Is this a good deal? (DV6000t)

Im trying to keep the price on a new notebook as low as I can. Im currently looking at customized DV6000t. The specs are as follows :

160 GB Hard Drive
1 GB of ram
Vista Home Premium
Microphone/HP styling/Webcam
DVD-CD/RW Combo
Intel Celeron M Processor 520
Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 950

What do you guys the think? I can post more specs if you want.
I can get the notebook for $562.69.

 

Price looks good, though the Celeron M processor is quite outdated. I'd also recommend moving down to Vista Home Basic or upgrading to 2 GB of RAM for performance.

 

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Price is very good

 

Hi! Thanks for the quick responses. I would use it for music, watching videos, web browsing, and writing papers. Which would you consider a better deal?

HP DV6000t ($562.99)
160 GB Hard Drive
1 GB of ram
Vista Home Premium
Microphone/HP styling/Webcam
DVD-CD/RW Combo
Intel Celeron M Processor 520
Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 950

-or-

HP DV6000z ($581.49)
120 GB Hard Drive
1 GB of ram
Vista Home Premium
Microphone/HP styling/Webcam
SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
AMD Athlon(TM) 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TK-53
Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 950

 

The dv6000z, since it has a dual-core processor.

 

I would stay with Vista Home Premium, upgrade to 2GB of RAM, and go with the Core 2 Duo.

 

I don't think that was in the choices, but I agree with the 2 GB of RAM. However, adding the Core2Duo would probably make the laptop a lot more expensive.

 

Go for the DV6000Z, that cost like $700 + 14%tax in Canada

 

Before posting the earlier options, I had already ordered the DV6000t... Will I notice that big of a difference with the Celeron M processor? Should I order the DV6000z and return my DV6000t? I dont really want to have to wait another week... Ahhhh what should I do? Dual Core processor/120 GB HD/Extra $20 or Celeron processor/160 GB HD/~$20 less.

 

Celerons are horrible.

 

UGH. I feel stupid... Ive thought it over and looked at the configuration of the DV6000z for $581.99. It is MUCH better than my configuration for the DV6000t. Some of the advantages include...
(6000t vs 6000z)
Intel Celeron M vs. AMD Athlon Dual Core
CD-RW vs. SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW
Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 950 vs. NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 6150

 

$20 for a Turion X2 over a crappy Celeron is definately worth it.

 

Okay, I guess Ill order the 6000z and once I get my 6000t ill just return it for a refund.

 

WAIT. I think I found a BETTER deal.
HP DV6308nr Refurbished:
120 GB Hd
Remote Control
AMD Dual Core 1.6 Ghz
1 Gb of Ram
Nvidia Graphics card
No webcam

only $499.99!
What do you guys think???

 

seems to be a good deal.better for watchiing videos

 

What kind of warranty does it come with?

You might want to consider upgrading the Ram(you can do it yourself) since i assume it comes with Vista Home premium.

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