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    Difference Between dv5z and dv5t?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Cassidy, Jul 29, 2008.

  1. Cassidy

    Cassidy Notebook Enthusiast

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    This feels like a dumb question but I just don't know the difference between these models.. besides cost.
     
    Cassidy, Jul 29, 2008
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    Cable.tac Notebook Consultant

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    Difference is processors I think (AMD vs Intel).
     
    Cable.tac, Jul 29, 2008
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  3. Wufei

    Wufei Notebook Guru

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    z for AMD, t for Intel
     
    Wufei, Jul 29, 2008
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  4. redrazor11

    redrazor11 Formerly waterwizard11

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    z has AMD + ATI
    t has INTEL + Nvida

    generally the z is cheaper. You get more for your money

    But the t is the better preformer...and gets better battery life.
     
    redrazor11, Jul 29, 2008
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  5. sonoritygenius

    sonoritygenius Goddess of Laptops

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    they both have newer technology processors

    Dv5z has AMD PUMA
    Dv5t has Centrino 2 intel processor

    The difference is that Centrino 2 is *aside from being intel, lol* more power efficient, smaller depending on one you choose, and faster (a bit) at multitasking.
     
    sonoritygenius, Jul 29, 2008
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  6. PlanetEarth

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    dv5z uses AMD's PUMA platform.
    dv5t uses Intel's Montevina platform. (Centrino 2)

    So, if you like AMD, go with dv5z. If you like Intel, go with dv5t.
    But, dv5z is much cheaper.
     
    PlanetEarth, Jul 29, 2008
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  7. shoelace_510

    shoelace_510 8700M GT inside... ^-^;

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    If you aren't on a pretty strict budget I would say go for the Dv5t because of the reasons stated above. ;) :) :cool:
     
    shoelace_510, Jul 29, 2008
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  8. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Don't you mean dv5z shoelace? :D The dv5t is more expensive.
     
    talin, Jul 29, 2008
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  9. shoelace_510

    shoelace_510 8700M GT inside... ^-^;

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    Heh I think you misread or misunderstood me. XD I meant if he ISN'T on a strict budget he should go with the better performing, longer battery life Dv5t. :)
     
    shoelace_510, Jul 29, 2008
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  10. brianstretch

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    dv5z has a way better integrated GPU and no Intel marketing tax, dv5t gets a little better battery life.
     
    brianstretch, Jul 29, 2008
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  11. seanbow

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    About how much more battery life does the dv5t get?
     
    seanbow, Jul 30, 2008
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    The HP dv5t gets 3 hours and 12 minutes of battery life according to the pcmag.com review of the HP dv5t

    "The dv5t comes with a 55-Wh (six-cell) battery, which drained in 3 hours 12 minutes, according to the MobileMark 2007 test."

    http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2319455,00.asp

    So in other words it's battery life is about an hour better in comparison with the HP dv5z :)
     
    brandenkhan15, Jul 30, 2008
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  13. Han Bao Quan

    Han Bao Quan The Assassin

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    In trade of you get worse IGP performance, unless battery life is really a deal breaker, I'd say go for the Z, the AMD cpu is more than efficiency of most task.
     
    Han Bao Quan, Jul 30, 2008
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    imdashep Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Can someone post reviews from battery tests for both, preferably from the same site?
     
    imdashep, Jul 30, 2008
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    brandenkhan15 Notebook Consultant

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    brandenkhan15, Jul 30, 2008
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  16. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Just to make a small correction, PCmag results for the dv5t are done using the high capacity 6 cell(55Whr) while the dv5z results from NBR were done with the std 6 cell(47Whr) battery.
     
    miner, Jul 30, 2008
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  17. TorontoGuy

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    It's too bad that Notebookreview has not done a review of the dvV5t, then we would have a valid comparison between the Puma and Centrino 2 platforms with everything else being equal.

    But based on what I have read, IMO it boils down to

    Centrino 2
    -better CPU (faster)
    - better battery life

    Puma
    - better graphics (HD3200 vs X4500) - guessestimate on my part since I have not seen any feedback on X4500 - We know that the HD3200 is awesome for a IGP.
    - better price - $100 - $200 based on the configuration

    Question, if you got the $29 upgrade to the high capacity 6 cell for the dv5z, would that make it equivalent to the dv5t in terms of battery life. Then, the only advantage of the dv5t would be the faster processor
     
    TorontoGuy, Aug 7, 2008
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  18. homiss

    homiss Notebook Geek

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    dv5t and dv5z also differ in terms of the consumer base it is targetting. the dv5z seems to be more geared towards standard everyday computing and light gaming, and offers a pretty cost effective solution for that. the dv5t, with the penryn processors and the 9600GT, is more for moderate gaming at a reasonable price.
     
    homiss, Aug 7, 2008
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