You may not use your computer for memory-eating gaming or need it for its high-power computing capabilities, so when it comes to watching videos on our computers, chances are, we don’t put much thought into just how powerful our laptop is. But, we’re in college! You can’t say you don’t use YouTube, play an online game here or there…or at the very least, appreciate some good graphics.

Like many of us,  your computer was probably your graduation present so it won’t be you forking over your hard-earned cash (lucky!) for an upgrade. But if a brand new PC wasn’t waiting for you on graduation day or you just need something a little smaller/faster/better, it’s time to start thinking about what you need in a laptop. (There is more to them than Facebook and AIM.)

When you watch videos you probably take for granted what it takes to get them there so allow us to break it down for you:

Every computer has a video card which determines the quality and capabilities the machine has to display images. So, why should you care? Because even if you’re not editing feature-length films on your PC, you’re going to want a decent video card to do the regular stuff (like a DVD or YouTube or Hulu…) Read More »

HP Pavilion dv6 is powered by a 2.0 Ghz Intel’s® Centrino® Processor Technology (Intel® Core™2 Duo) with 4 GBs of memory (upgradeable to 8 GBs) running Windows Vista® Ultimate 64-bit with Service Pack 1.

HP Pavilion has an ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4650 with 1024MB stand-only memory with up to 2815MB total shared graphics memory easily running multiple demanding applications or games simultaneously.

Offering space for over 90 hours of HD video on its 500 GB Hard Drive, the Pavilion also offers a built-in HP Webcam with integrated digital microphone allows for easy video chatting or multimedia creation.

Along with an HP Mobile Remote Control, Pavilion offers 16.0″ Diagonal High Definition display along with built in Blu-Ray player with DVD±R/RW to watch Blu-Ray movies or burn DVDs and CDs. Offering both a HDMI and VGA for optional monitor use.

HP Pavilion offers 4 USB 2.0 ports or 1 Firewire (4-pin port) for direct connection to various devices to printers, MP3 players, or video cameras and 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader.

Weighing in at around 6 lbs, The Pavilion offers a full keyboard along with integrated numeric keypad and an integrated Fingerprint Reader along with a 6-Cell Lithium-Ion battery providing hours of usage.