what do you think of this laptop?

hi guys, I'm intending to buy a new laptop (Hp Pavilion dv2855) but I wanted first to get your suggestions
here's Hp Pavilion dv2855 features:

Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo T8100 2.10GHz

3MB L2 Cache Memory

RAM: 2G DDR2

Hard Disk: 250 GB SATA

Optical Drive: DVD+/-RW Double Layer LightScribe

Monitor: 14.1 TFT WXGA Brightview

Display Card: Nvidia GeForce 8400M GS
Display Card Memory: 128MB Dedicated - Up to 859MB

comm.ports: Modem, Lan, WIFI, USB 2.0, FireWire, Mc Reader, D-Sub, Bluetooth, S-Video, HDMI, Expansion port 3


what are typed in red are what I don't understand so could you please clarify these features?
also do you think photoshop will work fast on this machine?

thank you

 

looks good, but how much? Try Ebay, got my HP tablet there!

 

Display Card Memory: 128MB Dedicated - Up to 859MB
Means that you have 128 MB Graphics dedicated to your computer as in memory on a graphics card to do that. As for the up to 859 MB it means it will draw from your main system memory (RAM) to make up for the rest of the graphics. Shared graphics basically is horrible to some extent so that 128MB should help out a lot.

FireWire I never use, its basically a connection port for things like cameras, etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FireWire

D-Sub: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-subminiature

S-Video: to hook up to a monitor or TV (if compatible)

HDMI = High Definition Multimedia Interface: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI

Expansion Port 3 (AKA Express Slot 54): Port of the future, I think there's a few things you can put into that like a TV card I think is one of them.

Overall looks nice, although it depends on the price.

 

Wow. Looks great. But nothing matches to my Sony VAIO

 

That looks like a good laptop, but obviously it depends on how much you are spending on it and what you will be using it for. IMO that laptop would be good enough for doing just about anything, as long as you are not going to be doing major video gaming or editing movies.

 

thanks you guys, the price is about 1000 $

 

wow, you could of got a better one for that price!

 

the problem that prices here in Egypt are very expensive !
I found macbook on apple's page for 1099 $, when I got to mac stores in Egypt I found it for 1600 $ !!!!

 

looks good, although in my opinion, nothing beats a macbook

 

Configration is pretty cool. I'd love to buy it

 

configuration is cool but the price is very high

 

nice configuration.. post any screenshots of the laptop if you can

 

koool lappy dude...juss go for it dnt wait....i bought one lenevo lappy ....with core 2 duo + 2 gb ram + inbuilt webcam + 15 " screen.....at 1000$ so u dnt just wait....

 

that's really helpful, thank you so much !

 

i personally don`t like this laptop.., why don`t you take one with 5 gb ddr

 

64bit, a pain in the testicles.

 

Smells good , take it .

 

$1,000 for this configuration seems like a lot. Can't you buy it online and get it delivered to where you live?