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    Compaq V2000 with Turion?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by jwentz, Jun 21, 2005.

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    PC magazine did a review on the V2000 with AMD Turion. And it said they are now shipping. HP website shows no such thing. Does anyone know if this is true?
    http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1825639,00.asp
     
    jwentz, Jun 21, 2005
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    The L2000 Special Edition, which is more or less the same thing in Lance Armstrong colors, is launched tomorrow. There's a decent chance they'll launch the V2000 tomorrow too.

    PCMag's review doesn't do the machine justice. Its ATI GPU is way, WAY better than the Intel GPU in the dv1000, never mind the 64-bit Turion CPU and lower price.
     
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Its not uploaded onto HP's website yet, but some retailers who allow custom build have already listed it on their websites...

    http://www.costco.com/CTO/HPConfigurator.aspx?Prodid=10029572&whse=BC&topnav=&cat=4333&hierPath=84*4333*&model=PV898AV

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    Compaq Presario R3340US AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 512MB, 80GB 5400rpm 15.4" Brightview WXGA.

    Acer Aspire 3003WLCi AMD Mobile Sempron 3000+, 512MB, 80gb 4200rpm 15.4" CrystalBrite WXGA
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    Rahul Notebook Prophet

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    But the Turion version of the V2000 gets worse battery life than the Pentium M version.
     
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Actually it is comparable for the 35W ML version, you'll most probably get around 15 min - 1/2 an hour more with the Pentium M.

    The Sempron might actually be a better option than the Turion if battery life is very important. HP uses the 25W LV Semprons. So battery life may be comparable with the P-M's. The Sempron 3000+ is quite close to the performance of 1.5GHz Pentium M & for normal usage it shouldnt be any problems.

    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>The AMD Mobile Sempron(TM) Processor 3000+ with PowerNow!(TM) Technology and 128KB L2 cache (1.8GHz) helps you make things happen, whether at home, in the office, or on the go. With its best-in-class performance, security, and full-featured capability, you'll be surprised at all that it allows you to do. This processor supports up to 1600MHz system bus running at AC/DC Mode 25 watt. AMD Mobile Sempron and PowerNow are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. <hr height='1' noshade id='quote'></font id='quote'></blockquote id='quote'>

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    Acer Aspire 3003WLCi AMD Mobile Sempron 3000+, 512MB, 80gb 4200rpm 15.4" CrystalBrite WXGA
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    And in average use rather than maxed-out-CPU use that gap will be a lot smaller (if it's there at all), existing largely because HP used a 6 cell battery with slightly less capacity in the Turion models than in the Pentium M models for some strange reason (the 12 cell battery gets much more than twice the battery life of the 6), at least according to that PCMag review. I wonder if the 12 cell sticks out of the case a bit like the dv1000 12 cell does (IIRC)?
     
    brianstretch, Jun 21, 2005
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