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    Looking at a 2nd hand 2530p with a 12m warrenty

    Discussion in 'HP Business Class Notebooks' started by cirian75, Apr 4, 2011.

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    cirian75 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Looking at replacing my Asus 1005HA netbook with a more powerful but small full laptop.

    I have a chance at a HP 2530p 1.86 c2d 4gb 120gb hdd Vista

    Any advice on it?

    PS I do plan on getting Win7 Ulti 64bit on it within the 1st week.
     
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    If it has a good battery then it's good to go. Can see tips and performance potential in http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-...litebook-2530p-owners-lounge.html#post5193442

    Worth also considering a 2730P tablet, which can be had for ~$400 on ebay. No ODD/2.5" caddy but does have a BOE Hydis high-NIT LCD option.
     
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    got a lenovo X200 instead.
     
    cirian75, Apr 8, 2011
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    Another good choice with a faster P8xxx CPU out of the box than the 2530P, a lighter chassis, 3 USB ports, the legendary Lenovo keyboard, x4 DIY ViDock capable, understated looks and 2.5" HDD as standard.

    In favor of the 2530P is the touchpad, optical drive, hybrid SSD+HDD capable via ODD caddy (+extra USB port), 13hr 93Whr 9-cell battery option, glammed appearance, modded bios, PLL overclocking and next-day onsite 3yr global warranty.
     
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    I like the unshowy looks of the lenovo
     
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    It's worth pointing out that there are unwhitelisted modded BIOS available for a variety of Lenovo notebooks, including the X200. You can find them at at The Board Room website - perhaps not based on the most recent BIOS versions but these have all been tested.
     
    ithildin, Apr 12, 2011
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    that means I can do what ?
     
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    It means you can plug any expansion card into any mPCIe slot inside the laptop even if the card has not been sanctioned by the manufacturer (i.e. whitelisted). For instance, if you plug a Wifi mPCIe card of other than the original model into one of these laptops, the BIOS will not allow them to either boot or access the card. The "unwhitelist" BIOS mod removes this check and let's you use your mPCIe slots to their full potential.
     
    ithildin, Apr 13, 2011
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