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    New HP Model G62T

    Discussion in 'HP' started by tc2007, Feb 4, 2010.

  1. tc2007

    tc2007 Notebook Consultant

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    tc2007, Feb 4, 2010
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    It's not half bad looking, but for the G value line it does get a little pricey after you start making some minor upgrades. The good news is that the base configuration is acceptable for most uses.

    I bet the price drops a ton, this'll be the $299 Black Friday special come November.
     
    Andrew Baxter, Feb 4, 2010
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  3. smilepak

    smilepak Notebook Deity

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    It actually look nice. Nicer looking than the DV6. Would be nice to have higher resolution
     
    smilepak, Feb 5, 2010
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  4. JellyGeo

    JellyGeo Notebook Evangelist

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    The right side kinda looks like a MacBook Pro - I have to assume the case isn't made out of aluminum at it's starting price ($599 today). A slimmer and more capable 15" system from HP is overdue. I still like the old dv6000/6500 series because they were slim and light compared to the dv6's. Too bad the dv6000 series was plagued with Nvidia graphics problems.
     
    JellyGeo, Feb 5, 2010
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  5. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    Still looks budget and has budget stuff for the price...
     
    sean473, Feb 5, 2010
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  6. tc2007

    tc2007 Notebook Consultant

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    i am assuming it has the same Envy type keyboard but a cheaper plastic body.
     
    tc2007, Feb 5, 2010
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  7. wild05kid05

    wild05kid05 Cook Free or Die

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    I feel like it this is how HP combats against the plastic Macbook
    All ports on the left side,looks like it has E2E,no big touch pad like envy,no chiclet keyboard. Hope HP doesnt make this an exact cheap version of Envy
     
    wild05kid05, Feb 6, 2010
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  8. tc2007

    tc2007 Notebook Consultant

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    I tried the envy touchpad at a local store and it is dissapointing. But the ones on the DV* series are the worse touchpads out there.

    Ideally a 15" notebook should have

    1680X1050 or higher LED
    Touchpad like the Thinkpads.
    Switchable graphics with 5 hour+ battery life
    keyboard, thickness and body style of the envy/macbook
    dual 1.8" SSD :)
    blu-ray
    4 USB

    And you have a Winner :p
     
    tc2007, Feb 6, 2010
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  9. bobthenailer

    bobthenailer Notebook Consultant

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    your going to see a midlife of the dv6 and possibly others in the line up that will look similar.
     
    bobthenailer, Feb 8, 2010
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  10. tom1252

    tom1252 Newbie

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    Dont get it HP are utter rubbish to deal with if anything goes wrong and they are not great laptops!
     
    tom1252, Feb 11, 2010
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