comparing 2 HP laptops - your thoughts?

[valuefanboy]

HP dv6-6180us 15.6" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Notebook
HP Pavilion dv7-6165us 17.3" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Notebook

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Replacing a 5 year + old Dell Latitude D820. It's time to move on. Any thoughts on these two HP laptops? I'm partial to the one with 1600X900 resolution, since it's also cheaper. Looking to run games likw WoW, D3, the new Star Wars MMO eventually. No real high-end games. Also use audio editing programs, but rely on external speakers for that work. Any suggestions? Thanks so much.

[OhpUldum]

The HP dv6-6180us 15.6" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Notebook will be the better performer due to the i7 CPU and a dedicated HD6770M graphics chip.

[Wrestler10307]

Be sure to uninstall the HP bloatware it comes with either way, that stuff sucks.

[mirix]

I work for HP and own a DV6. It's awesome. Beats Audio, Coolsense, locking touchpad, 10-key, fingerprint reader. Great features and performance.

[Darklocke]

i've been looking at a DV6 myself. Think thats what i'll be buying here soon.

[taekvideo]

i've been looking at a DV6 myself. Think thats what i'll be buying here soon.

I work for HP and own a DV6. It's awesome. Beats Audio, Coolsense, locking touchpad, 10-key, fingerprint reader. Great features and performance.

"Dv6" doesn't really say much lol.
I have a dv6 and it's several years old, with crappy 4650m graphics.
There's so many different dv6 laptops... it's just a "style".

[mirix]

"Dv6" doesn't really say much lol.
I have a dv6 and it's several years old, with crappy 4650m graphics.
There's so many different dv6 laptops... it's just a "style".

Why would he be buying a 2-3 year old machine? He's looking at buying a DV6, meaning it'll be this years model, which I have.

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@valuefanboy

The main difference between the DV6 and DV7 models (besides the obvious size) is with the DV7 you get a second hard drive slot, sub woofer, and generally a 9-cell battery.

[taekvideo]

Why would he be buying a 2-3 year old machine? He's looking at buying a DV6, meaning it'll be this years model, which I have.

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@valuefanboy

The main difference between the DV6 and DV7 models (besides the obvious size) is with the DV7 you get a second hard drive slot, sub woofer, and generally a 9-cell battery.

You'd be surprised how many people come to this forum looking to buy new computers and link ones with several generations old hardware in them.

[valuefanboy]

thanks for all the replies.
Ended up going with HP Pavilion dv7-4296nr Notebook Intel Core i7 2630QM(2.00GHz) 17.3" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi AMD Radeon HD 6570M
Was torn between this and the beefier version, with double the RAM and HD space. But coming in under $1000 was pretty important to me, and I don't game (hard) enough to need more than this. Actually ended up browsing different brands and consumer reports for several hours, and came back full circle to the dv6 and dv7 as the right options for me. We'll see.