Welp, ended up taking the laptop back and swapping it out for a different one. This new one is basically the same thing internally, 4GB DDR3, 500 GB 5400 RPM HDD, it does have the A8 CPU whereas the other laptop had the A6, and it also has the R5 graphics as opposed to the R4 graphics. It's also just a little smaller with a 15.6" screen and the original had a 17.3". It's touchscreen though. Cliffnotes is it's a little more responsive than the other one with a 1.7" smaller screen, but it's touchscreen. I have it all reformatted back to Windows 7 and I swear this thing is a lot faster that the other one. I think there was something wrong internally with the one I returned though because it'd lock up a lot. Started right out of the box. Touchscreen is pretty awesome too, I must say. Less than an inch thick and 5.67 pounds, lol.
http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c04773898
I also emailed the guy about the AVT box, but he's out of the office until tomorrow so that'll get paid for then, I guess.
