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Should I get the HP Envy 14, HP Envy 17, or the HP Pavilion dv7t Quad Edition?

I'll be going to college next year, so I'm looking for a laptop that's good for student life. I'm also into gaming so that's important too... and it'd be nice if the laptop is lightweight. Thanks! HP ENVY 17 customizable Notebook PC * Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit * Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-460M Dual Core Processor (2.53 GHz, 3MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.8GHz * 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 5850 Graphics [HDMI] * 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm) * 640GB 7200RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection * No Additional Office Software * 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (standard) - Up to 2.25 hours of battery life +++ * 17.3" diagonal HD+ HP BrightView Infinity LED Display (1600 x 900) * SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support (Slot Load) * HP TrueVision HD Webcam * Intel Wireless-N Card with Bluetooth * Backlit Keyboard * Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) Elements 8 & Adobe Premiere(R) Elements 8 * HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope HP Pavilion dv7t Quad Edition customizable Notebook PC * Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit * 2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2630QM (2 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.9 GHz * 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 6570 graphics [HDMI, VGA] * FREE Upgrade to 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm) * FREE Upgrade to 750GB 5400RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection * No Additional Office Software * No additional security software * 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (standard) - Up to 3.0 hours of battery life +++ * 17.3" diagonal HD+ HP BrightView LED Display (1600 x 900) * SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support * HP TrueVision Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone + HP SimplePass Fingerprint Reader * Intel 802.11b/g/n WLAN * Standard Keyboard * HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope * Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit * Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-370M Dual Core processor (2.40GHz, 3MB L3 Cache) * 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm) * 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection * 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 5650 switchable graphics [HDMI] - For Dual Core Processors * 14.5" diagonal HD+ HP Radiance Infinity LED Display (1600x900) * SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support (Slot Load) * HP TrueVision HD Webcam + Dual Digital Integrated Microphones * Intel Wireless-N Card with Bluetooth * No additional security software * Corel(R) PaintShop Photo(TM) Pro X3 + Corel(R) VideoStudio(R) Pro X3 * Backlit Keyboard * Two 8 Cell Lithium Ion Batteries * Microsoft(R) Office Starter 2010 * HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope HP Envy 14 = $999.99 HP Envy 17 = $1299.99 HP Pavilion dv7t QE = $1099.99

Public Comments

1. Any of those would be a great choice but, obviously, the Pavilion with its i7 Sandy Bridge processor and 6MB cache is the most powerful. $1099.99 is a real value for what you're getting. Go for it!