got a new laptop , any advice or ?

[Zargut]

My old laptop was stolen when I was in california right out of the trunk of my locked rental car in a covered paid parking garage near the wharf in san francisco. So I have been saving and looking for a cheap replacement and finally found and bought one.

Its not the greatest just the greatest for the price..I think? Hope? Its my first HP and it seemed to have low-normal amount of bloatware to uninstall.

It seems a reasonable laptop which, when upgraded to 8 gig ram runs eq 2 box just fine. It has a decently lit 17" screen, better (louder) sound than any other laptop ive owned, and so far seems a really good buy for the money. I easily 2 box on it on full settings and it doesnt lag. Gotta watch the power saving stuff though that can decrease performance.

No the processor and video arent that great nor is the hard drive that big, but again for the money...
A new 17inch laptop for $349.99, comes with one 4 gig ram stick so you just buy one more 4 gig ram stick ($36) and DIY installation is easy under the bottom plate is only 2 screws and it pops right off. I also bought a laptop cooler pad thing for about 30 more bucks since I read HPs can run a little hot when gaming, and of course a little wireless mouse, $20, for it.

My total price was about $486 with tax and etcs.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+17.3%2 ... Id=5044486

I know some of you can look this over and tell me of potential problem areas or etc.


Processor Brand AMD
Processor Platform AMD VISION A4 APU
Processor AMD A4-Series
Processor Speed 2.0GHz (with Turbo Boost up to 2.6GHz)
Battery Type 6-cell lithium-ion
Display Type High-definition widescreen LED-backlit with BrightView technology (1600 x 900)
Screen Size (Measured Diagonally) 17.3"
Cache Memory 1MB on die Level 2
System Memory (RAM) 4GB
System Memory (RAM) Expandable To 8GB
Type of Memory (RAM) DDR3 SDRAM
Computer Hard Drive Size 320GB
Optical Drive DVD±RW/CD-RW
Optical Drive Speeds Drive speeds not specified
Direct-Disc Labeling No
Digital Media Reader or Slots Yes, digital media card reader
Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6480G discrete-class
Video Memory Up to 2037MB total available
TV Tuner No
MPEG Yes
Built-in Webcam Yes
Modem None
Networking Built-in 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless Networking Wireless-B+G+N
Bluetooth-Enabled No
S-Video Outputs None
Audio SRS Premium Sound
Speakers Internal
PCMCIA Slots None
USB 2.0 Ports 3
IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports None
Parallel Ports None
Game Ports None
Laptop Weight Standard (more than 5.5 lbs.)
Battery Life Up to 6 hours
Pointing Device Touchpad with on/off button
HDMI Output Yes
Blu-ray Player No
Operating System Platform Windows
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium
System Version 64-bit
Included Software Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash Player; CyberLink YouCam DE and more
ENERGY STAR Qualified Yes
Best Buy PC App No
Graphics Chip AMD/ATI
Drive Capacity 320GB
Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 6480G discrete-class
UPC 886112856168


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[Eatmice23]

I KNOW NOTHING =/

[Iane_Blaidd]

all and all it looks like an ok laptop

when you get the memory up to 6 or 8 gb i think it will help

[Dakuan]

With 64-Bit Windows 7, you'll be able to address all 6 or 8GB or RAM so it will be a huge improvement. Just make sure you match the RAM Timing when you purchase a new stick. I would recommend backing up to a disc image somehow before you start getting all crazy custom with her. It's a great idea to be prepared and the software is built in to Windows 7... all you need is an external HDD big enough to handle the image file.

Microsoft Security Essentials is a free and quite powerful anti-virus solution that works very well with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Keep your AMD Radeon drivers up to date (nowadays restarts after video driver installs are rare so no excuse ) and you'll enjoy what you have. 6 Series Radeon Mobility chips are great for the price. APUs will be out soon so get the good deals now, lol.