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Well, Maybe that notebook isnt what i want
I was looking at the HP Pavilion dv5139us Notebook PC from circuit city however i've been hearing bad things aabout the ATI Radeon® Xpress™ 200M for games like halflife, source, and call of duty (first person shooters)
sooo.... looking for what you guys can recomend.
General Questions
1) What is your budget? Trying to be around 1200 give or take (yes its low)
2) What size notebook would you prefer?
a. Ultraportable; 12" screen or less
b. Thin and Light; 13" - 14" screen
(c) Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen ****************
d. Desktop Replacement; 17"+ screen
3) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook? **** School work, music and video editting and watching, GAMING (Halflife, source, call of duty, etc)
4) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk? ****For college so mainly in my dorm, trying to get atleast around 3 hours of battery life
5) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games? ****Halflife, source, call of duty, etc... first person shooters.
6) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like? ****Umm... acer, hp, gateway.... NOOO DELL
7) How many hours of battery life do you need? trying to get atleast around 3
8) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person? ***Possibly
9) What country are you buying this in? USA
Screen Specifics
10) Would you prefer standard or widescreen? ***Doesnt matter, widescreen a plus i guess
11) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer? ***DOES NOT REALLY MATTER, i like the screen on most of the HP notebooks , I guess its called *** 15.4" WXGA high-definition display***
Standard
a. XGA -1024x768 - Large and easy to read text + graphics icons, but you fit less stuff on the screen.
b. SXGA - 1400x1050 - Compromise resolution between XGA and UXGA.
c. UXGA - 1600x1200 - Very small text and graphics icons, you can fit lots of stuff on the screen.
Widescreen
d. WXGA or WXGA+ - 1280x768/800 or 1440x900; Wider viewing version of XGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
e. WSXGA+ - 1680x1050; Wider viewing version of SXGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
f. WUXGA - 1920x1200; Wider viewing version of UXGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen? ***Doesnt really matter, glossy prefered
Build Quality and Design
13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you? Somewhat
14) How long do you want this laptop to last? 3-4 years ATLEAST
Notebook Components
15) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 120GB? 60 to 120
16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a DVD-ROM, DVD-CD/RW or DVD-RW drive? ***DVD-RW
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Re: Well, Maybe that notebook isnt what i want
That is NOT a gaming laptop. I believe the Z96J fits your budget. Also you may want to look at the 1405 or 1505 from dell. I would personally upgrade the harddrive myself.
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Also, i'm trying to find a 64 bit mobile processor with atleast a gig of ram... Not really into the core duo
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http://www.powernotebooks.com/catego...tId=102#id1430
That's the Powerpro A 2:24. Built on Asus with solid build quality. $1120.28. It's on backorder,so you'd have to wait awhile.
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Re: Well, Maybe that notebook isnt what i want
The core duo has the speed edge currently. HP is offer the 64Turionx2s currently. I would say that 2 gigs of ram would fit you perfectly. Newegg.
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Re: Well, Maybe that notebook isnt what i want
Also, i'm trying to find a 64 bit mobile processor with atleast a gig of ram... Not really into the core duo
I don't really know why you are not into the core duo.It performs better,dude. And there is a major chance of you being able to swap it out for the merom which is intel's 64-bit core duo.
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I am 90% sure that hp will offer a bios upgrade so you can swap out the cpu for the 64 merom core 2 duo when you need it. I support AMD all the way, but they just aren't good enough right now.
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Waiting is not an option, this sucks, i need one like soon and im trying to find one in a store to look and buy within this week. Yes its a rush but i need it by the 25th. I know i'm very needy, thanks for the help guys... keep the recomendations comming....
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You need the 64bit processing immediately? If so, then order the hp. If you are willing to upgrade in 6 months or so, after the first price drop on the core 2 duo, then i would say get the core duo. THe compal hel80 is offered by powernotebooks and would also be a very solid choice
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Order the powerpro or the compal from powernotebooks,then.
http://www.powernotebooks.com/product.php?itemId=1430
You can get the base for less than $1100 and upgrade as you want and when you feel like it.