*HP dv6z AMD Llano (6XXX series) Owners Lounge*

[dajohn17]

I've been following this thread on and off for a few days now, and I wanted your opinions. I got the base model for this laptop with the A6-3400M and the iGPU (I think that's what it's called) 6620G. The only upgrades I got are the 7200rpm HDD and the high capacity 6-cell battery.

I just got into PC gaming and have only picked up Borderlands so far on Steam. This laptop runs it silky smooth. The windows experience index has assessed the gaming graphics as 6.5. I wanted to know how well this machine should run games released in the near future. I don't mind running games on medium or even low settings as long as they run at the native resolution 1366x768.

Also, since I got the low end model, I didn't use the 30% coupon. My configuration was $673.99 - $75 coupon. The $75 coupon is gone now but I see that there is still a $50 coupon applicable for this config. So, coupled with the $50 price drop, will I get a $25 refund?

When i got mine i had a $25 dollar coupon, when i called the coupon wasnt valid anymore so they only gave me 25 back. so ya you probably will get $25 back.. I have the same, 3400m.

[dajohn17]

How did you get 2% back from bill me later? All I see is no payments and interest for 6 months.

When i bought mine they were offering $30 dollars back for new customers :P

[R3d]

Right abaddon4180 already got his notebook so he was credited right away. The rest of us will get it when the notebook ships out. I'm hoping mine is this week.

Ah, that makes sense. It seems that the HP reps all forgot that with the 30% off coupon the difference is only $35... Hehe.

I think I am going to order mine with the 8gb memory. I do not need the larger capacity hdd nor the 8bg of 1333 but I can sell the 8gb to offset the cost of 8gb of 1600.

Just save your money... The 8GB upgrade is not worth the price and you'd save more money if you didn't get it and sold the 6gb instead..

[Swat1820]

Just save your money... The 8GB upgrade is not worth the price and you'd save more money if you didn't get it and sold the 6gb instead..

In order to use the 30% off coupon you have to have 999.99+.
If you max out the cpu to the current 3510mx, max out the gpu, and up the hdd to 7200 rpm it comes to $934.99. So what would be a good upgrade to get to 999.99 or just a hair over?

[uggarocka]

I've been following this thread on and off for a few days now, and I wanted your opinions. I got the base model for this laptop with the A6-3400M and the iGPU (I think that's what it's called) 6620G. The only upgrades I got are the 7200rpm HDD and the high capacity 6-cell battery.

I just got into PC gaming and have only picked up Borderlands so far on Steam. This laptop runs it silky smooth. The windows experience index has assessed the gaming graphics as 6.5. I wanted to know how well this machine should run games released in the near future. I don't mind running games on medium or even low settings as long as they run at the native resolution 1366x768.

Also, since I got the low end model, I didn't use the 30% coupon. My configuration was $673.99 - $75 coupon. The $75 coupon is gone now but I see that there is still a $50 coupon applicable for this config. So, coupled with the $50 price drop, will I get a $25 refund?

bump? anybody?

[R3d]

In order to use the 30% off coupon you have to have 999.99+.
If you max out the cpu to the current 3510mx, max out the gpu, and up the hdd to 7200 rpm it comes to $934.99. So what would be a good upgrade to get to 999.99 or just a hair over?

1080p screen? It'd be more than a hair but it's worth it.

[HTWingNut]

I've been following this thread on and off for a few days now, and I wanted your opinions. I got the base model for this laptop with the A6-3400M and the iGPU (I think that's what it's called) 6620G. The only upgrades I got are the 7200rpm HDD and the high capacity 6-cell battery.

I just got into PC gaming and have only picked up Borderlands so far on Steam. This laptop runs it silky smooth. The windows experience index has assessed the gaming graphics as 6.5. I wanted to know how well this machine should run games released in the near future. I don't mind running games on medium or even low settings as long as they run at the native resolution 1366x768.

Also, since I got the low end model, I didn't use the 30% coupon. My configuration was $673.99 - $75 coupon. The $75 coupon is gone now but I see that there is still a $50 coupon applicable for this config. So, coupled with the $50 price drop, will I get a $25 refund?

Call and ask! That's all I can say. And dajohn17 already responded above in post 1081.

[Blizzblaze]

bump? anybody?

You should really just call them and find out. Regardless of what our opinion is on what we think you should get, HP will do what they feel like.

EDIT: Didn't read a post down lol...

[jaguare]

You didn't get the 1 GB dedicated graphics upgrade? And you play games?

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[uggarocka]

Call and ask! That's all I can say. And dajohn17 already responded above in post 1081.

Sorry. I should've removed that part in my bump. The refund is moot since the $50 coupon disappeared shortly after I posted my post originally. So, now, the new price is actually ~$25 than what I paid with a $75 coupon.

You didn't get the 1 GB dedicated graphics upgrade? And you play games?

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I already explained that I'm just getting into gaming and really don't mind some settings people deem unplayable. I don't want to spend the ~$100 extra for the 1GB graphics if I don't have to, especially since there seem to be problems with the crossfire driver. The integrated graphics keeps the adapter brick at 90W (which isn't much bigger than my previous 65W adapter), keeps the heat down, and prolongs battery life. I just wanted opinions on how well 6620g should work for a casual gamer over the next couple of years.