Is the HP dv4t any good???

Is the HP dv4t any good, because I don't know how good the build quality is, how well the design is etc. I want to know if this laptop would be a good laptop for portability, watching movies, internet, Microsoft office, encoding music and video, etc. Just a laptop that is good for everything but gaming, can someone help me please

P.S.: I'm a Sophomore in High School and I'm 16 years old.

 

Yea it's great for everything but gaming. I'd recommend buying one online with the LED backlit screen, it's very nice. Downsides are that the battery life isn't that great and it runs a little hot but otherwise it's a great value.

 

i'm 15 goin on 16, and i love it. It's amazing in terms of portability, heat (doesn't overheat), wireless, media capabilities. Like Aleman said, the Graphics card aint too great but so far i've been able to get crysis WH, stalker, and grid working on the comp without overclocking. I'd highly recommend this notebook, just check that the quicklaunch buttons work wen u get it coz mine don't work

 

how good is the LED backlit screen because when I was looking at the review for it, the screen looked really washed out

 

so the build quality of it is pretty good??

 

The DV4t is a 14 inch notebook. It's primarily great for portability. Gaming would not be excellent on this notebook as you could imagine. I own the DV7T and the DV4T and DV5T all resemble one another. My DV7T is rock solid and everything seems to be sturdy. I have owned HP notebooks for a while now and they always win me over in the ruggedly sturdy quality section. HP notebooks are not flimsy and have very little flex on the keyboard.

If you're a student or an avid user of the PC for work, then the DV4T would be more than sufficient for you. A few of the older games would work for sure and more modern games if they work at all would probably need to be ran on EXTREMELY low.

I hope this helps somewhat. Just make sure you do not make the mistake of other people by NOT getting the extended warranty. The inevitable can happen at any time and you need to be prepared. An extra $100-200 is cheaper than another $1000 purchase.

 

hey thanks

 

yes...it's a very solid notebook. There's no flex in the keyboard or screen at all. I'd definately recommend it. When i was buying, a couple of months ago, i was looking at the MacBook, Sony CR series, and HP....the i got this config for a better price than any of the other manufacturers were offering and the build quality, in my opinion, is better than all the others as well. Getting the best value for money was very important to me coz i was on a limited budget. I think u should definately go for it

 

I'd use this notebook for school,browsing,videos,pictures,video chat,AIM, and light gaming and I'm wondering if the specs on the dv4t can run this game with these requirements:


Minimum Requirements Recommended Requirements
OS Windows 2000, Windows XP
CPU Pentium 300A Pentium III 800 MHx or higher
Main Memory 64MB 64MB+
Video Card I740 (with 3D accelerator support) Any 3D-accelerated card
Video Memory 8M+, DirectX8.0 support required Over 8MB+, DirectX 8.0 or higher version required
Browser 5.5 or higher
Local Disk Drive You must have a partitioned local disk drive named C:\

 

i think it would run it easily lol....

 

$5 that game is world of warcraft and yes
The dv4t that i have would be like
Windows vista
Intel core 2 duo 2.2ghz
2gb of ram
Nvidia 9200m gs
512mb video memory
Direct X 10
Internet explorer 7
the last requirment dosent make much sense to me but yes it has a c drive
So yes you will be fine i have been using a dv1000 for a bit with a similar screen and size ( exept alot slower ) and its great for carrying around i cant wait for my dv4t

 

I would've defintiely chosen this nb had it a dedicated gfx card

 

it does, nVIDIA 9200m GS...not really good but so far i've got grid, crysis WH, far cry 2 & Stalker clear sky working fine on it, on low settings of course.

 

Is the LED Display a lot better than the on-LED one on the dv4t?