HP Pavilion dm3-1030sa

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Im looking at getting a relatively cheap-ish laptop, that i can easily use on a train & for the usual internet use, a bit of programming, music etc

I saw this. It looks reasonable enough to me for the price (£570)

Processor type - AMD Athlon™ Neo X2 Dual-Core Processor for Ultrathin Notebooks L335 • 1.60 GHz, Level 2 cache 512 KB
Operating system installed -Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Standard memory - 4096 MB (2 x 2048 MB) - Supports up to 8 GB DDR2 memory
Internal drives - 320 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
Optical drive type - LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD±RW with Double Layer Support. External & Configurable.
Memory card device - 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
Network interface - Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN, Wireless technologies - 802.11 b/g, Wireless capability - Bluetooth® wireless networking
External I/O ports - 4 USB 2.0, 1 HDMI, 1 VGA port, 1 RJ45 ethernet connector, 1 headphone-out, 1 mic-in, 1 extended battery connector
Display size - 13.3” High-Definition HP LED BrightView Widescreen Display, 1366 x 768 resolution
Graphics - ATI Radeon™ HD 3200 Graphics
Video RAM - Up to 1982 MB Total Available Graphics Memory
Battery type - 6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery - Energy efficiency compliance, ENERGY STAR® qualified

Misc
Webcam - HP Webcam with Integrated digital Microphone.VGA low-light
Speakers and microphone - Altec Lansing speakers
Keyboard - Full size chicklet keyboard
Power supply type - 65 W AC Power Adapter
Pointing device - Touch Pad supporting Multi-Touch gestures, with On/Off button and dedicated vertical Scroll Up/Down pad



Cast your thoughts please ;)
 
Definitely not for £570! There are a lot better specced laptops for cheaper. Off the bat the Dell Studio 15 can be had for around £470 new or £380 refurbished and it has a much better spec.

Tbh, I'd avoid AMD mobile processors, they just don't stack up against Intel yet.
 
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