HP Pavilion dv6tqe Quad Core Laptop: Core i7 3610QM 2.3GHz CPU, 8GB DDR3, 32GB mSSD, 1TB HDD, 15.6" 1920x1080 LCD, GeForce GT 650M, Blu-ray ROM, 6 Cell, Win 7 $965 + Free Shipping

Quote from blackblaze : if you mean when you view your hardware specs and see the processor and want to verify the name you see on screen matches what Ivy chips are? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_...chitecture)

That's it! Thanks! That is exactly the kind of answer I was seeking.

Basically if the description didn't say it was Ivy bridge, I wanted to be able to check whether it was, like this laptop, for instance.

Quote from Armaan : Would any american express credit card give you the 10% cash back?

no,must be a business card

guys this laptop is a powerhouse... At this price this configuration is unbeatable.
If you want to get a MAC with a similar kind of conf you would spend around 2k easily.

Quote from freshair3 : That's it! Thanks! That is exactly the kind of answer I was seeking. Basically if the description didn't say it was Ivy bridge, I wanted to be able to check whether it was, like this laptop, for instance.

the first digit of the CPU tells you what it is though....

xxx = 1st gen
2xxx = 2nd gen/sandy
3xxx = 3rd gen/ivy

Quote from anilgupta84 : guys this laptop is a powerhouse... At this price this configuration is unbeatable. If you want to get a MAC with a similar kind of conf you would spend around 2k easily.

Easily more than 2K with that GPU and i7. I might actually sell my Macbook Pro later 2010 model for 1000 and then buy this. Would be trading for a computer with 2x-3x the power easily for like an extra 100 dollars... Tempting.

Quote from manbearpig187 : http://www.costco.com/Browse/Prod...=C&topnav= $880 + tax -no ssd -smaller hd -no backlight -lower res screen -lower vid card +beats audio OP deal probably better unless you only care about the processor.

This laptop comes with beats audio only.. So, the costco deal loses on that also.
chk out this video review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipcRCnXaUyw

Quote from djweissman : If I lay the computer on the bed, won't it suffocate if it cant intake air from the bottom? I need something like my G74SX but smaller like this computer.

Mine pulls air in from the back.

Quote from The_Doug : At $965, I'd prefer a $985 Sager at Xoticpc w/ the GTX 570M. At $904, this is good enough to where I can't complain.

That thing gets shit battery life. this thing'll get like 6-7 hours with the 9 cell.

Quote from djweissman : If I lay the computer on the bed, won't it suffocate if it cant intake air from the bottom? I need something like my G74SX but smaller like this computer.

thats y there is g55vw

Quote from djweissman : So this laptop intakes air from the bottom and shoots it out the left rear? I'm looking for a laptop like this that intakes air from anywhere but the bottom and shoots it anywhere from the bottom.

As a note, if you try to use a laptop like you state you're looking for on your bed you'll still end up cooking it. Even with a side intake, if it's trying to exhaust from the bottom, but that's covered up, you'll still end up with no airflow. Both intakes and exhaust must be clear to move air. You'd need to find something that both intakes and exhausts from the sides to meet your requirement.

Dead...

does bill me later actually work?

good spec/price ratio. i'm getting this one. thanks op.

Just wanted everyone to know. Ordered at 11:53p on 5/15/2012.

Got the 9 Cell extended battery. Came to $1,459.99, saved $481.80 using: NBP8784. With a FL Tax of: $58.70, the Grand Total came out to: $1,036.89.

NOTE: I have an Academy account and for whatever reason the account did not let any coupon codes take effect. I talked to chat support and they couldn't access my account to verify anything. She said that it was because of their new Website Upgrade. I was fine with that and decided to create a second account. It worked beautifully.

I've been looking for a good deal for some time now. I would agree with fellow SDers, DWad and hpdsf (post: #14,15 respectively) that this is one extremely good deal and a perfect system for size/weight/power.

Super happy/excited for my new lappy to come in =D