HP Pavilion dv6-3143us Notebook: Intel Core i3-370M 2.40GHz, 4GB DDR3, 500GB HDD, 15.6" 1366x768 LED, Radeon HD 5650, 6-cell Battery, Win 7 Prem $550 after $50 rebate + Free Shippi

This or M11x. Or... wait for Sandy Bridge processors to get fixed and buy a Clevo. Major farking dilemma.

Quote from Emberspeed : This or M11x. Or... wait for Sandy Bridge processors to get fixed and buy a Clevo. Major farking dilemma.

I'm on the fence too. These laptops are pretty cheap right now, but I know they would be worth way less after sandy bridge. To wait, or not wait. That is the question! Well, how long is the wait is the problem too.

Quote from triple2 : I'm on the fence too. These laptops are pretty cheap right now, but I know they would be worth way less after sandy bridge. To wait, or not wait. That is the question! Well, how long is the wait is the problem too.

I don't think Sandy Bridge would affect the m11x much. Its processor is already outdated by so many generations that one more won't even matter.

I got mine in the past deal ($200 coupon). I received it yesterday, and so far so good... had windows reinstalled with minimal software, but it still has a few HP things. I'm planning on installing a clean copy of Win7 Pro (I get it free from my school). Maybe dual boot it later with Ubuntu or OSX. For $550AR, it seems like a pretty good deal. I just hope it lasts, since the reason I got in the first place is because my 4yr old dv6500's graphics card and screen decided to kick the can (yup, the NVidia thing). Horrible quality on the dv6500, but this dv6 -seems- to be built better.

I haven't done much testing, but it runs S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl with Complete Mod 2009 all maxed out at about 30fps average on 1366x768 (native) resolution. If set to 1024x768, it runs about 10fps faster. Mind: that is around the beginning of the game.

Quote from Emberspeed : This or M11x. Or... wait for Sandy Bridge processors to get fixed and buy a Clevo. Major farking dilemma.

I would get a M11x. But I like that small form factor. Game play would be better and the back lite keyboard is a nice feature. Since you can OC to 1.7GHz... it is not as bad as you may think. But this is a HOT deal.

BestBuy has a Asus with a i7/5870 for $830 but it's 17.3"... this is a monster. I bet it will be on sale somewhere else for about nine bills with a 1080P screen.

Quote from joshuaNH : I would get a M11x. But I like that small form factor. Game play would be better and the back lite keyboard is a nice feature. Since you can OC to 1.7GHz... it is not as bad as you may think. But this is a HOT deal. BestBuy has a Asus with a i7/5870 for $830 but it's 17.3"... this is a monster. I bet it will be on sale somewhere else for about nine bills with a 1080P screen.

I'm 99% sure that the Asus you're referring is refurbished. Could you link it?

Quote from Emberspeed : I'm 99% sure that the Asus you're referring is refurbished. Could you link it?

It is refurbished... sorry. And it's sold out

I think I would prefer to find one that is 1920x1080 rather then 1600x900. I will find the link and give post it. Few minutes though

Quote from Emberspeed : I'm 99% sure that the Asus you're referring is refurbished. Could you link it?

Basically that deal died yesterday... sorry... but here is some info of past prices....


http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+...&cp=1&lp=2

SOLD OUT...link no longer good was $829

Here it is for at J&R... was $899 a few days ago now up to $949 but still has a low resolutoin...

http://www.jr.com/asus/pe/ASU_G73...ZlkT/W6L5w


Was $862 at this place... http://www.cowboom.com/product/713868
But sold out.

Here is is for $970 http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-G73JH-...B00405WVVW



OK... Here it is with 1920x1080 NOT refurbished and not the BB model for $947... amazon has it for $1350ish
http://www.microcenter.com/single...id=0335285
limited stock.. don't think you will be lucky... sorry.

Oh well. I already bought the M11x. Portability is most important for me.

LOL at the Asus always showing up in the HP threads. The Asus is HUGE, most laptop bags can't even hold it. It has a 1.5 hour battery life and costs $300-$400 MORE. Apples to Oranges.

So, this has shown up twice. Hmm. I want to pull the trigger because of the Vcard but....I think I'll wait.

$50 tax for Californians, so $600 AR.

Quote from bdtony : LOL at the Asus always showing up in the HP threads. The Asus is HUGE, most laptop bags can't even hold it. It has a 1.5 hour battery life and costs $300-$400 MORE. Apples to Oranges.

You can get 2.5hours of life... playing games!!!

http://forum.notebookreview.com/a...ntime.html

The reason why I mention the ASUS is it is the best bang for the buck (at 829 or even 900) for playing games. And if you don't play games... this HP deal is worthless cause you can get similar specs without a dedicated GPU.

And how long do you think the battery life is when playing games? I think less then 2 hours.