Well, I have decided on a laptop that is light weight, fairly cheap for what you get, and with some of the recommendations given on this site. The reason I'm buying a laptop is for travel, specifically to Antarctica in about 5 weeks. I realize it is not a MacBook, or other computer with a gorgeous screen, but just wondering what some of you might think, or if I've missed something. I am a little concerned by the screen, but anything is better than what I use now. I looked at others...and HP gives one the most bang for the buck...this one is under 750.00. It has been an education researching laptops.
HP dv4t
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
FREE Upgrade to 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 1GB DDR2 System Memory (1 Dimm) upgradable
FREE Upgrade to 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
14.1" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
Webcam Only
Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card
No TV Tuner w/remote control
HP Color Matching Keyboard
6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Integrated 56K Modem
System Recovery DVD with Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit)
Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
$20 OFF!! Adobe(R) PhotoShop(R) Elements 7.0
Thanks for taking the time.
Cynthia
Posted by John Mumaw on August 25, 2009 at 6:55 PM
Reviews look good. As long as you aren't going to do any critical image editing, it should work just fine. You may want to purchase a mouse for it.
Seems like most computers for sale now come with a free upgrade to Windows 7 when it's released. You may want to pursue that option.
Posted by Austin Booth on August 26, 2009 at 2:19 AM
That should be a decent image editing laptop. You may want to eventually consider an external screen for working on images at home. I have a 22" monitor that I hook up to my laptop. The 4GB of ram will be nice for working with big files in photoshop. I am going a different route. I am currently purchasing a desktop computer because you generally get a more powerful computer for less money over a laptop. Plus I know how to build computers (its actually not as hard as you would think) so I can keep upgrading components on it rather than purchasing a whole new computer every time. Then I am going to sell my laptop which has been my main computer for a while and get a netbook for my portable computer since they are small, light and have great battery life.
Posted by Linnet Long on August 26, 2009 at 2:24 AM
The memory is nice. If you're anything like me, you might run out of hard drive pretty soon! unless you always shift stuff off your laptop onto another computer.
Maybe if you're going to Antarctica you'll need a "Toughbook" or something :-). Certainly some Sandisk Extreme III or Extreme IV cards :-).
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3 repliesHP dv4t
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T6500 (2.1GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
FREE Upgrade to 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 1GB DDR2 System Memory (1 Dimm) upgradable
FREE Upgrade to 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
14.1" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
Webcam Only
Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card
No TV Tuner w/remote control
HP Color Matching Keyboard
6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Integrated 56K Modem
System Recovery DVD with Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit)
Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
$20 OFF!! Adobe(R) PhotoShop(R) Elements 7.0
Thanks for taking the time.
Cynthia
Seems like most computers for sale now come with a free upgrade to Windows 7 when it's released. You may want to pursue that option.
Maybe if you're going to Antarctica you'll need a "Toughbook" or something :-). Certainly some Sandisk Extreme III or Extreme IV cards :-).
Let us know how it goes!