HP Pavilion DV6701US Laptop

I just got a HP Pavilion DV6701US Laptop from Circuit City for $579.99.

Specs from Circuit City website.

Specifications
HP Pavilion DV6701US 15.4" Widescreen Laptop
Processor
Processor brand
Processor brand: Intel®
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Intel®
Processor type
Processor type: Pentium Dual Core
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Processor type: The generation/basic model of the processor.
Pentium Dual Core
Processor speed
Processor speed: 1.60GHz
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Processor speed: The number of calculations that the processor can handle in one second measured in millions of cycles (MHz).
1.60GHz
Bus speed
Bus speed: 533MHz
The maximum rate of communication between the processor and the rest of the system, measured in millions of cycles (MHz).

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Bus speed: The maximum rate of communication between the processor and the rest of the system, measured in millions of cycles (MHz).
533MHz
Level 2 cache 1MB
Memory
RAM 2GB
Memory type (RAM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300)
RAM expandable to: 4GB
Storage/Drives
Hard drive speed 5400RPM
Hard drive size
Hard drive size: 160GB
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Hard drive size: Hard drive space is typically measured in Gigabytes (GB) or storage; the larger the number, the more programs, games and data you can use on your computer.
160GB
Burns DVDs Yes
Graphics and sound
Screen size (diagonal)
Screen size (diagonal): 15.4"
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Screen size (diagonal): TV screens are measured diagonally, from corner to corner. HDTVs often look smaller than SDTVs with the same screen size because of the wider 16:9 aspect ratio.
15.4"
Maximum screen resolution 1280 x 800
Video memory 358MB
Video memory type Shared
Ports
USB 2.0
USB 2.0: 3
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3
Firewire
Firewire: 1
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Firewire: FireWire (or IEEE 1394) is a type of data transfer. Devices with FireWire output can transfer footage directly to a PC with a compatible cable.
1
Infrared port
Infrared port: Yes
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Infrared port: This port uses an infrared sensor to wirelessly transfer information to other computers.
Yes
PC card No
Express card Yes
S-video out Yes
Media card slot Yes
VGA Yes
TV tuner
TV tuner: No
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TV tuner: A TV tuner lets you watch broadcast TV on the system.
No
Internet/networking
Dial-up modem Included
Ethernet Yes
Wireless 802.11b/g
Bluetooth No
Built-in webcam Yes
General features
Operating system Windows® Vista Home Premium
Fingerprint reader No
Additional Features Video card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
UPC 883585757381
Manufacturer's part number DV6701US
Dimensions
Height 1.7 inches
Width 14.1 inches
Depth 10.1 inches
Weight 6.1 lbs



Comes with,

• 65W AC power adapter
• 6-cell lithium-ion battery
• Mobile stereo earbud headphones
• Mobile remote control

I think you'll like it. I am enjoying my HP Pavilion dv2500t Broadband Wireless (14" screen) quite a bit.

I had purchased a dv2000t and sent it in for a warranty repair when one of the keys came loose. They told me that they'd have to replace the entire keyboard (!). Then, when there was a delay in getting the back-ordered keyboards, they decided to send me a whole new laptop, and a significantly upgraded model to boot.

I am impressed with how hard HP seems to be trying to please with their C/S these days.

I just got this Logitech V450 Laser Cordless Mouse For Notebooks at Best Buy for $34.99.





The receiver sits in a slot under the mouse during traveling for convient storage. When installed the mouse shuts off. Note the green light means power is on.



Receiver pushed all the way in the light goes off.



In the slot where the receiver goes is a release button to open the battery compartment. Push to open. Be careful with the two tabs on top they make break easy.

I just received the AirCard 595U by Sierra Wireless, Sprint Broadband Card from Sprint PCS

Plugs into a USB port on a PC laptop or desktop with compatible OS.

Sprint Location Services to conduct a locate and search.

Key Features,
Web, email capable.
GPS enabled.
Broadband speeds where available.

New Phone & Plan Pricing
Regular price $249.99
Instant savings -$150.00
Web special -$99.99
Online price $0.00
Requires 2-yr Agreement.

Monthly bill is expensive, $59.00.

The speed of the Sprint Broadband Card is equal to Time Warner's High Speed Internet.









Lift the cover and this is where the Lithium Battery is stored.





Slide the grey button up and it releases the USB connector.





Tilts 90, 135 or 160 degrees.

too bad your new laptop is loaded with vista... this OS degrades performance to point of requiring huge resource to simply get even with XP with lessor hardware.

IMHO one of MS's main reasons for vista is forced non-compatibility with older software. this forces you to purchase new software.

upcoming SP-1 will enforce further this non-compatibility.

my ancient XP box with 768 meg ram runs great and easily out runs vista with3x proccesor speed and 3x ram.

XP box's main weakness if severe lack of hard drive capacity. which has been solved by using a 300 gig USB external drive.

need to load XP on new hardware ... that would be fast!!!

recently purchased a new HP laptop for my son at Sam's. spec's were similar, costs was $875 w/tax.