The only component that seems out of place is the slow hard drive. If you can get a 5400 RPM hard drive, I think that would be better.
I seek advice on a laptop for my grand daughter who is entering college this fall. I have pretty much settled on Athlon power for the CPU, and as such, I went to HP and constructed what I hope is a good rig.
HP Pavilion zv5000z series
WinXPPro
AMD Athlon 64 3200+
15.4 display (1680x1050
64MB NVIDIA GeForce 4-440Go+1394&5 in 1
512MB DDR SDRAM
80GB 4200RPM HD
DVD/CD-RW Combo
54g(TM)integ.Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN&Bluetooth
12 Cell lithion ion Battery
3 yr express Repair/24-7 phone support
Any pros/cons on selected components appreciated, and also any comments on HP's record of phone support greatly appreciated.

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