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    Compaq Presario V2718WM... opinions?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by X6StringerX, Aug 31, 2006.

  1. X6StringerX

    X6StringerX Notebook Consultant

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    Whats everyone's opinion on this particular notebook? Build quality? Value? etc.

    I plan on buying a cheapo to get me through my last year of college, then I'm going to plop down a couple grand and get a Merom when all the kinks are worked out.

    Here are the specs on this notebook: (Wal-Mart = $748.00)

    -Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
    -1.8GHz AMD Turion 64 Mobile Processor ML-34 with AMD PowerNow! Technology
    -1 GB DDR SDRAM 333MHz/PC2700; maximum memory 2048MB DDR SDRAM
    -80GB (4200RPM) hard drive
    -8x DVD+/-RW and CD-RW Combo Drive with Double Layer Support
    -14.0" WXGA High-Definition BrightView Widescreen (1280x768) Display
    -ATI Radeon Xpress 200M IGP with 128MB DDR (shared)
    -54g 802.11b/g wireless LAN
    -Internal Altec Lansing Speakers
    -10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.3u Integrated, high speed 56K modem
    -6-Cell Lithium-Ion (43Whr)
    -3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0, 1 notebook expansion port 2, 1 IEEE 1394 Firewire (4-pin), 1 headphone-out, 1 microphone-in, 1 s-video out, 1 d-sub VGA
    -13.15" (L) x 9.1" (W) x 1.29" (min H)/1.53" (max H)
    -5.38 lbs

    Multimedia Included:

    -Sonic Digital Media Plus
    -Adobe Acrobat Reader
    -HP Games Powered by WildTanget
    -AOL Music
    -Real Rhapsody
    -Muvee AutoProducer DVD Edition with Burning
    -Microsoft Windows Movie Maker
    -Microsoft Windows Media Player
    -Productivity and Finance
    -Microsoft Works
    -Microsoft Money
    -Microsoft MSN Encarta Plus
    -Microsoft Office 2003 Student and Teacher Edition:Edition: 60 day trial version




    If I get it, I'll probably wipe the drive as soon as I get home and do a fresh install of XP Pro. I prefer all of my computers be setup a specific way and I'm sure I'll never use a lot of the crap they put on there.
     
    X6StringerX, Aug 31, 2006
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    I would prefer the V3000t with the Core Duo. You can get it right around the same price except with 512MB of memory on HP.com.
     
    ZaZ, Aug 31, 2006
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  3. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    Or the dv2000z/V3000z series with Turion X2, especially if you're on a budget. Nothing wrong with the V2000z series though, it's just that dualcore CPUs are nice to have. Worth the extra money? Up to you.

    If you do go Intel as ZaZ suggests at least get the Core2Duo that's 64-bit capable, especially now that it looks like Vista is back on track. The price premium over AMD is rather high at the moment though and the C2D is more power hungry than the old 32-bit-only Duo so Intel's edge in battery life is diminished a bit.
     
    brianstretch, Aug 31, 2006
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