I'm Stuck, the HP zv6065 or Compaq R4065?

here in the UK both these units are being released soon. They cost about the same with the compaq being £40-50 pounds cheaper ($80-90 dollars) between £900-950, both of them have similar specs;

AMD 3500+,
1GB Ram,
100GB 4200rpm HD,
15.4" brightview Screen,
Ati X200m Gpu with 128mb Ram Dedicated,
Dual Layer DVD writer with +&- support,
802.11b/g wifi with 125HSM/SpeedBooster,
8 cell battery
and 6 in 1 media card reader.

i'm not sure whether the compaq has an express card slot or infared, which the HP will have. This would be a deal clincher for me.

but which if any would be better???... does the design of the HP make it quiter and cooler (less heat) or is it just cosmetic??? and should i just go for the better value???...

please help... Thanks [ ]

 

If the specifications are the same then just pick the case design you like. AFAIK the chassis designs are just cosmetic and there would be no reduction of heat in the HP design.

It seems that the Compaq does not have the Infra-red but they list the expresscard slot along with the 128MB dedicated memory.

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Compaq Presario R3340US AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 512MB, 80GB 5400rpm
15.4" Brightview WXGA.
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Here's info from the Service manual that shows the differences.

Features
#9632; AMD Mobile Athlon 64 4000, 3800, 3500, or 3200
processors, or Mobile AMD Sempron 3200 or 3000
processors, varying by notebook model

#9632; 15.4-inch, WXGA, TFT (1280 × 800) with BrightView
display, 15.4-inch, WXGA, TFT (1280 × 800) display, or
15.0-inch, XGA (1024×768), TFT display, varying by
notebook model

#9632; 100-, 80-, 60-, or 40-GB high-capacity hard drive, varying by
notebook model

#9632; 256-MB DDR synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) at 333 MHz,
expandable to 2.0 GB

#9632; Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition or Windows XP
Professional, varying by notebook model

#9632; Full-size Windows keyboard with embedded numeric keypad

#9632; TouchPad pointing device, including dedicated horizontal
(Compaq Presario R1000 models only) and vertical scroll
regions and TouchPad on/off button.

#9632; Integrated 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet local area
network (LAN) network interface card (NIC) with RJ-45 jack

#9632; Integrated high-speed 56K modem with RJ-11 jack

#9632; Integrated wireless support for Mini PCI IEEE 802.11b/g
WLAN device (selected models only)

#9632; Support for one Type I or Type II PC Card slot, with support
for both 32-bit (CardBus) and 16-bit PC Cards

#9632; Support for ExpressCard slot (selected models only)

#9632; External 120- or 90-watt AC adapter with 3-wire power cord

#9632; 12- or 8-cell Li-Ion battery pack, varying by notebook model

#9632; Stereo speakers

#9632; Volume up, volume mute, and volume down buttons

#9632; Support for the following optical drives:
- DVD±RW and CD-RW Combo Drive
- DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
- DVD-ROM drive

#9632; Connectors:
- Audio-in (microphone)
- Audio-out (headphone)
- Consumer infrared (full-featured HP Pavilion zv6000 models only)
- Digital Media Slot (full-featured HP Pavilion zv6000 models only)
- Expansion port 2
- ExpressCard slot (full-featured models only)
- External monitor
- IEEE 1394 (full-featured models only)
- Memory Reader (full-featured Compaq Presario R4000 models)
- PC Card
- Power
- Primary battery
- RJ-11 (modem)
- RJ-45 (network)
- S-Video-out
- Universal Serial Bus (USB) v. 2.0 (4)

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hp looks cooler. compaq tries to tag their name across evertying too much.

 

i disagree. I first bought the HP ZV6005 and brought it home. When I pulled it out of the box the first thing i noticed was how huge it was. My roomate kept giving me a hard time saying how ugly it was. And even though I got a good deal on it, i thought he's right. This thing is not attractive. Not ugly, but not attractive. Plus it has this cheap plastic latch that you use to open the notebook. I figured this thing will break in about a year. I also didn't like the plastic silver cover. It just looks really cheap to me. So i thought, I want to see what the compaq looks like. When i saw it I was impressed with the case. It's solid. To open it has this big button that allows you to open the notebook and it doesn't look breakable like the HP. And the keyboard section is this nice silver. Kind of reminds me of the powerbook. I didn't like the fact that it's black on the outside, but I think it looks way better than a lot of laptops that i've seen on the market. Plus it's got a solid build. And it's a little smaller then the hp. Probably the same weight, but it's smaller, more compact and easier to carry.

PS. yesterday I was walking by starbucks and this guy had his HP at his table, when I saw it I was thinking "thank god I took that back", cuz my roomate was right..

 

I agree i like the looks of the Compaq's better also I had both the ZD8000 and th X6000 and the Compaq looked so much nicer the HP looked just like they always have but the Compaq looked sweet.

 

I guess I'm the opposite. I like the Compaq when it's closed, but the HP when it's open. I originally ordered the Compaq, but wound up with the HP (long story). Anyway, I was initially disappointed in the exterior of the HP, but found that I liked the inside of the HP better. Plus, the curved front of the HP is pretty comfortable for typing. I guess I like black surfaces more than silver surfaces, but it's all just based on preference.

The HP does seem big, but that doesn't really bother me. It's light enough for me to carry it around, which I do on rare occasions. I know the style today is for smaller and smaller gadgets, but I don't really want a computer that's too small. Plus these units are marketed as desktop replacements, so they're not intended to be small.

Good thing we have so many choices these days!

Russ

HP ZV5000z
Athlon 64 3000+
768mb RAM
60gb 4200rpm HD
nVidia G0 440 64mb
DVD-RW/CD-RW
1394, 5-in-1 card reader
15.4" wide screen
802.11 b/g w/Speedbooster