HP ZV6000 or Compaq V2000?

I'm looking at both of these. The Compaq with 1.6 Turion 14" display and the HP with AMD64 3200 15.4" display. $150 difference with the HP being more. Is it dumb to look at something with a 14" display? I want to use it for casual use of surfing, downloading, burning, maybe a movie. Maybe all at once! Does the Turion have the power?

 

Turions are just more power-efficient Socket 754 Athlon 64's, generally clocked a bit slower, so for the apps you listed it'll be more than adequate. It all comes down to weight vs. screen size. If your notebook is just going to sit on your desk you might as well get the zv6000 (bigger screen, dedicated memory GPU option, faster CPU options). If you're going to lug it around a lot the V2000z series (and HP L2000 equivalent) make a lot of sense (smaller, same GPU but without the dedicated memory option). In either case I recommend ordering the 12-cell battery option and Bluetooth, which usually don't come with the retail models (Bluetooth sometimes does on the L2000). Every retail zv6000 I've seen has the GPU dedicated memory option.

 

Thanks for the feedback! I didn't know about the dedicated memory differences I thought they had the same video card and worked the same. I have a decent desktop with a 20" LCD so I think the desktop solution ZV6000 I guess would be kind of redundant.

 

Umm, on the website it says the V2310 Compaq has 128MB DDR dedicated memory. Sweet!

V2310

I think the HP website is not clear. Look at the HP model I was looking at.

ZV6130

 

They are both the same.

It's not dedicated, but max with shared RAM.

Still for day to day stuff, it's fine.

 

The dedicated memory listing is probably an error. All V2000Z's come standard with 128MB shared video memory(you can check this by clicking the "help me decide" link on the V2000z customizing page).

But as everybody before has said the 200M is a decent card for general use(bith dedicated as well as shared memory versions). It depends on your uses, since you already have a good desktop the portable V2000z might be the better option rather than the 8lb ZV6000.

 

It's a V2310 which is a V2000 not a V2000z.

 

It's in the v2000z "family"

V2000 = Intel Centrino
V2000Z = AMD Turion

It has 128MB of shared memory "dedicated" to the video card, the video card it's self is integrated not "dedicated". Or something

 

Yeah its the same as the V2000z, the retail version have different model numbers based on the specifications....the z indicates that the model has the AMD processor.

 

For a $150 more you think screw the lightweight and get the more powerful 3200? I can live with the bigger size but I also want the best bang for the buck.

 

I would lean towards the zv6000, and I would play with the Configure-To-Order pages on hp.com (HP zv6000 and Compaq R4000) to see if a CTO would be worth the 2 week wait for you. I think you'd be happy with either notebook (15.4" or 14"). I have my zv5000z hooked up to a 19" LCD panel at the moment with a Bluetooth wireless keyboard and mouse kit and I find the combination to work very well. I keep the notebook's lid open to aid with cooling. A USB keyboard would work well too but it's surprisingly nice to not have to monkey with cables. I keep my notebook's lid open (but screen off) to aid with cooling. Fn-F4 toggles between notebook screen, external screen, and both.

I briefly had a Dell 24" widescreen, but it had a problem and I really shouldn't have ordered it anyhow. Outside of the fatal design flaw it was *nice* though. If my finances are in better shape when Samsung updates their 24" LCD line I'll have to buy one.

 

If you can live with a 8lb. laptop by all means. It has its own advantages, it runs cool & with the 12 cell battery will most definately give around 3- 3.5hrs of battery life. The 200m with dedicated memory will give you better graphics performance(although not the best). So, I would also tilt towards the zv6000 if the weight & size does not bother you.

 

Well, if you can carry around the weight, get the zv6000, as it has better performance than the Turion. It will definatley handle multiple tasks at once. Also, the 15.4 is better for surfing, whatever, it's bigger.

 

better than the turion?

 

most laptops are around 6 pounds? the zv6000 is about 7 , 7 and a half.. how is that such a big difference

 

Well depands on the model, Athlon 64 4000+ will definately perform better than any of the Turions out there, but in the lower end the spectrum the - 3000+, 3200+ are in the same range as the Turions.

 

Its acually closer to 8 pounds and no it doesnt make that big of a difference. I have a question though. Is the graphics card really that bad, people Ive talked to say it is but I cant find anything wrong with it anywhere else.

 

Well, its not a bad GPU, but it is not meant for higher end gaming at the highest resolution. You can play many of the newer games but the resolution needs to be turned down a bit to get good performance. It is better than any integrated graphics solution in the market but cannot hold a candle to the likes of the X700, 6800go etc. It is more comparable to the X300 on which the 200m is based. So expect performance slightly below that of the X300.

 

but your also not gonna get any of those around this price range, you should be able to play cs:s and half life 2 at 1280 at highest settings on it. The zv6000 that is