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[Piper Az]

Help me decide between these two, GAF. I'm leaning towards Choice 2.

Choice 1.

HP Pavilion dv6700t Special Edition CTO
- Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (32-bit)
- Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor T5750 (2.0GHz)
- 15.4" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
- 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
- 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS - For Core 2 Duo Processors FAIL?:lol
- HP Imprint Finish (Influx) + Microphone + Fingerprint Reader + Webcam
- Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
- 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive from 120GB 5400RPM SATA
- SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
- High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery


Choice 2.

HP Pavilion dv5z
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (32-bit)
AMD Turion(TM) X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processor ZM-80 (2.1 GHz)
15.4" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Infinity Widescreen (1280 x 800)
2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 1GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
ATI Radeon(TM) HD 3200 Graphics
HP Imprint Finish (Mesh) + Microphone + Webcam for HP BrightView Infinity
802.11b/g WLAN
160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
Primary battery High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

 

[EGM92]

HP is HORRIBLE. This is coming from someone who owns 3 HP laptops. STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM HP. Horrible customer service, shitty product quality as well.

Don't believe me?

They work when they want to. If you can afford it get a Dell Studio/XPS/Vostro or Toshiba M series.

 

[Piper Az]

Hmmm... my experience with HP hasn't been bad at all.

 

[zoku88]

Everyone's experience is good until something bad happens to them.

It's best to go to forums that specialize with notebooks (like notebookreview.com forums) and see what people think.

Any reason why you're looking at those two? Price is good or what?

EDIT: Btw, I'm pretty sure the AMD 3200 is worse than the 8400...

 

[EGM92]

you're lucky. If you have to pick go with the C2D machine as it will get you better battery life with its power management than the AMD machine.