New LapTop

[steliodj]

Hi there,

Can i here oppinions about this laptop....i think that i will order it tomorrow.

It's an HP Pavilion.

Specs:
[FONT=&quot]Microprocessor[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1.83 GHz Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology featuring Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2400[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Microprocessor Cache[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2MB L2 Cache[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Memory[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2048MB 667MHz DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Memory Max[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2048MB[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Video Graphics[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Video Memory[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]128MB (shared)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Hard Drive[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]120GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Multimedia Drive[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Super Multi 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Display[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]15.4” WXGA High-Definition BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 800) Display[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Fax/Modem[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]High speed 56k modem[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Network Card[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Wireless Connectivity[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Sound[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Altec Lansing[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Keyboard[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]101-key compatible

2 Quick Launch Buttons (HP Quick Play Music and DVD buttons)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Pointing Device[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Touch Pad with dedicated vertical Scroll Up/Down pad[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]PC Card Slots[/FONT]

• [FONT=&quot]1 ExpressCard/54 Slot (also supports ExpressCard/34) [/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]1 Type I/II 32-bit card bus (also support 16-bit) [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]External Ports[/FONT]

• [FONT=&quot]6-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Sticks, Memory Stick Pro, SmartMedia or xD Picture cards [/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 [/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]1 Headphone out w/SPDIF Digital Audio [/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]1 microphone-in [/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]1 VGA (15-pin) [/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]1 TV-Out (S-video) [/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]1 RJ-11 (modem) [/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]1 RJ -45 (LAN) [/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]1 notebook expansion port 2 [/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]1 IEEE 1394 Firewire (4-pin) [/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]1 Consumer IR [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Dimensions[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]10.4"(L) x 14.1"(W) x 1.38"(min H) /1.77"(max H) [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Weight[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]6.5 lbs[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Security[/FONT]

• [FONT=&quot]Kensington® MicroSaver lock slot [/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Power-on password [/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Accepts 3rd party security lock devices [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Power[/FONT]

• [FONT=&quot]65W AC adapter [/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]6-Cell Lithium-Ion [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]What's In The Box[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]HP Mobile Remote Control

Mobile Stereo Earbud Headphones (1 pair)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Software[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Operating System:[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Microsoft® Windows® Vista Capable*http://www.bestdeals.gr/pd1152812726.htm#c00691279_vista#c00691279_vista[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Security and Support:[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Symantec™ Norton Internet Security 2006™ (including 60 days complimentary live update)

HP Total Care Help & Support Center

Wireless Home Network

PC Recovery (Softthinks Restore Solution)[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Multimedia:[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Sonic Digital Media Plus

Adobe™ Acrobat Reader

HP Games Powered by WildTanget

AOL Music

RealRhapsody

HP Quick Play

Muvee AutoProducer DVD Edition with Burning

Microsoft® Windows Media Player

HP PhotoSmart Premier

Vongo[/FONT]


Thanks
Stelios

 

[bwglaw]

Whether it is good depends how much it is. Doesnt seem to say anything about the battery life. The processor seems to be quite low.

What do you plan to use it for? Is MS Office included if you need it?

I am not keen on HP laptops

Jonathan

 

[steliodj]

Is a duo core 1,8ghz slow?

943UKB

Resource:Intel Website

The revolutionary Intel® Core™ Duo processor is Intel's 1st mobile dual-core processor and is built on Intel's next
generation 65-nanometer process technology. The Intel® Core™ Duo Processor delivers efficient breakthrough
mobile performance and low power.
The following list provides some of the key features of the Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2600, T2500, T2400,
T2300, Intel® Core™ Duo Processor Low Voltage L2400, L2300, and Intel® Core™ Duo Processor Ultra Low
Voltage U2500:

• First dual-core processor for mobile with two mobile optimized execution cores in a single processor
• Parallel threads executed on separate cores with dedicated CPU resources
• Power optimized for Performance on Demand
• Intel® Core™ Duo Processor leverages Intel® HT™ Technology ecosystem
• Built on Intel's next generation 65-nm strained silicon process technology
• Supports Intel Architecture with Dynamic Execution
• On-die, primary 32-KB instruction cache and 32-KB write-back data cache
• On-die, 2-MB shared level-two Intel® Smart Cache with Advanced Transfer Cache Architecture
• Enhanced Data Cache and Intel® Smart Cache Pre-fetch Logic
• Deeper Write Output Buffer
• Intel® Digital Media Boost with enhanced performance on Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 (SSE2) and
Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 (SSE3)
• The Intel® Core™ Duo Processors and Intel® Core™ Duo Processor Low Voltage support a poweroptimized
667-MHz FSB
• The Intel® Core™ Duo Processor Ultra Low Voltage processor supports a power-optimized 533-MHz FSB
• Advanced power management features including Intel® Dynamic Power Coordination, and Enhanced Intel
SpeedStep® technology
• Enhanced Register Access Manager
• Micro-Ops Fusion
• Advanced Instruction Prediction
• Dedicated Stack Manager
• Intel® Advanced Thermal Manager with Digital Temperature Sensor
• Intel® Core™ Duo Processors are offered in both Micro-FCPGA and Micro-FCBGA packages
• Intel® Core™ Duo Processor Low Voltage and Intel® Core™ Duo Processor Ultra Low Voltage are offered
in Micro-FCBGA package
• Execute Disable Bit support for enhanced security
• Intel® Virtualization Technology

 

[bwglaw]

Whether it is good depends on your needs and the price it is going for.

I would personally keep clear from PC World and the high street shops when buying laptops because I am sure you can get it cheaper from DELL and other places.

Have a look at:

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/inspn_6400?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs

There DELL is 2.0Ghz with 2048MB RAM for £789 including VAT/shipping etc

 

[steliodj]

You are right it's a nice Dell there.

But i'm in Cyprus and i can't buy direct from dell's website.

 

[bwglaw]

They deliver to Cyprus through a Distributor

See:

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/emea/contact/edb/cyprus?c=ed&l=en&s=bsd

Jonathan

 

[CG Effect]

It aint slow its a dual processor the Mhz is droped so the two cores don't cook each other. The only problem with that processor is it can't run 64bit applications. so you will have to buy another laptop in a couple of years and run windows vista at 70% of its capability.

Cons of Core Duo Processor

high memory latency due to the lack of on-die memory controller (further aggravated by system-chipset's use of DDR-II RAM)
poor floting point unit (FPU) throughput due to the smaller number of FP units in each CPU core.
no 64-Bit (EM64T) support
same or even slightly worse "performance per watt" in single threaded applications compared to its predecessor.