Re: Laptop brands/experiences

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff

I'm loving the HP dv7-6195us that i now lug around - 17 inch, 1TB, 8 
core i7 intel, 8GB memory - it's the entertainment-directed, has 
separate graphics card - Radeon HD 6770M - my son is intensely envious.

Seeing a used one on ebay for just under 900 - needs power cord - has 
9-cell battery, long battery life. New ones are between 1100 and 1200

The one thing that really irritates me is the absolutely stupid choice 
to put Ins on the keyboard as an Fn key over prt sc - sheesh!! No way to 
flip it as you can do with regular Fxx keys.

Oh, and it has a separate numeric keypad - and it IS heavy!!

Oh yeah, really nice sound - even has a subwoofer of sorts underneath

HTH
Vern

On 11/21/2011 9:20 AM, Jeff Crosby wrote:
> All,
>
> My youngest son will graduate next spring with a degree in Informatics.
>   When asked what he would like for Christmas and graduation, he replied he
> wants a new laptop to replace his 4-year-old Dell.
>
> I haven't followed laptops recently.  What do some of you who have made
> fairly recent purchases recommend?
>
> Thanks.