HP Pavilion tx1316au Notebook

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Hey guys ,

Currently im traveling through Mayalsia and i came across the HP store .. So i went in for a chat and came across this laptop HP Pavilion tx1316au Notebook and they are selling it at 2999RM which works out about 660euro. Now im not a big tech head at all. And all i would want a laptop for is Photos / college / Some gaming / internet. Now the specs for this laptop are as follows

Processor, operating system and memory
Processor type
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-55 1.80 GHz, 512 KB L2 Cache, Up to 1600 MHz system bus running at AC/DC mode 35 Watt
Operating system installed
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
Standard memory
1024 MB
Memory type
DDR2 667 MHz
Memory layout
(2 x 512 MB)
Maximum memory
Supports up to 4GB DDR2 memory (Dual Channel Memory Support; For 4 GB memory configuration, up to 1 GB may not be available with 32-bit operating systems due to system resource requirements)

Internal drives
Internal hard disk drive
160 GB
Hard disk controller
SATA Hard Disk Drive
Hard disk drive speed
5400 rpm
Optical drive type
Lightscribe Super Multi DVD Writer (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support

System features
Memory card device
5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
Modem
High speed 56K modem
Network interface
Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Lan
Wireless technologies
802.11 a/b/g WLAN
Wireless capability
Bluetooth® wireless networking
External I/O ports
3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 VGA port, 1 RJ11 modem connector, 1 RJ45 ethernet connector, S-video TV out, Expansion Port 3, Stereo Headphone out, Stereo headphone with SPDIF, (2nd Headphone Jack), Integrated Stereo Microphones, Microphone in, 2 Consumer IR, Integrated fingerprint reader
Expansion slots
One ExpressCard/34 slot
Display size
12.1 WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display with Integrated Touch-screen (Pen input optimized)
Display resolution
1280 x 800
Video adapter
NVIDIA® GeForce Go 6150
Control panel
HP QuickPlay media player software and its dedicated menu controls, music and DVD buttons
Remote control
HP Mini Remote Control
Internal audio
3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound 16 bit integrated
Speakers and microphone
Altec Lansing® speakers
Keyboard
101 key compatible keyboard
Pointing device
Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical Scroll Up/Down pad, volume control, mute buttons, 3 Quick Launch Buttons
Power supply type
65 W AC Power Adapter
Webcam
HP Pavilion WebCam with Integrated Microphone

Dimensions / weight / warranty
Dimensions (W x D x H)
22.4 cm (L) x 30.6 cm (W) x 3.13 cm (min H) / 3.87 cm (max H)


So some advice would be great. The most im willing to spend is about this amount , should i be looking for more for my money etc ?
ADVICE PLEASE

majiktripp

For €660 its not a great spec, you'd get better value with a dell here in Ireland or dare I say it laptopsdirect.ie have some brilliantly priced offerings. I wouldn't take that HP you listed.

majiktripp

Edit: I noticed the machines a touchscreen tablet, now its IS worth the value of €660 as tablet laptops are inherintly (sp?) expensive. I recently bought an IBM X41 tablet laptop off ebay for €600 so the one you list aint so bad after all!

Overheal

The specs are abonimable. You'll have serious pains doing anything with vista on that.

AlmightyCushion

If you could upgrade the ram to 2GBs then it would be pretty good for vista. A 12" touchscreen for €600 is pretty good though.

Overheal

I disagree with the CPU: 512kb cache is a joke: you should be looking at cores with 2mb or 4mb caches - it has serious performance implications. Im betting its one of those chips that was included in the microsoft/intel scandal.

With a different processor and 2gb ram I'd buy it. But not as is.

Youre better off buying from HP direct and not their malaysian outlet tbh and even then Ive come to dislike their customer care.

AlmightyCushion

Amd processors generally don't have high amounts of cache. The athlon 64 range of processors only had 512KBs of cache but they still wiped the floor with the pentium 4's which had more cache and had higher clock speeds. My sister's laptop has a turion x2 tl-60 in it (2Ghz. 1MB cache I think) and it is absolute overkill for what she needs and runs vista like a dream.

Sarge, what games do you plan to play on it?