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Which laptop to choose?


Nepsyde

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Ok, i made a mistake on ebay and i bid for 2 laptops and won both (arghh...)

Anyways, i need your guys opinion now..

First laptop: HP G60 244DX Athlon X2 QL-62 2 GHz 16" Webcam Notebook (This is a near new laptop, will be getting everything)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270466033738&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Spec's

http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/hp-g60-235dx/4507-3121_7-33496192.html

Second laptop: HP Pavilion dv5 (this is a used laptop, i will only get laptop + bag)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380166284035&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Spec's

Can't find it lol, theres so many dv5 hp laptop's lol

let me know if you see any

Edit: here it is, this should be it

http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/hp-pavilion-dv5-1138nr/4507-3121_7-33425809.html

Anyways, which laptop should i get? dv6 or G60?

I got to pay tomorrow = )

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Both have 3GB RAM, a 250GB HD (both SATA, both 5400rpm), a modern dual core CPU one could qualify as "good enough" for most tasks, both have HDMI and wifi, both come with Vista Home Premium...

That being said, there are differences. The ~$80 cheaper HP model:

-has a somewhat better CPU if we believe the detailed description (the first one says "Turion x2" in it!)

-should still have a good battery (still covered in warranty -- not sure if the warranty is transferable mind you) whereas the other doesn't

-the screen is bigger and it's 1366x768, and we can't tell for sure the what the DV5's is (not knowing which specific DV5 model it is) but chances are it's 1280x800

-it has a webcam, whereas the other makes no mention of this

-it has a full keyboard

Also...

-can't really compare the video cards as we don't know what's in the DV5

-the cheaper one has a 8x DVD writer, whereas the other has ... something? It might say Blu-Ray above that, but it's highly unlikely given the low-end CPU and small screen (making high def kind of pointless), and I'd definitely ignore that section altogether seeing how the CPU listed in there doesn't match the description underneath one bit.

-the "free bonus" MS Office 2007 is likely warez or at least not properly licensed (no disc, no nothing) so don't count on that as a free license (mind you even without that it's still all-around better)

So the G60 is cheaper and better. The only thing that worries me is the "SOLD as is" bit.

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