Dv7-6b75nr

Anyone in here own a DV7-6B75NR? I'm curious to know how well it performs and if its worth the price you paid for.

With EPP, I paid $1045.99 plus $73.22 tax which totals to $1119.21. How much did you pay for yours? Mine is a quick ship model, how long did it take to get yours?

 

Judging from the specs, that's a pretty awesome laptop! You will be able to run any program out there.

 

I'm an Sys Admin and have been a user of NUMEROUS laptops over the last 10 or 12 years. After searching extensively and trying out your standard issue Best Buy variety, I finally decided to order my laptop from HP direct. I just got my new dv7-6b75nr last week and so far, I love it with almost no complaints:

Good:
-With the 1080p display, crisp sharp details with accurate colors (no red/orange issues)
-LOVE the fingerprint scanner, just swipe my finger to get into all my internet accounts!
-Speed is consistently blazing!
-Good sound
-Battery life is actually sufficient for my purposes (avg'ing about 8-9hrs with fast/bright settings, on a full charge)
-Great touchpad (even though multi-touch gestures function leave much to be desired), and keyboard tactile feedback.


Wishes:
-Backlit keyboard option.
-Better wifi card than the Intel 1030 currently shipped with.
-Not too keen on the fingerprint magnet, dark umber color casing, but still looks nice.
-Since the keys aren't backlit, wish HP used a brighter/bigger 'white' print on them to make them easier to see.

I paid the exact same as you through my employer partnership program. Delivery was through FedEx and I received it in 3 days flat (day of order+1 day transit+day of delivery). VERY VERY satisfied!

Prior to this laptop, I tried the following:

Dell (Best Buy-$700): Returned it after I found out it only had a 10/100 LAN card (as opposed to the "100/1000" LAN card advertised).
ASUS (Best Buy-$750): Returned due to TERRIBLE touchpad and lack of audio volume.
HP (Best Buy-$850): Returned due to wanting Bluray, 1080p display, full TB drive, BlueTooth, etc.

Finally determined that I was going to have to order to get what I wanted in a laptop at a decent price. I looked into doing a custom build for the 1600MHz ram (speed) and a 7500rpm HD but that would have taken 1-2 weeks to build and then ship, plus, it was going to stretch the cost another $150-$200. Decided to get this quick-ship and am pleasantly delighted with pretty much everything about it. Sure, I may have some wishes but for the price, I don't see how anything currently on the market can even compare! Did I mention I LOVE this laptop?

UPDATE: I just found out that according to the service manual, 1600MHz ram is only compatible with the AMD processor spec'd notebooks for dv7.

(Per dv7-6b75nr manual, below):
Memory module
NOTE: The computer can be equipped with up to two memory modules. The primary memory module
is installed in the memory module socket closest to the system board. The expansion memory module is
installed in the memory module socket farthest from the system board.
Description Spare part number
For use with all computer models:
4-GB memory module (DDR3, 10600, 1333-MHz) 621569-001
2-GB memory module (DDR3, 10600, 1333-MHz) 621565-001
For use only with computer models equipped with an AMD processor:
4-GB memory module (DDR3, 12800, 1600-MHz) 641369-001
2-GB memory module (DDR3, 12800, 1600-MHz) 652972-001
1-GB memory module (DDR3, 12800, 1600-MHz) 651188-001
8-GB memory module for use only with computer models equipped with an Intel processor (DDR3,
10600, 1333-MHz)