Ethan_Kaizer
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Well, I've been researching a lot to find the best possible deal for a laptop for college. I've come across this:
Newegg.com - HP Pavilion dv7-1270us NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo P8600(2.40GHz) 17.0" Wide XGA+ 4GB Memory 320GB HDD 5400rpm BD Combo NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - Laptops / Notebooks
I really like the dv7 series from the ones I've used. And this one looks great for the price. Good CPU, great graphics, blu-ray drive, and more. The hard drive is 320gb, which is plenty of space for me, however it's only 5400rpm. Will this make for a big performance drop? I'm not going to be benchmarking this machine, or running Crysis, mostly for multitasking, schoolwork, itunes, AIM, a few games here and there. Other than that the laptop looks perfect for me, and it just fits my budget. Any input/suggestions on a laptop in the 850 - 950 dollar price range that would be better than this would be great. Thanks.
EDIT: Now that I think of it, there's also the possibility to upgrade the hard drive in the future. Worth it?
Newegg.com - HP Pavilion dv7-1270us NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo P8600(2.40GHz) 17.0" Wide XGA+ 4GB Memory 320GB HDD 5400rpm BD Combo NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - Laptops / Notebooks
I really like the dv7 series from the ones I've used. And this one looks great for the price. Good CPU, great graphics, blu-ray drive, and more. The hard drive is 320gb, which is plenty of space for me, however it's only 5400rpm. Will this make for a big performance drop? I'm not going to be benchmarking this machine, or running Crysis, mostly for multitasking, schoolwork, itunes, AIM, a few games here and there. Other than that the laptop looks perfect for me, and it just fits my budget. Any input/suggestions on a laptop in the 850 - 950 dollar price range that would be better than this would be great. Thanks.
EDIT: Now that I think of it, there's also the possibility to upgrade the hard drive in the future. Worth it?