HP Pavilion Media Centre DV9657EM-Anyone have one?

Rowley Birkin QC

Just wondering if any of ye own one of these or know of any faults/problems with them?

Got completely fed up with dell's sales people today so started looking elsewhere. The laptop will mainly be for college use and I am buying it minus the VAT so should work out at about €780. Is it value for money ?

The specs are below.
Thanks lads.

The DV9657EM laptop computer from Hewlett Packard is built around the latest generation AMD Turion 64 X2 processor clocked at 2.2 GHz, and it has 2 GB of live memory to ensure rapid performances for all your applications.
With its NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS graphics card and High Definition screen, the DV9657EM is the ideal laptop for both working professionals and serious gamers.
The DV9657EM has an extensive hard drive for storing all your digital photos and films, which you can view in complete comfort on its large, 17-inch monitor.
General Information Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
RAM 2 GB T
Cache Memory 512 KB + 512 KB Level 2 Cache
Processor Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-64 @ 2.2 GHz

Hard drive 320 GB (2 x 160 GB)
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS up to 895 MB aphics card is imperative for applications such as, video gatotal graphics memory with 128 MB dedicated
Monitor 17" WXGA+ High Definition BrightView Widescreen 1440 x 900
Memory Card Reader 5-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)
Optical Disk Reader DVD writer compatible with dual-layer DVDs
USB 4 USB 2.0 ports
Modem/Ethernet Port 56K Ethernet 10/100 modem
i-Link 1 FireWire port T
TV Outlet S-video out
HDMI out
WLAN 802.11 pre-n
Bluetooth Yes
PCMCIA One ExpressCard/54 slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)
Size 285 x 396 x 41.8 mm
Weight 3.55 Kg
Included Accessories HP Mobile Remote Control
HP Pavilion WebCam with stereo Integrated Microphones

dub_commuter

Thats pretty good, I prefer intel to amd but still I don't think you can grumble at the specs, in the last year or so my family and friends have bought quite a few HP Laptops and never had an issue, whereas a couple of colleagues have dell Laptops and have had a few issues, not to mention the crazy amounts of pre-installed crap.

AlmightyCushion

I'm not a fan of hps, a couple of my friends have them and had nothing but problems. Hopefully it won't be the case with yours.

Just to let you know that graphics card isn't as good as you probably think. It's a bit on the weak side.

Rowley Birkin QC

Cheers for the replies lads, more than helpful as always. I ordered a dell vostro 1700 today.

V1700 CORE 2 DUO T7250 2.00GHz,800,2M 1
17" WXGA+ (1440 x 900) Display with TrueLife¿ 1
V1700 Matte Jet Black with 2.0 MP camera 1
3072 MB 667 MHz Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM (1x1024 MB + 1x2048) 1
240GB Dual Serial ATA (2 X 120GB 5400RPM) 1
DVD+/-RW Drive 8x 1
Primary 9-cell 85WHr Li-Ion Battery 1
256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 1
European - Dell TrueMobile 355 internal Bluetooth Module
Intel® Pro Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Mini-PCI Card EUR 1
Vista Home Premium

€1,040 inc. VAT & del.

Got a nice salesperson this time

Rowley Birkin QC

Just wondering lads, is the laptop I ordered capaple of playing something like PES 2008?

(I know absolutely shag all about PC gaming )

AlmightyCushion

bigkev49 wrote: »

Just wondering lads, is the laptop I ordered capaple of playing something like PES 2008?

(I know absolutely shag all about PC gaming )

It is yeah, that card is fairly good.

Rowley Birkin QC

Cheers yet again AC. I really feel like I should have you on some sort of payment plan at this stage.

Next time im up in Sligo there's a pint in it for ya.

AlmightyCushion

bigkev49 wrote: »

Cheers yet again AC. I really feel like I should have you on some sort of payment plan at this stage.

You do you just don't know it yet. Identity theft, ftw.

bigkev49 wrote: »

Next time im up in Sligo there's a pint in it for ya.

Mmmm beer.