Business Notebook Screen Quality

I'm thinking about getting an HP nx6325 with the 15' sxga+ when they become available but I am concerned with the screen quality. The nc6125 15' sxga+ has been roundly criticized all over the internet for its poor quality image. Do all the 15' sxga+ screens in HP's business line rate so poorly? What do suppose one might expect on the nx6325? I don't know if I can wait for a review of the nx6325. Might just have to take an educated guess.

I need a Turion x2 (2GHz) with a mid sized screen that I can run Linux on. I need it yesterday. It's for number crunching. Graphics is not important except enough to drive that cool new 3D Xgl desktop. I reckon the nx6325 is it. I'm just scared of the screen.

What do you all think.? .....Thanks

 

The best way to check out a screen is to go to your local Best Buy or Circuit City(any reseller that sells notebooks) and look around for yourself. Costcos usually have HPs so that's one stop I'd make. I would also take a look at HP's return policy (if they have one,they should - at hpshopping.com) or email/call them so that if you are disappointed with the screen you can return it back.

 

ThinkPad FlexView screen is very good but it is Core Duo.

 

Thanks zoXan. Thank's all

 

Whats wrong with the Core Duo?

 

If you are number-crunching, why are you going with the AMD Turion? I think that the Intel Core has proven to be better at this?

Regardless, I just got in an nc8430 and the screen is great so far. It's resolution is 1650x1050 on a 15.4" widescreen. Some leakage on the bottom, but minimal and not noticible in Windows. Plus its matte so there is no horrible glare here in the office. HP business laptops have good screens for business.

My poppa has a dv5000t and the glare on the screen (also 15.4") just kills me, unless watching a movie or something "multimedia" centric.

 

Agreed -- unless you actually need a 64-bit proc for whatever you are doing, take another look at Core. There have even been some reviews of it comparing it favorably to desktop processors.

 

Could anyone comment on the nc8430 WXGA screen? I know it won't be as bright as the other but I just wanted to know anyone's impressions of its brightness. Cannot find any specs on these screens for HP business notebooks. Am debating now whether I will get this machine or the Thnikpad Z61m or something else. Thanks for the help.

Gary

 

fyi, this notebook has the turion x2. so it does have dual core performance, though not as good as the core duo.

 

The specifications for the screens are found in the service manual. Go to the support section for the laptop and look for the manuals.

No details on response time though.

 

Hi all:

It's me again. You know, I went to Costco and Best Buy where they have hp notebooks. There were no business notebooks though, so I couldn't get a look at a 15" matt finish screen on an hp. The Pavillion glare screen looked nice though.

In terms of your questions on why AMD and why 64 bit, it's because I'm going to use the notebook to try to work out a server/software problem before I decide to lay out the big bucks on a server. The server will be a dual/quad? Opteron machine with the max ram the motherboard will take. It will run 64 bit Linux. I will be using the Monetdb database on the server. Monetdb was chosen because it does a better job than other databases (MySQL, Postgres, ect) in using memory instead of constantly going to the hard drive. You might imagine, it flies like the wind. Monetdb is 64bit and was developed on 64 bit linux even though there is a windows version. I chose the Opteron because AMD's new architecture allows for faster communication between cores and memory. Opteron has been trowncing Intel chips on server/database benchmarks, but with a memory intensive database like Monetbd Opteron bloodies Intel's nose even more. We have the need for speed. So, 64 bit it is, Opteron it is, and thus TurionX2 it must be. Turion X2 has a similar architecture to Opteron. Anyway, it's more similar to Opteron than anything Intel has, especially since Intel and AMD parted ways on achetecture with the Athlon. I need to find out how the Monetdb will deal with two AMD cores and AMD's on chip memory bus, or whatever they call it. I just want the sever set up and its resulting performance to be as unmysterious as possible.

Oh yeah. Also, over the years I've become irritated with Gates' bullying. I've always liked the underdog and here's my chance to be of support without shooting my own self in the foot.

I really want to thank you all for your responses, and if anyone has any good ideas for me or has some experience with or knowledge about these 15" hp matt screens (or the nx6325 in particular), I thank you for that in advance.

I'll be lurking.

 

Interesting, but I suspect the inherit differences between a laptop hardware and the real thing will be enough to invalidate the results.

64-bit aside, the differences between Core and Turion x2 are much less than the difference between a good Pentium Laptop and good Pentium Desktop. For example, disk i/o would be no where near what a server would be capable of.

When you DO have to access the drive, the hit you take on the laptop will be much more severe than on a server. Also, I'd be surprised if you couldn't get NCQ working.

I'm not saying don't do it, just that a desktop Athlon 64 x2 might give you more accurate results for less money. And taking some of those requirements might give you more flexability on which laptop to get. Also, a more common laptop might be less stressful getting it to work under Linux (more sources to draw on).

BTW, if you do go this route, please do post any details about Linux hardware compatability as you go along. From what I've seen, there aren't as many business class HP's out there (running Linux), so I'm sure any tips on getting Linux working smoothly on it would be appreciated.

 

George,

Have you looked at the review of the nx6125 which is the model which the nx6325 replaces. The screen should be quite similar to this, since I believe HP just upgraded to the X2 and might have left all other specifications similar. There are some pictures in the review and actual user experiences. It should be able to give you a better idea....
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=2798