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    New Laptop - HP dv6700t

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Nick521, Aug 17, 2008.

  1. Nick521

    Nick521 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi All,

    I am new to the forums. I ordered my first HP notebook last week. I was reading some of the negative reviews and hope I did not make a mistake! I've owned Dell notebooks in the past, and now decided to try HP.

    This is how I customized my PC. I will be using it for personal and business - will use MS Office, internet, nothing too complicated.

    HP Pavilion dv6700t customizable Notebook PC

    Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)

    Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor T5750 (2.0GHz)

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

    3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)

    256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS - For Core 2 Duo Processors

    160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive

    HP Imprint Finish (Radiance) + Microphone

    Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection

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

    6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

    My total (Tax and Shipping + my EPP discount and 5% HP coupon) was $765.

    What do you think?

    Also, it is scheduled to ship on Tuesday (8/19), but I was hoping it would ship earlier. It still says Order In Production!
     
    Nick521, Aug 17, 2008
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  2. Infamous22

    Infamous22 Notebook Deity

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    VERY NICE! A relative of mine has the DV6000 series notebook and they enjoy it a lot. It's lightweight and has a lot of battery life for those long durations on the can... :)
     
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  3. Nick521

    Nick521 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks! Anyone else?
     
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    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Looks like a decent setup, and the dv6000 series are sharp looking notebooks. For $765, it is definitely a bargain.

    As for the ship date, weekends don't count (so no status updates would be made).
     
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  5. Nick521

    Nick521 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks! Hopefully, it will ship out tomorrow, otherwise I will have to wait for Tuesday! :)

    I was debating between this system and the DV5z, but I did not know if I wanted an AMD processor. The DV5t was out of my price range with the configuration I wanted.
     
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    Digitol Notebook Enthusiast

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    youll dig it! ive had mine goin on 3months and its pretty close to yours cept i got a fingerprint reader and its call special ed. ya know the white one? But its been great so far. no noise not a lot of heat and battery well I never go portable all that much so dont know. Ordered mine thru costco by way of Shanghai . at the time they were kickn em out the door for 7$ and tax. bout the only thing i think i might need is another gb of ram as it came with only 2.
     
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  7. Nick521

    Nick521 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Awesome. Thanks for the feedback. If anyone else has any input, please feel free to comment!
     
    Nick521, Aug 17, 2008
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