Is this a decent laptop? Mostly for net surfing, office apps, and some mid range FFS games

[Svnla]

Not sure it is a good deal or not. I want this laptop to last at least 5 -7 years. Is it easy to upgrade? The price is $650 AR. It is a HP.

15.4"-diagonal widescreen WXGA (1280 x 800) BrightView LCD screen
Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology
Intel Core Duo processor T2450 operating at 2.0GHz
2MB L2 cache
Up to 533MHz frontside bus
1.0GB of DDR2 SDRAM memory (2 x 512MB), upgradable to 2.0GB
160GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive
LightScribe SuperMulti DVD drive with Double Layer support (reads/writes DVD±R/RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R Double Layer, CD-R/RW)
ExpressCard slot: supports ExpressCard/34, ExpressCard/54
Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG (802.11a/b/g) wireless LAN
10/100Base-T Ethernet network interface
56K V.90 modem
3 USB 2.0 ports
1 FireWire (IEEE 1394) port
1 S-video out port
1 notebook expansion port 3
Built-in 1.3-megapixel HP WebCam with integrated microphone
5-in-1 memory card reader: reads SD, MMC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro and xD-Picture Card
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 graphics with up to 224MB shared memory
Altec Lansing audio with stereo speakers
2 headphone outputs (1 with SPDIF digital audio, 1 stereo); 1 microphone input
HP mobile remote control (stores in ExpressCard slot)
Stereo earbud headphones (1 pair)
6-cell lithium-ion battery
Dimensions: 1 11/16"H x 14 1/16"W x 10 1/8"D
Weight: 6.14 lbs

 

[JackMDS]

Looks fine for the price.

However many computer related hardware can physically last for 5-7 years, functionally Nah.

As oppose to Desktop Laptop upgrading (besides adding memory) is Not something of higher level of consideration.

Surf around find a typical Laptop from 7 years, ago and evaluate if you can really use it to day.

Deals on Laptops that were sold 7 years ago were built to accommodate Win98, many of them could not cope well with WinXP and almost none would take Vista.

Same would be 7 years from now with a laptop that yo buy today.