I configured this laptop on hp.com... I can't find a laptop with these features unless I specially configure it like I did here. I need this kind of powerhouse to run Sharepoint and Visual Studio and SQL Server and Virtual Machines (I'm a programmer)...
HP Pavilion dv7t Quad Edition
Price with below features/upgrades = $1,104.99 (original = $1,454), excluding tax, has free shipping
http://www.shopping.hp.com/series/category/notebooks/dv7tqe_series/1/computer_store?jumpid=reg_r1002_usen
<<<<<<====== FEATURES/UPGRADES ======>>>>>>
OS ===> - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
- I'll reformat with my own copy of Windows 7 Professional
Processor ===> - 2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2670QM
- Quad Core
- (2.2 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 3.1 GHz
Graphics card ===> - 1 GB GDDR5 Radeon(TM) HD 6490M Graphics [HDMI, VGA]
Memory ===> - 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
- Expandable to 16 GB
- I'll stick with 8 for now until I can afford 16.
Hard drive ===> - 750GB 7200 rpm Hard Drive
Primary battery ===> - 9 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Display ===> - 17.3" Full HD BrightView Infinity LED(1920x1080)
Optical drive ===> - Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner
Other ===> - HP TrueVision HD Webcam
- Integrated Digital Microphone
- HP SimplePass Fingerprint Reader
Ports ===> - 4 USB (2 USB 2.0 and 2 SuperSpeed USB 3.0), HDMI
Networking ===> - Intel 802.11b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth(R)
Physical ===> - 1.24" thick and 6.72 lbs
HP Pavilion dv7t Quad Edition
Price with below features/upgrades = $1,104.99 (original = $1,454), excluding tax, has free shipping
http://www.shopping.hp.com/series/category/notebooks/dv7tqe_series/1/computer_store?jumpid=reg_r1002_usen
<<<<<<====== FEATURES/UPGRADES ======>>>>>>
OS ===> - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
- I'll reformat with my own copy of Windows 7 Professional
Processor ===> - 2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2670QM
- Quad Core
- (2.2 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 3.1 GHz
Graphics card ===> - 1 GB GDDR5 Radeon(TM) HD 6490M Graphics [HDMI, VGA]
Memory ===> - 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
- Expandable to 16 GB
- I'll stick with 8 for now until I can afford 16.
Hard drive ===> - 750GB 7200 rpm Hard Drive
Primary battery ===> - 9 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Display ===> - 17.3" Full HD BrightView Infinity LED(1920x1080)
Optical drive ===> - Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner
Other ===> - HP TrueVision HD Webcam
- Integrated Digital Microphone
- HP SimplePass Fingerprint Reader
Ports ===> - 4 USB (2 USB 2.0 and 2 SuperSpeed USB 3.0), HDMI
Networking ===> - Intel 802.11b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth(R)
Physical ===> - 1.24" thick and 6.72 lbs