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    DM1 4010us vs 4051xx (Hard Drive)

    Discussion in 'HP' started by standbyhelp, Oct 31, 2011.

  1. standbyhelp

    standbyhelp Notebook Enthusiast

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    Initially I ordered a dm1-4010us, but it came in the mail with a collapsed mousepad (*right click button). So I called HP and was taken care of.

    Few days later, I received a shipment of replacement.

    They sent me a dm1-4051xx instead.


    ---{information/specs}---
    The initial dm1-4010us came with:
    11.6" Diagonal HD Brightview LED Display
    320 GB Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
    WLAN & Bluetooth
    AMD E-450 (1.65GHz)
    Window 7 Home Preium (64-bit)

    The dm1-4051xx came with:
    11.6" Diagonal HD Brightview LED Display
    6400 GB Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
    WLAN & Bluetooth
    AMD E-450 (1.65GHz)
    Window 7 Home Preium (64-bit)

    The Difference is the hard-drive....So is this a fair upgrade? Par-say...

    Or am I getting a rip-off from this replacement. The weird thing is I checked on HP store, and the slower RPM, bigger space drive is actually cost more... :eek:
     
    standbyhelp, Oct 31, 2011
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  2. nmxdaven

    nmxdaven Notebook Enthusiast

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    Arguably the larger hard drive might be around the same speed.

    Larger hard drive = Denser platters = less distance for a head to move.

    All in all if there is a difference it would be pretty darn negligible. I would consider it an upgrade.
     
    nmxdaven, Oct 31, 2011
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  3. standbyhelp

    standbyhelp Notebook Enthusiast

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    I see, btw, so you would settle with the 4051xx (w/5400rpm) instead of the 4010 us if given the option... eh? :eek:
     
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    nmxdaven Notebook Enthusiast

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    Personally yea, the very negligible sacrifice of speed is offset by the bigger space.
     
    nmxdaven, Nov 1, 2011
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    manaox2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Especially if you put that in an small 2.5" external enclosure and update to an SSD boot drive.
     
    manaox2, Nov 1, 2011
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