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

[garreto]

Thanks! Puts my mind at ease on my decision.

[laptop_newbie87]

Pretty sure the new DV6s and DV7s will run win8 just fine. I personally do not see anything great coming from Windows 8. I say if you need a new laptop, now would be a great time to.

In an unrelated remark, for those that have purchased a new DV6, I have also bought one and wanted to know the reasons for peoples' configurations. Mine is like everyone else's, but I opted for the mSSD cache and the 1GB 650m. I see others opted for the 2gb 650m and no mSSD cache. I have been told the 2GB 650m won't affect much unless you play at higher than 1080p settings and that getting the mSSD cache will speed up selected software.

I typically buy a new laptop in five year. That's the reason why I tend to upgrade as much as I can. Perhaps 2GB is not for now but if you want to keep to run in a few more years, it is worth money. Some people, like me, don't want to have mSSD because eventually SSD will be cheaper and nobody cares about mSSD anymore. Again, my philosophy is to buy for future investment. It might not work for everyone though.

[laptop_newbie87]

Does anyone know what speed RAM they're putting in these laptops?

I guess 1333 since they give free discount for 8GB. Might be wrong.

[smc33]

Do you guys think the new envy will be a drastic improvement over this dv6 with 1080p, 650m, 750 gb 7200rpm, and 32mssd? Hoping the dv6 is a little thinner in person then it looks on video

[solat152]

Do you guys think the new envy will be a drastic improvement over this dv6 with 1080p, 650m, 750 gb 7200rpm, and 32mssd? Hoping the dv6 is a little thinner in person then it looks on video

It should be. It's suppose to be their top of the line notebook. If they fix the red issue I'll get one. If not I'll get a dv6 7000.

[kitsune556]

So I just spent an hour on HP chat trying to find out the speed of the RAM in these laptops. The rep first told me it was 1066, then she told me it was 1333. She couldn't provide me with any hard documentation on what speed it actually is. If anyone who receives it soon could find out specifically what it comes with and post it here, I would be eternally grateful.

[Ice H4wk]

I typically buy a new laptop in five year. That's the reason why I tend to upgrade as much as I can. Perhaps 2GB is not for now but if you want to keep to run in a few more years, it is worth money. Some people, like me, don't want to have mSSD because eventually SSD will be cheaper and nobody cares about mSSD anymore. Again, my philosophy is to buy for future investment. It might not work for everyone though.

I had had the same basic idea going, want it to last about 4 years (key word: want). My laptop will also be used for engineering, so i thought of having the extra vram just in case for additional screens and such. Also for personal use i like the idea of connecting a tv to my laptop, and i personally don't care fore the few seconds of bout time difference that the mSSD would give you, so i just said, what the hell, ill just get the vram.

In the end, Its probably a silly thing to do, but the extra $50 doesn't add much in the end.

[SHASHANK_BEST]

So I just spent an hour on HP chat trying to find out the speed of the RAM in these laptops. The rep first told me it was 1066, then she told me it was 1333. She couldn't provide me with any hard documentation on what speed it actually is. If anyone who receives it soon could find out specifically what it comes with and post it here, I would be eternally grateful.

How can we chat with HP reps .? I tried, but there is only a technical chat which asks for product serial no. & product id ...

[crzypainter]

I just opted for both. Of course, now I'm crazy in debt. It will be interesting to see if I can switch out the ram with 12 gig, the HP site said the mSSD wasn't compatible with anything over 8 gig. I don't see why that would be, I'm going to try to put two 6 gig sticks in when I get it. I do lots of video editing on multiple screens, so the extra boost will be worth it in the long run.

[SHASHANK_BEST]

Just get rid of the HDD and put in an SSD.
Use a USB enclosure to migrate Windows+Drivers over to the SSD and bam, no more HDD noise, less heat, and Windows startups under 5 seconds.

BTW to Everyone:
I placed my order yesterday and my Order got Dropped to factory, what about everyone else?

Can you please check and tell whether Nvidia Optimus is supported in the Dv6 .?
Plz reply ...