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    How's the HP Pavilion dv6-1264ca?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by excelwhite, Aug 3, 2009.

  1. excelwhite

    excelwhite Newbie

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    • AMD Turion™ X2 Ultra ZM-82 Dual-Core Mobile Processor
    • 16.0" Diagonal High Definition(8) HP LED Brightview Display (1366x768)
    • ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4650 (M96) with up to 2815MB total available
    graphics memory with 1024MB dedicated
    • 4096MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
    • 500GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive (SATA)(7)

    - under 1000$ with coupon code


    My question is, will this laptop get overheated easily? How's the quality? Thx!
     
    excelwhite, Aug 3, 2009
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    Anybody familiar with this one?
     
    excelwhite, Aug 3, 2009
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  3. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It might get alittle warm due to the AMD CPU. Hows the intel version priced like? (dv6t) Mind you HP's pavilion line's cooling system is not particularly capable either.
     
    Johnny T, Aug 3, 2009
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    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    Looks like a very nice configuration. That's a very potent GPU, which will generate a fair amount of heat under heavy use. You might want to use a cooling pad while gaming. HP really needs to design better cooling systems. Don't let this scare you off though. ATI designed their chips to handle the heat, unlike the previous generation NVIDIA GPUs that have been failing left and right.
     
    brianstretch, Aug 4, 2009
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    Zornn Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm thinking about buying this model as well. Planning on using it for school and playing World of Warcraft.

    I've heard mixed reviews about this laptop though. Some people say you can cook eggs on it...others say it's not that bad. I guess I'd have to see one in action first. I hate having mixed feelings about something.

    BestBuy.ca has a similar model for the same price. Better cpu with inferior gpu:

    dv6-1238ca

    Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T6500
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530

    I'm almost inclined to go with the better gpu since it cannot be upgraded. But that's just me.
     
    Zornn, Aug 12, 2009
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