17" HP $2300 any good?

Scratchy · 1st January 2007, 10:47 AM

The officeworks catalog just in my letterbox has the HP dv9018TX for $2300, down from $2700.

1.66 Core2Duo
1 GB RAM
120GB HD
17" Widescreen.
Dedicated Graphics (according to the ad. which is a GeForce Go 7600 according to the review).

I use a HP at work and can't fault the build, dug up this review:
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index....;pid;2997;pt;1

Is there any others worthy of consideration? Dell don't seem competitive at the moment with the price.

shaddo · 13th January 2007, 1:23 AM

Hey Man,

I just recently acquired a HP DV9007TX.

I Love it to bits. Although 5cm wider than my previous notebook I can not complain due to the extensive features.

The differences between the DV9007TX from the one @ office works is

* TV Tuner Card with Remote
* Windows MCE 2005
* 512Mb of Graphics Memory
* 2 x 80Gb Drives

I got mine from HN for $2699 after a bit of Haggling. It runs HL2, Quake 4, GTA perfectly.

The only thing that is taking a bit of getting used to is the 1/2 sized right hand shift key. For the first week or so you will be pressing the ^ arrow and the / key. Once you get used to it you will find the full keyboard with the numpad awesome. Another thing you need to keep in mind is that it is intended as a desktop replacement, hence it is larger than other notebooks that you can purchase.

As it has bluetooth i got myself one of these

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mo...s.aspx?pid=084

Works awesomely. the best part is that coz its bluetooth you don't need to worry about any dongles!

If you want any more info just give me a PM :-)

1st January 2007, 10:47 AM	#1
Scratchy Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 511	17" HP $2300 any good? The officeworks catalog just in my letterbox has the HP dv9018TX for $2300, down from $2700. 1.66 Core2Duo 1 GB RAM 120GB HD 17" Widescreen. Dedicated Graphics (according to the ad. which is a GeForce Go 7600 according to the review). I use a HP at work and can't fault the build, dug up this review: http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index....;pid;2997;pt;1 Is there any others worthy of consideration? Dell don't seem competitive at the moment with the price. __________________ My toys: Canon 20D/Tamron 28-75 2.8/70-200 f2.8L/50mm 1.8f/Sigma 10-22/Sigma 500DG Super/Manfrotto 190D 141RC/iPod Classic 160gb/iPod Shuffle 1gb/HP DV9000tx

13th January 2007, 1:23 AM	#2
shaddo Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Bendigo.vic.au.earth Posts: 118	Hey Man, I just recently acquired a HP DV9007TX. I Love it to bits. Although 5cm wider than my previous notebook I can not complain due to the extensive features. The differences between the DV9007TX from the one @ office works is * TV Tuner Card with Remote * Windows MCE 2005 * 512Mb of Graphics Memory * 2 x 80Gb Drives I got mine from HN for $2699 after a bit of Haggling. It runs HL2, Quake 4, GTA perfectly. The only thing that is taking a bit of getting used to is the 1/2 sized right hand shift key. For the first week or so you will be pressing the ^ arrow and the / key. Once you get used to it you will find the full keyboard with the numpad awesome. Another thing you need to keep in mind is that it is intended as a desktop replacement, hence it is larger than other notebooks that you can purchase. As it has bluetooth i got myself one of these http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mo...s.aspx?pid=084 Works awesomely. the best part is that coz its bluetooth you don't need to worry about any dongles! If you want any more info just give me a PM :-) __________________ Ross Miles MCP Windows XP Professional SFF owner/modder club member #2 Reccomended Traders+++: FreeFrag, Craigglez, epo299, Pluscorp, keiith, cybergeco52, Refl3ct, Zooba, jimmytim903, Chuna, mister_e, Heist, MrChameleon, ralphy140, sanousie, hungryman, Arc, Triffid Hunter, Khanage, Kogi