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    8510p vs dv6500t

    Discussion in 'HP' started by jrasia, Oct 11, 2007.

  1. jrasia

    jrasia Notebook Enthusiast

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    Besides the obvious difference in video cards, layout, and overall design, does either one of these laptops have an advantage over the other?

    Basically I need this for audio recording work, and HP commonly builds these laptops with TI(texas instruments) firewire ports which is a good thing.
    Also, can either of these models be expanded with an 2nd internal harddrive.
    thanks
    jay
     
    jrasia, Oct 11, 2007
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Business laptops have better build and reliability.
     
    Lithus, Oct 11, 2007
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  3. Envision

    Envision Notebook Deity

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    Neither of those laptops have a 2nd HDD bay. The only HP laptops that can expand to 2 HDDs to my knowledge is the DV9500t and the HDX simply because there is more room and better heat management. I looked at the HP business laptops and I don't think any of them have a 2nd HDD bay, but I could be wrong.
     
    Envision, Oct 11, 2007
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  4. Envision

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    I've never owned a HP business laptop, but do they have bloatware on them? I have a Dell Latitude from work and there was no bloatware at all. I expect its the same for all Business laptops because I doubt a company would want to purchase a laptop or desktop with bloatware on it. Anyways, if you went with a home laptop you could always do a clean install and get rid of all the crap (definitely worth it!)
     
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  5. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    There is at most 2-4 bloatware softwares preinstalled, all relatively nice and easy to remove. 10 minutes tops, as opposed to 3 hours to clean a HP consumer laptop (at least that is my personal best time).
     
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    bmcc Notebook Consultant

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    Well, the dv6500t is certainly less expensive... not sure how big of a deal cost is for you, but for most people, the business notebooks are just too expensive (although like greg said, HP's consumer laptops are loaded with bloatware).
     
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  7. ArthurofChicago

    ArthurofChicago Notebook Consultant

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    The business models all come with a three year waranty which costs $300+ on the consumer side. If you want the coverage (as I did) the price differential is greatly reduced. The 8510p is a superior machine both in build and graphics card. But then again it depends on how you plan on using your computer. I suspect many of us are over buying. Just like cars these days, most of the time a my V6 engine is fine how often could I hae really used a V8?
     
    ArthurofChicago, Oct 11, 2007
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