HP ProBook 4525s XT950UT 15.6" LED Notebook (2.2 GHz AMD Athlon II Dual-Core Processor P340, 2 GB RAM, 320 GB 7200 rpm Hard Drive, DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL LightScribe, Windows 7 Professional 32-bit)

HP ProBook 4525s XT950UT Notebook - Athlon II P340 2.2GHz - 15.6" XT950UT#ABA 41
by Sari M(IND)
If you are looking for a cheap laptop computer of this size then this is a ideal choice.

Preliminary Impressions:
I have only had the laptop computer for a few days, but am happy with it. The number pad is great, island keys look lovely and feel lovely. The track pad has a ton of settings and options so with a tiny fiddling you ought to be able to finding the settings that work for you. The display is definitely widescreen but looks great. There wasn't much bloatware installed - chiefly a bunch of HP programs, but they were basically disabled/removed. Comes with McAffe 60 day trial which I uninstalled. Also comes with Office 2010 starter which provides Word & Excel limited versions. I like that this has a 7200 RPM harddrive as most laptops skimp with slower 5400 RPM options. Webcam works great and has a built-in light/flash. HP & Windows 7 even have face recognition for logging in, although that doesn't always work. The top has a matte finish with what I can best describe as a fine wood grain look that is grey/brown.

Update: of the main reasons I bought this laptop computer was for the HDMI output so I could connect to my receiver and HD TV then play videos, Hulu, etc. from the laptop computer to the TV. After a tiny tweaking of the audio playback tool both audio and video worked great over HDMI! I ought to note that the audio signal is not surround, but 'just' digital stereo.

Regarding Memory:
I ordered another 2GB of RAM and after removing 7 screws I got to the memory location under the keyboard and the additional memory appeared to be the exact same as what I ordered. You can google to find the instructions for removing the keyboard on HP's web-site. However, I don't know that 4GB is absolutely necessary for this laptop computer. It depends on how plenty of programs you'll have open at a time and the way you plan to make use of it. Plenty of people probably don't know that 4GB is the maximum amount that a 32 bit Operating Technique can reference.

overall
Circuit City (owned by the same company as Tiger Direct) by Amazon had the best cost for this laptop computer (400), even better than Newegg (420). I was surprised that shipping took only three days!