HP Pavilion Media Center dv9550eo Entertainment - Core 2 Duo T7300 2 GHz - 17" TFT

Advantages: Features, size and design
Disadvantages: Not good enough for gaming

...I bought this laptop in September 2007 after much research into what laptop was best for me. As a fan of HP products, I chose from the DV6500 range available at the time. This laptop had every spec I required for both using as a station for university assignments, as well as home use for music, film and gaming. Firstly, the design is eye-catching. I was bored of looking at the generic black or grey and thought the white anti-scratch surface was ideal. The laptop is also quite light and the absense of a locking clip meant there was less to damage - simplicity is key I think. The laptop is full of features. As well as the bright screen and touch-sensitive controls for music and dvd, there is more than adequate connectivity and the laptop also came with a special edition mouse and headset - a nice extra touch that made me feel I got... Read review

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Advantages: Looks brilliant, huge screen, very powerful
Disadvantages: Size and weight (only to be expected), short battery time

...and the XP desktop - all I needed to do was install the new version of Norton Internet Security on the desktop - so HP customer suppport couldn't really have done anything about it... Only problem with this is that it takes a while to send files to the printer (about 20 seconds for a 2 page Word document), but this is probably because of the speed of my wireless network, rather than my PC.] Operating System: The computer runs Windows Vista Home Premium, which looks and feels very good. There are still some compatibility issues with some programs (such as Stronghold 2, which I needed to contact the manufacturer for an extra bit of software, but is now working :) ), but this isn't really the place to discuss the merits of Windows Vista, since this isn't specific to the laptop. Price: I bought my PC for £949.99 from Comet's website, but I... Read review

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Advantages: High Specs, Low Price, Great Graphics, Dual Core CPU, Two 120gb Hard Drives
Disadvantages: None i Can think of

....56 kg (7.8 lbs) Power: 90 W AC Power Adapter, 8-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) What's In The Box: HP Pavilion Media Center dv9341eu (of course) HP Mobile Remote Control Power/Charger Cable Manual Graphics Card specs: Pipeline: 8 pixel-pipelines and 5 vertex-pipelines Clock: chip: 450 MHz, memory: 500 MHz Memory: GDDR3, GDDR2, GDDR1, maximal upgrade: 256 MB, bus: 128/64 bit, partially TurboCache DirectX: 9c, Shader Model 3.0 Features: PureVideo Application area: notebooks with medium weight and size Other info: 90nm, 177 millions of transistors, PCI-E, 8 raster operation units (ROP), 8 texture mapping units (TMU) The 17” screen is crystal clear and of superb quality for all you movies, games and other activities. The screen is also High Definition which adds to the overall quality of this already great laptop... Read review

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