HP Pavillion vd6000 vs dv8000

Normally when the model numbers go up, so does the performance. Well... I find it rather interesting that the dv8000 has only a 1.66GHz T2300 core duo while my 15" dv6000 has a 1.83GHz core 2 T5600.

So anyway, I've got them both ripped them both apart on my workbench. since the dv8000 holds 2 hard drives and a 17" display, maybe that should get the better CPU. Does anyone know if the 8000 has any advantage over the 6000 other than the CPU? The both have the NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400.

 

Usually the advantage of the bigger chassis is the ability to hold more powerful components and a bigger (though not necessarily higher-resolution) screen. If the 8000 doesn't have these, there probably isn't a benefit. Given that the screens are of the same resolution, some people do like bigger pixels, but unless you like lugging around a bigger laptop, I think only other plus of the 8000 could be a bigger battery...

 

Now that I think about it... I dunno why I even have all these laptops. I never use a computer outside of work or the studio- just the mere thought of "geeking out" at the internet cafe seems really lame.

 

Lol, so true.

 

So yea, what was I saying before we were so boldly interrupted? Computers. I think I hate them. Yes, I am addicted to them and I do want the most powerful ones, but at the end of the day after working on 5 laptops, straining my eyes and fingers- the last thing I want to do is sit my down in from of another computer- so why would I want to take one with me?

I'm probably better off with desktops and just use my iPhone for portability. I wonder if any of the other techs here feel this way.

 

Unless you have a need to run very CPU intensive applications, the better CPU will make little to no difference in the perceived speed of your machines. You're better off from a performance perspective upgrading to a faster hard drive or SSD.

 

Are those old notebooks really worth upgrading? I say keep them as is. They're both equal from what you've described. If anything put the more powerful processor in the smaller notebook, it is likely to have a lower resolution screen and will allow the 7400 to perform a little better.

 

Er, the CPU doesn't drive the screen, the GPU does. The CPU won't perform any better with a lower resolution screen...

 

It's not worth spending any money on either of them. Both models are likely to suffer from Nvidia's substrate problem, and the dv6000 has been openly admitted by HP to suffer from this problem:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01087277&lc=en&cc=us

I myself owned a dv6424ca model that had an Nvidia Geforce Go 7200 graphics card that failed. It also had a number of other problems related to the motherboard. Seriously, save your time/money and stay away from 7th and 8th generation Nvidia-based notebooks as well as the models specified in HP's warranty enhancement

 

No, but the graphics card will, just like I said.

 

Ah, misread. For some reason, I thought the 7400 was referring to a processor, not the GPU.