Henry Lubong's Journal

I just upgraded my LCD on my 17″ HP Pavillion from WXSGA+ (1680 x 1050) to a higher resolution screen WXGA (1920 x 1200). It was actually a replacement because my old LCD cracked. I’m not saying who broke it… grrr. The new LCD is made by LG and the model is LP171WU3(TL)(A3). This particular [...]

Wohooo! I just received my laptop a little while ago, thanks to FedEx for delivering it while I’m still home . What an awesome shipping service from HP as well. Initially, the PC was supposed to be built by today but it looks like the elves aren’t too busy these days. I have something [...]

After much thought, I pulled the trigger on the HP Pavilion dv9700t.

Screen Size – I spend more time coding than actually playing games so screen real state is more important for me.
Graphics Card – 8600M GS is fine for casual gaming and should be more than enough for Photoshop and video editing.
Weight – 7.7lbs is [...]

I have to admit, I made a wrong decision when I build my self a Shuttle-like PC last year. I had a monstrous desktop so I thought I’d put together a micro ATX form factor PC for a change. I don’t travel much and never really had any use for a laptop. I have an [...]