(2) Dual Core Laptops!! (HP DV6607nr for $275 and HP DV9730nr for $375)
Both laptops pending
Both laptops pending
Both laptops pending
Please read the entire post if you're interested. I will be as honest as possible about these laptops. I removed these for sale an hour after I posted it because I wanted to be 100% confident about these laptops and their performance.
1) HP DV 6607nr ($275)
This was my main laptop for school and work. Downgraded operating systems to XP so a fresh installation of Vista will accompany the system. Never had any issues and this model was not part of the overheating issue that most HP laptops are plagued by. I played World of Warcraft and Counter-Strike for hours on end and has yet to give me any problems. It has a built in wireless card and I upgraded the ram to 2.5gb. I took out the fan and cleaned it to be sure there was no debris to prevent it from cooling correctly because my DV9730nr went down because of it. I circled a scratch on the computer.
Product Number GY131UA#ABA
Microprocessor 1.7 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK53 Mobile Technology
Microprocessor Cache 512KB L2 Cache
Memory 2.5gb (2gb x 512 MB)
Memory Max Up to 4 GB
Video Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 7150M
Video Memory Up to 287 MB
Hard Drive 160 GB (5400)
Multimedia Drive Super Multi 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
Display 15.4” WXGA High Definition BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 800)
Fax/Modem High speed 56K modem
Network Card Ethernet 10/100BT integrated network interface
Wireless Connectivity 802.11b/g WLAN
2) HP DV9730nr ($375)
This computers a bit tricky to talk about. I acquired this from a friend as a DOA. He didn't understand why the computer didn't work and I figured I could salvage some parts and upgrade the ram/HD in my DV6607nr. I brought it home and realized his fan was entirely blocked with dust. There was no air getting into the laptop itself. That led me to believe it was a GPU issue. I opened the bad boy up and troubleshooted the issue and discovered the laptop needed a reflux and resolder of the GPU itself. I did all that and now it works. To prevent further issues, I made sure to use Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound on the GPU and the CPU along with a 3.5x3.5 copper shim that was .08 thick to offset future heating issues (you can never be too careful). Like I stated earlier, I removed the posting for this laptop an hour after I posted it because I wanted to test it to make sure it ran fine. I installed some pretty graphics intensive games on it and played them for a few hours/days. No issues, I actually ran 136fps stable on some applications. This computer currently has Windows 7 installed but will be downgrading to its OEM Vista. Also has BlueRay!! Has a stain behind the LCD but didn't want to risk messing with it. It has 2 hard drives (160gb x2) which is pretty cool. The lights above the keyboard went out. Doesn't affect the performance obviously.
Specs :
Operating system installed
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
Processor
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor Processor T5450
• 1.67 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB
Standard memory
3072 MB
Memory type
DDR2 System Memory
Maximum memory
Supports up to 4 GB DDR2 memory
memory layout
3072 MB (2 x 1536 MB)
Internal drives
Internal hard disk drive
320 GB
Hard disk controller
SATA Hard Disk Drive
Hard disk drive speed
5400 rpm
Optical drive type
Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Double Layer
System features
Memory card device
5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
Modem
High speed 56K modem
Network interface
Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless Technologies
Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
Wireless capability
Yes
External I/O ports
4 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0, 2 Headphone out, 1 microphone-in, 1 HDMI, 1 VGA (15-pin), 1 TV-Out (S-video), 1 RJ-11 (modem), 1 RJ -45 (LAN), 1 notebook expansion port 3, 1 IEEE 1394 Firewire (4-pin), 1 Consumer IR
Video capture interface
IEEE 1394 FireWire® Interface
Expansion slots
One ExpressCard/54 slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)
Display size
17" WXGA+ High Definition BrightView Widescreen
Display resolution
1440 x 900
Video adapter
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
Video RAM
Up to 1791MB Total Graphics Memory with 512MB dedicated
Webcam
HP Pavilion WebCam with Integrated Microphone
Internal audio
3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound 16 bit integrated
Speakers and microphone
Altec Lansing® speakers
($275 for the DV6607nr and $375 for the DV9730nr)
May trade for S2000 parts or whatever. May add cash for a running DD or even a shell.
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