Help buying laptop :)

I search cheap laptop, but with max performance of what i can get on 400$..
I did some internet researches and i found this:

HP G62-355DX

Specifications:

Processor: AMD Athlon™ II, Speed 2.2GHz x 2 cores, Platform: VISION
Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250, Video Memory: Up to 1405MB total available
Display Type: High-definition LED with BrightView technology (1366 x 768), 15.6"
Cache Memory: 1MB on die Level 2
System Memory: (RAM) 3GB DDR3, Expandable To 8GB
Hard Drive Type: SATA (5400 rpm) 320GB
Optical Drive: Double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
digital media card reader
Built-in Webcam
Networking Built-in 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector), Wireless Networking Wireless-B+G+N
Speakers: Internal
USB 2.0 Ports: 3
Laptop Weight: Ultraportable (5.5 lbs. or less)
Battery Life: Up to 4 hours
Pointing Device: Touchpad with on/off button and 2-way scroll pad
HDMI Output
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

I this this baby is worth his price. idk, maybe im wrong, and u guys know better deals? please tell me.
Anyway, this laptop is on bestbuy.com for 399$ and they ship just to U.S. and i live in Europe (country: Lithuania). and i cant find this laptop anywhere outside U.S. to buy. i found similar laptops, but here they cost almost double as that its so unfair, laptops are to pricy here. I wan that laptop so bad, but i cant get here even similar one on 400$
Maybe somebody have idea how i could get this laptop? Please share ur ideas. Thank you.

That laptop will be crippled by the CPU. According to the spec sheet at HP.com it's an athlon II P340, which is slower than any of the core i series and most core 2 duos made after 2008. If you want a cheap laptop that performs well, you're better off looking for a used laptop.

madtownidiot said:

That laptop will be crippled by the CPU. According to the spec sheet at HP.com it's an athlon II P340, which is slower than any of the core i series and most core 2 duos made after 2008.

u mean, intel i3 would be better choice? what speed intel i3 should be to beat athlon II P340? or what processor u would recommend? i wan that cheap laptop still would be good for some games.

Any i3 and most core 2 processors over 2 GHz would leave a P340 in the dust. Don't be fooled by what the clock speed says because that's only part of it and isn't the determining factor. That's not to say there's anything wrong with AMD.. almost every one of their AM3 x2, x3, x4 and x6 processors is less expensive than a currently available intel processor with similar performance, but they don't make a CPU that can compare with the i7 980. The problem you're going to have is you can't get a new laptop for that will be good for gaming for $400. Cheap laptops that boast good graphics or a fast CPU will always be critically deficient somewhere else, and you need a good graphics card, a good cpu, lots of memory and a fast HDD to run most of the high end games, and it has to have efficient cooling capacity..(HP doesn't do too well on that)

thanx for the info, i saw similar models with i3. i will look up for them again. and dont worry, im not about hi-def gaming. just simple ordinary gaming, with older games, so laptop like that should do the job. I know, HP have not best cooling, but, they cheapest, and if u clean then regularry, they will last long and not owerheat. I have old HP compaq, i bought on 2006, and its still working, i use every day, its ON like some server, newer was repaired.

Hey madtownidiot, what u think about this model:

DELL Studio XPS 16 (1640) Laptop: Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 (3MB cache/2.0GHz/1066Mhz FSB)

Power DVD Software

Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11a/g/n Draft Mini Card

8X DVD+/- RW(DVD/CD read/write) Slot Load Drive

90W AC Adapter

Dell Support 2.0 Software

Ordered New

64BIT Operating System CD

Power DVD Software

125V Power Cord

Service Software CD

Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium

250 GB Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive (7200 RPM)

Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Reader

McAfee Security Center, 15-months

Creative Camera Software

3 GB DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz (2 DIMMs)

512MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 3670

Obsidian Black

Facial Recognition Software

Roxio Creator 10.2 DE

64BIT Operating System DVD

6 Cell Primary Battery

Service Software

Resource DVD

Windows Live

1 Yr Ltd Warranty, In-Home Service

Image Restore Software-915078954, 915079101

15.6 inch Edge-to-Edge HD+ Widescreen WLED LCD (1600x900)

Dell Support Center 64 Bit 2.0

I found it under ~400$ so i would like to hear ur recomendations :)

I've worked on a few of those.. They have a tendency to overheat, not as badly as an HP DV4 or DV5 series but if you also buy a chillmat it's not going to fail due to overheating. If its for sale at that price, there's probably a good reason the owner wants to get rid of it. If you can find one that has survived the warranty without a failure.. go for it. My experience with dell laptops is they either BSOD and need a hardware replacement every few months or they last forever

madtownidiot said:

My experience with dell laptops is they either BSOD and need a hardware replacement every few months or they last forever

LOL, actually i found at online store on x-mas sales lol, so itas brand new. they already started holidays sales, so i think about it, but i think i give it a shot.