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    Hey should I get this HP dv5t???

    Discussion in 'HP' started by brandenkhan15, Jul 28, 2008.

  1. brandenkhan15

    brandenkhan15 Notebook Consultant

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    Hey do you think this HP dv5t notebook has good specs? I'll be using it for school work (I'm a sophomore in high school), watching movies, internet, etc. so I'll be using it for basically everything except gaming :)

    *Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (32-bit)

    *Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P7350 (2.0GHz)

    *15.4" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)

    *FREE Upgrade to 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 1GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)

    *Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator X4500

    *HP Imprint Finish (Mesh) + Microphone + Webcam + Fingerprint Reader

    *Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100AGN and Bluetooth(TM)

    *No High speed 56K modem port

    *FREE Upgrade to 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection

    *LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support

    *No TV Tuner w/remote control

    *High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

    *Microsoft(R) Works 9.0

    *HP Color Matching Keyboard

    the total cost is $911.97

    I should be ordering one like this within the next month or so
     
    brandenkhan15, Jul 28, 2008
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  2. benbeck08

    benbeck08 CCNA/A+ In Progress

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    Looks good only things you may want to consider is upgrading your processor to 2.4Ghz maybe upgrading your screen and maybe your ram, but you could do that yourself also
     
    benbeck08, Jul 28, 2008
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    brandenkhan15 Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah I figured that the processor would be more than enough for my needs because I also want good battery life and I want the price to not exceed $1,000, and the 2 gb of ram should be enough right??? :confused:
     
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    yeah if your not doing anything extensive on it youll be fine
     
    benbeck08, Jul 28, 2008
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    brandenkhan15 Notebook Consultant

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    What do you mean by extensive?
     
    brandenkhan15, Jul 28, 2008
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    benbeck08 CCNA/A+ In Progress

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    basically major multitasking........the more ram the better when it comes to multitasking and having different applications open
     
    benbeck08, Jul 28, 2008
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    brandenkhan15 Notebook Consultant

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    oh okay because I've used my dads laptop (it's a Sony VAIO notebook with a 17" screen, Intel Core 2 Duo T7200, 2gb of ram) and it multitasked like crazy!!! I was running a AVG Free Anti-Virus scan, an Ad-Aware scan, and I had 5-6 tabs open in Internet Explorer and it ran pretty smooth
     
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    yeah 2gb should be plenty
     
    benbeck08, Jul 28, 2008
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    brandenkhan15 Notebook Consultant

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    yeah I think I'll just stick with that then
     
    brandenkhan15, Jul 28, 2008
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    eyun Notebook Guru

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    plus ram is something you can pretty easily upgrade whenever you want afterwards anyways, so I wouldn't really worry about that part of your laptop. It's a pretty solid setup if you're not planning on gaming so don't worry about it.
     
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    Charles P. Jefferies, Jul 28, 2008
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