nid ur opinion on laptop

[Liz]

nid ur help guys, ill be using this laptop on heavy graphics, im choosing between this 3 models, which u think will do serve my needs?

HP Pavilion dv4205tx:
-intel centrino 1.8GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 533MHz FSB
-512MB (1 x 512MB) DDR2 SDRAM (533MHz)
-15.4" wxga
-ati x700 128mb
-80GB (4200 rpm) HD
-dvdrw


HP Pavilion dv4206tx:
-intel centrino 2.0GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 533MHz FSB
-512MB (1 x 512MB) DDR2 SDRAM (533MHz)
-15.4" wxga
-ati x700 128mb
-100GB (4200 rpm) HD
-dvdrw


HP Pavilion dv5101tx:
-intel core duo 1.66GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 667MHz FSB
-512MB (1 x 512MB) DDR2 SDRAM (667MHz)
-15.4" wxga
-NVIDIA GeForce® Go 7400 256MB video memory
-100GB SATA (5400 rpm) HD
-dvdrw

[nicolodeon]

Hi liz. Forgive me for asking, but what are your needs? I mean, what do you intend to use it mostly for? This would help us in providin our recommendations.

[jim]

kung heavy graphics use go for the HP Pavilion dv5101tx which has a bigger video memory.

[Jun aka Pekto]

Price not a factor, I prefer the Core Duo. I'd also bump up the ram to 1GB.

[city]

for heavy graphics...use faster processor, bigger ram memory (1G and up) and bigger video memory(512mb and up).

[city]

64-bit AMD processor would be worth considering.

[nitrox]

Liz, i noticed your selection is all HP Pavilion models...maganda ba talaga ang HP in terms of performance & durability? Pwede na bang pang games (like need for speed)yung integrated graphics pero 1GB ang RAM?

Im asking kasi im also gonna buy a new laptop, but cant decide between HP Pavilion and Acer Aspire 5672.Mas value for money kasi ang Acer (almost same features w/ HP but lesser price). But parang mas sturdier ang built ng HP.

Any Acer owners out there? How's the performance?

[Jun aka Pekto]

Liz, i noticed your selection is all HP Pavilion models...maganda ba talaga ang HP in terms of performance & durability? Pwede na bang pang games (like need for speed)yung integrated graphics pero 1GB ang RAM?

Im asking kasi im also gonna buy a new laptop, but cant decide between HP Pavilion and Acer Aspire 5672.Mas value for money kasi ang Acer (almost same features w/ HP but lesser price). But parang mas sturdier ang built ng HP.

Any Acer owners out there? How's the performance?

Don't buy a laptop with integrated graphics and/or shared memory. I have an older HP Pavilion ze5270 P4-2.4ghz. The performance hit is really bad when it comes to the more intense gaming.

The HP laptops listed have discrete graphics and dedicated video ram. Half the problem is solved right there. Just make the ram 1GB and I'd be happy with any of the 3. Of course, I still prefer the Core Duo simply because it's dualcore.

[niky]

Pavilion user here... those are hot mothers (and mean in the literal sense... they run very high temps!) and you ought to invest in a laptop cooler if you buy one.

The older Pavilions were prone to nasty errors because of this... there are three of us in the family with the first gen Pavilion, and they all failed within a year or two of purchase.

I was the lucky one, ours got replaced under warranty with a second gen model. Although it occassionally slows down due to heat, it doesn't crash catastrophically like the old one does.

These newer Pavilions with Compaq tech are much better than the old ones, but be careful how you use them.

[bigbrother]

Acer 5562 duo,,,just 89,900

pros:
dual core
sata hd (5400) only
ati X1400 256mb hyper
dvdrw drive (slot)
xbright screen
wifi, bluetooth, firewire

cons:
keyboard too soft...not that sturdy..

if for hard gamers, no definite budget (skies the limit) GET THE DELL INSPIRON 9400 ALMOST 167,000,

[Jun aka Pekto]

Ooops. I took a look at the specs of the Aspire 5672 and it's also dualcore plus, it has a better video card than the HP's. I wouldn't mind having one either. But, I'm not in the market for a new laptop just yet.

[niky]

Pavilion user here... those are hot mothers (and mean in the literal sense... they run very high temps!) and you ought to invest in a laptop cooler if you buy one.

The older Pavilions were prone to nasty errors because of this... there are three of us in the family with the first gen Pavilion, and they all failed within a year or two of purchase.

I was the lucky one, ours got replaced under warranty with a second gen model. Although it occassionally slows down due to heat, it doesn't crash catastrophically like the old one does.

These newer Pavilions with Compaq tech are much better than the old ones, but be careful how you use them.

[Liz]

dual core na 1.6ghz would be faster ba than those centrino with 1.8ghz nd 2ghz?

[rlp1099]

Thinkpad T43 w/ 1gig ram answer to all you prayers

[Jun aka Pekto]

dual core na 1.6ghz would be faster ba than those centrino with 1.8ghz nd 2ghz?

Not necessarily if the graphics app doesn't take advantage of the second core. But, one thing I noticed from my use of a dualcore cpu (X2 4200+) is the much smoother computing experience under Windows XP. I do know that video editing/encoding apps makes heavy use of dualcore. I'm sure the heavyweight graphics apps also do.

[nitrox]

Acer 5562 duo,,,just 89,900

pros:
dual core
sata hd (5400) only
ati X1400 256mb hyper
dvdrw drive (slot)
xbright screen
wifi, bluetooth, firewire

cons:
keyboard too soft...not that sturdy..

if for hard gamers, no definite budget (skies the limit) GET THE DELL INSPIRON 9400 ALMOST 167,000,

its true about the Acer's keyboard being too soft...actually all models (except the Ferrari one) have the same keyboard properties. in fact, there was one Aspire 5672 demo model in the shop where the keys in the keyboard are so loose, a few of them were just latched lightly onto the keyboard's slot. i was told an owner brought the unit back to the store because of the loose keys. the store is using it as a demo unit until its taken back to Acer service center.

parang turn-off tuloy yung Acer...although specs-wise it packs a lot compared to other notebooks .

[aceshark]

acer ferrari 4000. i have a 3200 version. so far, ganda ng performance.

[wrcastro_ph]

Di ako masyadong bilib sa HP pavilion. Had many bad experience with them, HDD failure, hot chasis kaya para kang laging mapapasma pag matagal mo ng ginagamit.

Alienware lang talaga ang nakita kong Total gaming laptop.

[aceshark]

Alienware lang talaga ang nakita kong Total gaming laptop.

area 51? ok sana kaso kasing mahal ng second hand na cefiro.

[wildthing]

the specs are very much okay kung regular business routine lang ang gagawin mo sa laptop.

if you plan on heavy graphics - i'll go for a mac instead.

if you plan to move around regularly (walking perhaps or commuting from one airport to another) i will recommend you get the lightest in weight (1kg or less would be the best).

if you have minor needs in speed, go for the cheapest brand of brandnew models instead. Only the very ones are really technically slow.

my 2 cents.