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Originally Posted by burnin_vernon
Are you happy with this laptop so far? It looks like it has everything I want but I was wondering if there were other comparable models you were considering.
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Hey good question. I was going to bump this thread...
I'm returning this laptop and going with a Dell instead. For only $50 more, I've ordered the new Dell Studio 17 laptop.
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System Color:
Black Chainlink
Processor:
Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Quad Core Processor 1.6GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
Operating System:
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
LCD Panel:
17.3” HD+ (900p) Bright LED Display with TrueLife™ and Camera
Memory:
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
Hard Drive:
1TB (2 x 500GB) Dual SATA Hard Drive (7200rpm)
Video Card:
1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
Combo or DVD+RW Drive:
8X Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive
Battery:
85 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)
Wireless Networking Cards:
Dell Wireless 1520 802.11n Half Mini-card
Bluetooth Option:
Dell Wireless 365 Bluetooth Internal (2.1)
Sound Card:
High Definition Audio 2.0
Base:
Studio 17 Laptop
Keyboard:
Back-lit Keyboard
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Backlit keyboard, double the HD space (1TB) and a better graphics card... for $50 more. Plus it's a Dell instead of an HP...
When I bought this HP I'm using right now, I took it home and wiped the hard drive before installing Win 7 Pro 64bit. Everything went fine with the Windows install, but the 64bit Win 7 drivers I downloaded from HP for this laptop wouldn't install. I called them and they tried to tell me that "drivers made for Win 7 Home Premium will not work for Win 7 Pro." It was one of the most ######ed conversations I've had in a long time.
Anyway, I argued with them for about half and hour before finally hanging up in disgust. Then I grabbed a 4GB USB thumb drive, and went back to Best Buy. I stuck it in the demo model that was on display and then copied over the Driver folder from the root of the C drive. I went home, stuck it in my laptop, installed the drivers and I was good to go. Since I'm used to dealing with Apple support, this whole thing with HP really pissed me off... I stewed on it for a couple days, and then went to Dell's site on the weekend. That's when I found their laptop and I ordered it right away.
My personal recommendation to you is to do the same. Take a look here:
http://configure.dell.com/dellstore/...kc=studio-1747 (you'll have to configure it yourself for the 1TB drive and the backlit keyboard though).