Great Deal?

[You]

Here's what I found at Costco:

HP Pavilion dv7-2043cl Entertainment Notebook PC

Processor & Memory:

* Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T6400 (2.0GHz)
* 2MB L2 cache
* 800MHz front side bus
* 4GB DDR2 SDRAM

Drives:

* 500GB (5,400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
* Lightscribe SuperMulti 8x DVD+/-R/RW double layer drive

Graphics & Video:

* 17.3" diagonal HD + High Definition HP LED BrightView widescreen display; 1600 x 900 native resolution
* 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 Graphics

Communications:

*
802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN
*
Bluetooth
*
Integrated 10/100/100 Gigabit LAN

Audio:

* Built-in Altec Lansing speakers with SRS Premium Sound and Subwoofer

Keyboard:

* HP color matching 101-Key Compatible Full Size keyboard with Integrated Numeric Keypad
* Touch Pad with On/OFF Button and Dedicated Vertical Scroll Up/Down Pad

Personalization:

* Color: Espresso Black
* Integrated webcam and Microphone

Expandability:

* ExpressCard/54 Slot
* 5-in-1 integrated digital media card reader accepts Secure Digital, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMediaCard and xD-Picture card

Ports:

* 4x USB 2.0 ports (one shared with eSATA port)
* 1x HDMI Port
* 1x RJ-45 (LAN) Port
* 1x RJ-11 Port
* 2x Headphone-out Ports
* 1x Microphone-in Port
* 1x VGA Port
* 1x IEEE1394 Port
* 1x Consumer IR Port
* 1x Notebook Expansion Port 3

Operating System:

* Microsoft® Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit)

Additional Software:

* Microsoft Works
* Symantec™ Norton Internet Security™ 2009 (60 days complimentary live updates)

Power Supply:

* 8-cell Lithium Ion Battery
* 90W AC Adapter

Additional Information:

* Approximate Weight: 7.67 lbs.
* Dimensions: 16.2” W x 10.9" D x 1.37"~1.70" H

[Model dv7-2043cl]

The specs look good, is it worth $999.99?
Or is there a catch?

[Phoenix]

$999 for that?
What's wrong with it?

[You]

$999 for that?
What's wrong with it?

Nothing visible except Vista, however some ppl say any version of 64 bit vista is great.
I actually saw the computer and tested it and it looks and runs OK. I thought you have to pay $2500+ for that. It's only on sale at Costco.

[Phoenix]

Nothing visible except Vista, however some ppl say any version of 64 bit vista is great.
I actually saw the computer and tested it and it looks and runs OK. I thought you have to pay $2500+ for that. It's only on sale at Costco.

Dude there's nothing wrong with Vista that really hasn't been fixed already. The problems that Vista really got a bad rap for were incompatibility. Sure, its a fucking resource hog, but any modern operating system is going to be.

[You]

Dude there's nothing wrong with Vista that really hasn't been fixed already. The problems that Vista really got a bad rap for were incompatibility. Sure, its a fucking resource hog, but any modern operating system is going to be.

Well that laptop won't have problems with resources, that's for sure.
It comes with 4GB of RAM and can support 8GB of RAM.