buddyl

I am looking to buy a lappy that will last me 4 years through college. Is this too good to be true, a good deal, or just regular price.

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Warranty Terms - Parts
1 year limited
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Warranty Terms - Labor
1 year limited
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Product Height
1.7"
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Product Width
16.2"
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Product Weight
7.7 lbs.
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Product Depth
10.9"
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Processor Brand
Intel®
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Processor Platform
Intel® Centrino® 2
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Processor
Intel® Core™2 Quad
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Processor Speed
2.0GHz
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Display Type
High-definition widescreen with LED BrightView technology (1600 x 900)
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Screen Size
17.3"
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System Bus
1066MHz
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Cache Memory
6MB on die Level 2
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System Memory (RAM)
6GB
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System Memory (RAM) Expandable To
8GB
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Type of Memory (RAM)
DDR2
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Hard Drive Type
Serial ATA (5400 rpm)
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Hard Drive Size
500GB
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Optical Drive
Double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
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Optical Drive Speeds
Drive speeds not available
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Direct-Disc Labeling
Yes
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Digital Media Reader or Slots
Yes, digital media card reader
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Graphics
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
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Video Memory
1024MB (dedicated); up to 2815MB total available graphics memory
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Personal Video Recorder (PVR)
No
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TV Tuner
No
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MPEG
Yes
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Built-in Webcam
Yes
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Modem
56 Kbps*
*Capable of receiving 56 Kbps downloads. However, current regulations limit download speed to 53 Kbps.
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Networking
Built-in 10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)
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Wireless Networking
Wireless-A+B+G+N
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Bluetooth-Enabled
No
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S-Video Outputs
No
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Audio
SRS Premium Sound and triple bass subwoofer
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Speakers
Altec Lansing
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PCMCIA Slots
1 ExpressCard 34/54
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USB 2.0 Ports
4
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IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports
1
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Parallel Ports
None
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Serial Ports
None
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Game Ports
None
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Laptop Weight
Standard (more than 5.5 lbs.)
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Battery Type
8-cell lithium-ion
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Battery Life
Up to 3 hours and 15 minutes
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Pointing Device
Touchpad with on/off button and dedicated vertical scroll up/down pad
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Operating System Platform
Windows
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Operating System
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with SP1
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Included Software
Microsoft Works, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Cyberlink DVD Suite and more
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ENERGY STAR Qualified
Yes
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HDMI Output
No

It's $1,299.99

It has a quad core intell 2.0ghz, and 6gb of ram along with ati radeon 4650 graphics card with 1gb of dedicated up to 2gb.

Someone posted that the specs are wrong and there is an hdmi port but i'm not sure




Also, would this be worth paying the extra 100 dollars, or no noticable difference to pay more money for?

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Warranty Terms - Parts
1 year
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Warranty Terms - Labor
1 year limited
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Product Height
16.2"
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Product Width
11.8"
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Product Weight
8.8 lbs.
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Product Depth
2.4"
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Processor Brand
Intel®
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Processor
Intel® Core™2 Quad
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Processor Speed
2.0GHz
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Display Type
Widescreen LCD (1440 x 900)
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Screen Size
17.1"
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System Bus
1066MHz
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Cache Memory
6MB on die Level 2
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System Memory (RAM)
6GB
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Type of Memory (RAM)
PC2-6400 DDR2
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Hard Drive Type
Serial ATA (5400 rpm)
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Hard Drive Size
500GB
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Optical Drive
DVD±RW/CD-RW
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Optical Drive Speeds
Drive speeds not specified
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Direct-Disc Labeling
No
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Digital Media Reader or Slots
Yes, digital media card reader
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Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
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Video Memory
1GB GDDR3
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Personal Video Recorder (PVR)
No
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TV Tuner
No
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MPEG
Yes
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Built-in Webcam
Yes
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Modem
None
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Networking
Built-in 10/100 Mbps Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)
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Wireless Networking
Wireless-B+G+N
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Bluetooth-Enabled
No
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S-Video Outputs
None
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Additional Audio/Video Connectors
Facial recognition
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Audio
DTS and Dolby home theater
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Speakers
Altec Lansing
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PCMCIA Slots
None
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USB 2.0 Ports
4
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IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports
1
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Parallel Ports
None
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Serial Ports
1
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Game Ports
None
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Laptop Weight
Standard (more than 5.5 lbs.)
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Battery Type
8-cell lithium-ion
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Battery Life
Up to 1 hour and 55 minutes
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Pointing Device
Touchpad
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Operating System Platform
Windows
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Operating System
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with SP1
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Included Software
Power 4 Gear Extreme, Adobe Acrobat Reader 8, Nero 8 Essentials and more
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ENERGY STAR Qualified
No
#
HDMI Output
Yes
#
Blu-ray Player
No

Rawlaw

Well is their a link? It looks to be good to be true, it's an awesome deal for a lappy. Maybe for a computer believable but for a laptop, no way

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buddyl

Yea here they are...lol thats what i said,

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1218094582785

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1218095770874

Which one is the better value, basically lol read my first post and help answer my questions

Rawlaw

Theirs a few differences such as one weighs more, one has better a screen resolution. Do u game?

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buddyl

well ya a little bit mostly xbox 360 but i do have halo 2, gears of war, and wanted to try crysis but i wasnt thinking of routinely playing it on this. I need it for college for four years and wanted to know if its a good deal or should i spend the extra 100 and get the other one. Right now im leaning towards the hp, but this is was i was originally going to get

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1218041998718

which one is thebest for my money and will last me at least 4 years in college,

ps. i was also thinking about upgrading the ram in the hp for 1299.99 to 8gb would it be worth it or i wouldnt notice the diffrence

Rawlaw

That is much more believable, do u care about the quality of ur games too much? If u get the 1200 $ one it would be able to take all ur games (even Crysis pretty well. The 830 $ one might not take ur games (especially crysis.) Oh by the way if u get crysis, make sure u get maximum edition because it is the same price and u get the two different expansions with the game.

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Sir Travis D

The Q9000 is not a great laptop quad. The 260M GTX is equivalent to about a laptop 9800M GTX. It would not play crysis well at all. Maybe at low to mid settings 25fps.

buddyl

ok last question is it worth 1299.99 to buy it for a lappy thaT NEEDS to last 4 years or better for college and mild gaming

Rawlaw

It will last that long and yes it's worth it, the only thing u might want to look up on is if u can get longer warrenty.

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When people call you a noob, just simply say "Hey, everyone's got to start somewhere."