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    suggestion for Probook 4320s GPU

    Discussion in 'HP Business Class Notebooks' started by warpino, Jan 11, 2011.

  1. warpino

    warpino Newbie

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    Hi everyone,

    after surfing the web for a long time, I came to the conclusion that the laptop that fits both my needs and my budget is the HP Probook 4320s. Obviously if anyone thinks this is not a good purchase please tell!. Otherwise I will place the order within a few days.

    In the meantime I wanted to know which of the two models do you recommend:
    1) WT137EA with i3-370 CPU and graphics card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 530V with 512 MB of dedicated video memory
    2) WD910EA with i3-350M CPU and Intel integrated graphics card HD

    with particular reference to the graphics.

    Thank you for your advice,

    w.
     
    warpino, Jan 11, 2011
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  2. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    What do you plan to do with the notebook? The integrated Intel HD graphics are more than enough for most people. The only reason I can think of for spending money on the ATI card is for 3D gaming.

    Perhaps fill out our FAQ here:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/wha...ould-i-buy-form-must-read-before-posting.html
    . . . and post a thread in that forum so we can help you find exactly the right notebook for your needs.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jan 11, 2011
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    Star Forge Quaggan's Creed Redux!

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    Or serious photo and video editing. For me at least, I found even the lowest discrete card will be 100x better on video and photo editing than an Intel.
     
    Star Forge, Jan 11, 2011
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  4. warpino

    warpino Newbie

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    no video and photo editing. No gaming.
    May be some 2D CAD. Sometimes I might need to display some 3D numerical analysis results, but quite simple models.

    w.
     
    warpino, Jan 12, 2011
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  5. warpino

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    Also I'm concerned with power consumption and heating. And I'm using linux only!
     
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  6. Charles P. Jefferies

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    +1. If need more gpu power consider adding a $200/$220 GTS450/GTX460 DIY ViDock via your 4320s' expresscard slot.
     
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    If you are in the linux community, then you should know that all ATI drivers for Linux are terrible (and will probably never improve; they usually run very hot, and not efficiently, so battery life will probably suffer), besides Linux is light and makes good use of Integrated Graphics, so you should be fine with the Intel only variation.

    If you find (in several years) that the Intel Graphics isn't cutting it, then I would just sell the computer and put that money towards a new one (it will help if you keep it in good condition the whole time)
     
    Agent 9, Jan 14, 2011
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