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    Great News!

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Cossack7V7, Mar 20, 2008.

  1. Cossack7V7

    Cossack7V7 Notebook Evangelist

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    I just found out that the HP Compaq 8710w will be coming out with Penryn processors and a powerful nVidia Quadro FX3600 512 MB video card (comparable to the 8800 GTX by the way :D )! This notebook will also offer up to 4 hours of battery life with the standard battery, and 9 hours with the extended battery! :eek: ) For a thin and light 17 inch computer with a solid build quality, this is great battery life! (considering the amazing video card, and Penryn processors). If you read the review of the current 8710p/w, people seem very happy with this notebook. Although there is some flex in the number pad, this will probably improve too! ;)
     
    Cossack7V7, Mar 20, 2008
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  2. f4ding

    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    Only Penryn? Blehhhhhh. Now if they can put a quadcore in...
     
    f4ding, Mar 20, 2008
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  3. Dreamer

    Dreamer The Bad Boy

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    Ok, but that's not news, it's been known for some time now... even excluding the fact that I mentioned it in some of your threads a few days ago... :p
     
    Dreamer, Mar 20, 2008
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  4. chrixx

    chrixx Product Specialist NBR Reviewer

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    It's not great news when we've known this since February. If you follow some of my posts, I've stated the availability of these models quite a while ago.

    In short, you can't buy an 8710w with 3600M yet.
     
    chrixx, Mar 20, 2008
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