$450 isn't bad. It'll run everything it needs to easily, and hp is a decent brand. There were some ASUS ones that I wanted, but they were a lot more, so the Pavillion won over.
Dude you can do SO much better for $450
Such as?
I'll need your requirements first, to give you some options. Screen size, battery, ect.
Here are the important (bare) minimums:
-2Ghz processor
-11" screen
-4GB Ram
-400GB Hardrive
-PC w/Windows 7 Home Premium
That's really what I'm looking for, just something that runs well, able to do decent gaming. As for the graphics card, I'd prefer if it was dedicated, but if it had a decent integrated card, that would work.