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steppman2
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 15 Dec 2006, 20:43 · [Salvaged from Archive]
One of my customers bought this laptop today and it ended up going home with me to clean it off and set it up, and I have to admit I kind of like it...I've avoided buying laptops in the past because I've been afraid of breaking them. My question to you guys is whether or not I should go for it or not, and whether this type of laptop is what I should get.
Specs are as follows :
AMD Turion x2 TL-50 @ 1.6ghz per core
1024mb DDR2
100gb Sata HD
DL-DVD Drive
17" Widescreen
Nvidia 6150 With 128mb max shared memory **
Also convinced them to get an mx-518 gaming mouse as well, that's here with me also.
**Odd discrepancy with this figure, out of the box ram shows to be 990mb and video memory shows 256mb in dxdiag AND Nvidia control panel...something doesn't add up there but oh well...
In any case this seems perfect for the mild gaming and heavy coding I'd do on such a laptop, my only concern is battery life, but I'm not sure if I could sacrifice this screen.
Opinions? |
jaba
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 15 Dec 2006, 22:24 · [Salvaged from Archive]
Don't fucking drop it! :wink: |
tim2x
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 15 Dec 2006, 23:43 · [Salvaged from Archive]
Sounds like a good machine to me. Nowadays, many laptop types are better then a lot of desktops.
If your worried about battery life, you can always get a spare battery.
I've got an old Toshiba laptop, have no where near touched it's capabilities, and it's over 4 years old. Does what I need it to do. Without running the DVD/CD player, I get about 3 1/2 hours worth of time.
Running a DVD cuts the power time about in 1/2.
You can set set power priorities as well.
For travel in the car to use online maps, I bought a power inverter, 4 port, that plugs into the lighter port, so I could plug in and charge the laptop, cell, pocket pc all at the same time, didn't have to worry about screwing around with which one was the priority to charge. |
jaba
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 16 Dec 2006, 02:04 · [Salvaged from Archive]
Thinkpad... I bought one two years ago for my daughter (Uni) and I have been tidying it up for her last couple of days. She loves it and I've told her I will replace it next year with a newer version and I will keep her old one lol. Just took this on the webcam - I love this little fucker!
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e42/jabathut/Picture41.jpg
I will be looking for a new one in the new year Steppman2 so will give you a nudge for advice! |
steppman2
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 16 Dec 2006, 09:44 · [Salvaged from Archive]
What is the FSB of the RAM?
Ram speed is listed @ 333mhz according to cpuz with 2 modules so it's dual channel.
What is the RPM of the HD?
5400RPM and it's sata so it's got a pretty wide pipe going to that little hard drive. :P
What is the 'x' on the optical drive?
Not listed anywhere on the HP site, not 100% sure where else to look. It's very fast whatever it is, and it has lightscribe (useless to me).
What type of 17 widescreen is it? like XGA, UXGA, etc?
WXGA (1440x900) Which isn't the best but it's tolerable given the screen size.
Check the cells and the mAh ratings on the battery. higher the better
2 hours using the DVD drive, 3-4 when not. That's from actual testing... ;) |
tgd_02
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 16 Dec 2006, 21:25 · [Salvaged from Archive]
hp owns
got one and hasnt given me probs at all
but urs i far more leet... |
