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    Short Penryn and 8800M GTS review

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by FugueInCPP, Jan 4, 2008.

  1. FugueInCPP

    FugueInCPP Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all -- I saw this review when I was researching the new 20" HP HDX notebook and thought it might be of general interest here. Unfortunately it is rather short and with limited technical depth, but it does contain a few benchmarks for the new Penryn 2.5GHz CPU and nVidia 8800M GTS 512 MB GPU.

    http://www.laptopmag.com/Review/HP-Pavillion-HDX-Entertainment-Notebook-PC-Penryn.htm

    Synopsis:
    PCMark Vantage = 3,125
    MobileMark = 162
    3DMark03 = 25,260
    3DMark06 = 7,525
     
    FugueInCPP, Jan 4, 2008
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  2. sly

    sly m1530 owner!!!

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    when they are released u will get detailed reviews. jsut wait
     
    sly, Jan 4, 2008
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  3. Snowsurfer

    Snowsurfer Rocky Mtn High

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    Yeah!!! woohoo!! Hp finally steps up and puts a real Gpu in one of their laptops, thats a lot of machine for the money! Blueray for +250 sweet! Finally an HP that can game what took them so long?
     
    Snowsurfer, Jan 4, 2008
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  4. moon angel

    moon angel Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Good to see some reviews for the GTS, so far it's mostly been GTX.
     
    moon angel, Jan 4, 2008
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  5. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    This thing looks great! 20 inch screen, 8800M GTS, penryn CPU...HD ,remote control, cool, allinone powerNgraphics house... :D And pretty reasonable price , 2500 $ ...
     
    eleron911, Jan 5, 2008
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  6. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    15.8 lbs!!! WTF? My newborn barely weighs that and my back is sore from lugging him around.

    I'd like to see a 17" with similar specs @ less than 10 lbs.

    Here's a CNET Review.

    and the HP Site only lists the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT as its GPU.
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 5, 2008
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  7. narsnail

    narsnail Notebook Prophet

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    for now.....this would be a good for a person who loves portable multimedia because you can actually get good specs for under $3000 and could be the alternative to a desktop.
     
    narsnail, Jan 5, 2008
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  8. unknown555525

    unknown555525 rawr

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    The Sager 5792 is that. and more. for $1999
     
    unknown555525, Jan 5, 2008
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  9. narsnail

    narsnail Notebook Prophet

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    the sager is not 20.1 inch.....
     
    narsnail, Jan 5, 2008
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  10. geniusO2

    geniusO2 Notebook Guru

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    defintly doen't worth half price ,

    2500 $ i can buy 5 Eee laptop's with it's price lolz
     
    geniusO2, Jan 5, 2008
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  11. HTWingNut

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    I can buy a powerful desktop AND a decent laptop for that.
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 5, 2008
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