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I'm a college student who just started majoring in Computer Information System. I'm planing to buy a laptop to make, edit animated movie videos on the go, download music videos, designing web pages and completing my day-to-day college assignments. I found this laptop which I believe it would fits my needs fully except for the graphic card which I'm not so sure about. Now, I'm don't know from what brand*mcafee, norton...) should I buy the protection from (including anti virus, firewall, spyware and blah blah blah.) Please let me know your suggestions regard to this laptop and regard to what antivirus, firewall, spyware works very well for you. Please suggest other protection that are not free (lets just say that I have bad experiences with those free protection such as avg, avast, spybot. THANK YOU! THESE ARE THE SPECS OF THE LAPTOP I WANT TO BUY :-D Product Height 1.7" Product Width 15.6" Product Weight 7.6 lbs. Product Depth 11.2" Processor Platform Intel® Centrino® 2 Processor Intel® Core™2 Duo Mobile Processor Speed 2.4GHz Display Type WXGA high-definition widescreen with BrightView technology (1440 x 900) Screen Size 17" System Bus 1066MHz Cache Memory 3MB on die Level 2 System Memory (RAM) 6GB System Memory (RAM) Expandable To8GB Type of Memory (RAM) DDR2 Hard Drive Type Serial ATA (5400 rpm) Hard Drive Size 500GB Optical Drive Double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Optical Drive Speeds Drive speeds not specified Direct-Disc Labeling Yes Digital Media Reader or Slots Yes, digital media card reader Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Video Memory 512MB (dedicated); up to 2558MB total available graphics memory Personal Video Recorder (PVR) No TV Tuner No MPEG Yes Built-in Webcam Yes Modem: 56 Kbps* *Capable of receiving 56 Kbps downloads. However, current regulations limit download speed to 53 Kbps. Networking Built-in 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector) Wireless Networking Wireless-A+B+G+N Bluetooth-Enabled No S-Video Outputs None Additional Audio/Video Connectors 1 HDMI Audio SRS Premium Sound Speakers Built-in stereo and subwoofer PCMCIA Slots 1 ExpressCard/34/54 USB 2.0 Ports 3 IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports 1 Parallel Ports None Serial Ports None Game Ports None Laptop Weight Standard (more than 5.5 lbs.) Battery Type Lithium-ion Battery Life Up to 3 hours and 15 minutes Pointing Device Touchpad with on/off button and dedicated vertical scroll up/down pad Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with SP1 Included Software: HP MediaSmart; Microsoft Works; muvee Reveal; Cyberlink DVD Suite; Adobe Acrobat Reader and more Included Accessories HP mobile remote ENERGY STAR Qualified Yes

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1. Im using BitDefender at the moment, its the best protection i've ever had against viruses spyware and comes with a firewall which is even better. I think they were named #1 for the year too.. Oh and don't get Norton, I've had that and have had soooo many problems with it. You can get BitDefender here, its so worth it: http://pchelp.infosnax.com/virusremoval.htm Enjoy =)
2. It looks like it has a excellent graphics card and very good video card ( Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Video Memory 512MB (dedicated); up to 2558MB total available graphics memory) but I would choose a Toshiba: http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/laptops.to?category=Gaming%20Laptops and this is a excellent all around lap top as well. As for Internet Security I have used Norton for yrs. with no problems with virus, spyware, malware, just installed the latest version ( Norton Internet security 2009 ) and it is faster than previous versions. Hope this helps
3. Hi, I also don't recommend free Anti-Virus protections. When you pay, you get values for your money. For the past 5 years I have been a McAfee Customer, and I have yet to be disappointed in their products. I once had Norton and it slowed down my computer so much. And it used to tell me I didn't have a virus when I actually did. It simply couldn't detect two trojan horses on my laptop. And when I switched to McAfee and scanned my computer, it detected the two Trojan Horses and removed them. McAfee Full Protection also tests website before you click on them. It tells you which site is harmful and which ones are harmless before you access them. McAfee is your best bet. In fact, I recently renewed my subscription for $79. Never download those free Virus protections. they aren't good, hence that's why they are free. Also, McAfee comes with a powerful firewall, and many more protections. Bottom-line: I highly recommend McAfee. Your choice of laptop is awesome. It is very powerful. All the best, and I wish you success in computing. :-)