Now we’re looking at the HP Pavilion dv7 Beats Edition, a 17in laptop that will hopefully tread the middle ground between the power and style of the former while managing some of the performance and value of the latter.Ī premium, stylish machine dressed in brushed aluminium, the HP Pavilion dv7-6b51ea Beats Edition sports some powerful bits under the hood too. HP has been on a winding road with its laptops recently, with models like the Pavilion dm4-3000ea Beats Edition disappointing us while at the same time the Pavilion dm4-2101 set new standards by lasting over nine hours on a charge.