Quick Help Needed, Buying Today... Good Choice?

[Fr3@k3r]

any ideas on something like that within the same price?

dont go say waiting for black friday as i've already seen almost all the ad's i need to and if bestbuy's ad has anything to say about this year its not really gonna go well since i probably wont be home that day anyways.

anyways this one 6150 nvidia go graphics.. better than any other integrated crap.. (PLEASE DONT STATE THE OBVIOUS THAT ITS STILL INTEGRATED AND SUCKS....)

i just hope it comes with a vista upgrade coupon :P

http://shop1.outpost.com/product/5008345?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology
Super Multi 8X DVD?R/RW with Double Layer Support
15.4" WXGA High-Definition BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 800) Display
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 (UMA) with up to 128MB (shared)
1024MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
100GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive (SATA)
802.11b/g WLAN
Microsoft ® Windows ® XP Media Center Edition
Windows ® Vista VistaTM TM Premium Ready PCthis one is $700 + i already have 2GB of memory that will work for it :) so its really $700 and it will have 2gb of ram..
HP:
FRYS.com #: 5008345
Designed for fast access to your entire entertainment library, the HP Pavilion dv6110us notebook PC is a great choice for both families and business travelers on the go. The 15.4-inch high-definition BrightView display looks good even in direct sunlight, and you'll get smooth video processing with the NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 video/graphics card (up to 128 MB of shared video RAM). Enjoy movies or music in seconds with the external DVD or music buttons to launch HP QuickPlay (which bypasses the boot process). Control playback settings from up to 10 feet away with the included HP remote, then store it conveniently in the Express card slot. Easily manage your digital photo library and share with friends and family using the included HP Photosmart Premier software. Optimized for mobile performance, this 6.8-pound notebook is powered by the 1.6 GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50 dual-core processor, which offers 64-bit computing capability and higher throughput for simultaneous computing tasks. This notebook also features an 100 GB hard drive, 1 GB of installed RAM (2 GB maximum), built-in 54g Wi-Fi connectivity (802.11b/g), multi-format/dual-layer LightScribe DVD+/-RW drive (which also burns CDs), and ExpressCard slot. This is a Windows Vista capable PC, and it's also Windows Vista Premium ready.

[Asr940]

I don't know to much about laptops, but it looks like the video uses integrated memory, which from experience on desktops has been a bad idea.

[Fr3@k3r]

I don't know to much about laptops, but it looks like the video uses integrated memory, which from experience on desktops has been a bad idea.

yes i know that... but i dont feel like spending $1200+ on laptop that uses an add-in card... but the 6150 is better than any other integrated crap.. like i stated..

[hafa]

You might want to take a look at the Lenovo Z61M series. (http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/notebooks/thinkpad/z-series/index.html) Starting at US$779, they have a core 2 duo processor and ATI X1400 graphics.

I've never been much of an HP laptop fan, having disassembled dozens of them. The build quality leaves much to be desired. IBM (Lenovo) and Toshiba are the two I'll generally recommend simply for their long-term reliability and overall quality...

***Edit***

Just noticed that $779 gets you the Celeron M, C2D adds another $225...

[sulretal]

Well if you're not going to game I'd say get that if you want. Personally I see no reason to have a laptop with a screen size over 14.4" but hey :beer:

[Asr940]

yes i know that... but i dont feel like spending $1200+ on laptop that uses an add-in card... but the 6150 is better than any other integrated crap.. like i stated..

Yeah, and with a gig of mem, it probably won't be too bad if not high rez gaming.

Oh, and I wasn't trying to overstate the obvious, just missed the "better than any other integrated crap" and figured you had not noticed that part for some reason or another.

Good luck with it.

[Femto]

My mom got a similar laptop for her birthday. Only difference was that is was a single-core Turion, 512mb RAM and ATi Radeon Xpress 200 Graphics. It works very well, so I'm sure you'll have no problems with what you have chosen.

Cheers