Which is the Best Deal

HP Pavilion dv6t Select Edition

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• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• 2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2430M Processor (2.4 GHz, 3MB L3 Cache) Turbo Boost to 3.0 GHz
• 2GB AMD Radeon(TM) HD 7690M GDDR5 Discrete Graphics(TM) [HDMI, VGA]
• FREE UPGRADE to 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 750GB 7200 rpm Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• No Additional Office Software
• No additional security software
• 30% OFF High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
• 15.6" Full HD HP Anti-glare LED (1920 x 1080)
• SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
• HP TrueVision HD Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone and HP SimplePass Fingerprint Reader
• 802.11b/g/n WLAN
• Standard Keyboard with numeric keypad

Final Price: $851.11

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HP Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition

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• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• 2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2670QM (2.2 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 3.1 GHz
• 1GB AMD Radeon(TM) HD 7470M GDDR5 Discrete Graphics(TM) [HDMI, VGA]
• FREE UPGRADE to 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 750GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• No Additional Office Software
• No additional security software
• 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
• 15.6" Full HD HP Anti-glare LED (1920 x 1080)
• FREE UPGRADE to Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner
• HP TrueVision HD Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone and HP SimplePass Fingerprint Reader
• 802.11b/g/n WLAN
• Standard Keyboard with numeric keypad

Final Price: $929.78

NOTE: The final prices are after application of 33% off coupon and with tax....

 

6t SE has faster GPU
6t QE has faster CPU and Blu-Ray

So depends on what you're after.

 

i too am looking at the same builds. Bottom line... is it worth $80 for the quad core?
usually i would wait a year and install an i7-quad cpu from ebay
I could careless about the blueray and would opt out in a second if i could get a small credit.

 

Again, depends on what you plan to do with it. $80 is a fair up charge for a quad and blu-ray, heck just for the quad core. But the 7470m GPU is not a very worthy gaming card. It's bottom of the mid-grade cards. Expect 720p low details for any newer games. The 7690m on the other hand is a great GPU. Most newer games at 1080p medium detail, or 720p high/ultra.

But if gaming isn't your thing then the quad core is a decent deal for an $80 up charge.

 

ah,
i overlooked the gpu differnce. I was looking at both with the 7690. looks like a 150ish difference. leaning toward the i5/7690.

I will use it for some gaming - SWTOR, would like to play medium high/ high settings. currently playing on a 9600m GT clocked to 9700. plays decent on low(30-40 fps) at 1280x800.


wow just looked at my signup date... been lurking here for 3 years and its my first post. that proves the search button works, i have learned mountains of stuff from the people here over the years.

 

Quad Cores are not completely necessary if you plan to play games. Some games are able to take advantage of more cores, but many do not have that ability.

For CPU intensive tasks, the i7 would be better, but for gaming choose the 7690 over the 7470.

 

yes, it all really depends on what you want to do with it.