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    HP Special Edition Laptop

    Discussion in 'HP' started by aman89, Jun 3, 2005.

  1. aman89

    aman89 Notebook Guru NBR Reviewer

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    hi
    What is the configuration on the laptop and what is the expected price?
     
    aman89, Jun 3, 2005
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  2. Venombite

    Venombite Notebook Virtuoso

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    Isn't this the new Lance Armstrong Live Strong notebook? Photos and specs are available on the site, plus all over the web. It should be the L2000 and has an AMD Turion CPU.

    -Vb-
     
    Venombite, Jun 3, 2005
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  3. southbark

    southbark Notebook Guru

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    http://www.pcworld.com/resource/article/0,aid,120941,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp

    This site say it will only be available in the U.S. and begin at $999.00
    we will see what it looks like when it hits hp's website.i know if it has a good match with components and turion and gives us dual channel unlike the R4000 i will buy after i return mine to costco

    Desktop:
    P4 2.4GHZ 800MHZ FSB
    20gb maxtor,120gb Samsung Spinpoint,120GB WD
    Geforce FX 5700LE 256MB,
    Antec Sonata case W/480Watt TruPower

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    Compaq R4000
    80GB 5400RPM
    Athlon 64 4000+ 2.4ghz 1mb cache
    128MB xpress 200m
    15.4 BrightView screen
    1GB ram (2X512)
     
    southbark, Jun 3, 2005
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  4. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    Turions, like all Socket 754 chips, are single channel by design. It's smaller and lighter than the zv6000, it has the same GPU but in the shared-memory-only configuration, battery life should be very impressive... basically, if your notebook never leaves your desk, keep your zv6000 with its larger screen and dedicated-memory video.
     
    brianstretch, Jun 3, 2005
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  5. djohnsen

    djohnsen Notebook Enthusiast

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    HPShopping.com has limited info. Go there and click
    Notebooks > HP Special Edition notebooks

    The Ready to Ship button shows this configuration:
    HP Special Edition L2000 Notebook PC

    • AMD Turion™ 64 processor mobile technology
    • Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies
    • 14.0" High-Definition widescreen with BrightView and high-resolution options
    • ATI RADEON® XPRESS 200M providing up to 128MB user-configurable UMA VRAM
    • Available LightScribe-enabled DVD±R/RW drive with double-layer support
    • Integrated 54g™ 802.11b/g WLAN with 125HSM/SpeedBooster™ and BroadRange™ support 6-in-1 digital media card reader
    • Altec Lansing stereo speakers with included earbuds
    • 1.2" thin and 5.5 lbs

    Note that there is no pricing info yet.

    If you click on Customize, you get an HP "error" page.

    Judging from the fanatical popularity of the Livestrong wristbands, this laptop will be a big seller even among non-geeks who don't know a Turion from a Dorito.
     
    djohnsen, Jun 3, 2005
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  6. scoot1212

    scoot1212 Notebook Consultant

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    starting at $899.99 on HP's site...I can't wait for this laptop to be released.
     
    scoot1212, Jun 5, 2005
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