Black Friday: HP G60 121WM Notebook for $448 at Walmart

| November 23, 2008 | 113 Comments

Walmart will be selling the HP G60 121WM notebook as a Black Friday special for $448. A similar model normally costs $778 from Walmart, which means there’s a substantial $330 in savings if you can get your hands on one of these on Black Friday.

This Black Friday notebook is a retail-only HP computer with a model number built exclusively for Walmart. The G60 121WM model number won’t be found on HP’s Web site or at other retailers, but if you want to do some comparison shopping just compare all Pavilion G60 notebooks with similar specs. There may be minor variations between G60′s found at various retailers in terms of processor speed and hard drive size, but all G60′s will have the same set of features.

The G60-121WM comes with 3GB of memory, 160GB hard drive, DVD burner and an AMD Sempron 2.0GHz processor.

This notebook should serve its purpose for basic home use, but it’s definitely one of HP’s lower-end notebooks.

HP Pavilion G60-121WM Detailed Product Specs

Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
Procoessor AMD Sempron SI-40 2.0GHz
Memory/RAM 3GB
Display 15.6″ Diagonal High Definition HP Brightview Display (1366×768)
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 8200M with up to 1407MB Total Available Graphics Memory
Hard Drive 160GB, 5400RPM
Optical Drive DVD-SuperMulti drive (+/-R double layer)
Wireless 802.11b/g wireless LAN
Bluetooth None
Audio Stereo speakers, microphone jack, headphone jack
Expansion Slots Express Card Slot
Ports/Extras 3x USB 2,0, 5-in-1 Card reader, Webcam,1 VGA (15-pin), RJ-11 (modem), 1 RJ -45 (LAN)
Software MS Office trial
Weight 6.06 pounds
Warranty 1-Yr Parts and Labor, 1-Year Battery

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  1. Warren says:

    I appreciate the info. I’m in search of a laptop that would work well when using Lightroom and PShop. This looks like it won’t fit the bill.

    thanks.

  2. Warren says:

    I appreciate the info. I’m in search of a laptop that would work well when using Lightroom and PShop. This looks like it won’t fit the bill.

    thanks.

  3. Leslie says:

    Wanted to get this for child who wants a DVD burner. I know nothing about laptops but wanted to go to WALMART to get this. Does this have a DVD burner??

  4. Leslie says:

    Wanted to get this for child who wants a DVD burner. I know nothing about laptops but wanted to go to WALMART to get this. Does this have a DVD burner??

  5. Tim says:

    Yes, it can burn CD/DVDs

  6. Tim says:

    Yes, it can burn CD/DVDs

  7. stephane says:

    Does this laptop have a wirefire or wireless fire built in.

  8. stephane says:

    Does this laptop have a wirefire or wireless fire built in.

  9. justin ruggles says:

    Is this laptop capable of running beginner art apps

  10. justin ruggles says:

    Is this laptop capable of running beginner art apps

  11. Linda says:

    Looking for an inexpensive laptop that will allow internet access via wireless router while traveling in our RV. Don’t need lots of bells and whistles just internet access, picture download from camera, that sort of thing. Will this unit do the job?

    • Adri says:

      This notebook comes with 802.11b/g wireless LAN a wireless LAN is an Internet connection that can be accessed by radio waves instead of through traditional wires and cords. Also known as Wi-Fi or 802.11 connection, they are becoming more widespread.

  12. Linda says:

    Looking for an inexpensive laptop that will allow internet access via wireless router while traveling in our RV. Don’t need lots of bells and whistles just internet access, picture download from camera, that sort of thing. Will this unit do the job?

    • Adri says:

      This notebook comes with 802.11b/g wireless LAN a wireless LAN is an Internet connection that can be accessed by radio waves instead of through traditional wires and cords. Also known as Wi-Fi or 802.11 connection, they are becoming more widespread.

  13. Xavier says:

    Linda- this notebook will do just fine for that. Just be sure to get yourself a backup drive if you’re going to wipe your memory cards after transferring them to your computer.

  14. Xavier says:

    Linda- this notebook will do just fine for that. Just be sure to get yourself a backup drive if you’re going to wipe your memory cards after transferring them to your computer.

  15. Linda says:

    Thanks Xavier! Usually save photos to CD after downloading to computer so this should work.

  16. Linda says:

    Thanks Xavier! Usually save photos to CD after downloading to computer so this should work.

  17. Clay says:

    Is the processor capable of downloading video and allow movies to be made and burnt to DVD’s?

    • Feline says:

      You can. I personally bought this computer from walmart on black friday and i have made a couple of home movies to share with my family

  18. Clay says:

    Is the processor capable of downloading video and allow movies to be made and burnt to DVD’s?

    • Feline says:

      You can. I personally bought this computer from walmart on black friday and i have made a couple of home movies to share with my family

  19. James says:

    I’m looking at this laptop to play World of Warcraft. Can it handle it and run it sufficiently?

  20. James says:

    I’m looking at this laptop to play World of Warcraft. Can it handle it and run it sufficiently?

  21. Jacob says:

    Is this a good laptop to play WoW on? good gameing laptop at all?

    (world of warcraft)

  22. Jacob says:

    Is this a good laptop to play WoW on? good gameing laptop at all?

    (world of warcraft)

  23. Shawn says:

    I would like to buy a laptop that i can use Autodesk Inventor on! It is an architect program! Im not sure if the graphics card will handle it!

  24. Shawn says:

    I would like to buy a laptop that i can use Autodesk Inventor on! It is an architect program! Im not sure if the graphics card will handle it!

  25. paige says:

    Would i have to buy a new charger for it every other 2 months?

  26. paige says:

    Would i have to buy a new charger for it every other 2 months?

  27. Travis Longley says:

    These specs listed here are for the Toshiba satellite L305-D-S5897 for $548, not for the Hp.

  28. Travis Longley says:

    These specs listed here are for the Toshiba satellite L305-D-S5897 for $548, not for the Hp.

  29. Xavier says:

    Travis- thanks for the correctiion- had the wrong AMD processor in the table. It’s accurate now.

  30. Xavier says:

    Travis- thanks for the correctiion- had the wrong AMD processor in the table. It’s accurate now.

  31. Josh says:

    Jacob- i was wondering the exact same thing. i looked it up and im 90% sure it will. I dont understand graphics cards very well but im sure this will be fine. if my brothers crappy laptop can play it, this can.

  32. Josh says:

    Jacob- i was wondering the exact same thing. i looked it up and im 90% sure it will. I dont understand graphics cards very well but im sure this will be fine. if my brothers crappy laptop can play it, this can.

  33. Jacob says:

    haha thank u josh this helps me alot.

  34. Jacob says:

    haha thank u josh this helps me alot.

  35. Barb says:

    I need a laptop to upload tons of kids pictures and do scrapbooking stuff. The Toshiba is also a good price — would either of these work well for me?

  36. Barb says:

    I need a laptop to upload tons of kids pictures and do scrapbooking stuff. The Toshiba is also a good price — would either of these work well for me?

  37. Xavier says:

    Barb- either the HP g60-121WM or the Black Friday Toshiba notebook will be fine for basic photo uploading/editing.

  38. Xavier says:

    Barb- either the HP g60-121WM or the Black Friday Toshiba notebook will be fine for basic photo uploading/editing.

  39. randy says:

    will i be able to play movies on this hp

    randy

    • junie says:

      I’m only able to watch 30mins of a 90 to 120min movie. The battery capacity is terrible. I’m considering returning it.

  40. randy says:

    will i be able to play movies on this hp

    randy

    • junie says:

      I’m only able to watch 30mins of a 90 to 120min movie. The battery capacity is terrible. I’m considering returning it.

  41. randy says:

    will i be able to buy a car charger for this hp

  42. randy says:

    will i be able to buy a car charger for this hp

  43. joe says:

    Is this WiFi capable?

  44. joe says:

    Is this WiFi capable?

  45. Matthew says:

    Does anyone have experience trying to get something like this from Walmart? Any guesses as to whether they will actually have this in stock? Is this one of those deals you have to get in line early to get or can I just drop by sometime on Friday and pick it up?

  46. Matthew says:

    Does anyone have experience trying to get something like this from Walmart? Any guesses as to whether they will actually have this in stock? Is this one of those deals you have to get in line early to get or can I just drop by sometime on Friday and pick it up?

  47. Mahmoud says:

    How much extra is it to get it with a stable OS instead of Vista? I’d like to get full use of the RAM instead of sacrificing most of it to Vista while the applications I bought the laptop for run like a smokers marathon.

  48. Mahmoud says:

    How much extra is it to get it with a stable OS instead of Vista? I’d like to get full use of the RAM instead of sacrificing most of it to Vista while the applications I bought the laptop for run like a smokers marathon.

  49. Xavier says:

    Mahmoud- you can always install Linux or XP at your own convenience if you have the skills to do that, but the G60 121Wm comes as it is-no customization available.

  50. Xavier says:

    Mahmoud- you can always install Linux or XP at your own convenience if you have the skills to do that, but the G60 121Wm comes as it is-no customization available.

  51. Brittany says:

    I have an hp dv6000 entertainment laptop right now and am looking for a new hp. Would you recommend this computer, or would buying this be like ‘downgrading’ from what i already have?

  52. Brittany says:

    I have an hp dv6000 entertainment laptop right now and am looking for a new hp. Would you recommend this computer, or would buying this be like ‘downgrading’ from what i already have?

  53. Xavier says:

    Brittany- It completely depends on the specifications of your dv6000, but the dv6000 is a relatively recent notebook and I wouldn’t suggest trading it in quite yet unless there’s something you’re really not happy with.

  54. Xavier says:

    Brittany- It completely depends on the specifications of your dv6000, but the dv6000 is a relatively recent notebook and I wouldn’t suggest trading it in quite yet unless there’s something you’re really not happy with.

  55. Ryan says:

    In case anyone is actually considering buying this laptop, its got a Sempron processor in it, which basically means its a piece of junk.

    I know you may think “Well its all I can afford, and its a good deal” but its not.

    Save your money, dish out the extra $100 for the other laptop Walmart has for sale (which is substantially better) and is definitely worth an extra 100 if you’re going to spend 450 anyway.

    My personal opinion is you may just want to reconsider getting a laptop on Black Friday and utilize E-bay and Microsofts 25% cashback on search.live.com, or save your money and buy a Core 2 Duo / Centrino 2 Laptop.

    • jlux says:

      ryan, you’re a boob. there is nothing wrong with the sempron processor. it is just fine for the capabilities of this laptop. not everyone is steven hawking doing complex calculations, or extreme graphic intense programs. it’s for surfing the web, facebook & movies. sheesh, isn’t it sort of hard to talk with your foot in your mouth?

  56. Ryan says:

    In case anyone is actually considering buying this laptop, its got a Sempron processor in it, which basically means its a piece of junk.

    I know you may think “Well its all I can afford, and its a good deal” but its not.

    Save your money, dish out the extra $100 for the other laptop Walmart has for sale (which is substantially better) and is definitely worth an extra 100 if you’re going to spend 450 anyway.

    My personal opinion is you may just want to reconsider getting a laptop on Black Friday and utilize E-bay and Microsofts 25% cashback on search.live.com, or save your money and buy a Core 2 Duo / Centrino 2 Laptop.

  57. Brittany says:

    Xavier- im looking for a new one because its an ’05 model, keeps a charge for 10 min, and the touch pad is going out (2nd time replaced)

  58. Brittany says:

    Xavier- im looking for a new one because its an ’05 model, keeps a charge for 10 min, and the touch pad is going out (2nd time replaced)

  59. Dante says:

    could you play wow on this?

    or

    could you upgrade the graphics so you could?

    thanks

  60. Dante says:

    could you play wow on this?

    or

    could you upgrade the graphics so you could?

    thanks

  61. David says:

    How does the AMD Sempron processor compare to the Intel Dual Core T3200 processor? Would this laptop be sufficient for movies, games, etc.?

  62. David says:

    How does the AMD Sempron processor compare to the Intel Dual Core T3200 processor? Would this laptop be sufficient for movies, games, etc.?

  63. Sam says:

    Does it include a built-in web-cam??

  64. Sam says:

    Does it include a built-in web-cam??

  65. Cameron says:

    Just bought it, very sharp. Basic laptop. Runs good with vista. Hope it last!

  66. Cameron says:

    Just bought it, very sharp. Basic laptop. Runs good with vista. Hope it last!

  67. Adrienne says:

    I just bought it too! I really like it. Vista is much better than I expected. It was totally worth the hellish crowds.

  68. Adrienne says:

    I just bought it too! I really like it. Vista is much better than I expected. It was totally worth the hellish crowds.

  69. Dante says:

    runs wow just fine! I good deal and worth the lines! only had 30 of them at our little store.

  70. Dante says:

    runs wow just fine! I good deal and worth the lines! only had 30 of them at our little store.

  71. Alex says:

    I went to walmart and I got it!! If somebody miss the sell you can get it from me for $677 if you interesting send me an email to info@anvadvertisement.com

    Thank You

  72. Alex says:

    I went to walmart and I got it!! If somebody miss the sell you can get it from me for $677 if you interesting send me an email to info@anvadvertisement.com

    Thank You

  73. Anderoo says:

    David, the Intel Dual Core T3200 will blow this processor out of the water, but all in all it’s not a bad basic CPU. I’m still looking for more feedback before I open it and mess around with it. People who do that just to see if they’ll like it are jackarses.

  74. Anderoo says:

    David, the Intel Dual Core T3200 will blow this processor out of the water, but all in all it’s not a bad basic CPU. I’m still looking for more feedback before I open it and mess around with it. People who do that just to see if they’ll like it are jackarses.

  75. Alex says:

    I have this laptop brand new sealed let me know if you are interested in buying it I live in atlanta

    gordee33@hotmail.com

  76. Alex says:

    I have this laptop brand new sealed let me know if you are interested in buying it I live in atlanta

    gordee33@hotmail.com

  77. darrell says:

    How can you put XP on a Vista machine Im pretty sure the drivers will not match up and none of your built in devices on mainboard will work…..maybe someone knows somehting I dont! I have tried to do this with an HP and it did not work I had horrible graphics and couldnt even get the touchpad to work! On HPs website it did not even give me the options for xp drivers to download either

  78. darrell says:

    How can you put XP on a Vista machine Im pretty sure the drivers will not match up and none of your built in devices on mainboard will work…..maybe someone knows somehting I dont! I have tried to do this with an HP and it did not work I had horrible graphics and couldnt even get the touchpad to work! On HPs website it did not even give me the options for xp drivers to download either

  79. Jenn says:

    I bought it and the specs in the add say it has a webcam and it doesn’t has anyone else that bought it realized this yet??

  80. Jenn says:

    I bought it and the specs in the add say it has a webcam and it doesn’t has anyone else that bought it realized this yet??

  81. Roberto says:

    I have also gone thru the asle to get one from Walmart on Black Friday; i have also gotten the one from Best Buy (Toshiba L305D-S5892) and am undecided wich to keep; i haven’t openned either or. If anyone is interested in this one i will sell it for $600 Email me if interested: robavila76@hotmail.com

  82. Roberto says:

    I have also gone thru the asle to get one from Walmart on Black Friday; i have also gotten the one from Best Buy (Toshiba L305D-S5892) and am undecided wich to keep; i haven’t openned either or. If anyone is interested in this one i will sell it for $600 Email me if interested: robavila76@hotmail.com

  83. Ratchet says:

    It’s a garbage computer. I bought it on Black friday sale. DO NOT GET THIS! It’s a single core and gets hung up on applications easily. The cursor gets frozen and the computer has to be put to sleep and reawoken to get it to work again. It plays videos choppy, and the audio is out of synch with the video. Thank god I’m returning it within the 15 day window.

    I rather pay another $100 and get a better laptop at Best Buy. I will get a Dell , and never again an HP

  84. Ratchet says:

    It’s a garbage computer. I bought it on Black friday sale. DO NOT GET THIS! It’s a single core and gets hung up on applications easily. The cursor gets frozen and the computer has to be put to sleep and reawoken to get it to work again. It plays videos choppy, and the audio is out of synch with the video. Thank god I’m returning it within the 15 day window.

    I rather pay another $100 and get a better laptop at Best Buy. I will get a Dell , and never again an HP

  85. Jesse says:

    u obviously got a return or screwed up one cus i just bought one 2 weeks ago and freakin love it it hasnt screwed up on me at all and is fast and great

  86. Jesse says:

    u obviously got a return or screwed up one cus i just bought one 2 weeks ago and freakin love it it hasnt screwed up on me at all and is fast and great

  87. Travis W says:

    I have a question does this laptop run well with windows live messenger and doe sit work with itunes?????please help!

  88. Travis W says:

    I have a question does this laptop run well with windows live messenger and doe sit work with itunes?????please help!

  89. Dan says:

    I bought it andthe battery life is terrible. Lasts like 30 minutes top. Computer works great, maybe just purchase another battery.

  90. Dan says:

    I bought it andthe battery life is terrible. Lasts like 30 minutes top. Computer works great, maybe just purchase another battery.

  91. TIM says:

    THE BATTERYS ARE PRETTY GENERIC THE COME WITH THIS COMPUTER

    UPGRADE WITH A 2 HR MEMORY BATTERY

    TRY DRAINING YOUR OLD ONE THEN RECHARGE IT

    SEE IF THAT HELPS.

    THERE IS A TRICK TO RECHARGING THE BATTERY , AND YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT ON THE NET.

    YOU CAN ACTUALLY PUT MORE MEMORY LIFE INTO THE ONE YOU HAVE FOR PENNYS

  92. TIM says:

    THE BATTERYS ARE PRETTY GENERIC THE COME WITH THIS COMPUTER

    UPGRADE WITH A 2 HR MEMORY BATTERY

    TRY DRAINING YOUR OLD ONE THEN RECHARGE IT

    SEE IF THAT HELPS.

    THERE IS A TRICK TO RECHARGING THE BATTERY , AND YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT ON THE NET.

    YOU CAN ACTUALLY PUT MORE MEMORY LIFE INTO THE ONE YOU HAVE FOR PENNYS

  93. Roberto says:

    How do i find that information? on the battery???

  94. Roberto says:

    How do i find that information? on the battery???

  95. shirley says:

    I bought HP G60 -121WM, but did not come with recovery disc. Where can I get it?

  96. shirley says:

    I bought HP G60 -121WM, but did not come with recovery disc. Where can I get it?

  97. ellen says:

    has anyone had any problems with the screen going out?

  98. ellen says:

    has anyone had any problems with the screen going out?

  99. jmathews408 says:

    this laptop is alright i wish now i would have invested in a desktop computer because i am a massive gamer but i have played alot of games and have did alot of tweaking on this and i also have used programs like adobe photoshop bryce daz studio 3d max works great i have used C# to creat apps this is a decent laptop as long as your not a hardcore gamer if anyone has any computer questions

    visit me at http://www.youforum.cc/themadgamerforum

    post your question

  100. jmathews408 says:

    this laptop is alright i wish now i would have invested in a desktop computer because i am a massive gamer but i have played alot of games and have did alot of tweaking on this and i also have used programs like adobe photoshop bryce daz studio 3d max works great i have used C# to creat apps this is a decent laptop as long as your not a hardcore gamer if anyone has any computer questions

    visit me at http://www.youforum.cc/themadgamerforum

    post your question

  101. AustinTech says:

    Unfortunately, the screens on all G60 series are prone to breaking. HP techs are quick to tell you HP does not warrant the screens even though they are aware of the widespread defect. It starts as a black spot on your screen but eventually stripes all the way across it. HP techs told me to pray for a recall because unless that happens, I can expect to replace my screen every 6 months. There are so many other options out there, I'm planning on going with another brand.

  102. AustinTech says:

    Unfortunately, the screens on all G60 series are prone to breaking. HP techs are quick to tell you HP does not warrant the screens even though they are aware of the widespread defect. It starts as a black spot on your screen but eventually stripes all the way across it. HP techs told me to pray for a recall because unless that happens, I can expect to replace my screen every 6 months. There are so many other options out there, I'm planning on going with another brand.

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