The Average Geek

Ahhh, to watch a computer that doesn't stutter over World of Warcraft on it's lowest settings is a thing of beauty.  This weekend I pick up a nice, shiny new laptop.  Welcome to the HP dv7 series of laptops.  For those interested in looking up the specs themselves, the model number is dv7-3085dx.  Now, for those who just love to read, allow me to get my geek on.  This bad boy is rocking the Intel Core i7-720QM.  Four cores of extreme power in a portable shell makes me tear up just a bit.  They are tears of joy, of course.  Next, 6gb of DDR3 RAM to help with all those applications that I'll throw at it.  Continuing, we have a dedicated graphics card.  (Side Note: I am advocating for the erradication of integrated graphics.  They are a bane on unsuspecting comsumers that know nothing more than what the price tag says.  And I don't buy the power cunsumption arguement.) The nVidia GeForce GT 230M has a gorgeous 1gb of on-board, dedicated RAM.  This uses the proprietary PhysX engine and CUDA technology.  The rest of the highlights include 500gb hard drive, Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium, built-in webcam, wifi, and a 17.3" LED Hi-Def Widescreen display.  Now, it also came with a fairly standard DVD dual-layer drive.  This is fine for me.  I would have preferred a blueray player, but it was not a deal breaker.  So, there it is.  Sweetness in a portable package.  Enough said.

Mike Brown

The Average Geek