New laptop advice? (Buying Today)

Soldato
Joined
28 Feb 2004
Posts
5,915
Location
North East, UK
Hey guys, been looking at a new laptop from a high street department store which is selling HP DV2535EA's off in their sale for £639.99 down from £700. Just wondered if people thought it was good value? Spec's are as follows:

Intel Core Duo 2 1.67ghz CPU with Intel Centrino Technology
2GB RAM
160 GB 5400RPM HDD
DVD Writer
5 in 1 card reader
HDMI Connection
Nvidia Geforce 8400 (1280x800 res, 14.1inch screen)
Bluetooth Ready
Built in Wireless
Integrated Finger Print Scanner
Windows Vista Home Premium
VGA Port, 2x USB, S-Video, Firewire etc
Built in webcam

Is this worth the money? Have one reserved so any advice would be appreciated! thanks in advance

Nick.
 
my only concern with the acer is the styling and the built quality in comparison to the HP which looks nice and feels well built.
 
it does have a Core 2 Duo CPU btw just re-checked the specs :) I need it to be fairly small so I can transport it easily and again I do want something that looks nice! So that rules out dell on that count and the fact that I don't rate their build quality. Are HP generally good build quality? My main concerns with buying another laptop is good battery life and build quality. As my previous Fujisu-siemens laptops have literally fallen apart and the batter just about makes a year before being completely dead. Anyone ideas what sort of battery life I can expect from the HP as it's not on the specs?
 
Back
Top Bottom