HP dv7t Quad Laptop: 17.3" HD+ HP BrightView LED (1600 x 900), i7-2670QM (2.2 GHz), Radeon HD 7470M, 8GB DDR3, 750GB HDD, HD Webcam, Blu-ray, 2Yr Warranty $812.50

If the price included 1080p screen, this would be a HOT deal, nonetheless, nice specs for the price.

the fact that the HD is 5400RPM kills it for me.

Quote from hel22 : the fact that the HD is 5400RPM kills it for me.

You can update the HDD to a 7200RPM for $20 more which gets a 35% discount making it only $13 extra

6.72 lbs for anyone who was wondering.

Oh thanks DJ, LOL, just looked at the specs...

P.S: im not from US, is there any additional tax and shipping fees?
OK- just checked, free shipping and 91 dollars tax (with the tax its above my budget)

Quote from mawile : 6.72 lbs for anyone who was wondering.

not bad for a 17" as I've seen 15" that were heavier.

I would, but I'm holding out 2 weeks for the Ivy/Kepler combo.
No doubt it will cost more but the Kepler Performance per watt boost will be very useful in laptops.

Wow... if I didn't have my beast that I bought few years ago I would totally jump on this... nice specs!

Quote from DJ3xclusive : You can update the HDD to a 7200RPM for $20 more which gets a 35% discount making it only $13 extra

Both that and the $25 upgrade (doesn't look like the discount applied to the vid upgrade) to the 1GB AMD Radeon(TM) HD 7690M GDDR5 would be well worth the small extra cost.

Picked up this Dv7 for $599 after rebate:
Hardware
Product Name dv7-6b57nr
US Product Number A1T85UA
Microprocessor 2.3GHz/1.4GHz, VISION A6 Technology from AMD with AMD Quad-Core A6-3400M Accelerated Processor
Microprocessor Cache 4MB L2 Cache
Memory 8GB DDR3 SDRAM (2 DIMM)
Memory Max Maximum supported = 8GB
Video Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6520G Discrete-Class Graphics
Video Memory Up to 4085MB total graphics memory
Hard Drive 750GB 5400RPM hard drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
Multimedia Drive Blu-ray player

SuperMulti DVD burner
Display 17.3-inch diagonal HD+ BrightView LED-backlit Display (1600 x 900)
Network Card 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless Connectivity 802.11b/g/n WLAN
Sound Beats Audio with the HP Triple Bass Reflex Subwoofer
Keyboard Full-size island-style keyboard with numeric keypad
Pointing Device Touchpad with multitouch gesture support and on/off button. Illuminated LED touchpad border: press fn + space to turn on or off.
PC Card Slots

Digital Media Card Reader for Secure Digital and Multimedia cards

External Ports

2 SuperSpeed USB 3.0
2 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
1 HDMI
1 VGA (15-pin)
1 RJ -45 (LAN)
2 Headphone-out
1 Microphone-in

Dimensions 16.38" (L) x 10.83" (W) x 1.24" (min H)/ 1.42" (max H)
Weight 6.65 lbs
Security

Kensington MicroSaver lock slot
Power-on password
Accepts 3rd party security lock devices

Power

65W AC adapter
9-cell 100WHr lithium-ion battery

ID Mech Description HP TrueVision HD Webcam with integrated digital microphone

HP SimplePass with integrated fingerprint reader

Not as nice in the processor/graphics dept, but suitable for my needs...

Not so slick at all IMHO...

I got practically the same thing from costco for 30 bucks more with a 6770m gpu + a 9 cell battery - blu-ray (but whats the point with this resolution screen?) back in january

Now im aware not everyone has a costco membership but there have been a few deals that i have kicked myself over for not waiting for a better deal. im pretty sure that there will be some nice deals this summer especially in august if you can wait that long, but if you must get a new laptop i would go for the other front page deal

PS the screen is 1600x900 which is not ideal but i'm fine with it.

PSS i got two 500GB drives @5400rpm, this 7200 one is ideal to pair up with an ssd in the first bay just for those who will bite

That GPU is kind of crappy

Quote from MOkoFOko : That GPU is kind of crappy

Not Really, just upgrade for $25 to a really nice one depending on what you want.