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    DV5T will have 1394/Firewire but DV5Z doesn't?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Spaceman Spiffed, Jul 10, 2008.

  1. Spaceman Spiffed

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    I've noticed the lack of a firewire port on the DV5Z in pictures and reviews, but the previews for the DV5T indicate the inclusion of a firewire port.

    Can anyone positively conform or deny that the DV5T has a firewire port?

    Looking at the photograps of theDV5Z, there is a blocked off port on the left side between the USB ports and the Expresscard 54 port. And in the only pictures of the DV5T that I could find, that port appears open. I am guessing that it is where the firewire port goes, and the difference can be attributed to the AMD vs Intel chipsets.

    I posted a while back about my dv2010 and the items I would like to have upgraded in my next notebook. The DV5T appears to answer my wishlist (bluetooth, higher res screen, better graphics card) but firewire is something I do use often (multiple external HD's, video camera), and adding a 1394 port with an express card is a clunky, slow, and undesirable to me option.

    It looks like the DV5T will be my next notebook, though I am gaining about 12-14 ounces and a half inch in size.

    Right now my dv2010 is at HP being repaired. (no boot, black screen only). Should be back tomorrow (or so they say).
     
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    That page shows that model (HP Pavilion dv5-1000ea Notebook PC) as having a NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS. I hope that the base and the 9600M GT is still an option.
     
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