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    Help buying notebook plz

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by chadwickridge, Jul 20, 2007.

  1. chadwickridge

    chadwickridge Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am buying my first laptop for college. I also am a moderate gamer and watch alot of movies. Is this a good laptop for all of those? About how long till i will need to upgrade? Is it best to just buy the notebook from hp.com or does anyone have a website that has good deals?

    Specs:
    HP Pavilion dv6500t
    Intel Core 2 Duo (4 MB L2 Cache)
    2 GB Ram
    NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
    160GB 5400RPM Hard Drive

    Im not very computer savy so any help/suggestions would be appreciated.
    Thanks
     
    chadwickridge, Jul 20, 2007
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  2. deedeeman

    deedeeman Notebook Deity

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    fill out the FAQ please so we can help you better.
    Thank You
     
    deedeeman, Jul 20, 2007
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  3. chadwickridge

    chadwickridge Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok thanks
    My budget is around 1000 to 1400, the cheaper the better.
    I would prefer 14-15.4" screen (i like them glossy)
    I am from USA.

    No preference of brand
    It will be used for mostly schoolwork, some gaming and movie watching.
    I play everything from C&C to MMO's and would liek them to be on decent settings.

    I will need around 3 hrs of battery life.
    I Dont mind buying online, as long as there are pictures.
    I would prefer Windows Vista.
    I like widescreen but dont know much about the resolution.
    anywhere around 100gb of hard drive is good.
    Nothing more than cd-rom required.

    I think i got all the questions answered. thanks.
     
    chadwickridge, Jul 20, 2007
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    jkim Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    what kind of games are you looking to play?
    (specific titles)
     
    jkim, Jul 20, 2007
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  5. chadwickridge

    chadwickridge Notebook Enthusiast

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    I would like to be able to play crysis, Call of Duty 4, Unreal tournament 2007, civilization 4
     
    chadwickridge, Jul 20, 2007
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