Business Productivity Software

I’m looking at buying a laptop for my A level subjects coursework(ICT,Computing,RE,Business and Geography) and to be able to do lots of other things such as run the Sims 2 and Open for Business,my Nike thing,Itunes etc,Maybe movies etc

I prefer HP as I have an old HP laptop and a HP desktop but I don’t mind looking at sony or tobisha.

I looked around and the HP Pavilion dv9885ea (KU177EA) looked good.
The Specs are:

Processor, operating system and memory
Processor type
Intel® Centrino® processor technology
• Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T9300
• 2.50 GHz , Level 2 cache 6 MB
• Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection

Operating system installed
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium 32-bit

Standard memory
4096 MB

Memory layout
(2 x 2048 MB)

Internal drives
Internal hard disk drive
320 GB

Hard disk controller
SATA Hard Disk Drive

Hard disk drive speed
5400 rpm

Optical drive type
Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Double Layer

System features
Memory card device
5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards

Modem
High speed 56K modem

Network interface
Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN

Wireless technologies
Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection

Wireless capability
Bluetooth® wireless networking

External I/O ports
4 USB 2.0, 1 HDMI connector, 1 VGA port, 1 RJ11 modem connector, 1 RJ45 ethernet connector, S-video TV out, 2 headphones-out, 1 mic-in, 1 IEEE 1394, remote control infrared port (remote optional), cable docking connector

Video capture interface
IEEE 1394 FireWire® Interface

Expansion slots
One ExpressCard/54 slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)

Display size
17" WXGA High Definition BrightView Widescreen

Display resolution
1440 x 900

Video adapter
NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8600M GS

Video RAM
Up to 1791 MB Total Available Graphics Memory with 512 MB dedicated

Control panel
HP QuickPlay media player software and its dedicated menu controls, music and DVD buttons

Webcam
HP Pavilion WebCam with Integrated Microphone

Remote control
HP Mobile Remote Control

Internal audio
3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound 16 bit integrated

Speakers and microphone
Altec Lansing® speakers

Keyboard
Full size desktop keyboard (with separate numeric keypad layout)

Pointing device
Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical Scroll Up/Down pad, volume control, mute buttons, 2 Quick Launch Buttons

Power supply type
90 W AC Power Adapter

Software
Software – productivity & finance
Microsoft® Works and Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 60-Day Trial Version

Pre-installed software
Microsoft® Internet Explorer 7.0; Windows Mail; Adobe® Reader 8.0

Optical drive driver software
Windows Media Player ; Windows Photo Gallery ; DVD Play ; Windows Movie Maker, Windows DVD Maker ; Cyberlink DVD Suite ; Windows Media center, QuickPlay for Windows ; HP Total Care Advisor

Software included
Recovery partition (including possibility to recover system, applications and drivers separately); Optional re-allocation of recovery partition; Recovery CD/DVD creation tool; Symantec™ Norton Internet Security™ 2008 (60 days live update); Notebook Help & Support

Dimensions / weight / warranty
Weight
3.55 kg (7.8 lbs)

Package weight
5.10 kg

Dimensions (W x D x H)
28.50 cm (L) x 39.60 cm (W) x 3.16 cm (min) H / 4.18 cm (max) H

Package dimensions (W x D x H)
480 x 170 x 350 mm

Warranty statement
1 year, pick-up and return, parts and labour

Limited warranty coverage and exceptions
A 2 years warranty extension is available – HP Care Pack U4819E or U4821E (including Accidental Damage Protection) Express service UE601E (D 2 Turn around Time)

Source:http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en/ho/WF06b/321957-321957-3329744-64354-64354-3675209-3717517.html

Does this look suitable as I need it to last me for about another 4 years.Thanks very much.If you need me to add more I will.Also post recommendations if you have any.Thanks.

Ohh yeah, this will be nice enough to run for about 4 years, even more if you take good care of it. But it will be able to run the things you asked.