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Is this a good buy for a computer?

HP Pavilion dv5z Entertainment PC - Onyx - Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (32-bit) - AMD Athlon(TM) X2 Dual-Core Processor for Notebook PCs QL-62 (2.1GHz) - 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)!! - 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection - ATI Radeon(TM) HD 3200 Graphics - 15.4" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (12800) - SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support - Webcam Only - Wireless-G Card - HP Color Matching Keyboard - 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery - No Modem - Microsoft( r) Works 9.0 - HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope All for 836$ Canadian or 650 american?

Public Comments

1. Do you know what all those things are? What do you plan on using the computer for? Do you know what Microsoft works is?
2. not bad at all but dont expect to play the latest PC games out with that computer
3. no its not worth it without the modem.
4. HPs are decent Notebook PCs but the 3 areas that could be improved some would be staying with the more popular Intel processor, larger hard drive (nothing wrong w/160GB) and especially like 9 or 12 cell battery or at least 2 batteries. You can't go wrong and I personally recommend Dell! There are hidden long-run costs that one does not initially see when you purchase a Notebook PC other than Dell, HP or IBM and later encounter difficulties or attempt buying replacement parts like a battery, or say a keyboard etc. Also if you're buying for college then I do NOT recommend a Notebook PC bigger than 15.4" bec we have 3 DELLs incl a larger 17" Notebook PC and the larger ones are nice but much too heavy to lug around campus as well as too big for lecture hall desks in college... I mentioned we own 3 Dell Notebook PCs and why I recommend DELL, HP or IBM for those living in the United States is that those 3 particular PC Notebook manufacturers literally supply all the business Notebook PCs to the major corporations and Government so replacement parts are readily available esp on EBAY at even a more reasonable price than the manufacturer website. Thus in the long run, being able to get the exact replacement part extends the life on your investment. FYI my 1st Notebook PC was Gateway bec I couldn't afford Dell at the time and what a mistake is was when I needed to purchase a new Notebook battery <= costly bec not readily available like Dells... and FYI I also ran into a similar problem when attempting to upgrade the memory. Note if you are looking for DELL bargains, then visit their DELL OUTLET site... http://www.dell.com/outlet Hope Above Info Helps!