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Before I head out of town for my new job, I needed to get a computer that's a bit more portable than the machine that's on my desktop at home (with the 32" and 19" monitors). I ended up getting a refurbished HP Pavilion DV6 laptop. It was reasonably priced and equipped with pretty much all the features that were on my "must have" list. Here's some cut and paste from the ad listing:
BASIC FEATURES:
It arrived a couple of days ago and I'm still in the process of setting it up the way I want, but so far it looks like it'll be a real workhorse. For my new job, it will indeed be a tool more than a toy.
BASIC FEATURES:
- AMD Quad-Core A8-3510MX Accelerated Processor (2.5GHz/1.9GHz, 4MB L2 Cache)
- 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm) -16GB Max
- 640GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
- Blu-ray player w/ DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
- HP TrueVision HD Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone
- Integrated Wi-Fi with Wireless 802.11b/g/n WLAN + Bluetooth(R)
- 4 USB (2 USB 2.0 and 2 SuperSpeed USB 3.0)
- Beats(TM) audio with quad speakers for superior sound
- Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium Edition (64-bit)
- 15.6" Full High Def HP Anti-glare LED (1920 x 1080)
- Aluminum chassis in dark umber color
- AMD Radeon(TM) Discrete-Class Graphics [HDMI, VGA] w/webcam
- 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader
- 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
- HP SimplePass Fingerprint Reader (I'm really liking the fingerprint reader...makes logging onto the computer or websites a breeze.)
- 101-key compatible with full-size keyboard with integrated numeric keypad
It arrived a couple of days ago and I'm still in the process of setting it up the way I want, but so far it looks like it'll be a real workhorse. For my new job, it will indeed be a tool more than a toy.