i3 with GT 650M 2GB, 1080 screen for $800

[sanz0]

is this a good buy?
$800 shipped

3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3110M (2.4 GHz, 3MB L3 Cache)
NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GT 650M Graphics with 2GB GDDR 5 video memory
FREE Upgrade to 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Microsoft(R) Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word/Excel(R) only, No PowerPoint(R)/Outlook(R)
FREE Upgrade to 640GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
15.6-inch diagonal Full HD Anti-glare LED-backlit Display (1920 x 1080)
SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
HP TrueVision HD Webcam
802.11b/g/n WLAN
Backlit Keyboard with numeric keypad

[tk3]

You might want to check this out: Super deal - HP Pavilion dv6t-7000 15.6" gaming laptop, Intel I5-3210QM, Nvidia GT 650M 2GB GDDR5, *FullHD display* 6GB DDR3 memory, 640GB HDD for 780$ using coupon code NBY8552!

[poketape]

A few things:
1) Laptop brand/model is important
2) I'd upgrade to 8 GB RAM
3) Get a better processor than I3

Tk3's laptop is a much better deal because it costs less but has a better processor.

[edit1754]

2) For most users, upgrading to 8GB of RAM will not make a difference. But for when it does, it would be much cheaper to upgrade it after-market instead. HP, like most CTO sellers, charges too much for memory upgrades.

3) Game performance depends more on the GPU than it does on the CPU, so many games will be fine with an i3. The i5-3210M upgrade may help in some games though. It's also worse to have a 15.6" 1366x768 display than it is to have a Core i3, so the display upgrade is more important than a processor upgrade.

[poketape]

The OP didn't say what he was using the laptop for though. The I3 might not limit games that much now, but in one or two years it definitely will. Right now it'll probably have a bigger effect on overall laptop performance.