| With HP presenting the G62t as a budget friendly | | | | difference is the roughly $1000 more you pay for |
| everyday use laptop we didn't want to expect to | | | | the Envy series laptops over the base G62t. |
| much in the performance section or build quality | | | | Great multimedia capabilities |
| section. However by just looking at the | | | | Onto some important components, the screen is |
| specifications we can't help but hope that the | | | | very important and HP didn't cheat you on the |
| G62t laptop will prove us wrong. Keep reading to | | | | screen for this 15.6″ notebook. With some |
| find out just how well this 15.6″ laptop could be | | | | adding of some options like the optional blu-ray |
| positive additive into your daily life. | | | | drive this notebook could easily become an |
| HP G62t series full specifications and options: | | | | entertainment notebook. The G62t uses a |
| - Windows 7 Home Premium | | | | 15.6″ LED back-lit display that has the only |
| - Dual Core Processor options: Intel Core i3-330M | | | | draw back of only being 720p capable. Other than |
| (2.13 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache), Intel Core i3-350M | | | | the 720p which isn't much of a downside the 16:9 |
| (2.26 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache), Intel Core i5-430M | | | | LED monitor will offer a noticeable upgrade to any |
| (2.26 GHz w/ turbo boost up to 2.53 GHz, 3MB L2 | | | | previous generation budget notebooks. |
| Cache), Intel Core i5-520M (2.40 GHz w/ turbo | | | | The next important thing to talk about is the |
| boost up to 2.93 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache), Intel Core | | | | laptops build quality. With the HP G62t build quality |
| i5-540M (2.53 GHz w/ turbo boost up to 3.06 | | | | and all-around thoughtful design can't be stressed |
| GHz, 3MB L2 Cache), Intel Core i7-620M (2.66 | | | | enough. Starting off with the decision to use a |
| GHz w/ turbo boost up to 3.33 GHz, 4MB L3 | | | | matte finished outer case instead of the glossy |
| Cache) | | | | ones you see on their similarly priced laptops was |
| - Hard Drive options: 250GB 7200RPM SATA, | | | | great. With the matte finish you don't have to be |
| 160GB 7200RPM SATA, 500GB 7200RPM SATA | | | | constantly wiping off the finger-prints that would |
| - 1-year limited warranty | | | | be all of the place with a glossy case. The rest of |
| - Optional webcam | | | | the body is made from the same magnesium |
| - Graphics card: Intel HD | | | | alloy that you'll find on the HP Envy series and |
| - Microphone | | | | Mac book Pro laptops. |
| - Bluetooth support | | | | Keep the lights on when using this one… |
| - 6-cell lithium ion battery | | | | The touchpad on the G62t is blended into the |
| - Altec Lansing speakers | | | | palmrest and really only has a noticeable outline to |
| - Internet Explorer 8 | | | | let you know where it is. It feels just as the palm |
| - Full-size keyboard | | | | rests do and this could be a problem for some. |
| - Matte surface to minimize fingerprints | | | | The buttons for the right and left click are one |
| - DVD/CD burner | | | | single bar placed below the space for the |
| - 2 memory slots | | | | touchpad, this can also prove to be a problem for |
| - 8GB maximum memory expansion (Comes with | | | | some. |
| either 2GB or 3GB on pre-configured systems e.g. | | | | Some perks added by HP to this laptop include |
| a laptop you get at Bestbuy or Office Depot) | | | | the Altec Lansing speakers, webcam and the |
| - VGA, RJ-45, HDMI ports | | | | Energy Star of approval for efficiency. However |
| - 65W AC adapter | | | | the Altec Lansing speakers performed less than |
| - Norton Internet Security | | | | spectacular so we do recommend some |
| Affordability and style | | | | headphones or external speakers for this laptop. |
| The first things you'll quickly realize when shopping | | | | We found the webcam to be satisfactory and |
| around for this laptop is that you'll be able to get | | | | the Energy Star sticker to be reassuring that we |
| a better system if you configure it on the HP | | | | are helping reduce environmental damage. |
| online store. The online store offers you a chance | | | | Conclusion |
| to upgrade just about everything on this laptop. | | | | The sturdy and modern styling of the HP G62t |
| The base price without any fiddling for the HP | | | | laptop was much appreciated and for the starting |
| G62t is $599. | | | | price of $600 we hope other companies start |
| Once you do get yours in-front of you the other | | | | doing this. The pluses for this laptop both in |
| thing that will become very obvious is the | | | | performance and in function far out weight the |
| borrowed styling from HP's premium level laptops | | | | conundrum of the touchpad. For the price you |
| the HP Envy 13 and 15. The body styles for both | | | | really can't go wrong with the HP G62t laptop. |
| the G62t and the Envy's is apparent but the | | | | |