[MrSandMan]

Howdy folks,

I'm doing a little research on what laptop to get. It'll be either HP or Compaq as they are cheap with bang for the buck.

Tomorrow will be the day I get a new one. I pretty much have it narrowed down to two

The Compaq A949NR (limited Sunday sale $499 [first 10 customers only])
or HP DV7-1132NR - ($699 regular price is $829 - $849) re: advantage over the $499 A949NR is 64-bit.

They are both 17" screen and of course DVD and internal wireless.

My question now, which I can't seem to find enough info online, is Intel T2390 (1.86) vs. AMD 64 X2 RM-70.

On paper the AMD looks better, but I have read stuff that Intel, for notebooks, blows AMD away.

I'm leaning towards the A949A because it's Intel and $200 cheaper. But it's not 64-bit. There is very limited info online about the Compaq A949A while the DV7-1100 series has good reviews.

What are your thoughts? Thanks!

P.S. Also, if you know another great notebook within the price range, please advise.

EDIT:

More info.

I'm not a gamer. I will use the notebook for webmaster work, adding mods to scripts, I watch youtube videos/music videos and watch movies from safe warez websites.

The specs are:

Compaq A949A - $499.99 - (1yr factory warranty)

Pentium Intel dual-core T2390
3GB RAM * 160GB hard drive
17" screen
Integrated webcam
SuperMulti DVD drive w/ LightScribe
802.11 b/g wireless LAN
Windows Vista Home Premium
Reg price $749

HP DV7-1132NR - $699 - (1yr factory warranty)

AMD Turion 64 X2 RM-70
4GB RAM * 250GB hard drive
17" screen
Integrated webcam
SuperMulti DVD drive w/ LightScribe
802.11 b/g wireless LAN
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
Enhanced security w/ hard drive protection (whatever that means)
Reg price $829

[cubis]

so.... what did you end up getting after all? its really important to make sure what is upgradeable in your pc, that way you can estimate the true potential of each