HP Black 17.3" Pavilion dv7-3069wm $598.00

Walmart has that for $598 only for today online. Is this worth it? I keep reading HP is not reliable after 1 year.

- 2.1GHz AMD Athlon II dual-core processor M320
Designed specifically for notebook PCs, AMD delivers enhanced performance and battery life with 1MB Level 2 Cache and up to 3.2GT/s System bus
-- 4GB DDR2 system memory, expandle to 8GB
Enough memory to handle today's most memory-hungry applications and video
-- 250GB SATA hard drive @7200 rpm
Stores up to 71,000 photos, or up to 62,000 songs, or up to 30 hours of HD video and more
-- LightScribe SuperMulti DVD/RW double-layer drive
Play and create CDs and DVDs with the ability to create custom laser-etched labels on LightScribe discs
-- 17.3" diagonal HD+ LED BrightView display
Browse the web and watch movies with native support for high-definition content
--ATI Radeon HD 4200 Graphics with 128MB Display Cache Memory AMD RS880M with 128MB GDDR2 (sideport memory) with up to 2046MB total graphics memory
HDMI Video out to connect to a HD TV
-- Wireless Wi-Fi and wired Ethernet
Connect to a broadband modem (cable or DSL) wirelessly or using the wired 10/100/1000 Ethernet port
-- You can also wirelessly connect to a Wi-Fi signal/hotspot with built-in 802.11 a/b/g/n multi WLAN supported
-- HP MediaSmart software integrates the media you want with leading Internet services to deliver a seamless entertainment experience. Enhanced by SRS Premium Sound and amplified by Altec Lansing speakers with the option to connect to your HD TV via the HDMI port (cable sold separately).

 

Crap HD4200 integrated GPU. Good for Office and some movies in right format.

 

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=12347229

Nice deal. Look at the dv7-3060us that Amazon and Office Depot carry too. Best Buy has a model with Blu-ray. I am seriously tempted by these notebooks.

The NVIDIA chipsets and dedicated GPUs used by the previous dv2000/dv6000/dv9000 series notebooks were highly prone to failure from thermal stress, often after a year or two. Every notebook maker using NVIDIA chips got hit. The current HP Pavilion AMD notebooks use ATI chips that were properly engineered. Reliability should be no worse than anyone else.

Edit: The Radeon HD 4200 with 128MB sideport memory is the best integrated GPU you can buy. Even the old HD 3200 without sideport could handle 1080p Blu-ray video flawlessly. The dv7-3060us has a Radeon 4530 dedicated GPU that's a big step up if you'll be doing moderate gaming, etc.

 

Crap offer..... there's a Dv6 with T6600 And 4650 DDR3 for $650... which owns this nonsence..

 

DV7 has 17.3" 1600x900. Different things.

 

You can get a better notebook, not a good deal.

Before buying you should see what rank the CPU is listed @ this site:

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php