I plan to use this laptop for social networking, word processing, web surfing and light gaming, nothing intense, just facebook flash games and possibly the sims.

Here's the description:

Notebook delivers balanced, mainstream performance with an elegantly minimalist look. Powered by Intel processor and graphics technologies, it’s loaded with essential features to enhance your computing experience and your life. Full-size keyboard has an integrated numeric keypad. Notebook delivers easy-to-use entertainment so you can watch full-screen HD TV and movies and burn audio CDs and DVDs.

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With a high-definition display, integrated graphics card and a DVD burner, it packs plenty of entertainment options into a lightweight package. Additional highlights include 4GB of memory, a 2-MP Webcam, spacious hard drive, wireless LAN, gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, backlit keyboard, 9-cell battery, the 64-bit edition of Windows Vista Home Premium, and Microsoft Works.

Key Features & Benefits:
# 17" TrueLife widescreen LCD
Presents vivid 1440 x 900 WXGA+ resolution with more than 16 million colors
# 2.16 GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T3400

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This is the HP Pavilion dv7t:

Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
Free upgrade to Windows 7
Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T4200
2GB memory
250GB hard drive
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 MHD
SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW
Optional white color, 1GB discrete graphics, Integrated HDTV Tuner, edge to edge display

Wireless-G card
Integrated webcam & microphone
full-size numeric keypad
ENERGY STAR® qualified
A lot of people are telling me to stay away from the intel. Are you talking about the processor or the accelerator? Witricity powered: witric power.

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