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    HP notebooks

    Discussion in 'HP' started by kojigushi, Aug 10, 2004.

  1. kojigushi

    kojigushi Newbie

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    I am debating about which notebook to get..

    Compaq R3000Z with AMD 64 3400+ 768 ram, 15.4" 1600x screen, 60GB 4200, 12 cell, DVDR/CDRW Go44064MB
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    HP zd7000 17" 1440x900 , P43.2, 768ram, 40GB 5400, 12 cell, DVDR/CDRW. Go5700 128MB

    I am having a hard time deciding b/w the two. AMD seems to be future proof (maybe), the HP is a bit heavy I know. it is a desktop replacement so I can work around the house, battery life is not too critical. I dont travel a whole lot, but maybe a few times I will go a year. the 17" screen is a good thing. I do work on Autocad , but not a whole lot. thats why the struggle between the P43.2 vs the AMD.

    thanks

     
    kojigushi, Aug 10, 2004
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  2. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    The Athlon 64 is definitely the better CPU for Autocad. If your CAD work is more 2D than 3D (the GeForce 440 is a weak 3D GPU), buy the R3000z. I'd go straight to 1GB RAM, Autocad needs as much as it can get.

    The zd7000 has a way better GPU and the 17" screen would be nice but, yeah, weaker CPU, higher power consumption, no DEP (Data Execution Prevention) support that WinXP SP2 enables (Microsoft released SP2 yesterday), no 64-bit capability (I'd assume Autocad will go 64-bit as soon as Microsoft coughs up 64-bit WinXP next year)... if you have to have a 17" screen, I'd pick a vendor that offers the Clevo D470K notebooks. 17" 1680x1050 screen, Athlon 64, top-of-the-line Radeon 9700 video. See the Other and Boutique forums here.
     
    brianstretch, Aug 10, 2004
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