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    HP Pavilion DM3 or Probook 5310m?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by fatjoez, Jan 10, 2010.

  1. fatjoez

    fatjoez Notebook Geek

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    Hi there

    Looking for a new laptop for my dad.
    He's currently using a crappy hp mini note the 7" hp netbook hp came out with.

    So I want him to upgrade to 13" and am deciding between.

    HP Probook 5310m, Core 2 Duo SP9300 2.26 GHz, 2GB RAM, 320GB HDD, 13.3" TFT, No optical drives, WLAN, Bluetooth, Win 7 Professional
    http://ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=383085

    and

    Hewlett Packard Pavilion dm3-1021TX Notebook, Core 2 Duo SU7300 1.3 GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, 13.3" TFT, External DVD writer, WLAN, Bluetooth, Win 7 Home Premium, HDMI
    http://ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=383109


    Any reason to take one over the other?
    The probook is lighter right?
    But the pavilion has a slower cpu, but has HDMI?

    Any advice appreciated as both look decent
     
    fatjoez, Jan 10, 2010
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  2. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    The 5310m all the way - here is a post I made as a reply to my 5310m review for someone who asked the same question:
    Review link is in my signature. :)
    Here is our official 5310m review:
    http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=5423
    Editor's Choice.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jan 10, 2010
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