<p>I’ve been checking out HP’s Elite Books for about a week or so and it looks like it would be a good buy for the money. </p>
<p>Stats:
Int Core 2 Duo2.53 ghz, 3mb L2 cache, 1066 Mhz fsb
250gb 7200 rpm
14.1 inch
2g ram (upgradable up to 8g, and buying a second 2g ram is like an extra 40$)
Mobile Intel® GMA 4500MHD
up to 6hrs and 15 mins of battery life (can buy upgraded batteries sep for 150-180 to extend life to 13-24 hrs)
3 yr all purpose warranty</p>
<p>for 1099$, org priced at 1650ish.</p>
<p>not for serious gaming obviously, might be able to play some low graphically demanding games, but otherwise pretty solid and durable laptop, what are your thoughts CC? Is there a better notebook for the money?</p>
<p>ps: i’m a business student, and i would use it for mostly word processing/internet/very very minimal gaming and running business apps. my only gripe with this is that i wish the graphics were dedicated and I could atleast attempt to casually play some games during college breaks but its not worth it to pay an extra 100-200$ just for one, since I could always just buy a cheap 400$ desktop with better stats for use during these said breaks.</p>
<p>Unless I’m missing something, it looks like a terrible deal. You can get a comparable machine (slightly slower processor, but probably more RAM/maybe larger screen) for half the price… Especially without dedicated graphics that’s an awful deal.</p>
<p>The EliteBooks are HP’s business laptop line. They will be a lot more durable, dependable, and well-made. I highly advocate buying from a company’s business line.</p>
<p>Me and my dad both have Dell laptops. My dad has an Inspiron(consumer line) and I have a Latitude(business line). His is plastic and feels bendable. It also feels like it would shatter into a ton of pieces if you dropped it, and overall is flimsy. Mine is metal. It feels more sturdy and tanklike, and will take a lot more abuse than the Inspiron. His cost a lot less though.</p>
<p>this also comes with a 3 year warranty worth about $300, so OP is paying more like $850 for the laptop after upgrading the ram. not a bad deal at all.</p>
16.0" diagonal High Definition HP BrightView Infinity Display (1366x768)
FREE Upgrade to Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer
Intel Wireless N card with Bluetooth
Webcam and Fingerprint Reader</p>
<p>with a coupon this laptop is 720 lol that is an amazing price for the specs this laptop has, the elitebook is 300 more and is no where close !!! in total came out to be 950 with the 110 warranty and crazy NY tax</p>
<p>but then again i guess you might go with the elitebook instead if your gona always be carrying it around and need that long battery life becuase the HDX battery life isnt too great, but if not, then go with this 1 for sure lol the coupon will expire soon</p>
<p>I think for the $1000 price line that’s the best bang for the buck. According to the specs this laptop is superior in every aspect except for battery life. Also that integrated graphics card in your HP Elite Book cannot handle games well at all, and I know because I had a laptop like that before. However, this laptop’s GeForce GT 120M will be able to handle top of the line games at medium.</p>
<p>The only thing that its worse in is the the aformentioned build quality. Sure it may not be as quantifiable, but it feels much better to work on a machine thats well built.</p>
<p>this ^
when you’re talking about laptops, specs and bang for your buck shouldn’t be the only major concern. regardless of what you get, its going to be outdated in 2 years and the differences are going to seem negligible. if you dont plan on buying a new system that soon, quality is a much bigger concern, especially in higher end laptops like these.</p>