<p>So I went to best buy today and the hp dv7 they had their didn’t have a video graphics card and on my school’s website for recommended laptops it says to have a video card. So the guys there told me to completely take out that laptop as a possible candidate. But then when I came home and went to hp’s website I found their hp dv7-3180us </p>
<p>[HP</a> Pavilion dv7-3180us Entertainment Notebook PC, Espresso Black | HP® Official Store](<a href=“http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/rts_notebook/rts_notebook/1/storefronts/WA718UA%2523ABA]HP”>http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/rts_notebook/rts_notebook/1/storefronts/WA718UA%2523ABA)</p>
<p>here’s my school’s recommendations
[Computer</a> Recommendations 2009-10 | Student PC Laptop | ITS](<a href=“http://www.colorado.edu/its/recommendations/studentpclap.html]Computer”>http://www.colorado.edu/its/recommendations/studentpclap.html)</p>
<p>do you guys think that one will be okay? The reviews I read from the hp site, amazon, and other sites I found from google seemed to be pretty good except for people complaining about battery. If you go to the hp website and look at accessories and more specifically batteries and look for the only one that supports hp dv7 the reviews on battery was super bad.</p>
<p>[HP</a> 8-cell Battery (GA08) | HP® Official Store](<a href=“http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/computer/categories/notebook_batteries/1/accessories/KS525AA?tab=reviews&#defaultAnchor]HP”>http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/computer/categories/notebook_batteries/1/accessories/KS525AA?tab=reviews&#defaultAnchor)</p>
<p>so i’m actually sort of confused with the whole battery part after reading the battery reviews especially since this would be my first laptop after always using desktops. Is that battery a battery I can attach to the laptop and use it without my laptop being plugged into the wall? A lot of the reviews said that their laptop battery for dv7 died after 1 year and that they had to buy a new one so when they say they had to buy a new one do they mean that one? Or do they mean a different battery for the inside of the laptop that they have to also pay someone to replace it? Sorry for all of the questions. I really want the laptop though since it looks so sleek n nice</p>