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Powerhouse laptop for uni; whaddya think?

falco85
edited July 2007 in General
HP PAVILION DV8000T

PROCESSOR
Intel Core Duo T2600 (2.16 GHz)

MEMORY
2.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024MB)

HARD DRIVE
100 GB 7200 RPM SATA

DISPLAY
17.0" WXGA BrightView Wide Viewing (1440x900)

MULTIMEDIA DRIVE
LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer

VIDEO GRAPHICS
256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600

DIGITAL MEDIA
6-in-1 media card reader

COMMUNICATION
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection

well it's this laptop with the above specs. Kinda want a decent laptop as it's my first, not really fussed about weight/screen size.
The price is £650 so is this a worthwhile deal or could I get something better for the same amount?
Let me know what you think, cheers!

Comments

  • imelting
    edited March 2007
    this will simply be a desktop replacement, just a space saver really

    if u want something portable i would suggest getting a 14.1 and under screen size, 12.1 or 13.3 would be ideal for easy carrying to and from classes
  • siuying
    edited March 2007
    i agree with imelting.. a 17" is huge.. and i mean HUGE.. not to mention heavy to carry around.. you're probably looking at like 6-7 lbs.. =\
  • illicit
    edited March 2007
    with a 256mb nvidia dedicated video card, 2gb ram and dual core processing at 2.16ghz. i dont know if its really going to be school work.
  • NukeChem
    edited March 2007
    Heh, talk about overkill for word processing and e-mail checking. :smile:

    My laptop is an Athlon XP-M 2800+, 15.4" widescreen, all the usual fixings and it actually does quite well as a portable computer. It's not *bad* for gaming, but the widescreen makes some of the resolutions look funny, so I don't really do much of that.

    But hey, it's your dough, spend it how you like - I agree though that a 17" screen would end up rendering the laptop somewhat uncomfortable for carrying around, because the rest of the laptop needs to physically be that big.
  • imelting
    edited March 2007
    my first laptop was a 15.4 and that was just brutal to take anywhere, felt like a brick

    now im runnin a 13.3 and i tweaked it out a lot, get terrific battery life and dont even need to bring a charger, get like 4-5 on regular battery, and 5-6 on the bigger battery
  • falco85
    edited March 2007
    WOW I went and checked it out today at Staples and I think its too much heavyiness with text books to carry around as well so I will keep looking. how do you get such a long battery life imelting?
  • imelting
    edited March 2007
    haha wow if u were planning to carry that beast around, stay away from 17s!

    if ur lookin at somethin all around and can game, try the 14.1 formats
    the weight is about ~5-5.5lbs (still too heavy for my liking), but its managable, as none of the 13.3 or 12.1 and below will have any decent dedicated video for gaming purposes

    as to how i get such insane battery, i dont game at all, so i undervolted my cpu and video and lowered the clock speed, pull the plug on the fan inside, so it dead quiet and has insane batt life, rock stable too

    good luck in ur search :D
  • Magnificent_BastardMagnificent_Bastard
    edited March 2007
    falco85 said:
    Powerhouse laptop for uni; whaddya think?
    For playing high-end games during classes at uni? Or for running those resource draining Microsoft Office applications, such as Word, and Excel, which apparently require 2GB of memory and a 256 meg video card? =P
  • Malakaiii
    edited March 2007
    One thing I would HIGHLY suggest is make sure that it runs very quietly. The one that I got is pretty good for everything I need to do at school, but it sounds like a jet taking off. :wink:
  • gawdawaful
    edited March 2007
    http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10084187&catid=

    I'm waiting for my gift certs to get here, then I'm getting this one :)
  • NukeChem
    edited March 2007
    Spiffay.

    :teeth:
  • IVTIVT
    edited July 2007
    bringing an old thread back from the dead...

    I'm about to get this:

    http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10090507&catid=

    Can anybody point out any major flaws with it that I should know about? Thanks.

    PS no I will not buy a mac.
  • imelting
    edited July 2007
    thats a pretty good laptop for students, only downside i think on those are that it might get a bit warm/hot on the lap
  • NukeChem
    edited July 2007
    Holy overkill, Batman :D
  • 中国&#30
    edited July 2007
    I'll be getting a new Tablet PC with Windows Vista loaded on it. Instead of carrying 3-5 binders, I'll be using my Tablet and a scanner for all my handouts, papers and notes. A decent convertible keyboard and a 12.1" screen that weighs about 4lbs is good enough.

    Check it out at SFU's computer store
    http://www.microstore.sfu.ca
  • IVTIVT
    edited July 2007
    a scanner? how?:omg:
  • 中国&#30
    edited July 2007
    IVT;14142 said:
    a scanner? how?:omg:
    Magic.......

    Even better........a book scanner or a portable pen scanner....all in pdf....

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