Good laptops for $600?

[Antivirus]

Hello,
I am looking for a good laptop in the $600 and below range. I've been looking at the HP Pavilion dv6zqe, but I didn't know if AMD processors were good. Can you recommend some good laptops?

 

[Antivirus]

Oh yeah, and I'm looking for one with at least 500 gb storage, hopefully 6 GB ram, a dvd drive, a processor with 2.3 GHz and dual or quad core. I would want to watch movies and play some internet games, and sims 3 on medium or high setting.

 

[WR2]

Hello Antivirus;

Got a link for that deal?

 

[WR2]

HP Pavilion dv6zqe AMD A6-3400M 15.6" Laptop $488 but that deal isn't working any longer.

 

[WR2]

Looks like this might be the best current deal on HP Pavilion dv6z $550

Or Satellite L750D-ST4N01 $529

Toshiba Satellite L745D 14" Laptop A6-3400M - $529

 

[Antivirus]

Here's what I was looking at:

the HP Pavillion dv6zqe

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=notebooks&a1=Category&v1=High+performance&series_name=dv6zqe_series&jumpid=in_R329_prodexp/hhoslp/psg/notebooks/High_performance/dv6zqe_series

 

[Antivirus]

Is AMD A6 better than Intel i3?

 

[joemama069]

this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834214406

or this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834246149

both look like really nice laptops to me

 

[WR2]

It's not.
But it's not bad and nothing you mention in your 'stuff to do' is all that demanding.

 

[Antivirus]

Is it worse?

 

[WR2]

HP Pavilion dv6t 15.6-inch "Sandy Bridge" Core i3 2.1GHz Laptop w/Free 6GB RAM $550

Comparison of Mobile Processors (CPU Benchmarks)
If you look at the CPU benchmarks:
Core i3-2310M ranks #76
AMD A6-6400M ranks #142

If you look at the GPU - graphics:
Intel HD 3000
AMD Radeon HD 6520G

 

[WR2]

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AMD is going for a less power CPU/APU and a more powerful GPU combination.

 

[WR2]

I think you really want to avoid those dual core A4-3300 IdeaPad Z575 or Satellite L775D laptops JOEmAmA069 mentions. The A6-3400 or i3-2310M models you've been looking at are the same price with better performance.

 

[Antivirus]

But if the A6 is a quad core does that improve its cpu compared to the i3, which is only dual core (i think).

 

[WR2]

But if the A6 is a quad core does that improve things?

Improve what?
My previous posts are talking about the A6-3400M.

 

[Antivirus]

So, right now I am either getting the dv6z with AMD A6 or the dv6t with intel i3 sandybridge. The dv6z comes with an extra 140 gb and bluray playing abilities and better graphics, but the dv6t has a better cpu. Which is better?

 

[WR2]

It's a coin toss. Do you want a Blu-Ray player?
(I'm sure HP added it to increase their profit margin).

 

[Antivirus]

I don't really care about that. What about the GHz speeds? the dv6z is 2.3 and the dv6t is 2.1

 

[WR2]

The A6-3400M APU will hit 2.3Ghz on only a few cores (turbo mode) and a light load.
Under a normal multi-threaded, moderately heavy work load it's going to run 4 cores at 1.4Ghz.
i3-2410 CPU will run at 2.1Ghz all the time except when it slows to to save power under a light load.

A i3 CPU @ 2.1Ghz core will do a LOT more IPS (instructions per second) than a APU core @ 2.3Ghz. i3 CPU with 2 cores will do more IPS than A6 with four APUs, which is why it's benchmark scores are higher.

 

[Antivirus]

So it will be a faster computer. I will get the dv6t. Thanks so much for your help.

 

[Antivirus]

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[ravi12]

Hello,
I am looking for a good laptop in the $600 and below range. I've been looking at the HP Pavilion dv6zqe, but I didn't know if AMD processors were good. Can you recommend some good laptops?

I use Samsung Q430 laptop computers and is my favorite brand, because samsung is the cheapest price. $549.99

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[grieve]

Hello,
I am looking for a good laptop in the $600 and below range. I've been looking at the HP Pavilion dv6zqe, but I didn't know if AMD processors were good. Can you recommend some good laptops?

Last month i purchased an i3 laptop with 6 gigs ram for $450 on sale. I swapped out the HDD for a cheap SSD for another $120 the day I bought it. The HDD which came in the laptop I use as external storage in a little case I purchased for $30. This laptop is crazy fast; I won’t be playing games on it (built in graphics) but for a mobile movie box and email/internet/word/excel unit, its more than needed. Honeslty the SSD made this cheap laptop amazing.

Total price for the laptop, SSD and external case for the replaced internal HDD was under $600.