*HP dv6t & dv7t (70XX / 71XX series) IVY BRIDGE Owners Lounge*

[Dan37tz]

Okay I placed an order for my DV6t fully loaded WITHOUT the mSSD option.

I have a brand new Crucial M4 256mb SSD ready to be installed once it arrives.

So the mSSD option would be a complete waste for me right guys?

Any advantage of having the 32gb mSSD option ALONG with a dedicated SSD main drive?

[xAnimal]

Okay I placed an order for my DV6t fully loaded WITHOUT the mSSD option.

I have a brand new Crucial M4 256mb SSD ready to be installed once it arrives.

So the mSSD option would be a complete waste for me right guys?

Any advantage of having the 32gb mSSD option ALONG with a dedicated SSD main drive?

Not unless you like to throw money out a window...
I heard the Crucial M4's are pretty reliable, you can't go wrong buying an M4, a Force GT, or a Sandisk Extreme SSD.

By the way guys:
Order in production
(Estimated to ship on May 9, 2012)

Go HP Chinese Workforce. Go

[DirtyBob]

By the way guys:
Order in production
(Estimated to ship on May 9, 2012)

Go HP Chinese Workforce. Go

Same here...Status:
Order in production
(Estimated to ship on May 9, 2012)


My last HP laptop came from Shanghai and spent a little time in Seattle customs. I hope the right palms have been greased to speed up the government machine.

[xAnimal]

Same here...Status:
Order in production
(Estimated to ship on May 9, 2012)


My last HP laptop came from Shanghai and spent a little time in Seattle customs. I hope the right palms have been greased to speed up the government machine.

My last DV6 took 12 hours to get to me after it finally left customs at Alaska.
I just hope it doesn't collect dust for 4 days in China again after missing the flight =/

By the way: What shipping did you get?

[DirtyBob]

My last DV6 took 12 hours to get to me after it finally left customs at Alaska.
I just hope it doesn't collect dust for 4 days in China again after missing the flight =/

By the way: What shipping did you get?

Duh....2nd day.

[xAnimal]

Duh....2nd day.

Haha nice. Fedex is not known for delivering packages early, if my package makes it to the plane... hopefully it'll get to me before 7 days....

[garreto]

So rather than upgrading the video card to 2GB its better to get the 32GB HD acceleration cache and the 7200 rpm for the HD right? Is it worth it getting the 7200rpm for an extra $20?

This is what I'm planning on getting. Any advice on what or what not to upgrade?

* Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
* 3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM Processor (2.3 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache)
* NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GT 650M Graphics with 1GB GDDR5 memory [HDMI, VGA]
* FREE Upgrade to 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
* 750GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
* 32GB mSSD Hard Drive Acceleration Cache
* Microsoft(R) Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word/Excel(R) only, No PowerPoint(R)/Outlook(R)
* No additional security software
* 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery - Up to 6.0 hours of battery life +++
* 15.6-inch diagonal Full HD Anti-glare LED-backlit Display (1920 x 1080)
* FREE Upgrade to Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner
* HP TrueVision HD Webcam
* 802.11b/g/n WLAN
* Backlit Keyboard

This is the exact configuration I ordered. Seems like it is a toss up between getting 2GB vram, or the 32gb mSSD. I read someone saying 2GB is a waste, but it's all just preference I guess.

[xAnimal]

This is the exact configuration I ordered. Seems like it is a toss up between getting 2GB vram, or the 32gb mSSD. I read someone saying 2GB is a waste, but it's all just preference I guess.

Games will eventually require the 2GB's of VRAM, meanwhile the mSSD is overpriced. HP sells it at about $1.5625/GB. Buying a retail price SSD is at $1.40/GB.

However, SSD's are dropping drastically in preparation for the next gen. So Sata III SSD's are selling for less than $1/GB.

[garreto]

Games will eventually require the 2GB's of VRAM, meanwhile the mSSD is overpriced. HP sells it at about $1.5625/GB. Buying a retail price SSD is at $1.40/GB.

However, SSD's are dropping drastically in preparation for the next gen. So Sata III SSD's are selling for less than $1/GB.

I'll take my chances. While gaming will eventually require 2GB vram, it's safe to assume those games will be leaving the 650m only capable of playing at medium if not low settings anyways. Additionally, going over 1080p gaming is kinda overkill IMO.

[PaKii94]

games will require it but the hardware will bottleneck b4 the memory does.... its pointless as been proven by many forumers