What do we think of this laptop?

2007-05-03 10:01:35

#1

=Karma-Kills=: "Don't post while intoxicated."; +356|7055|England

To replace a Dell 2650 with 1.8Ghz P4, 256MB RAM, Shared Video. <<< This is the OLD LAPTOP.

Hewlett Packard DV9233 <<< This is the NEW LAPTOP - that im interested in buying, REVIEW THIS!
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Qu … 6400000,22

Will it play BF2? Medium?

Doesnt someone here work for dabs? Any advice to get it cheaper?!

Thanks guys

EDIT: Introduced crazy-caps-lock editing, not too patronising i hope

Last edited by =Karma-Kills= (2007-05-03 10:10:44)

2007-05-03 10:03:14

#2

loonitic: ...is a potty mouth; +286|7005|Valhalla

Not with Shared video always try and get dedicated

2007-05-03 10:05:28

#3

Yaocelotl: :D; +221|7121|Keyboard

Shared video and 256 ram to play medium? Are you crazy?

2007-05-03 10:07:16

#4

=Karma-Kills=: "Don't post while intoxicated."; +356|7055|England

Ok some confusion, i am going to REPLACE THE DELL, with the HP.

2007-05-03 10:08:03

#5

Mitch92uK: aka [DBS]Mitch92uK; +192|6706|United Kingdom

can you not read? he's REPLACING that laptop. Meh, a gd processor, 256 7600 and 1 gig of RAM might just do it

2007-05-03 10:09:08

#6

=Karma-Kills=: "Don't post while intoxicated."; +356|7055|England

mitch212k_2 wrote:
can you not read? he's REPLACING that laptop. Meh, a gd processor, 256 7600 and 1 gig of RAM might just do it

phew, i was starting to think everyone else around me was crazy... notice the crazy caps and editing of my OP now

2007-05-03 10:09:39

#7

ELITE-UK: Scratching my back; +170|6945|SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND

=Karma-Kills= wrote:
To replace a Dell 2650 with 1.8Ghz P4, 256MB RAM, Shared Video. <<< This is the OLD LAPTOP.

Hewlett Packard DV9233 <<< This is the NEW LAPTOP - that im interested in buying, REVIEW THIS!
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Qu … 6400000,22

Will it play BF2? Medium?

Doesnt someone here work for dabs? Any advice to get it cheaper?!

Thanks guys

Good laptop that is, get it i'd say ol'chap

2007-05-03 10:29:00

#8

Stormscythe: Aiming for the head; +88|7020|EUtopia | Austria

A 7600Go with 128MB didn't run BF2 at all for a friend of mine...

2007-05-03 10:30:47

#9

=Karma-Kills=: "Don't post while intoxicated."; +356|7055|England

Its 7600 with 265MB... so meets the min requirements right?

Last edited by =Karma-Kills= (2007-05-03 10:31:05)

2007-05-03 10:38:38

#10

Mitch92uK: aka [DBS]Mitch92uK; +192|6706|United Kingdom

i reckon you should be ok, you've got a pretty good processor and a gig of DDr2 ram also - that's a very good price karma ... i may have to think about getting one when i start 6th form .... ... maybe a bit cheaper

Last edited by mitch212k_2 (2007-05-03 10:43:44)

2007-05-03 10:44:25

#11

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6993|...

I don't see why it would not. that drive is the only killer ... maybe down the ropad look f ro something that spins 7200 or better.

Last edited by jsnipy (2007-05-03 10:45:36)

2007-05-03 10:53:34

#12

Cookie.VXT: Bringer Of Cookies.; +178|6906|UK

whats your budget?

i nkow some laptops that are much better than that for like an extra £10 - 20

2007-05-03 10:57:58

#13

=Karma-Kills=: "Don't post while intoxicated."; +356|7055|England

well probs around £700... got some linkage?

2007-05-03 11:26:40

#14

Cookie.VXT: Bringer Of Cookies.; +178|6906|UK

laptop #1

core 2 duo ect.

£700

laptop #2

amd x2

better gfx card on that one

£700

Last edited by Zero!. (2007-05-03 11:28:58)

2007-05-03 11:26:59

#15

[RFW]Xenomorph: Member; +9|6853|Sweden

i've got a similar one, dv9072, the specs are different but apart from that i think they're identical. i'm very pleased with mine, looks good, lots of nice features and a surprisingly good battery time

2007-05-03 11:29:44

#16

Parker: isteal; +1,452|6865|The Gem Saloon

=Karma-Kills= wrote:
Its 7600 with 265MB... so meets the min requirements right?

i wouldnt trip about min requirements. when i first started playing this game i had 512 and an fx5200! definitely NOT min specs but i played none the less.

2007-05-03 11:32:42

#17

RDMC: Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!; +736|7036|Area 51

=Karma-Kills= wrote:
Its 7600 with 265MB... so meets the min requirements right?

Desktop PC (different from laptop but it will give an idea) :

AMD Athlon 3800+
7600 GT 256mb
2 gigs = BF2 Maxed out (1 gig = medium, it started laggin on my pc, because I had too much backgroun crap running so it started using virtual memory..not good )

2007-05-03 11:32:49

#18

=Karma-Kills=: "Don't post while intoxicated."; +356|7055|England

Thanks all.

Zero!. - im impresed by the 2GB ram, but only 15" screen and worse GFX... id prefer to get the HP (17" + 7600) then upgrade RAM later. Ty anyways

RDMC(2) - Yeh i appreciate the 7600 GO, will not be as powerfull as regular 7600, but for a lappy i rekon its pretty good. Im hoping for Med with no effects, and the add a Gb RAM later

Last edited by =Karma-Kills= (2007-05-03 11:34:21)

2007-05-03 11:35:24

#19

Cookie.VXT: Bringer Of Cookies.; +178|6906|UK

ok what bout this one

laptop 3

thats a core 2 with a 17"

ne better?

edit: still sheite gfx lol

my bet would be with laptop #2

still tis your money not mine!

Last edited by Zero!. (2007-05-03 11:36:58)

2007-05-03 12:02:03

#20

Kirion: Member; +5|6816

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/nbrange.html?ALP

2007-05-03 21:49:08

#21

Smithereener: Member; +138|6786|California

You can get a pretty good deal with Dell Coupons. Dunno if there are any for the UK, but if there are, you can maybe configure a 17", Core 2 Duo, 7900GS 256mb laptop for a decent price.

According to google, 700 pounds is rougly 1400 USD. Using a -$500 Dell Coupon, I can configure a 2.00Ghz Core 2 Duo, 2G DDR2 667Mhz, 120G 5400RPM HD, 7900GS 256MB, for $1153 (Excluding peripherals like speakers/mouse/bag/etc.). Of course, prices can vary, but I think it's worth checking out to see if you can get a nice deal for a nice laptop (excluding all those complaints about bloatware).

Yes, Dell probably isn't the best Desktop manufacturer ever, but the Inspiron 1705 (based on some reviews/Dunno the model number for non-US) seems to be recommended for its relatively cheap price for a great Graphics card.

2007-05-11 03:40:24

#22

montdidier: Member; +1|6667

=Karma-Kills= wrote:
To replace a Dell 2650 with 1.8Ghz P4, 256MB RAM, Shared Video. <<< This is the OLD LAPTOP.

Hewlett Packard DV9233 <<< This is the NEW LAPTOP - that im interested in buying, REVIEW THIS!
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4F64&CategorySelectedId=11105&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11105,50240,4294959538,46090000,46400000,22

Will it play BF2? Medium?

Doesnt someone here work for dabs? Any advice to get it cheaper?!

Thanks guys

EDIT: Introduced crazy-caps-lock editing, not too patronising i hope

I just bought a DV9233 and I'm very happy with it. It plays battlefield just fine. The 7600 card is excellent. It's dedicated memory by the way. Not shared like somebody mentioned earlier. The 7600 is superior to the cards mentioned on the machines on the pcworld website. I'm not sure why Zero! thinks they are better machines. The 7300 is a slower chipset than the 7600 and we're not even going to bring the Intel graphics chips into the discussion - they should be banished to another plane.

And, if you remove Vista and put your old XP on it, you probably don't even need that extra 1 GB RAM upgrade.

I bought mine direct from HP here

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en/ho/WF06b/21675-38187-38191-38191-38191-12936524-78126933.html

and paid 699 quid for it.

Happy hunting!

Last edited by montdidier (2007-05-11 03:45:06)

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