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HP DV 1439US Help, Please.
I bought a HP DV1439US tonight. I usually take a long time to research and compare purchases and this aggravates my husband to no end. This is a present for my 14 yoa daughter for X-Mas. We did not bring it home today because we were in a big hurry. My husband pushed me into making a quick decision at the store. I asked the salesperson about the video card and he said it had a Radeon. I now know that it does not. Below are the specs on it. It does have 100GB, but only 4200RPM's. The card is the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900.
As we have not brought it home yet, I could probably change my mind about it.
My 14 year old is into Sims games now but will eventually get into more games, I'm sure. I thought I was buying a laptop that would be sufficient as she gets older. She will love the CD/DVD capabilities this one has.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
doedv1439us
US Product Number EH451UA#ABA
Microprocessor 1.73 GHz Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology featuring Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740
Microprocessor Cache 2MB L2 Cache
Memory 1024MB 333MHz DDR System Memory (2 Dimm)
Memory Max 2048MB
Video Graphics Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900
Video Memory Up to 128mb shared
Hard Drive 100GB (4200RPM) Hard Drive
Diskette Drive External USB Floppy Drive available for customers via hpshopping.com or local retailers
Multimedia Drive DVD±R/RW and CD-RW Combo Drive with Double Layer Support
Display 14.0" WXGA High-Definition BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 768) Display
Fax/Modem High speed 56k modem
Network Card Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless Connectivity Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 802.11BG WLAN
Sound Altec Lansing
Keyboard 101-key compatible & 2 Quick Launch Buttons
Pointing Device Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical Scroll Up/Down pad; HP QuickPlay(o) Music and DVD buttons
PC Card Slots 1 Type I/II 32-bit card bus (also support 16-bit)
External Ports 3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
1 headphone-out
1 microphone-in
1 VGA (15-pin)
1 TV-Out (S-video)
1 RJ-11 (modem)
1 RJ -45 (LAN)
1 Expansion Port 2, 1 IEEE 1394 Firewire (4-pin)
1 Consumer IR (Remote Receiver)
Dimensions 13.15"" (L) x 9.24"" (W) x 1.18"" (min H)/1.52"" (max H)
Weight 5.33 lbs
Security Kensington® MicroSaver lock slot
Power-on password
Accepts 3rd party security lock devices
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Re: HP DV 1439US Help, Please.
Sorry to tell you, but the salesperson was lying. The dv1000 only comes with the Intel GMA 900, as you mentioned above. This is NOT good for gaming at ALL, unless you're into games that are about 2-3 years old. Unless your daughter needs the notebook now (which I highly doubt - I'm a sophmore and I just use the family desktop when my laptop in dispose), I suggest waiting just 4 weeks for Intel's new, Dual-Core chip, Yonah or NAPA.
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Re: HP DV 1439US Help, Please.
There are very few 14" laptops with good dedicated graphics cards as they are made for mobility and not gaming. The ones that have them tend to be expensive. If you are set on a 14” model, the Asus W3v, Compal 2030, or Toshiba M50 would be some choices, with the Asus having the best quality. If you go with a larger screen, you’ll have more choices. I would look at something like the Compaq v4000t. It has the Radeon x700 which is a very good graphics card, better than the ones on the 14” notebooks. It is a little bigger and heavier than the dv1000. You can configure one on HP.com. I would recommend the 5400RPM hard drive for better system performance. HP.com only charges tax in a few states and has a 30 day return policy. A decently configured one will cost around $1100-1200. If you would like something with better quality, the Asus Z71v is another good option. It has the 6600 go card which is close to the x700.
Yonah is being released in a few week, but I would not expect to see a large selection of models until the Spring. People who are heavy multi-taskers will see the biggest benefit from Yonah. Good Luck.
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Re: HP DV 1439US Help, Please.
So, does this mean we can expect some nice price cuts in the near future for current notebooks? :)
I don't wish to jump to conclusions or anything, but does your daughter really need a notebook? Won't she be content with a desktop? Gaming notebooks are harder to find and much more expensive than similar desktops. Maybe you should get her a cheaper notebook and use that saved money to buy a gaming desktop.
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Get your money back if you can. If you/your daughter wants a notebook the ones already suggested are very good. You could also get by with a Hp/Compaq V2000z which has a Turion processor and a graphics processor that while not as good and the ones previously mentioned, is still good enough for Sims and lower demand games. The advantages of this machine are that it is relitively inexpensive and it has a 64 bit processor that was madde for mobile computing. These machines cost a lot of money, don't get stuck with something you don't want...Oh, and I'd ask to speak with the manager at the store and tell him about the mis-information giben you by his employee. Good luck.
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Re: HP DV 1439US Help, Please.
If you haven't received the product, then you should be able to get your money back WITHOUT a return penalty. I sure hope not. Some stores charges up to 15% on returns.
Thanks,
eagle07
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Re: HP DV 1439US Help, Please.
I think the best place to shop for a laptop is Costco where you can return it with full money back within 6 months. Anyway, if you like the feature of DV1000 but want a good video interface, the only thing you can get is a DV4000 with ATI x700/128MB video. The price is about the same as for DV1000 (plus $150 for the video upgrade) but it is a 15.4" one instead of 14".
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Re: HP DV 1439US Help, Please.
Sams Club also has a similar return policy. Take a look at the DV4000.
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Re: HP DV 1439US Help, Please.
My husband did get our money back. They argued over the labor for the installing of the programs service (whatever that is called). My husband told them that the salesperson misrepresented the video card and that I asked him to check the card and he did not. He also told them that I made it plain that I wanted a Radeon video card.
Now I must decide what to buy. I am going to look at the Compaq V4000 and the Asus6600. I was building a Dell online before we bought the HP1439. It was a 9300 with video card upgrade (I think one of the choices was a Radeon), 1GB dual channel DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz, DVD +-RW/+R 8x double layer write and Windows Media Center. Is there anything I need to be aware of with the Dell 9300? I will read the posts about that one How does it compare with the aforementioned V4000 and Asus Z71.
Thanks for everything!
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Re: HP DV 1439US Help, Please.
You don't want the Compaq v4000, you want the v4000t - that's the one with the discrete x700 card. The v4000 has the GMA 900 that you just returned!