The HP Pavilion dv6t (1054CL) ($950 street) is an all-purpose media-center laptop that can meet the demands of a big family or college student and sate the performance hunger of a video editor or a part-time gamer. In addition to having a gorgeous, 16-inch widescreen, a huge 500GB hard drive, and a midrange ATI graphics card, this build is available at Costco for under $1,000. You'll have to uninstall some junk software, though, so you can spend less time watching the rotating hourglass and more time with your digital hobbies.
Hewlett-Packard Company
http://www.hp.com
- Price as Tested: $950.00 Street
- Type: Gaming, General Purpose, Media, Value
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
- Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo P7450
- Processor Speed: 2.13 GHz
- RAM: 4 GB
- Weight: 6.1 lb
- Screen Size: 16 inches
- Screen Size Type: widescreen
- Graphics Card: ATI Mobility Radeon 4530
- Storage Capacity: 500 GB
- Networking Options: 802.11n
- Primary Optical Drive: DVD+/-RW (Plus Minus)
