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    this DV5 notebook for $650 canadian , should I buy it

    Discussion in 'HP' started by helpme1234, Oct 6, 2009.

  1. helpme1234

    helpme1234 Notebook Enthusiast

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    helpme1234, Oct 6, 2009
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    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    It comes with an intel core 2 duo P8400 and NVDIA 9600M Gt... its literally oboslete... with a few bucks more you can easily buy a much better notebook... stay away from it...
     
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    Well it is a great price with those specs for only $650 i think you should buy it but its up to you :)
     
    KING19, Oct 6, 2009
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    Keep in mind that $650 Canadian, is around $600 USD. Its not relaly obsolete, and at least it has a dedicated videocard + there wont be any taxes on it. You can go for it, i wouldnt pay more than 600 CAD for it though.
     
    Callamity, Oct 6, 2009
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  5. hustheman

    hustheman Notebook Evangelist

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    definitely not obsolete, i could play most well ported games at medium to high 40+ fps with my old p7350
    and since he has the p8400 and he could overclock the 9600m gt
     
    hustheman, Oct 6, 2009
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    sublime313 Notebook Evangelist

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    yes sean, and by the way, you can ship your dv5 to me so that i can properly dispose of both yours and my dv7 at my local landfill.

    i mean, you can find netbooks these days with better specs than that!

    by the way, why the heck are you running 32-bit vista (isnt that sorta like win95 sp2?)
     
    sublime313, Oct 8, 2009
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  7. hustheman

    hustheman Notebook Evangelist

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    while ur at it should i ship u mine too? =D
     
    hustheman, Oct 8, 2009
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