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HP Pavilion dv2320us any good?

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I'm currently a student and needed a small laptop with portability so I can haul it around. Tonight I purchased the dv2320us without hesitation for $1100.00 after mail in rebate. It came with:
AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-60 2.0 Ghz
1.3mp camera
HP mobile remote control
14.1 WXGA High-Defintion brightview widescreen display
160GB hard drive
2048mb ddr2
Nvidia Geforce go 6150 with shared memory
Lightscrive suber multi 8x dvdrw
wireless b/g
5 in 1 digital media reader
Battery
Window vista home premium
etc...
A 15.4 screen was just too big to haul around campus. I already have a nice Dell 1505 anyway. I'm not all that familar with the Turion X2 mobile chips but I do know they don't compare to the dual core 2. For just doing school work and hauling around is this a good laptop? I can't find reviews anywhere on the internet for this model. I just needed mostly portability with a little power.
thanks
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i thought the dv2320us had a TL-56, not a TL-60. I was going to get this laptop, but it lacked bluetooth interally so I think i will get the dv2310us and add more memory later.
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I used that machine for two weeks then kind of reluctantly returned it since I got a deal on a core2duo w/ the 7200. However, $1100 seems high - even with 2 gigs of ram. Fry's was selling that machine w/ 1gig and a 120hd for $850 after $50 rebate and I just bought the core2duo version, 1gig, 120hd, vista home prem, high-cap 6-cel bat, dvd-dl burner for $825 using a coupon on hp's site on friday (no office).

But as for the machine - I think you'll be very happy. I looked at a lot of machines (dell, compaq, toshiba, etc) and you get the most bang/buck with arguably one of the most beautiful and functional finishs. The 6150 was good enough for any flash game, but was horrible with HL2 (not one of nvidias strong points). But basic graphics/gaming - its a screamer. Had a few strange vista hickups with things kinda pausing every now and again that disconcerted me a bit - but evened out over time and didn't follow any pattern. Still, it was more than powerful enough to run photoshop, watch movies, do any doc editing and web surfing - i was more than happy. Would have kept it if the core2 deal didn't come through.

Only down side to the dv2000 is the short battery life. Which is a good thing their power supply brick is very small and light b/c if you're using it for over an hour or two, you'll need to plug in.
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