Question:
Hardware components - Two HP notebooks. Quick question.
Hello,
I'm trying to compare two laptops (both HP ones), but am struggling to compare their hardware features because I lack knowledge.
[I don't care about cost differences; I just want to compare these two laptops independent of their cost.]
The laptops in question are:
Hp DV2036EA http://h41306.www4.hp.com/itemDetail...23&sku=RE279EA
and
HP DV5244eu http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/g...reg_R1002_USEN
Now, I know that the latter (HP DV5244eu) has a larger display screen than the former (DV2036EA), whilst the former has a faster hard drive, a media card reader, more USB ports and DVD-RAM facilities, and is smaller.
Other than that, I cannot seem to work out which one of these hardware features is "better": [I'm not planning on playing games or anything.]:
The graphics system:
NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 6150 vs. ATI RADEON® XPRESS 200M IGP graphics - Both, I believe, share memory (up to 128mb in both cases), but are there any major differences between the two? I've heard some uncertainty about how the ATI works in HP laptops, I think.
The processor:
ML-34 1.8GHz, 1800MHz. 1mb cache, VERSUS
Tl-54. 1.6GHz, 1800MHz. 1mb cache. - Is the TL-54 DUAL-CORE one slower than the ML-34, or not (since it is dual-core, though!). [I've tried to read up on this, but cannot seem to work out which one may be better!]
Is SATA a good thing on a hard drive (compared to IDE) ?
Is DDR II (and a faster bus speed - 533Mhz) better than DDR (with 333Mhz) for the same amount of memory (1gb)?
I'd appreciate it if someone could ofer some advice on which of *each* hardware feature is better (as mentioned above), so that I can decide which laptop I'd prefer - note, I'm not asking you to decide which laptop I want to go for or which is better overall (since that is a personal decision, based on what is important for a person).
I'm rather just asking for advice on the individual hardware components mentioned above, and how they compare with their counterpart - I shall use that information to assist me in my decision. [E.g. is a SATA HDD better, which processor is better, which type of memory is better and which graphics thingy is better. I don't want to know which laptop is better - worry not!]
Many thanks indeed.
Yours cordially,
ESO.
Answer:
Re: Hardware components - Two HP notebooks. Quick question.
GPU -- The ATi Xpress 200m beats the nVidia Go6150, but they're both integrated solutions (as opposed to a dedicated graphics card) and will not perform all too well in games... since you don't play them, it won't be a problem. I've used the X200m for quite a while on my dv6245ea and I've been happy with it.
CPU -- Dual core is always better than single core, regardless of the slightly slower clock.
HD -- usually SATA beats IDE, but other factors are important too, such as speed (measured in rpm; in notebooks it can be 4200, 5400, or 7200).
RAM -- 533MHz DDR2 will beat the heck out of 333MHz DDR... in games, that is. In everyday use it will still be faster, but not as noticeably. I'd still go for DDR2 regardless.
C.
Answer:
Re: Hardware components - Two HP notebooks. Quick question.
Thanks for that information. :D.
Answer:
Re: Hardware components - Two HP notebooks. Quick question.
gpu: i actually have heard it the other way around....the nvidia may be slightly better on benchmarks. however, you probably won't notice the difference in actual performance. if you game, both will probably struggle....if you don't game, then both should be fine for whatever you do.
cpu: the single core turion should be faster (probably not noticeable) in single-threaded applications. however, the dual core will be faster in multi-threaded applications (e.g. photoshop) and will allow you to run multiple programs at the same time much more smoothly than the single core processor.
hd: notebooks cannot properly utilize sata, so there really isn't a noticeable boost in performance.
ram: the ddr2 ram will be faster due to the faster fsb. another thing to take note is that ddr2 is cheaper than ddr b/c ddr2 is more popular and more readily available. so if you had planned on upgrading in the future, you should take this into account.