HP DV6t available now from hp.com

Can we expect an instant rebate anytime soon?

 

Wow! A P7450! ,but why no 9600M GT? Will they introduce it after a while? No Full HD res?! Is it only for the HDX series? Its only released today and I think I am being too ambitious!

 

It already has a $150 rebate according to the configurator.

My nits: The 9200M GS now takes the pricepoint of the DV5T's 9600M GT at $200, which is a bit much. I'll assume that this price will go down once we are out of the "all-new" phase though.....

Intel's peculiar habit of continually rebranding processors to make them look fresh. T6400 & T6600? They look like a T5800 & T5900 to me, which were also neutured rebrands themselves.

It looks like HP is going towards all 16:9 and number keypads, which is interesting to me.......

 

I agree with your nits.....$200 for a 9200M GS instead of the 9600M GT seems a lil rediculous.

Look closely though and compare the DV6t to the CQ60z/G60t/G70t. The DV6t is basically an 'all-HP' version of those Compaq-HP Hybrids

 

Yup, I think this is the final bow of the consumer Compaq brand. Myself, I would have kept the G60T & G70T as Compaqs, as that is what they are in design. It seems silly to have the CQ60Z the only representation for Compaq, especially with it's chassis-kin right alongside it wearing a different nameplate.

I do appreciate the extra choices however, because I've always liked the sedate styling of the Compaq chassis to the glitzy Pavilions.

 

Really poor decision to raise prices in this market. The cost of the HDX16t is now completely out of whack with the competition. Shame really, I had decided this was the unit to buy, primarily based on value. Overnight that value disappeared. Now the unit is significantly overpriced to market.

I think that a few HP marketing folks will be looking for new jobs by summer. Really foolish decision

 

Now would be a perfect time for one of those really big coupons to offset the increase, seeing as how we just came out of a red tag sale (odd as it was insofar as AMD pricing was concerned).

 

Exactly. Waiting for the coupons .

 

It looks like the HDX16T just got a $150 stackable coupon as posted by the Deals bot.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=4362820&postcount=1

I would guess that this coupon does not apply to the new models, but I have not tried it yet.

 

I hear you there. If Compaq is supposed to stand for value, why not cut the G's out of the HP lineup and let them flesh out the "value-priced" lineup of Compaq?

Another thing too, the chasis seems plenty big enough for slightly higher end components.....why not put the dv5 series to rest finally (in favor of this more modern & spacious design) and migrate the component choices/options over to the dv6??

 

Actually it applies to all the new units and most of the old, limited to 1000 uses. Not much of a deal considering the new pricing. I could have bought any of the old units for less money yesterday without the coupon.

 

I'm guessing that the DV5T will be eliminated in favor of the DV6T once parts are exhausted on the former. Thay are too similar to keep both.....

I see. Perhaps you'll have to play the waiting game for a time until it comes back down. With all of the new models appearing it *should* devalue the HDX16T (in theory).

 

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Naw, HP pissed me off last week with the 30% deal.

I originally called in at 1pm on my mobile phone to configure a system to buy. My call got dropped. I called back around 3 from a land line, was told the deal was still valid, configured the system, and was told at the last moment that the deal had expired, they offered me everything under the sun to buy then, at a higher price. Can you say bait and switch?

Anyhow, I read several posts thereafter about people getting the deal, which really fried me. I tried 3-4 more times, asking each agent initially if the deal was still valid. Each told me yes still valid but you need to hurry, away we go, ready to buy, ooppps no deal.

In the end I spoke to a cust serv manager who apologized profusely and explained away, but still would not offer me a reasonable price discount. I would have accepted something similar and was willing to buy a printer as well.

I think that these coupons are really designed to drive traffic beyond the extent of the coupon offer, to the call centers where people can be convinced to pay a higher price. It is bait and switch no matter how you look at it.

That being said, I am not that attached to the HP. There are numerous quality brands out there that over better bang for the buck without the ridiculous sales gimmicks that HP chooses to employ.

I will keep looking but suspect that I will end up with an ASUS in the end.

thanks!

 

Resolution is horrible on these things...if my dv5t has a 1680x1050 option, this dv6t should have an HD 1920x1080 option...

Also, the graphics chip should at least have a 9600m gt, which I assume will appear sooner or later...

An LED screen would be nice to see on these with an infinity display option...not the regular non-infinity like the dv4t...

Everything else seems to be in good order...

Actually, I just saw the dv3z and it now has an optional slot-loading disc...would be nice to have that come standard on all notebooks! It's 2009.

 

Realistically there is little reason that the DV6T can't have the above options, as it is basically just an HDX16T without the Fluid Imprint Finish. Whether HP wants it intruding into HDX territory is another story........

 

Seeing the pictures, it looks like the exact same chassis as the hdx16, without the snazzy paint job. if they added a 9600m gt and infinity display at higher res, then they might as well just have one line with an imprint finish optional

 

Someone at HP made a bad desicion.

Why would they only offer a 9200M? That makes no sense at all. It can clearly handle a 9600M or 9800M for that matter.

Very stupid decision on their part.

 

An easy fix to justify the price changes would be as follows.....

-Let the dv5t keep it's 9600M GT (or just hurry up and kill the thing so the dv6t can get it!!)
-Give the dv6t either the 9700M GT or the GTS variant
-Give the HDX series either the 9800M GT or the GTX variant (which it should've had in the first place!)

As it stands, the dv6t is little more than a lazy HP re-skinning of a bargain-bin Compaq design that has no place in the lineup with it's current specs

 

Thats not a good idea though, because then there would be no 15" available.
Even if the HDX had the 9800M GS, that would be great.

The rest i agree with!

 

HP needs to simplify their line-ups...they simply have way too many...which is both good and bad...the good is that their is a choice of all size for the consumers...but the bad is that they have things that one notebook has but the other doesn't....

I hate the design on the HDX series...but would like a true widescreen display...so this is a pretty good decision by introducing a 16 incher...

I think the HDX series should have the larger screens at 18 inches and 20 inches while everything below that should be the DV series...

That would simplify their line up now that the dv6 series is out...
For the dv series...it would be a 13.3", 14.1", 15.4", 16", and 17"...

They should get rid of the 14.1"...

Just keep the 13.3", 15.4", 16", and 17"....

Also adding or standardizing LED's wouldn't hurt...

 

They should simplify it. Two 16" notebooks are unnessesary. I think the HDX line should be one laptop in with the rest, then have a customization option for the screen size 15,17,18,and 20". The HDX line could offer better components. Quadcore, 9800M GTX or maybe SLI.

 

I'm thinking the dv6t won't have the 9600 or high def display so the HDX can look more premium and fully featured, and they'll probably kill off the dv5t as they switch to the cheaper 16" panel... I know that doesn't sound good for the consumer, but it's how HP makes money <.<

 

What is the hight and width of the 16" screen? I'm interested to know how it compares to the 15.4" screen. Is the 16" screen higher, wider, or both? Is text larger or smaller than on the 15.4?

 

Leaving the 9600 in the HDX would be a joke. I can understand the rationale behind such a move where costs are concerned, but being a 'premium' notebook, it deserves a 9700 or better yet, a 9800 series card to put it on par with some of the competition.

Let the dv6 get the 9600 and leave it in the dv5 as well to spread the costs out if that is such a problem, otherwise slap in the 9300M G and leave the 9200 to the 13 or 14 incher.