB 2.0 ports. Two of them are placed on the right side in line with the tray-loading DVD writer and one is placed on the left side amidst a D-sub port, Gigabit Ethernet port, an HDMI port, 3.5 mm jacks for headphone and mic, and card reader. The features mentioned until this point of the review are common for all models in the HP 2000 series. It’s the core that differs between models. The HP 2000-2202TU that was sent to us for review by HP runs the second-generation Intel Core i3-2328M processor (dual-core and clocked at 2.2GHz). Now, this is a bit disappointing; the laptop comes with only 2GB RAM and 500GB hard drive that has a spindle speed of 5400 rpm. At least 4GB RAM and a 7200 rpm hard drive would have made a remarkable difference in performance, but that would have pushed the cost much further than the Rs 30,000 mark, and that is inclusive of the Windows 8 64-bit operating system. As for the bonus bit that we mentioned in the beginning, select HP laptops (2000 series included) that ship with Windows 8 include a year’s subscription to HP Connected Music. It’s a service that lets you listen to streamed music and also download tracks free of charge, for which HP has tied up with Hungama.com and Universal Music. HP claims the large catalogue of music includes over one million songs by more than 20,000 artistes spanning multiple genres including Bollywood, Devotional, Rock, Jazz, Hip Hop and Country among others. Users can renew the subscription after a year, the cost of which HP is currently working on.</div><div class="MT10 brd_b CTR" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://im.tech2.in.com/gallery/2013/mar/hp20002202tu(3)_081804153678.jpg" style="color: #0099cc; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="Most of the IO are placed on the left side" src="http://im.tech2.in.com/gallery/2013/mar/hp20002202tu(3)_081804153678_640x360.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="620" /></a></div><div class="FL imgtxt" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #666666; float: left; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; line-height: normal; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 10px;">Most of the IO are placed on the left side</div><div class="CL" style="clear: both; font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">A shortcut is present on the desktop that signs you into the service after you activate the subscription. You’re taken to the HP Connected Music webpage in the default web browser from where you can browse categories and playlists, listen to tracks and even download them. But there’s a catch; streamed playback doesn’t play entire tracks—it’s meant to give you a 30 second preview should you want to get a taste before downloading the full tracks.</div><div class="MT15 b_14" id="cont" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 15px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="b_14l dropcap" style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style="outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><div style="outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="MT15 clearfix PB10" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 15px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="pagename" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/arw_lft.jpg); background-position: 0% 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: black; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px 10px;"><span class="MR10" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Page 1:</span><br /><h2 class="pagename" style="background-image: none; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; margin: -16px 0px 0px 46px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Design and features</h2></div><div class="pagename" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/arw_lft.jpg); background-position: 0% 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: black; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px 10px;"><span class="MR10" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Page 2:</span><br /><h2 class="pagename" style="background-image: none; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; margin: -16px 0px 0px 46px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a class="h2aFont" href="http://tech2.in.com/reviews/laptops/hp-20002202tu-review/812422/1#story" style="color: #0099cc; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Build quality-Performance-Verdict</a></h2></div><div class="pagename" style="background-image: url(http://tech2.in.com/images/arw_lft.jpg); background-position: 0% 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: black; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px 10px;"><span class="MR10" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Page 3:</span><br /><h2 class="pagename" style="background-image: none; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; margin: -16px 0px 0px 46px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a class="h2aFont" href="http://tech2.in.com/reviews/laptops/hp-20002202tu-review/812422/specifications#story" style="color: #0099cc; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Specifications</a></h2></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div>

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<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: none;">Formerly known as Windows Blue, Windows 8.1 is shaping up to be a sizeable update for Windows 8. However, if<a href="http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2013/05/30/continuing-the-windows-8-vision-with-windows-8-1.aspx" style="color: #05408f; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Microsoft's blog post</a> is any indication, the service pack-like upgrade remains ostensibly focused on touchscreen users with nearly all of its changes pertaining to Windows 8's Metro user interface.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: none;"><img alt="" src="http://www.techspot.com/fileshost/newspics3/2013/start%20screen%20windows%208%20moving.jpg" style="max-width: 98%; outline: none;" /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: none;">For users with an aversion to 8's Modern UI, the blog details few improvements exclusively conducive to keyboard and mouse usage: the addition of a start button (the "classic" start menu remains absent, however), configurable hot corners and the ability to "boot into alternate screens". One item not mentioned in the post but <a href="http://allthingsd.com/20130530/windows-8-1-will-feature-more-bing-more-personalization-and-a-boot-to-desktop-option/" style="color: #05408f; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">found elsewhere</a> indicates that users will finally be able to boot directly to the desktop, rather than be forcibly dumped into the Metro Start Screen upon log on.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: none;">Some Start Screen improvements ought to overlap with a better overall desktop experience though. Better Start Screen searching is one such enhancement; Windows 8 will now search for apps, settings <em style="outline: none;">and</em> files as opposed to just apps, settings <em style="outline: none;">or </em>files. The search also integrates Bing and web searching, which may or may not be a bonus, depending.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: none;">Additionally, the Start Screen should appear less jarring to desktop users switching between the two; by default, it now shares the same background as your desktop wallpaper. This may just be a psychovisual trick, but it does provide the <em style="outline: none;">illusion </em>of visual continuity -- the Metro Start Screen will no longer appear to cover up the entire desktop but incorporate it to some small degree. The screen will also be more customizable as well, with the addition of more colors and moving backgrounds.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: none;"><img alt="" src="http://www.techspot.com/fileshost/newspics3/2013/start%20screen%20windows%208.1.jpg" style="max-width: 98%; outline: none;" /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: none;">Internet Explorer 11 will also be making its debut in Windows 8.1. Metro IE users will be able to adjust the appearance of IE11 (e.g. always show the address bar) while unlimited tabs and tab syncing are now built-in for your convenience.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: none;">Other Metro-ey changes include redesigned Calculator, Music, Store and Photo apps as well as better SkyDrive integration. Also, gone will be the need to fire up Control Panel to change most system configuration settings -- Microsoft says all the options found in Control Panel will now be available under Metro's PC Settings panel. This is a particularly nice addition for tablet users who previously needed to open Control Panel (i.e. dumping them to the desktop) to manage user privileges, change display settings, alter power options or perform a multitude of other system activities.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: none;"><a href="http://www.techspot.com/news/52737-windows-81-offers-plenty-of-metro-enhancements-but-mostly-forgets-about-the-desktop.html" target="_blank">Read More...</a></div>

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