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    Final Choices Gateway vs HP

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Warren, Nov 29, 2004.

  1. Warren

    Warren Newbie

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    I have come down to these 2 Please advise me in makig the final decision. I have come down to these two so I am not going into my motivation for purchasing.

    I will use it as a DTR 75% of the time and the other 25% on the road. Gateway is 1/2 the size of the HP but the HP is much faster.

    Thanks in advance ~ Warren Sloane

    Gateway 7405GX As of 11/29/04 on BestBuy Website $1249 (reg 1399)

    AMD64 technology provides simultaneous support for 32-bit and 64-bit computing, including today's 32-bit applications and tomorrow's 64-bit software; 1MB L2 cache memory for efficient processing while multitasking
    15.4" Ultrabright WXGA TFT widescreen display
    80.0GB hard drive
    ATI Mobility RADEON 9600 graphics with 64MB video memory; S-video TV-out
    6-in-1 digital media manager supports CompactFlash, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and IBM Microdrive
    4 high-speed USB 2.0 ports and 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire) port for fast digital video, audio and data transfer
    Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11b/g); 10/100 Ethernet LAN with RJ-45 connector; V.92 high-speed data/fax modem
    Weighs 7.5 lbs. and measures just 1.6" thin for easy portability; lithium-ion battery and AC adapter
    Windows XP Home Edition operating system preinstalled; software package included with Power DVD, BigFix and more

    Product Details
    Warranty Terms - Parts 1 year
    Warranty Terms - Labour 1 year
    Product Height 1.6"
    Product Width 14"
    Product Weight 7.5 lbs.
    Product Length 10.4"
    Processor Brand Mobile AMD Athlon 64
    Processor Speed 2.0GHz
    Display Type Ultrabright WXGA TFT widescreen
    Screen Size 15.4"
    System Bus 1600MHz
    Cache Memory 1MB on die Level 2
    System Memory (RAM) 512MB
    System Memory (RAM) Expandable To 1.25GB
    Type of Memory (RAM) PC2700 DDR SoDIMM
    Hard Drive Size 80.0GB
    Optical Drive Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive
    Optical Drive Speeds 8x8 DVD+RW; 8x4 DVD-RW (DVD-ROM read and CD-RW speeds not available)
    Graphics ATI Mobility RADEON 9600
    Video Memory 64MB
    Networking Built-in wireless LAN (802.11b/g); 10/100 Mbps Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)
    Audio PC2001-compliant AC '97
    Speakers Built-in stereo speakers
    PCMCIA Slots 1 Type I/Type II
    USB Ports 4 USB 2.0
    IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports 1
    Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

    ***OR***

    HP Pavilion Notebook PC (ZV5340US) on CircuitCity website for $1374.99 Reg 1749.00

    Processor brand AMD
    Processor type Athlon™ 64
    Processor speed 2.2GHz
    Frontside bus speed Info unavailable
    Level 2 cache Unavailable
    Memory
    RAM 512MB 333MHz DDR SDRAM
    RAM expandable to: Info unavailable
    Storage/Drives
    Hard drive size 100-120GB
    Type of drive DVD+RW/CD-RW
    Maximum CD/DVD speed Unavailable
    1.44 MB floppy drive External USB floppy disk drive (sold separately)
    Graphics and sound
    Screen size 15.4
    Screen type WXGA High-Definition BrightView Widescreen
    Maximum screen resolution 1280 x 800
    External monitor maximum resolution Unavailable
    Video memory 64MB DDR (dedicated)
    Graphics type Nvidia® GeForce4 440 Go
    Audio 16-bit Sound Blaster Pro-compatible audio, internal Harman/Kardon speakers, AC audio link, volume/mute buttons
    Ports
    USB 3 USB 2.0
    FireWire 1
    Parallel port 0
    Serial port 0
    Infrared port 0
    Internet/networking
    Ethernet Yes
    Wireless 802.11g with SpeedBooster™
    General features
    Replacement battery Compaq DP390A
    Pointing device Touchpad with on/off button and dedicated vertical scroll pad
    Warranty Parts 12 Months
    Warranty Labor 12 Months
    Dimensions
    Height 1.8 inches
    Width 14.3 inches
    Depth 11.6 inches
    Weight 15.0 lbs
     
    Warren, Nov 29, 2004
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  2. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    The HP weight must include all the packaging materials and what not. Mine weighs 8.5 pounds, and that's with the 12-cell battery (all the retail model machines use 8 cells). So, not much difference between HP and Gateway weight-wise.

    The Gateway machine has a MUCH better video card. The HP has a slightly faster CPU.

    I've been pretty impressed by the construction of my zv5000z (build-to-order version of what Best Buy/etc sells). I've lugged it to campus several times. Battery life is excellent thanks to AMD's PowerNOW!. The primary advantage HP has is all the neat upgrades you can get if you buy a Configure-To-Order machine direct from them. Upgrading components has been very easy too (so far: RAM, CPU, optical drive, HD).

    I'll defer to the Gateway forum here for the quality of their construction. Previous models under the eMachines brand had problems with the hinges cracking, hopefully that's been fixed by now.
     
    brianstretch, Nov 30, 2004
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