What do you think of this HP laptop? Is it worth it?

Well it seems like my topic in the what laptop should i buy forum didn't work:\ i'll try to get some advice here because i badly need it.
I live in Australia by the way.

So there's this HP laptop i've seen at my store, and it seems pretty good for the price, $1738 aus...i'm mainly after something that i can use in the same way that i usually use a desktop computer, which is using the internet, word processing, and maybe a game or two, ultimately for studies. Two pictures



So would this laptop be reliable for me? Something i can use for a number of years and rely on?? Please some feedback
Actually i found a link too of what seems to be the very same laptop! http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/au/en/ho/WF05a/1090709-1116637-1116665-1116665-1116665-13077980.html but it's more expensive on that link...hah

 

what types of games do u want to play

 

Its kinda expensive, when I convert to USD its still around $1500.00 for a dv6500. I paid $1250 USD on the latptop in my sig (I used the 30% off coupon). It is kinda hard to test the numbers without more info like what screen it has, warranty, battery type etc. Try building it on the HP website and try the active coupon codes (They probably wont work since you are not in the US but its worth a try).

 

I have almost the exact same system. As you can see, I paid 1088 including tax shipping with two years warranty. But you have to remember, the poster is buying in AU and will not be able to use many of the coupons on this site. Generally, HP's cost more down under so this may be a decent price.

And yes, when you convert to US dollars its just over 1500. Hopefully this thing comes with at least two years warranty. Price seems high but then that may the best deal in Au.

As for this being something you can use for many years... it should be. The video card is not extreme and should be ok for lighter gaming. If you are a serious gamer this machine is already out of date. If you are a hardcore gamer I would wait for the upcoming 1525 dell. Forget the Dell 1520 its got problems. But the 1525 will have HDMI and a strong GPU.

Otherwise your HP should be fine for many years being you got the HDMI which helps future proof it for the newer HDTV's. These HP's are nice machines once you tweak the OS and dump the bloatware or do a fresh install. I will say they suck the way HP ships them. The vongo they bundle being the worse since you have to delete lines in the registry to kill this resurrecting POS.

 

Well some older games i guess from the past years...seeing how the new games here in Australia are quite expensive, something like Unreal2, Alice (if anyone knows it?) and a few others like that. Guild wars?

I'm not familiar with pricing...but it says on the price tag that it's a HP DV6519TX '$1588-after $150 cash back- you pay $1738' then it says it was $1999 so i don't understand how they price this. Although we could compare that price to the price of this HP http://www.laptop.com.au/product/hpdv65731gb100gb.shtml it's $1588, and while it has a 2.0Ghz processor, it has a 100mb hard drive, where as the other one has 160gb, and what seems to be a crappy video card everything else is pretty much the same.
Then there's this one which is $1799 http://www.laptop.com.au/product/hpdv6573.shtml and is more similar to the one i suggested, just that this has 3GB memory but still a low video card.

I think you're right about that, comparing prices around, HP's are bit edged up the price range.

I think it is the best deal for what i've seen now, i'll post a link later here. But i didn't ask about the warranty, i'll try to find out soon.

I'm not really a serious gamer, i've got this desktop pc here that needs upgrading if i want to play serious games, but ultimately it's light.

So bloatware as in all that extra software they give you?? And what do you mean by deleting lines in the registry? Is it that cluttered or?

And about that link, here's a HP system that actually seems like it's the exact same system as the one i posted, however it's AU$1899! :\
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/au/en/ho/WF05a/1090709-1116637-1116665-1116665-1116665-13077980.html wait i just realised i posted this same link in my first post heh

thanks guys

 

So you don't fancy the 8510p I recommended in the other thread of yours?

 

Well i'm not particularly attracted to the Compaq range of HP...i don't know why, i don't understand why HP has another line of 'Compaq presario'? Why not just the one HP? Plus i've been told to stay away from Compaq ones?

 

Compaq? The 8510p is an HP Compaq (note this carefully), HP's premier commercial PC range, not the average Compaq Presario, which are budget models.
Prior to the merger, Compaq has the strongest business PC range, and this is integrated as the HP Compaq brand.
HP Compaq models are far more reliable and better built than the Pavillion or Presario, but at a premium.

Basically, HP maintains 2 distinctive lines of notebooks, the entertainment and consumer focused HP Pavillion and Compaq Presario as well as the commercial business oriented HP Compaq. They cater towards different market needs, with the HP Compaq competing against the Thinkpad and Latitude. You won't find these for sale in Harvey Normans because HN only sells consumer-oriented models (flashier, greater revenue and better marketing).
Compaq Presarios are not any worse than a Pavillion. They are just lower-specced. They are built on the same platform as HP has streamlined its range since their merger with Compaq.

 

its a great laptop, esp for the things that you mentioned. i love mine, although it is slightly different.

the graphics card isnt too good at playing recent games though, but older games it will play wonderfully.

my specs:

C2D T7300 @ 2.0GHz
160 GB HD
2GB RAM
8400M GS
Webcam
DVDRW without HD and lightscribe

 

Well thanks for that! I don't know much about laptops, i didn't know this about HP compaq line, so i'll look into it! But you're right, i dont' think i've seen many HP compaq types at HN.

They're quite similar but yeah i guess i'm more for the older games.