i5 Core HP Pavillion

Mc Love

Only €499

# Brand: HP
# Type: Pavilion dv6-3180sd
# Powerful entertainment notebook PC
# Operating System: Genuine Windows Home Premium 64-bit 7
# Processor: Intel Core i5-460M, 2.53 GHz, Level 3 cache, 3MB, Intel chipset HM55
# Memory: 3GB DDR3 (1x2048MB + 1 x 1024B), 2 user accessible memory slots
# Supports up to 8GB DDR3 memory
# Data storage: 320 GB SATA hard drive 7200-rpm, up to 12GB partition for system
# SATA Optical drive: LightScribe SuperMulti DVD + /-RW with Double Layer Support
# Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
# 802.11 b / g / n wireless network
# Bluetooth ®
# 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for SD cards, Multimedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro or xD Picture cards
# Integrated fingerprint scanner
# 15.6 inches (39.6 cm) high-definition HP BrightView LED display, resolution 1366 x 768
# ATI Mobility Radeon ™ HD 5470 switchable graphics card, up to 1799MB total graphics memory with 512MB DDR3 reserved
# Altec Lansing speakers - Dolby Advanced Audio
# Full-size island-style QWERTY keyboard
# HP ClickPad with Multi-Touch gestures and on / off button
# Ports: VGA, HDMI, stereo headphone, microphone jack, 4x USB 2.0, eSATA, RJ45 Ethernet port
# Power: 90 W AC adapter, 6-cell Lithium-Ion Battery
# Body: Argento engraved flow pattern, brushed aluminum
# Service & Support: Recovery partition, Optional re-allocation of recovery partition, software for creating Recovery CD / DVD
# Energy efficiency
# Delivery: 7 to 10 business days
# Dimensions: 24.5 x 37.8 x 3.08 cm
# Warranty: 2 years pickup and return, parts and labor. The warranty can be extended to 3 years, this warranty runs entirely on HP.

http://www.ibood.com/ie/en/

djfattony2000

I wonder will they actually post this one to people?

komamjutt

Can I upgrade the CPU in my HP Pavillion a6400f desktop with Intel Pentium Dual Core

Mc Love

I fecking hope they post the Dell one from a few days ago!

SeaSide

http://ie-en.forum.ibood.com/5308-samsung_np-rv511_laptop_pc_with_156_led_and_intel_core_i5_480m__geforce_315m/

Still outstanding two weeks after alleged delivery date.

No update.

Money still gone.

Proceed with caution.

Mc Love

or proceed with no problems - just got email saying the dell laptop has been despatched with tracking number from UPS

snowstreams

This one doesnt seem as good a deal as the dell one from Ibood at the weekend. Less ram, smaller HD & screen, 70euro dearer. Cpu is slightly better but not worth the difference i think.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056260868

Anyone else agree, I need another laptop but might wait for their next deal.

Mc Love

Make sure you keep an eye on the dell outlet http://outlet.euro.dell.com/Online/InventorySearch.aspx?brandid=7&c=ie&cs=iedfh1&l=en&s=dfh

twigsirl

snowstreams wrote: »

This one doesnt seem as good a deal as the dell one from Ibood at the weekend. Less ram, smaller HD & screen, 70euro dearer. Cpu is slightly better but not worth the difference i think.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056260868

Anyone else agree, I need another laptop but might wait for their next deal.

Mulling this one over too, but there are other differences aside from what you've mentioned. The HD may have less capacity but it is a 7200rpm disk as opposed to the 5400rpm on the Dell; the wireless card on the HP supports Wireless-N as opposed to the Dell one which had support for just B and G.

The battery on the Dell is a 9-cell battery as opposed to the 6-cell battery from HP.

Decisions, decisions!

SeaSide

Mc Love wrote: »

or proceed with no problems - just got email saying the dell laptop has been despatched with tracking number from UPS

Congratulations your Schadenfreude is absolutely heartening.

You on commission?

Mc Love

SeaSide wrote: »

Congratulations your Schadenfreude is absolutely heartening.

You on commission?

Oh yaaa baby - I love taking the euro from the foolish Irish

aphex™

The dell is probably shipped from dell themselves given it has collect and return. For that reason I thought people would be OK with the dell one. This is 7 - 10 business days which I can deal with.

snowstreams wrote: »

This one doesnt seem as good a deal as the dell one from Ibood at the weekend. Less ram, smaller HD & screen, 70euro dearer. Cpu is slightly better but not worth the difference i think.

Anyone else agree, I need another laptop but might wait for their next deal.

Has 802.11n which is why I didn't buy the Dell. Also, it has an LED screen. I think the 6 series pavilions have a dual boot option where you can quick boot into a browser only environment fairly quickly.

Also, I ran a search on elara.ie and misco.ie and couldn't find any i5 pavilions anywhere near these prices.

snowstreams

aphex™ wrote: »

The dell is probably shipped from dell themselves given it has collect and return. For that reason I thought people would be OK with the dell one. This is 7 - 10 business days which I can deal with.


Has 802.11n which is why I didn't buy the Dell. Also, it has an LED screen. I think the 6 series pavilions have a dual boot option where you can quick boot into a browser only environment fairly quickly.

Also, I ran a search on elara.ie and misco.ie and couldn't find any i5 pavilions anywhere near these prices.

Does wireless N really make that much of a difference to the average user. Or is more so for future proofing and maybe gaming that you would need it?
HD video streams nicely on normal wifi sure.

aphex™

snowstreams wrote: »

Does wireless N really make that much of a difference to the average user. Or is more so for future proofing and maybe gaming that you would need it?
HD video streams nicely on normal wifi sure.

Well considering I'm about to sign up for 50meg BB I wouldn't want to be limited to 40meg 802.11g on my wireless network. Also, 802.11n has better range and means a more stable connection where I am using the laptop.

Also I might get a media streamer for the tv so several people could be streaming HD stuff over the wireless.

It is kind of future proofing but it's only a month or 3 away.

aphex™

Makey mind up time, folks

Waste0fSpace

Beware! I ordered a Samsung laptop from iBood on 17th Apr, money gone, no delivery and now they saw they don't have the laptops at all so apparently they're going to refund within ten working days of May 20th! I'm just glad I paid with Paypal so I should be able to recoup even if they don't actually carry through with the refund.
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