-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Display 17.3" Diagonal HD+ High-Definition HP LED BrightView Widescreen Display (1600 x 900)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hard Drive 320GB (5400RPM) SATA
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Optical Drive LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wireless Intel WiFi Link 1000BGN
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Graphics Card Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (shared) with up to 1695MB total available graphics memory
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Battery 6-cell Lithium-Ion Battery; Up to 4 hours battery life*
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weight & Dimensions (w x d x h) 6.72lbs; 16.24" x 10.9" x 1.42"/1.77"
I just purchased this at Office Depot for the same price. I like it so far. It's quiet, has a large display, controls are simple and well placed, and I think it overs good performance at a reasonable price point.
Sorry if this is a repost I do not see Amazon or Staples on this list possible 50.00 rebate link
Savings: $50 Qualifying products: Any HP notebook PC with a model number ending in "us"
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haha i know just messin with you. but orik answered question above. the bf 343 model is probably a better bargain. i wonder if it's b&m only or online too.
Upgraded to 7 Ultimate on the same order for only $120! Now I can use BitLocker and join network domains (option is grayed out in Home Premium, can only enable it by upgrading to Professional or Ultimate)!
Amazon's offer is as follow: "Save up to 50% on a Windows 7 Upgrade If you buy a qualifying Windows 7 PC, get a terrific price on a Windows 7 upgrade for another computer that needs it. Save up to 50% on an upgrade version of Microsoft Windows 7 when you purchase a PC loaded with Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, or Windows 7 Ultimate.
Specific offer savings are: 50% on Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade, 43% on Windows 7 Professional Upgrade, and 36% on Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade. Simply check the Windows 7 upgrade version and the PC you want, then proceed to checkout to see your savings. Limit one per customer. Purchase must be completed in same transaction. Offer expires January 2, 2010."
I dont do gaming, but do a lot of full HD (1080p) h264 playing back and would like to eventually get an external blu-ray drive and hook the laptop to my big screen TV for viewing, I see this one has HDMI output, but is the on-board graphic card up to 1080p full HD play on a TV for very dynamic action movies? I also do a lot of video processing, is there anyway to put an iLink (1394) or something on this laptop? (I used to have an old 1394 card for laptop that I can just insert into a slot on the side of a laptop, but I haven't seen this kind of slots available in recent laptops anymore, so how it is done now?) Thank you for your help.
silverdragon2009 said: I dont do gaming, but do a lot of full HD (1080p) h264 playing back and would like to eventually get an external blu-ray drive and hook the laptop to my big screen TV for viewing, I see this one has HDMI output, but is the on-board graphic card up to 1080p full HD play on a TV for very dynamic action movies? I also do a lot of video processing, is there anyway to put an iLink (1394) or something on this laptop? (I used to have an old 1394 card for laptop that I can just insert into a slot on the side of a laptop, but I haven't seen this kind of slots available in recent laptops anymore, so how it is done now?) Thank you for your help.
The Intel 4500 MHD has DXVA2 support, as far as I can tell. So the laptop should be able to handle 1080p content. http://text.broadbandreports.com/forum/r22619363-x264-and-Intel-4500MHD~start=40 seems to confirm it.
This laptop doesn't have either PCMCIA or the newer ExpressCard support, so yea, you wouldn't be able to use one of those. I guess you can possibly use a USB->firewire connector, but I don't know how performance/compatibility with those would be.
Probably better off either finding another laptop that either has firewire built in or a expresscard slot :/
Bad timing for me today. Added the laptop to cart for $599, added a copy of Windows 7 upgrade, went to check out and ... "The price of an item in your cart has increased. The price of the HP G71-340US Laptop is now $679."
Bastards. Delete, delete. They should have honored the price.
tsmith35 said: Bad timing for me today. Added the laptop to cart for $599, added a copy of Windows 7 upgrade, went to check out and ... "The price of an item in your cart has increased. The price of the HP G71-340US Laptop is now $679."
Bastards. Delete, delete. They should have honored the price.
Oh do I wish that would be the case, put it in my cart and buy when I want to for the same price. Dell? are you listening also.
tsmith35 said: Bad timing for me today. Added the laptop to cart for $599, added a copy of Windows 7 upgrade, went to check out and ... "The price of an item in your cart has increased. The price of the HP G71-340US Laptop is now $679."
Bastards. Delete, delete. They should have honored the price.
Just hold on, Staples always repeats offers, OD, maybe?
tsmith35
New Member
posted: Nov. 22, 2009 @ 10:33p
yesidonoitall said: Oh do I wish that would be the case, put it in my cart and buy when I want to for the same price. Dell? are you listening also.
Wouldn't have been so bad if I hadn't lost the discount while I was figuring out which W7 upgrade I wanted. Apparently the extra 5 mins I took to decide was long enough to go from $599 to $679.
tsmith35
New Member
posted: Nov. 22, 2009 @ 10:34p
Was at Amazon. OD & Staples charge sales tax. At my local rate, that's nearly 10%.
consumer1
Ancient Member
posted: Nov. 23, 2009 @ 10:12a
price went up to $649.95
acinorev
Member
posted: Nov. 24, 2009 @ 9:11p
now $679.99 before rebate
DayHiker
New Member
posted: Nov. 27, 2009 @ 2:59a
Amazon now has it posted for $449.00 after rebate. Additional $10.00 with Discover card. Also 50% off Win7 Upgrade software. Beats standing in line at Office Depot on BF and no tax and free shipping. Deal valid as of 11/27 12:55am
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