I think I did well with this bargain, what do you guys reckon?

Jaxx on 21/05/2010 - 11:46

I have been looking for a new PC for a while now and finally I purchased this for $1436 delivered, let me know what you guys think!

HP Envy 17-1002TX notebook
Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L3 Cache)
Intel ® HM55 Express Chipset
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5850 Graphics with 1GB GDDR5 VRAM
Beats™ Audio , HP Triple Bass Reflex Subwoofer
17.3” diagonal HD+ HP BrightView Infinity LED Display (1600 x 900)
6144MB 1333MHz DDR3 (2 Dimm)
Max supported = 8GB
1TB 7200RPM (Dual HDD - 500GB x 2)
SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector); 802.11abgn + Bluetooth
5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader* for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
1 SuperSpeed USB 3.0
3 USB 2.0 (3rd shared with eSATA port)
mini-Display Port
HDMI
eSATA Combo
VGA
RJ-45
Headphone out
Headphone-out/Microphone in combo jack
HP TrueVision HD Webcam
AC Adaptor

From 3.44 kg
41.6cm (W) x 27.5cm (D) x 3.17cm (min H) / 3.87cm (max H)
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Comments

samfisher5986 on 21/05/2010 - 12:28

looks nice, whats the battery life on it?
Jaxx on 21/05/2010 - 12:31

Not sure, apparently not that good. but it's a desktop replacement so it doesn't matter to me. It's also on the heavy side which also doesn't matter to me. I am wondering if I will be able to use it with the battery removed so as to save its life?
stumo on 21/05/2010 - 14:46

What warranty do these envies come with? It would be good if it was 3/3/3 like the elitebooks.
Jaxx on 21/05/2010 - 14:48

1 yr parts/labour. they pickup and drop off.
Trance N Dance on 21/05/2010 - 15:42

weird ram setup, screen could've been at a higher res
but other than that looks pretty good for under 1.5k delivered
scotty on 24/05/2010 - 01:01

RAM looks like 2GB + 4GB. But I have to agree that the screen resolution is a bit low. I would want at least a full HD with a 17" lappy. Do tell where did you score this beaut :)
Jaxx on 24/05/2010 - 08:41

Yes unfortunately I could not change the options at all otherwise I would have got 1920x1080 and a BDROM too. I bought through the HP Employee discount program as I'm lucky enough to know someone from HP :) I will mostly be using it as a desktop replacement and as I have external monitors, I can live with this screen.