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February 5th, 2010, 15:05
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/02/500x_screen_shot_2010-02-05_at_9.24.27_am.jpgSony just announced a few colorful Core i3/i5 notebooks (http://gizmodo.com/5462253/sony-launches-vaio-e-series-today-core-i5-notebooks-in-technicolor), and now HP is following suit with its new G62t. Its design closely resembles HP's $1300 Envy (http://gizmodo.com/5413076/hp-envy-15+inch-review), but you'll pay less than half of that for the G62t's base configuration.
That $600 base model has respectable specs, too: a 2.13GHz Core i3 (http://gizmodo.com/tag/corei3/) processor, a 160GB hard drive, 3GB of DDR3 RAM, a 15.6-inch (1366 x 768) LED display, DVD burner, and three USB 2.0 ports. It's also upgradeable to a Core i5 (http://gizmodo.com/tag/corei5/) or i7 CPU, a 500MB hard drive, and 4GB RAM. You can also tack on a Blu-ray player and a multi-format memory card reader.
There are a few downsides: an HDMI port doesn't come standard (but can be added on), and you're stuck with Intel's integrated graphics no matter what. But for $600, you could certainly do a lot worse. [HP (http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/store_access.do?template_type=series_detail&category=notebooks&series_name=G62t_series&jumpid=oc_R1002_USENC-001_HP%20G62t-100%20CTO%20Notebook%20PC%C3%A2%C2%8C%C2%A9=en&cc=us) via Slash Gear (http://www.slashgear.com/hp-g62t-budget-pricing-envy-15-styling-0572965/)]
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