HP G71-445US 17.3" Notebook Computer - Intel Pentium T4400 2.2 GHz / 4GB DDR2 / 250GB HD / DVD±RW Double Layer / 802.11b/g/Draft-N / HDMI Port / Built-in webcam / Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 11 pounds
• ASIN: B0038IA7WM
• Item model number: G71-445US
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,291 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 14, 2010

Product Description

Large 17.3" diagonal widescreen LED BrightView display. LED technology permits a thinner and more energy-efficient screen. Extra-large 4GB memory lets you run your most demanding programs. Wireless-N for high-performance, cable-free networking lets you access wireless networks to share files, surf the Web and exchange email and can provide improved range and speed within a Wireless-N (draft 802.11n) network, and is also compatible with 802.11b/g networks. Wired networking is supported, too. Plays and burns CDs and DVDs. Plus, built-in LightScribeTM technology lets you create and burn your own labels right onto your discs.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice computer... but it gets slower, like most, February 24, 2010

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K. Murphy "Netbooker" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP G71-445US 17.3" Notebook Computer - Intel Pentium T4400 2.2 GHz / 4GB DDR2 / 250GB HD / DVD±RW Double Layer / 802.11b/g/Draft-N / HDMI Port / Built-in webcam / Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (Personal Computers)

I recently purchases this computer from Office Depot for $450. I had spent a lot of time researching computers and had almost settled on a wee little Asus netbook. I am so glad I went with this HP instead. I've had it 5 days now and everything works fine, screen is crystal clear, speakers are ok, could be a little better, and the keyboard is great. I like the track-pad too, most laptops now have stickyish track-pads that I don't really like, but with this one it's not as much. I'll move on to the pros and cons of this computer.

Pros:

Screen size. This screen is huge, and very clear.

4GB of RAM. Runs Youtube, Hulu, Netflix, and Pandora incredibly well. (Update 12/2/2010... Netflix runs slowly after 2 or 3 episodes, and so does hulu)

Intel Pentium Duel Processor. -Maybe not the best processor out there, but it does do well.

Windows 7 - Though personally I do like XP the best, Windows 7 has lots of useful (and some not so useful) features. It's not as fast as Xp, but it's definantly better then Vista. Opens programs fast.

Keyboard is great, so is track-pad.

Doesn't get hot! Even after having it on my lap for 3+ hours, it stayed cool. (Update 12/2/10... It get's hot! Quite hot)

Webcam is great, very clear.

Wireless-N

Cons:

Battery life - you can probably get anywhere from 2-3 1/2 hours on it depending on what you're doing. They could have given it more battery life, but I guess then it would be more expensive. (Update 12/2/2010... You can barely get an hour and a half now. And that's with the screen brightness all the way down and only using the internet.)

(Update 12/2/2010)
I liked it at first, and still do. But because of the battery life, and it's tendency to be slow and choppy sometimes I'm dropping it down to 4 stars.

(Update 12/7/2010) I received a battery error the other day. It said it needed to be replaced. Contacted HP tech support and found out I have 2 months left on my warranty, so after an 1 and 1/2 they're shipping me a new battery free. Hopefully this will fix the batter problem.

I hope this review helps.

4.0 out of 5 stars I like it a lot but..., May 3, 2010

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Feliz C. Arturo (Miami, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP G71-445US 17.3" Notebook Computer - Intel Pentium T4400 2.2 GHz / 4GB DDR2 / 250GB HD / DVD±RW Double Layer / 802.11b/g/Draft-N / HDMI Port / Built-in webcam / Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (Personal Computers)

So far I'm very pleased with the performance, screen, etc. The only downside is battery life is not the best and it gets very hot but besides that it's been all good.