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Usually ships in 6-10 business days | | Only 2 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | Pared down to the essentials, the new G70-250US is defined by minimalist lines. High-gloss reflective top cover and palm rest area surfaces contrast cleanly with matte everywhere else. HP Imprint finish in piano black on the top cover with silver across the palm rest and touchpad provides greater durability than traditional painted surfaces. The HP G70-250US delivers easy-to-use entertainment. Enjoy DVD playback with DVDPlay on the crystal-clear 17.0-inch diagonal HP Brightview display. Burn audio CDs and DVDs to share your favorite songs and video clips with friends and family. Built-in Altec Lansing speakers bring your entertainment to life. And the 5:1 digital media reader enables photo transfer in seconds. For those who want technology to connect and manage everyday computing tasks in a stunning desktop-replacement design, the HP G70-250US Notebook PC delivers. Its elegant piano black and silver Imprint finish helps protect your system. The G70-250US ships with Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with Service Pack 1, Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T4200, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M (shared) with up to 1309MB total available graphics memory, 3072MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm), 320GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive (SATA), LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support, Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN. Dimensions: 15.59 (L) x 11.22 (D) x 1.47 (min H) approx., weight: 7.55 lbs. approx. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 15.59 inches | | Product Width: | 11.22 inches | | Product Height: | 1.63 inches | | Product Weight: | 3.0 pounds | | Package Length: | 20.4 inches | | Package Width: | 13.7 inches | | Package Height: | 4.2 inches | | Package Weight: | 10.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 64 reviews |
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| | Features | 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium T4200 Dual-Core Processor3 GB RAM (4 GB max)320 GB Hard Drive, LightScribe Dual-layer DVD DriveWindows Vista Home Premium (32-bit, SP1)17-inch display, Intel GMA 4500M Graphics
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 Huge HD screen, aggressive Wifi, soft buttons, modern, and good for years ahead! Jul 31, 2010
The HP Pavilion G60 also comes with 4GB of memory and that's what I recommend. You will need the memory, and you don't want to open up your precious Laptop and try yourself. Having enough memory will make things easier, and will add years of life to your computer. It has a strong dual Pentium processor inside that makes multi-tasking a dream! It really is amazing having over ten windows open just because you can. You will usually get a free upgrade from HP to Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade, so don't worry about the operating system that has so many haters (even though the version of Vista that it comes with is really pretty good!).
Right at this moment, I am listening to itunes, uploading an HD video that is over 1GB in size, writing this review, and socializing on Twitter and Facebook. Yes, this beautiful laptop can multi-task! It is smooth. The Wifi puts other wireless recievers to shame, it dominates servers while others are complaining that they can't find a connection. Library, Starbucks, in you garage, at university, no problem. I have been spoiled by the Pavilion G60, because I get surprised when there isn't five full bars. I recommend you buy a decent, wired, internet service, and buy a Belkin Wireless Surf Router (F7D2301). It will send a great signal to your PS3 and covers my whole house.
The G60 has lots and lots of memory. The specs say around 300GB, but after all the essentials you'll have around 280GB to play with. So you don't have to worry about buying loads of expensive external Hard Drives for awhile. You have plenty of room to get games, video editing software, store high resolution pictures and video's and the infinite amount of documents needed for college and work.
Just about all the newer HP computers and laptops have really good audio drives and the G60 has a really impressive one. I've never seen a laptop out of the box, that had the options of professional audio frequencies. I don't have the headphones yet for the 7.1 audio yet, but I own Sennheiser EH-150 Evolution Hi-Fi Stereo Headphones which are affordable, and even it sounds epic! The audio card is great for movies on your headphones also. The built in speakers that the laptop have are something usefull to have, but aren't great for listening to music. But if you want to watch YouTube video's with friends around it works. Only one mic and headphone plug, but I'm sure there are adapters that split out there.
The video card is great for students, and for most games, but not adequate for the more visual 3D games out there. It definately has the processing power, sound, and memory, so you can upgrade if need be. Most new games, like Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, will play, but you will have to lower the graphics through your in-game options. I'm sure your video card can handle BD, if you decide to get an external BD later on. But as most people enjoy HD video's online, like at Netflix, you really don't need one. You can watch new movies in BD quality because the G60 as an HD screen. And though it looks spectacular, it still can look even better if you decide to upgrade the video card. It is an asthetics choice, as it looks great already.
The G60 has plenty of options also. I love plugging the outlet HDMI to my Samsung HD flatscreen and watching my YouTube video's or playing games. There are lots of USB plugs, there are some on both sides, just in case you are left handed and prefer your mouse on the left side as opposed to the right. The memory card reader is as if they made this computer with me in mind. It eliminates wires and having your expensive HD camera plugged up to your brainy computer! I own Canon VIXIA HF M30 Dual Flash Memory Camcorder - 2010 MODEL and it works flawlessly with my computer. The G60 comes with a built-in camera, and it is great for Skype and Twitchat or even taking small profile pics. It has a great sensor for detecting light, though it cannot take pictures in dark rooms. I've had no problems with my printer, scanner, sony camera, ipod, or watching any DVD's. Though the DVD player can sometimes be a bit loud, but it doesn't read all the time, just every now and then it spins fast but no serious problems.
There are many usefull modes that the G60 runs on. After an hour or so of being away from it, it will run in hybernation mode. It is not like turning off your computer where you have to sign into everything online again, and pick up where you were. It usually will not do this if you are uploading and downloading over long periods of time. I recommend you password protect your laptop because being that you will be mobile with it, if you misplace it or leave it, once it goes into hybernatin mode, anyone wanting access will have to know your password! And I recommend more internet security, because of the Wifi, you never know who might be trying to attack your computer, so get Norton 2010. It does periodic scans of your computer when it is standing by and it actually prevents attacks all the time and lets you know about it in daily reports. You have to think about security more with laptops, so keep it in mind.
The lightscribe finger pad is not bad. I've had no problems navigating with it. You won't be able to use your USB mouse all the time, like when in class or on your bed, and you can drag and tap easily enough. It's built slightly off center to the left, close to the space bar, which is efficient to switch back to typing, which leans to the left.
The soft keys and buttons on the keyboard are easy to clean. They aren't too deep, like the traditional home computers, and that's why you don't need compressed air to remove dust. It's flat, but contrary to what you may think, it really feels good to type and is not a real pain on your wrists, although you might have to raise your laptop on occassion.
The HP Pavilion G60 is a great laptop for just about all your needs. Its best features are its wide, cinema-like high resolution screen and awesome dual processor power. I highly recommend this fabulous laptop. And if you take the additional GB of memory to make 4GB's, you will have a computer that can eqaual the top name computers over $1000. I've had the G60 now for little over a year, and I've had absolutely no crashes or major problems.
 DO NOT BE FOOLED Jun 30, 2010
I bought the refurbished laptop and it has been nothing but trouble form day 1. It keeps crashing and the product number on the back is incorrect. I had to contact HP for the correct number. the system didn't come with any recovery disks so imagine my dilemma now TRYING to fix it.
It did look brand new, but that's about it. Don't be fooled! It's best to buy a brand new laptop than trying to repair a refurbished one
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Warranty is worthless and the customer service staff is rude and useless. Mar 05, 2010
I purchased my laptop from Amazon in May of 2009. Approximately 8 months into it, the hinge system started falling apart on the left hand side. I entered into a chat session with customer service. They sent a box to pack the computer in to send in for repairs under the warranty. I received a call from a case manager who accused me of dropping the laptop and said that "even if what I said were the truth" and it wasn't dropped, it wouldn't be covered anyway because it would be considered normal wear and tear. He wanted over $400 to repair the computer. I told him to just send it back to me. Upon receiving it, my lcd screen is now broken. Believe it or not, they will not accept any responsibility for the damage to my computer. 2 out of 3 of the customer service reps I spoke with in the repair division were incredibly rude. I am not an engineer but even I know that this is a design flaw. The lcd screen is just too heavy for the hinge system to survive over a very long period of time with even minimal use. I couldn't be any more disappointed in a company. They will not take responsbility for their own faulty product. In my case, to make an even bad situation worse, they caused further damage and won't even make any effort to correct the problem. I will never, ever buy another product from HP.
Good value for money Oct 18, 2009
I've bought this refurbished laptop and until now i haven't had a single problem with it, everything works. The only thing i changed was the os, i downgraded it to XP. It was a necessity.
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Do not buy an HP laptop Oct 16, 2009
I bought 2 HP laptops and have had nothing but trouble. 1 laptop had to go back to the shop three times: once because the bracket connecting the screen to the keyboard broke, once because the hard drive was defective and once because the sound card was defective. One time I sent it to HP and they returned my computer still broken. My other laptop had to be returned to the factory because the hard drive was defective. I have had to do so many system restores (and in fact did one last night) and lost programs that I had to buy (Word Perfect). Even though it was supposed to have been repaired, my itunes library still doesn't play right. The music will skip. This computer is a huge disappointment. I don't even use the computer anymore because it is so annoying. Vista makes it even worse (although I think hp finally realized this.)
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