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    Looking to buy first HP...need experts to chime in quickly please

    Discussion in 'HP' started by hax0rJimDuggan, Oct 30, 2009.

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    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Pa...23847836&skuId=9556312#tabbed-customerreviews

    Looks like these are available in Best Buys stores for pickup. What I have now is a Thinkpad T500. I'm looking for something more on the entertainment side now. Here are my concerns/wish list:

    1.) A quality LED screen. I want the colors to pop :)
    2.) A capable graphics card for games like L4D 2 and MW 2.
    3.) Build quality.

    My T500 processor is a 2.5 core 2 duo. How will that compare to the 1.6ghz i7-720QM? Is the hp a quad core? Sorry, but I'm not to savy with hardware so I'm not even sure exactly what it all means.

    My graphics card is an ATI 3650 I believe. How does that compare to the HP's NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M (NB10P GE)?

    And lastly - how is the build quality on these machines? Keyboard good? Screen vivid?

    Thanks!
     
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    Well I went and got the best buy model. All the different model numbers are confusing and I usually prefer to buy online but it seems this one is capable. I'm making a fresh install of Windows 7 right now! :)
     
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    Anyone else here get the i7 dv7 17" from BB? Impressions?
     
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