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What do you think of HP Pavilion dv2617us 14.1" Widescreen Notebook Computer With Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile The HP Pavilion dv2617us notebook is designed for portable digital entertainment and powerful performance. It features Centrino Duo mobile technology, with the powerful Intel Core 2 Duo processor and multiformat Wi-Fi capability. Its 14.1" widescreen BrightView WXGA display offers the same resolution as a 15.4" screen, but in a more portable format that weighs just 5.5 lbs. In addition, there's a huge 2.0GB memory, roomy 160GB hard drive, memory card reader and more. The SuperMulti 8x DVD drive lets you burn and play CDs and DVDs, including CD-R/RW, DVD±R/RW, DVD-RAM and DVD+R Double Layer, with a capacity of 8.5GB per disc. HP QuickPlay lets you play music CDs and movie DVDs within seconds after power turn-on, without booting the operating system. The 5-in-1 memory card reader lets you efficiently transfer photos and other files to the notebook from these card formats: Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro and xD-Picture Card. The Pavilion dv2617us notebook offers: 14.1"-diagonal widescreen WXGA (1280 x 800) BrightView LCD screen Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5250 operating at 1.50GHz 2MB L2 cache Up to 667MHz frontside bus 2.0GB of DDR2 SDRAM (2 x 1.0GB), upgradable to 4.0GB 160GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive SuperMulti DVD drive with Double Layer support (reads/writes DVD±R/RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R Double Layer, CD-R/RW) ExpressCard/54 slot: also supports ExpressCard/34 Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG (802.11a/b/g) wireless LAN 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) 56K V.90 modem 3 USB 2.0 ports 1 FireWire (IEEE 1394) port 1 S-video out port 1 notebook expansion port 3 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with up to 384MB shared memory Altec Lansing audio with stereo speakers 2 headphone output jacks, 1 microphone input jack HP mobile remote control Stereo earbud headphones (1 pair) 6-cell lithium-ion battery; 65W AC adapter Dimensions: 1 9/16"H x 13 1/8"W x 9 5/16"D Weight: 5.5 lb Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium operating system comes installed, providing enhanced security and productivity, and new ways to organize, find and share information. Other software included: Microsoft Works (word processor, spreadsheet, database and calendar) HP Photosmart Premier HP QuickPlay Muvee autoProducer DVD Edition with Burning Roxio Digital Media Plus RealRhapsody Vongo Adobe Acrobat Reader Norton Internet Security 2007 (trial, with 60 days of free updates) PC Recovery

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  1. Nice and dandy. I had similar. HP dv5000t . fast. try to get core 2 duo if you want faster (read playing games). graphics card is of shared memory ...good enough , but for games you might want Nvidia or Ati. rest is superb.
  2. Sounds like the special Edition and to the guy above it has a core duo listed its a nice laptop but tell me what do you want your laptop to do for you you may be spending money for somethings you will never use
  3. 1st, I agree entirely with answer #2. Laptops are nearly impossible to upgrade, and expensive to do so, when compared to desktops, and are also less flexible when it comes to peripherals. However, if you have a *need* for portability, you must have a laptop. Many (including PC Mag) recommend at *least* 4 GB with Vista. There's a big performance boost when multitasking at 4 GB. I would not get any Vista system without 4GB. Notebook RAM upgrade will be $$$. I am not a laptop ubermeister, so I don't know if a 5400 RPM drive is normal. Sounds like an old drive (it would be on a desktop - common now is 7200 RPM and SATA-300). Ditto for RAM (800 MHz is now standard desktop fare). Ditto for Ethernet (1000baseT is now standard in desktops). I compared to the higher-end Dells. http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsnb_m1730?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~tab=bundlestab It seems that 667 MHz RAM is notebook standard, but 7200 RPM drives are available. This actually won't make a *lot* of difference - what's more important is the hard drive cache size, which is not mentioned in your specs or in Dell's. Dells are all SATA II (same as SATA-300). Dells also have 1000 ethernet. My take: it seems sufficient for most tasks. If you're going to be multi-tasking, either get Win XP (cheap) or upgrade the RAM ($$$). If you plan to play graphics-intensive video games, good luck. If I needed portable PC, I would probably want the cheapest portable that would do the specific task I needed (presumably typing, which means I would be getting a golden oldie) and then get a desktop with the power I really want. If you *really* need all of this power in a portable, it *sounds* reasonable (considering I don't know what you intend to do with it). In fact, it sounds faster than my desktop (I'm on the verge of upgrading :) If all you *really* need in a portable is a spreadsheet or a word processor, I would strongly advise that you get a sub-$200 used laptop from a reputable company, load in some slightly dated software, and spend that cash on a speedy desktop. Jim, www life-after-harry-potter com
  4. I prefer HP note books to all others. BUT, if you can get the same computer with an AMD dual processor, you will be happier...runs faster AND cooler! Do not have the Works loaded...it is a crumy program..use Office home edition..Works files cannot be read with by all programs ..office is universal in the world...pay the additonal money for office load, it is worth it. BUT AMD is a better proccesor at this time. You will be happier with WIN XP at this time, for VISTA has lots of bugs, has no appreciable benefits...sort of like WIN ME..a disaster. Good luck, Goldwing