"quick" 2 part laptop question

jonshardunderwear

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hey guys im purchasing a laptop I'd like to spend 850-950 I've looked everywhere so far HP looks like my best bet.
I'm going to be playing some games on this laptop I'm looking at the dv5t from HP
I was thinking adding in a 9600m gt.. the total comes to 850 bucks without any addons.

This is a two part question. I'd like to know if someone explain what's the difference with these?
I want a pretty good resolution but i'd like to know if this is worth it?

15.4" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
BrightView improves color contrast in your images and video Included in price

15.4" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Infinity Display (1280 x 800)
Infinity glass is a designer screen with a clean frameless look +$50.00

15.4" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1680 x 1050) +$75.00

15.4" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Infinity Display (1680 x 1050) +$125.00




also I had a question on the processors I'd like to know if these cpus are really worth it?
You guys think it'll run just as good with a T3200 If im gaming?

Pentium(R) Dual-Core Mobile Processor T3200 (2.0 GHz) Included in price

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T5800 (2.0GHz) +$50.00

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P7350 (2.0GHz) +$125.00
Superior performance for your entertainment applications with smooth multitasking

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26 GHz) +$200.00
Superior performance for your entertainment applications with smooth multitasking

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.4 GHz) +$275.00

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9400 (2.53 GHz) +$400.00
 

frozenlead

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$850 with a 9600mGT? really? What model is this?

I would choose:
the 1680x1050 non-designer screen (because the style is not ever worth an increase in $50)

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the T5800, which will bring large increases over the Pentium dual core, but shaves off a lot of money. I use a 2.1GHz T8100 in my notebook, and it plows through games. Games with that resolution tend to be GPU limited anyway. What games will you be playing?
 

quanger

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wow. the P8600 is 75$ more than p8400. Those are expensive CPU upgrades. I believe the lenovo I ordered was $21 more for a p8600 from p8400.
 

quanger

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if you're from canada, theres an awesome deal going on at a promo code. i just ordered my T500. just waiting for it to come. paid $1370 cdn. that included shipping and taxes.
 

dwellman

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As stated previously, the Lenovo Y series and the HP dv series are very similarly spec'd, but you'll probably pay more for the Lenovo, unless you go for a bunch of HP "upgrades"-- that is HP is lowballing base configs that no one of a gaming bent would really want (Pentium Dual Core, anyone?).