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Originally Posted by Xellos-_^
HP dv7-6163us Intel Core i7-2630QM Quad
Is the model any good?
Staple is selling at a very low price.
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We bought my daughter the 15" i5 version of this machine last summer directly from HP. Even with an academic discount, ours came to around $900, though $125 of that was for the video card upgrade. I only got to spend a few hours with this machine, but I was pretty impressed with the build quality and the display.
I can't tell from the description which video card this Staples model has though, which makes me think it is some flavor of Intel. If you look a similar models, you might find one with an AMD Mobile Radeon 6750.
Amazon has a version of the machine with this card for another $50, but it has an AMD processor rather than the i7. The Staples model apparently comes with a Blu-ray player which is a nice added bonus.
Overall it looks like a good deal to me.