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    Compaq Presario R4000 w/ Athlon 64 4000+ 1MB cache

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Rami, Apr 20, 2005.

  1. Rami

    Rami Notebook Consultant

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    Presario R4000 Series

    This should be the fastest notebook built to date by far CPU wise. I presume socket 939. 64 bit and dual memmory and a 4000+ rating. But I can't help but getting a feeling of wasted potential since they do not offer higher end GPUs for it. It would simply out benchmark anything out there with similar GPU, and that is probably the reason.

    Looks like an incredible nice notebook. New performance level for any notebook category and at such a low price. I would like to give it up for HP/Compaq for coming up with this one! Awesome.
     
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    Rami Notebook Consultant

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    I just configured a MAXED OUT R4000 with

    AMD Athlon(TM) 64 4000+ (2.4GHz/1MB l2 Cache)
    15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x800)
    128MB ATI RADEON(R) XPRESS 200M w/Hypermemory(TM)
    2.0GB DDR SDRAM (2x1024MB) (!)
    80 GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive
    DVD+/-RW/R & CD-RW Combo w/Double Layer Support
    54g(TM) Integ. Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN & Bluetooth
    12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

    All this for only $1,698.00 !!!
     
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    Rami Notebook Consultant

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    Same configuration zv6000 comes out to $2,199.00 !!! I wonder if there is a pricing misstake with the R4000. $1,698.00 vs $2,199.00 same config makes no sence, or am I doing something wrong??
     
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    I just did the same config maxed out...

    Only $16XX.. Hmm.. Maybe time for that costco return policy to jump into effect

    Add 1000 to that avatar number.
     
    diesel213, Apr 20, 2005
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    I bought the R4000 w/ the exact same upgrades (+ XP Pro) and it was 1797-30$ rebate. The 4000+ costs 625$ in the zv6000, and only 200$ on the compaq!?!?! All I'm saying is who cares what kind of malfunction it is, this is the best notebook on earth for that kind of $$ and possibly the just the best period!!! If only I could timewarp to 5/18......[ :p][ :p][ :p]- I cant wait to slap some add-in cards into those PCI-E slots and play some DOOM3 on high resolution on the big screen! Amen for AMD
     
    Sarvaga, Apr 21, 2005
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    The difference I found between the R4000 & zv6000 is in the price of the upgrades. What are standard on the R4000 costs you on the zv6000.
     
    Ltopnewbie, Apr 28, 2005
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    The R4k doesn't come with the option of Consumer IR (infrared) & it has better speakers (JBL). The Zv6k doesn't have a dedicated horizontal scrollzone in the touchpad.
     
    AMDemon, Apr 28, 2005
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by AMDemon
     
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    Actually, I'm just hoping they're JBL considering I'm going with the much cheaper R4000...But, it's very likely they aren't.
     
    AMDemon, Apr 29, 2005
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