[WitchGoddess]

How is this for a college student? I wanted a small portable laptop that can be carried to and from every class. I don't play games, so I don't need a fast processor. Its just for assignments, music, videos, and photo editing software.

HP Pavilion dv4t series

* – Espresso Black
* – Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
* – Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Mobile Processor T4200 (2.0 GHz)
* – FREE Upgrade to 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)!
* – FREE Upgrade to 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
* – Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD - For Pentium Processors
* – 14.1" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
* – LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
* – Webcam Only
* – Wireless-G Card
* – No TV Tuner w/remote control
* – HP Color Matching Keyboard
* – FREE Upgrade to High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
* – No Modem
* – Microsoft® Works 9.0
* – HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope
Its $550

[Godotology]

anyone used asus laptop before? how are the quality of the notebooks?

I think you need to stop making generalizations about one brand and read the faq first

How is this for a college student? I wanted a small portable laptop that can be carried to and from every class. I don't play games, so I don't need a fast processor. Its just for assignments, music, videos, and photo editing software.

HP Pavilion dv4t series

* – Espresso Black
* – Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
* – Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Mobile Processor T4200 (2.0 GHz)
* – FREE Upgrade to 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)!
* – FREE Upgrade to 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
* – Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD - For Pentium Processors
* – 14.1" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
* – LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
* – Webcam Only
* – Wireless-G Card
* – No TV Tuner w/remote control
* – HP Color Matching Keyboard
* – FREE Upgrade to High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
* – No Modem
* – Microsoft® Works 9.0
* – HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope
Its $550

its getting a bit old which is why its "cheap" (should be refreshed around this year), but not that cheap for what you're getting. you may want to consider a 13" model which will be even lighter.

[WitchGoddess]

^ So do you mean its not worth the price?
What would you recommend?

[after_the_rain]

Hello! thx for the info, I read all of it and I'm down to 2 and I just need some help

I'm a [female] college student. Just need a nice light-weight laptop that I can carry around. NO heavy gaming. Just need it for school, internet, DL music/videos, and mirosoft haha. I'm on a budget so haha I can spend up to $1,200 but thats alot
I'm thinking about either a Macbook or Macbook Pro and the Dell inspiron. The apple is very sleek looking & nice but quite expensive and the Dell looks a little bulky..so im not sure. I'm not sure if i need the 2gb or the 4gb

Apple:
http://www.apple.com/mac/whichmacbook/compare.html

Dell:
http://www.dell.com/us/en/home/notebooks/l...s=dhs&cs=19

[Godotology]

Hello! thx for the info, I read all of it and I'm down to 2 and I just need some help

I'm a [female] college student. Just need a nice light-weight laptop that I can carry around. NO heavy gaming. Just need it for school, internet, DL music/videos, and mirosoft haha. I'm on a budget so haha I can spend up to $1,200 but thats alot
I'm thinking about either a Macbook or Macbook Pro and the Dell inspiron. The apple is very sleek looking & nice but quite expensive and the Dell looks a little bulky..so im not sure. I'm not sure if i need the 2gb or the 4gb

Apple:
http://www.apple.com/mac/whichmacbook/compare.html

Dell:
http://www.dell.com/us/en/home/notebooks/l...s=dhs&cs=19

the Apple will be significantly lighter than the Dell, and probably better battery life. If you need to be mobile the apple will be better. On the other hand, for Dell you may want to reconsider their smaller models like the 14z, inspiron 13, etc. Between the Macbook and macbook pro (13") the macbook pro will certainly be much sturdier because of its unibody aluminum chassis. If it makes you feel better, the price of the macbook pro also went down by $100 compared to a month ago.
2gb will be enough to run Vista and Windows 7. Since your needs are basic, either of them will do what you need.
For me, the only reason I would consider a large notebook is either for the higher resolution screen it usually offers, or the better video card it offers.. I wouldn't consider a 15" or higher if it didn't have either of those, but that's just me

^ So do you mean its not worth the price?
What would you recommend?

I would say wait a little bit longer to see what HP will release in late summer. early summer to early fall is usually the time most notebook manufacturers release new models. HP is right about due for some new ones.

[Mani4ever]

Hi there!

I want to buy a mini notebook, but do not know which one because there's so many to choose from @.@
The price range should be at around 550$

I've read a lot of reviews and found the top ones:

Hewlett-Packard 2133 Mini-Note
Asus EEE 1000HE
Asus EEE 1008H
Samsung N120

There are so many to choose from, and I want it to be light and the batteries should hold for awhile (more than 4-5 hours, the screen shouldn't be too small, I'm going to use for keeping pictures, writing on blogs, watchin youtube, etc. I'm mostly going to use it when I'm travelling to South Korea, England... and I'm also looking a lot at the design. I was thinking, can you design your own mini notebook (like Apple) with different colour, or custom design etc? If it's the case I want the mini notebook to have Windows 7 (Do you now whether they're going to have it?)
Some others I've been looking at:

Dell Mini 10
HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam

Are there some you can recommend?

[Godotology]

Hi there!

I want to buy a mini notebook, but do not know which one because there's so many to choose from @.@
The price range should be at around 550$

I've read a lot of reviews and found the top ones:

Hewlett-Packard 2133 Mini-Note
Asus EEE 1000HE
Asus EEE 1008H
Samsung N120

There are so many to choose from, and I want it to be light and the batteries should hold for awhile (more than 4-5 hours, the screen shouldn't be too small, I'm going to use for keeping pictures, writing on blogs, watchin youtube, etc. I'm mostly going to use it when I'm travelling to South Korea, England... and I'm also looking a lot at the design. I was thinking, can you design your own mini notebook (like Apple) with different colour, or custom design etc? If it's the case I want the mini notebook to have Windows 7 (Do you now whether they're going to have it?)
Some others I've been looking at:

Dell Mini 10
HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam

Are there some you can recommend?

they are called "netbooks" and there's a dedicated netbook thread in the forums.
most of these have the same specs and same screen sizes. There are no apple netbooks and no apple notebooks can be designed with different colors. No netbooks are offered with windows 7 right now because its not officially out yet, it'll probably be october when it rolls out and there's no guarantee they will all switch to 7, especially since the licenses fee for XP is significantly cheaper, preventing manufacturers from making an outright switch.

[JESHMINEE]

hello~ im planning on getting a new laptop but im not sure want to get.
i want a laptop where i can play gams (sims3, counterstrike, world of warcraft) but im not a heavy gamer
but i tend to download alot of music,magazines(files), videos,pics, and i use photoshop alot too.
i've thought of these two dells, which one do you think is better.
I prefer to have a laptop that won't lag as long as it can't and can handle mutitasking
Also, what is the difference between 'Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9800 (6MB cache/2.93GHz/1066Mhz FSB) ' and 'Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8600 (3MB cache/2.4GHz/1066Mhz FSB) ' which one is better?
can you also recomment other brands under $1600

studio 15 $1,119.00

SYSTEM COLOR Black Chainlink edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T6400 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Business Edition, 32-bit SP1, Downgrade, XP Professional SP3 Install edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Works edit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis edit
HD DISPLAY 15.6” Full High Definition (1080p) High Brightness LED Display with TrueLife™ and Camera edit
MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz edit
HARD DRIVE Size: 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
VIDEO CARD 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8X Slot Load Super Multi (DL DVD+/-R Drive + RAM support) edit
WIRELESS CARDS Intel® WiFi Link 5100 802.11agn Half Mini-Card edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 56 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell) edit
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0 edit
KEYBOARD Standard Keyboard edit



STUDIO XPS 16 $1,518.00

SYSTEM COLOR Obsidian Black with Leather Accent edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8600 (3MB cache/2.4GHz/1066Mhz FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-bit edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Works edit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 2Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis edit
HD DISPLAY Edge-to-Edge FullHD Widescreen 16.0 inch RGBLED LCD (1920x1080) W/2.0 MP edit
MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1067MHz (2 Dimms) edit
HARD DRIVE 500GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8X DVD+/- RW(DVD/CD read/write) Slot Load Drive edit
VIDEO CARD ATI Mobility RADEON® HD 3670 - 512MB edit
WIRELESS CARDS Intel® 5300 WLAN Wireless-N (3x3) Mini Card edit
BATTERY Additional 9-Cell Battery edit
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0


thank you in advance ^^

[after_the_rain]

^^ haha i really do like the apple more but its soooo expensive >.<

but my friend told me that the apple laptop breaks down alot and she always has to go get it fix. Also, i heard somewhere that apple doesnt get viruses? Is it true you think??

[Godotology]

hello~ im planning on getting a new laptop but im not sure want to get.
i want a laptop where i can play gams (sims3, counterstrike, world of warcraft) but im not a heavy gamer
but i tend to download alot of music,magazines(files), videos,pics, and i use photoshop alot too.
i've thought of these two dells, which one do you think is better.
I prefer to have a laptop that won't lag as long as it can't and can handle mutitasking
Also, what is the difference between 'Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9800 (6MB cache/2.93GHz/1066Mhz FSB) ' and 'Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8600 (3MB cache/2.4GHz/1066Mhz FSB) ' which one is better?
can you also recomment other brands under $1600

studio 15 $1,119.00

SYSTEM COLOR Black Chainlink edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T6400 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Business Edition, 32-bit SP1, Downgrade, XP Professional SP3 Install edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Works edit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis edit
HD DISPLAY 15.6” Full High Definition (1080p) High Brightness LED Display with TrueLife™ and Camera edit
MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz edit
HARD DRIVE Size: 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
VIDEO CARD 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8X Slot Load Super Multi (DL DVD+/-R Drive + RAM support) edit
WIRELESS CARDS Intel® WiFi Link 5100 802.11agn Half Mini-Card edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 56 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell) edit
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0 edit
KEYBOARD Standard Keyboard edit



STUDIO XPS 16 $1,518.00

SYSTEM COLOR Obsidian Black with Leather Accent edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8600 (3MB cache/2.4GHz/1066Mhz FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-bit edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Works edit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 2Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis edit
HD DISPLAY Edge-to-Edge FullHD Widescreen 16.0 inch RGBLED LCD (1920x1080) W/2.0 MP edit
MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1067MHz (2 Dimms) edit
HARD DRIVE 500GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8X DVD+/- RW(DVD/CD read/write) Slot Load Drive edit
VIDEO CARD ATI Mobility RADEON® HD 3670 - 512MB edit
WIRELESS CARDS Intel® 5300 WLAN Wireless-N (3x3) Mini Card edit
BATTERY Additional 9-Cell Battery edit
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0


thank you in advance ^^

simple, the T9800 is better, and the XPS 16 is better. and naturally you'll be paying more money for them. But if you can afford it then that should be no problem.

but my friend told me that the apple laptop breaks down alot and she always has to go get it fix. Also, i heard somewhere that apple doesnt get viruses? Is it true you think??

that's because most viruses target windows operating systems simply because there's far more computers using windows than mac. It doesn't mean that macs are totally immune to viruses either as those designed to attack macs do exist, and are rising. Either way, all it takes is a good anti-virus software and common sense when browsing, and you'll be safe on either systems.

[NNQM]

^^ haha i really do like the apple more but its soooo expensive >.<

but my friend told me that the apple laptop breaks down alot and she always has to go get it fix. Also, i heard somewhere that apple doesnt get viruses? Is it true you think??

Apple recently got it's new macbook lineup out (with improved battery life! and a free itouch if you're a student promo) so if you wanna go Apple it's now or never! And I don't think apple macbooks should braek more often than any other laptop brand if not they should break less.

---

To Godotology: I'm probably gonna end up buying a 15"MBP but I jst want closure on this. The lower sata interface on the new MBs is it a big deal or the computer nerds panicking for nothing. I'm planning on using this for some graphic design so I'm wondering if this will hinder it's performance in some way. Also, wut about that new chip that's gonna come out soon? the allendale (sic)? Is it gonna be super insane great? as in worth the wait?
Cuz seriously with the promo goin on at apple and the "new" mbp I'm like 90% leaning towards buying one before the promo ends therefore before the new chip gets implemented in the macbook line. AND... when is snow leopard coming out?

Thanks!

[Malice_Kaiser]

First of all, thank you for the guide, it really helps. But I wondered if I could get some advice. I really have NO idea where to begin.

I need a laptop for college. I mostly have the simple demands listed, surfing the internet, play music, the basic things a desktop does. Sounds lame but something that comes in bright colors would not hurt, because I admit I want something cute, because I am a girl, and I've always wanted a yellow laptop, hah hah. I do realize that's pretty trivial though.
Plus, I don't want it to be outrageously expensive, at least under $1000. Price is a big issue with me, I don't have loads of cash to blow. Also, I do download/upload a lot of media, 95% of which is music/mp3's, but if I need to I could buy an external harddrive for that if my laptop runs out of space. Like I said it's for college, so I guess it should be lightweight.
Everything is pretty basic, but my catch is, I would LIKE a laptop that CAN play games. I'm not a huge gamer, however, mostly I want it to play the Sims 3, maybe Star Wars Battlefront, but not like a GAMING laptop necessarily. But that would mean better processor and video card and the likes, so would that up the price too much? Would that mean getting a bigger laptop, and upping the WEIGHT too? Because I also need to carry this to and from classes during college, plus the low budget, so I'm not really sure what to do. Obviously the gaming would be the first thing I'd sacrifice when buying a laptop for school, it's just a question of whether or not I have to.

I feel bad because a lot of other people who posted narrowed down their decisions to a few choices, but like I said, I don't know where to start, so pointing me in any direction at all is much appreciated.

[Godotology]

Apple recently got it's new macbook lineup out (with improved battery life! and a free itouch if you're a student promo) so if you wanna go Apple it's now or never! And I don't think apple macbooks should braek more often than any other laptop brand if not they should break less.

---

To Godotology: I'm probably gonna end up buying a 15"MBP but I jst want closure on this. The lower sata interface on the new MBs is it a big deal or the computer nerds panicking for nothing. I'm planning on using this for some graphic design so I'm wondering if this will hinder it's performance in some way. Also, wut about that new chip that's gonna come out soon? the allendale (sic)? Is it gonna be super insane great? as in worth the wait?
Cuz seriously with the promo goin on at apple and the "new" mbp I'm like 90% leaning towards buying one before the promo ends therefore before the new chip gets implemented in the macbook line. AND... when is snow leopard coming out?

Thanks!

I think for most people, the lower sata interface won't be too noticeable, I don't think it'll concern you much. I don't know much about the features of the new chipset to be honest. No idea when snow leopard may come out (I would guess around early Fall), better ask Xarthan and the guys at the Mac thread for that

First of all, thank you for the guide, it really helps. But I wondered if I could get some advice. I really have NO idea where to begin.

I need a laptop for college. I mostly have the simple demands listed, surfing the internet, play music, the basic things a desktop does. Sounds lame but something that comes in bright colors would not hurt, because I admit I want something cute, because I am a girl, and I've always wanted a yellow laptop, hah hah. I do realize that's pretty trivial though.
Plus, I don't want it to be outrageously expensive, at least under $1000. Price is a big issue with me, I don't have loads of cash to blow. Also, I do download/upload a lot of media, 95% of which is music/mp3's, but if I need to I could buy an external harddrive for that if my laptop runs out of space. Like I said it's for college, so I guess it should be lightweight.
Everything is pretty basic, but my catch is, I would LIKE a laptop that CAN play games. I'm not a huge gamer, however, mostly I want it to play the Sims 3, maybe Star Wars Battlefront, but not like a GAMING laptop necessarily. But that would mean better processor and video card and the likes, so would that up the price too much? Would that mean getting a bigger laptop, and upping the WEIGHT too? Because I also need to carry this to and from classes during college, plus the low budget, so I'm not really sure what to do. Obviously the gaming would be the first thing I'd sacrifice when buying a laptop for school, it's just a question of whether or not I have to.

I feel bad because a lot of other people who posted narrowed down their decisions to a few choices, but like I said, I don't know where to start, so pointing me in any direction at all is much appreciated.

As a guy, I always get frustrated when my female friends prioritize color and looks over specs but ultimately you should buy what will make you happy and satisfied!
Based on your needs, I think you're pretty much stuck with Dell Inspiron and Studio models because 1) they tend to offer a variety of lid color options although at a price, 2) they can usually be had for $1000 including a video card. Between the Inspiron and Studio I prefer the Studio since its a bit thinner and better looking but the Inspiron will be cheaper (it is the 2nd cheapest line in the Dell series)

I think you should narrow down your choices to 13-14" models, although 15"-16" tend to be cheaper and have better video card options.. you'll notice the weight when carrying it around.

[xclueless]

HP G50-109NR Notebook PC

I barely got this laptop as a graduation gift and the battery life on it REALLY sucks but i'm not sure if it's just the laptop or if I did something wrong. I at first wanted to charge my laptop for 24 hours because I heard that it gives your laptop a longer battery life but my brother said to only charge it overnight so it won't get fried and thats what I did. My battery life is really bad, it will completely die out in an hour while my other friend's laptop wouldn't die until 3-5 hours later. I don't really hear much good things about HP laptops but I didn't think it was going to be this bad. Is it the laptop itself that has horrible battery life or is it because I didn't let it charge for 24 hours that it dies so quick? How can I improve my battery life? I don't want it to totally die out in the wrong moments when I go to college and stuff ><" Thanks!

[Godotology]

HP G50-109NR Notebook PC

I barely got this laptop as a graduation gift and the battery life on it REALLY sucks but i'm not sure if it's just the laptop or if I did something wrong. I at first wanted to charge my laptop for 24 hours because I heard that it gives your laptop a longer battery life but my brother said to only charge it overnight so it won't get fried and thats what I did. My battery life is really bad, it will completely die out in an hour while my other friend's laptop wouldn't die until 3-5 hours later. I don't really hear much good things about HP laptops but I didn't think it was going to be this bad. Is it the laptop itself that has horrible battery life or is it because I didn't let it charge for 24 hours that it dies so quick? How can I improve my battery life? I don't want it to totally die out in the wrong moments when I go to college and stuff ><" Thanks!

what's the battery life you're getting and at what settings? What cell battery do you have? It seems that your G50-109NR uses an AMD chip.. notebooks using AMD chips tend to be cheap, but they also tend to have not so good battery life compared to their Intel counterparts.

[pinkch33ks]

which pc is comparable to macbook pro 13.3"? what are your suggestions for a 13" laptop (no price limit)?

[Godotology]

which pc is comparable to macbook pro 13.3"? what are your suggestions for a 13" laptop (no price limit)?

I guess you could say the Dell Studio 13, the Sony Vaio Z and SR series, and the Lenovo U series. None have that nice unibody aluminum chassis the mbp 13 has, but these four aren't all plastic either, on the PC side, they're the better 13" models out there.. however all of them are due to be "refreshed" sometime this summer or early fall.

[Malice_Kaiser]

As a guy, I always get frustrated when my female friends prioritize color and looks over specs but ultimately you should buy what will make you happy and satisfied!
Based on your needs, I think you're pretty much stuck with Dell Inspiron and Studio models because 1) they tend to offer a variety of lid color options although at a price, 2) they can usually be had for $1000 including a video card. Between the Inspiron and Studio I prefer the Studio since its a bit thinner and better looking but the Inspiron will be cheaper (it is the 2nd cheapest line in the Dell series)

I think you should narrow down your choices to 13-14" models, although 15"-16" tend to be cheaper and have better video card options.. you'll notice the weight when carrying it around.

I knooow, the colors, I'm sorry! I'm not trying to prioritize color, I'm just saying it wouldn't hurt. Not that it's much better but hey. At least I'm honest?
Anyway, thank you so much for the advice and so quickly too. I'm looking at the Dell Inspiron right now. The graphics card it comes with is a Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD, and when customizing it doesn't give the option of changing or upping that. The Studio has the same one, no options either. On the back of the Sims 3 it says it needs a GMA 3-series or GMA 4-series, but I'm not sure what that means. I tried googling it but I still couldn't really find it. Does it fit the requirements?
And lastly, I know in your guide it said not to buy one til you need it. School for me starts in August, so should I wait even though it's only two months away?

[Godotology]

I knooow, the colors, I'm sorry! I'm not trying to prioritize color, I'm just saying it wouldn't hurt. Not that it's much better but hey. At least I'm honest?
Anyway, thank you so much for the advice and so quickly too. I'm looking at the Dell Inspiron right now. The graphics card it comes with is a Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD, and when customizing it doesn't give the option of changing or upping that. The Studio has the same one, no options either. On the back of the Sims 3 it says it needs a GMA 3-series or GMA 4-series, but I'm not sure what that means. I tried googling it but I still couldn't really find it. Does it fit the requirements?
And lastly, I know in your guide it said not to buy one til you need it. School for me starts in August, so should I wait even though it's only two months away?

are you in the US? There should be other GPU options available, especially for the Studio series (the x4500HD is integrated and not preferable if you want to do more serious gaming).

now that I'm looking at it, the Inspiron 14 is actually the old Inspiron 1420.. which is 2 generations old.. Don't get t hat. The Inspiron 13 has only integrated options and they are 1 generation old.

On the Studio side, the Studio 14z has the 9400M G, get that over the X4500HD.. the 9400M G isn't the greatest but its better than integrated graphics and should do the Sims 3 well enough.

[yours.truly.]

HP - Laptop with Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T4200

I'm planning on getting that for college. I'm just interested in using it for internet browsing, photoshop, and web cam. I don't need it for gaming. Is this a good laptop? The price is not that much ($500 at Best Buy).

Product Features

* Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core mobile processor T4200
Features a 800MHz frontside bus, 1MB L2 cache and 2.0GHz processor speed.
* 3GB DDR2 memory
For multitasking power; expandable to 4GB.
* Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support
Records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL media; also supports LightScribe direct-disc labels using compatible LightScribe media.
* 16" high-definition TFT-LCD widescreen display
With BrightView technology and 1366 x 768 resolution brings your movies and games to life.
* 320GB SATA hard drive (5400 rpm)
Offers plenty of storage capacity.
* Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M
With up to 1309MB total video memory for high-powered graphics. Altec Lansing audio; HDMI port for connecting HD components.
* Built-in HP webcam with microphone
Makes it easy to chat with and send video mail to family and friends.
* 5-in-1 media card reader
Supports Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and xD-Picture Card formats for quick and easy digital media transfer.
* 3 high-speed USB 2.0 ports
Allow fast digital video, audio and data transfer.
* Built-in 802.11b/g wireless LAN
Allows you to connect to the Internet without wires.
* 10/100Base-T Mbps Ethernet LAN with RJ-45 connector
Along with 56 Kbps modem for simple wired Web connectivity.
* Weighs only 6.6 lbs. and measures just 1.7" thin
For portable power.
* Good battery life
Of up to 2 hours and 45 minutes.
* HP Imprint finish
For a stylish look.
* Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition operating system
With Service Pack 1 (SP1) preinstalled for a stable platform from which to launch games, programs and applications.
* Software package included
With HP DVD Play, muvee Reveal, CyberLink DVD Suite, Microsoft Works, Adobe Acrobat Reader and more. 60-day trial version of Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition also included.