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    *HP dv5t (1XXX series) Owners Lounge*

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Badious, Jul 22, 2008.

  1. leonidus0

    leonidus0 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Pheew, thanks for everyone that posted in this thread, especially the ones who offered coupon codes (the 400 off one!). Extremely helpful forum that eased my transition into buying my very first laptop.

    Here are the specs on the newborn that I just ordered:

    HP Pavilion Entertainment dv5t customizable Notebook PC

    * Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
    * Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26 GHz)
    * 15.4" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
    * 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
    * 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
    * FREE Upgrade to 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
    * Webcam Only
    * HP Color Matching Keyboard
    * FREE Upgrade to Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100AGN from 802.11b/g WLAN
    * No High speed 56K modem port
    * SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
    * No TV Tuner w/remote control
    * High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
    * Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
    * HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

    +1 year extended warranty

    All of this for only $1,132.49. I know that this is a good deal from various researching done before I purchased it.

    Thanks guys! I hope it comes not too later than on the 25th because that's when school starts for me.
     
  2. MCAP61

    MCAP61 Notebook Consultant

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    congrats, you post number 1000.
     
  3. neo_gr8est1

    neo_gr8est1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi I had orderd my laptop on 10th aug , b4 the 5%coupon expired...Now with the $400 coupon , im getting a really good bargain .. can anyone tell me how do I avail it ? Can i cancel it and order it again ??

    EDIT
    I read in the previous posts that we can cancel the order . Can someone tell me how exactly do I do that ?
    Also, within how many days can we cancel the order ?
     
  4. greg_mirzaavakyan

    greg_mirzaavakyan Newbie

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    I got the dv5t with 2.4 ghz, the 9600 nvidia card, and 3gb or ram, with the regular non-litescribe DVD R/Rw drive, and i don't think the issue with it not reading CD's is Vista related, because it works on my desktop, which also has Vista. Do some DVD drives not read certain CD's?
     
  5. Badious

    Badious Notebook Enthusiast

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    21day price guarantee just call up customer service to get the price corrected.
     
  6. Cable.tac

    Cable.tac Notebook Consultant

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    Finally, after researching and reading for about a month, I ordered my dv5t. I'm so excited to get it. Thanks for posting that coupon guys. Final price was $1247. I think it was a good deal.

    HP Pavilion Entertainment dv5t customizable Notebook PC

    * Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
    * Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26 GHz)
    * 15.4" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1680 x 1050)
    * FREE Upgrade to 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 1GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
    * 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
    * FREE Upgrade to 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
    * Webcam + Fingerprint Reader
    * HP Color Matching Keyboard
    * Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100AGN and Bluetooth(TM)
    * No High speed 56K modem port
    * Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer
    * No TV Tuner w/remote control
    * High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
    * $100 OFF Microsoft(R) Office Home and Student 2007!!
    * HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope
     
  7. neo_gr8est1

    neo_gr8est1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    is the infinity display worth taking ?
     
  8. Cable.tac

    Cable.tac Notebook Consultant

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    Can someone recommend a good wireless router? Going to order from newegg with the 4GB memory. Thanks.
     
  9. DualMonitors

    DualMonitors Notebook Evangelist

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    i wonder why hp doesn't "take a page" from Dell and learn from them? i mean dell.com's highly graphical time line showing buyers the stage at which their purchase is at, i.e. selecting components, assembly, testing, boxing/packing, shipping...

    my "expect built date" when i ordered last week was shown as 8/19th and the wait is a real bummer. i didn't want to pay more for shipping so i just took the standard free shipping. from everything i read from the other contributors here on this thread, i think hp is delivering these around the 10th day after order date, that is, it shows up at the delivery address at roughly the 10th day.

    sigh... so impatient ;) don't they realize that people want instant gratification in the summer of 2008?
     
  10. jay_z007

    jay_z007 Newbie

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    I called HP and got 100 dollars back with there price guarantee and they said in order for me to qualify for the 400 dollar coupon I would of had to of spent 1299 dollars but since I didnt they would only give me 100 because I called.
     
  11. howard911s

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    I cancelled my order after seeing all the heat problems people are experiencing, though its not epidemic proportion but there are enough posts here to get me concerned, and if you guys remember a while ago the news about the nvidia 8400 8600 chips being overheat and defective, well, just for reading pleasure...here is more

    http://gizmodo.com/5035980/inquirer...8800-9600-and-9800-graphics-card-is-defective


    if they are right for 1 time, the 9600M GT is also affected, maybe thats why all the heat? .....
     
  12. howard911s

    howard911s Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    xfax Notebook Guru

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    The inquirer is usually heavily biased against nVidia for whatever reason.
     
  14. Terry Foxman

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    Hey, thats great, Im curious what number did you call (My HP is already in the mail but the price difference is near 200$ so im hoping to get that money back)
     
  15. Terry Foxman

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    I have to say right now i love HP, I just called bargained and got the difference between what I would have paid and what I did pay (a modest 200$, which I actually think is more than i would have gotten had I reordered) So now my lappy with the following specs

    - HP Pavilion dv5t Entertainment Notebook
    - Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (32-bit)
    - Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9400 (2.53 GHz)
    - 15.4" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Infinity Display (1680 x 1050)
    - 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
    - 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS
    - 160GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive from 120GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
    - HP Imprint Finish (Mesh) + Microphone + Webcam for HP BrightView Infinity Display
    - HP Color Matching Keyboard
    - FREE Upgrade to Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100AGN from 802.11b/g WLAN
    - No High speed 56K modem port
    - SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
    - No TV Tuner w/remote control
    - High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
    - Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
    - HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

    and a very nice printer is only costing me $1,107.20 :-D Needless to say I'm thrilled
     
  16. arrakis31

    arrakis31 Notebook Guru

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    ****it, I have wait to buy a new laptop with the new gen of GPU and now they say all nvidia GPU are defective... That sucks a lot.
    I am still within the 21 days return so I am thinking about shipping my dv5t back and get a laptop with an ATI GPU.
     
  17. MCAP61

    MCAP61 Notebook Consultant

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    Do any of you think $400 off coupon and the Nvidia GPU failure is more than just a coincidence.
     
  18. Deis

    Deis Notebook Enthusiast

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    Wow, you lucked out. You did get a cheaper price than you would have with the $400 off coupon. Whenever I added the coupon, it got rid of the printer instant rebate and replaced it with the $400 off, which I'm guessing it would have done for you too. Looks like you snuck a free printer past HP :)
     
  19. HoustonJoe

    HoustonJoe Notebook Enthusiast

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    After looking at Dell, Sony and Apple, decided to give the HP a look. From the stats which I have been looking at, this looks like a beast at a pretty nice price.

    Then again, I'm no pro with notebooks as I have never bought one!
     
  20. Terry Foxman

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    @HoustonJoe, Ive been doing the same research as you and I have to say that HP has some of the some of the strongest offering, the Dell MX 150 (something like that) is similar in price and product if your looking for a comparison. Depending on what you need and your general taste is the only thing that can determine which laptop is for you.


    Has Chaz posted his review of the dv5t yet? I cant seem to find it anywhere and hes been mentioning it for a while
     
  21. thepreacha619

    thepreacha619 Notebook Evangelist

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    i did a clean install of vista on my dv5t...seems to be running about the same speed as a normal HP install with all the bloatware. (and i noticed my windows exp. index score went down??)

    also i cant seem to find the driver for my fingerprint reader, does any1 know where it's at. HP tech support gave me two driver files. one was the software which installed, and idk what the other did, but it says now that the finger print reader is not detected??
     
  22. jmFightSpam

    jmFightSpam Notebook Consultant

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    I just ordered the dv5t last night. I almost didn't because I was worried about the heat. But I figured this was a pretty good deal (I hope so).

    I paid $1,053 out of pocket (including a $70 printer with MIR, taxes and free shipping) after a $400 coupon (It's funny, you had to spend $1299 to get the $400 off, and my config came to exactly $1299 :) ) . I will be getting a $70 rebate for the printer and (hopefully) 5% cash back from the live.com cashback program. So in the end, I should only be out about $930.

    Here are the specs:

    HP Pavilion Entertainment dv5t customizable Notebook PC

    * Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
    * Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26 GHz)
    * 15.4" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1680 x 1050)
    * 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
    * 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
    * FREE Upgrade to 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
    * Webcam Only
    * HP Color Matching Keyboard
    * Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100AGN and Bluetooth(TM)
    * No High speed 56K modem port
    * SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
    * No TV Tuner w/remote control
    * 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
    * Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
    * HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

    plus a HP Deskjet D1560 Printer

    Estimated build date is August 21 -- add that to 5-7 day business free shipping, well I am looking at about 3 weeks. I hope it is sooner.

    A couple of questions:

    1. What is the standard HP warranty? I did not upgrade that or anything? Should I have? Should I get a 3rd party one, like SquareTrade?
    2. I didn't get the Brightview Infinity. Not sure if that was a smart decision. But I didn't think it was worth the extra $50. Was I wrong?
    3. What is the best way to keep this thing cool (other than not turning it on )? I heard this thing can run pretty hot. Although, I do not do hard core gaming or anything like that. Is there a stand or something that helps keep it cool (like the iLap for the Apple)?
     
  23. HoustonJoe

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    Main things I've been looking for have been a mutli-functionality (like some gaming, school work and misc inbetweens) in a 'viable' price range.

    And yea, the other I was looking at was the Dell M1530 which seems to be in a similar range.
     
  24. JohnnyJlo128

    JohnnyJlo128 Notebook Geek

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    Quick question:

    I ordered my Dv5 like a day or two before I found out about the $400 off customized laptop. Is there anyway I could get that and save some money on my part? All I managed to use was the 5% and student discount but $400 is much nicer than that :)
     
  25. jmFightSpam

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    Did you spend more than $1299? If so, I think you have two options:

    1. Cancel the order and resubmit using the coupon. Careful though; apparantly only the first 2700 people can use it. I was one of them. :) If you go this route, configure your order to checkout and make sure you can use the coupon *before* canceling your current order.
    2. Call or chat with customer service and ask them for a price guarantee and tell them with the coupon.
     
  26. arrakis31

    arrakis31 Notebook Guru

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    Nobody is concern with the nvidia GPU problem on 9600 GT ???
     
  27. C2D

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    My question is regarding the heat issue of the dv5t. I tested my gpu temp and it ran at 77c while playing a game. There were no issues at all while playing on the notebook. The only problem i'm having is when i connect my notebook to a 22 LCD. I normally put the setting at 1600x1050 with all the settings maxed. I would be able to play for about 20 minutes and then i would see fading lines on my screen. After a while my notebook just shuts off. My temperature reading was at 77-80c, when the fading lines appeared. I don't understand why my native screen on my notebook can handle 77-78c easily and my external 22 lcd screen has fading lines when it reaches the same temp. I used a cooling deck and an extra fan on the side where my graphics card is located at. Just wanted to know if you guys are experiencing the same issue and also if there is a way to fix this problem. Any comment would be helpful. By the way this notebook rocks !!

    T9400
    2Gig ram
    Geforce 9600m GT
     
  28. K1LL4J0L0K14

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    Im a little concerned. I knew somthing would happen. A defective gpu is one of the reasons for me getting rid of my xps. The problem is following me.
     
  29. ZeeOne

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    I'm not. It's mostly hearsay at this point. I trust Nvidia more than I trust half of the self-appointed experts out there. If there is a real problem, it will be addressed.
     
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    ZeeOne Notebook Enthusiast

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    lol

    It's the same inquirer article being regurgitated by different websites.

    Gotta love the internet :D
     
  34. Vladk1000

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    Read my post on the previous page. :p
     
  35. arrakis31

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    Thanks this is reassuring.
    I sold my xps to avoid the 8600 GT and bought the dv5t for the new gen GPU to avoid this kind of problem ...
     
  36. AshlandDave

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    I put in an order for a dv5t yesterday --- the $400 coupon made me do it

    Since I am not a gamer I ordered the NVIDA 9200M instead of the 9600M to save heat load. I do have the BluRay drive so need a NVIDA card.

    The NVIDA 9600M GPU is rated at 23 watts
    The NVIDA 9200M GPU is rated at 13 watts

    also ordered the Intel P8400 CPU in hopes of saving a few watts over the higher clock speed CPUs

    So at full load this configuration might save 12 or so watts. Since I am not sure of the total wattage, have to make another guess as to percentage savings. Say 10 percent or so to add to battery life and reduce heat load.

    Dave
     
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    ryAnOnFire Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can anyone describe or point me to a site showing how to change out the RAM in the dv5t please
     
  38. MCAP61

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    It's pretty much like most notebooks. You turn the notebook over, unscrew a small plastic cover in the middle to expose the RAM. You'll see 2 RAM cards stacked on top of each other. With a tip of a pen or nail, nudge the 2 metal clips on the sides holding each card and then pull it out.

    Reverse the process for installing the new RAM.
    Just try to hold the cards from the edges and avoid touching the tips with your fingers.

    A 10 mins procedure at most.
     
  40. ryAnOnFire

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    i popped it opened and after pulling the side latches the RAM stick sprung up to nearly a 45 degree angle. Is this suppose to happen? Do I remove it with it in that position?
     
  41. jmFightSpam

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    Yeah, you need to pull it out when it is at a 45 degree angle. Put the new ones in at the same angle. Then push down.
     
  42. ryAnOnFire

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    thanks a bunch! mine should be here within the next 2 days :)

    (my sister just go hers thats what I was looking at before)
     
  43. jmFightSpam

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    Sure.

    Just make sure you line up the notch of the memory with the notch in the slot and you should be good to go.
     
  44. brmuchim

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    Hey guys. If anyone of you have the dv5t equipted with the T9600 (or know about the processors performance with this notebook), could you please respond to this post.

    I run very intense cpu applications on the computers that I own, for example, photoshop, video editing, and some cpu intensive games. However, I have always heard that the difference between clock speeds of processors on laptops are not that noticeable in many applications. I was wondering if upgrading to the T9600 from a P8600 would make a difference? Thanks in advance!
     
  45. Osiris665

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    The difference between the P8600 and the T9600 is in cache size (frequency difference is ignorable, about 7-8%). If you run intensively parallel applications or massive multitasking jobs, the cache will be a performance boost (I know how limiting cache can be as a frustrated software engineering student) , but for games and photoshop I don't see a reason to favor the T series. notice that it's TDP is higher thus producing more heat and burning through the battery faster.
     
  46. greg_mirzaavakyan

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    I run CS3 on my dv5t, with P8400 and only 2GB RAM. No problems,
    whatsoever. And, this is with multiple open layers and windows. My
    files load fine and processing speed is excellent.

    Rob
     
  49. DualMonitors

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    may i ask if the current owners can tell me if the dv5t box/carton contains the Anytime upgrade disk from Vista? i was under the impression that it should and does.

    thx for the clarification.
     
  50. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The upgrade discs were only sold in early 2007 during the first half year if Vista's release. HP or even Microsoft stopped selling those discs as a standalone purchase last year itself.
     
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