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    Intel PRO/wireless 3945AGN or 4965ABG?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by estepor, Jun 2, 2007.

  1. estepor

    estepor Newbie

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    Hi, I'm new here, I would like to know which would be a better buy. I'm currently customizing an HP Pavilion dv9000t. I would like to know which one is better and a few reasons why.

    Aside from that situation, I also have the choice of selecting an Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 or 256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7600. Which one would you recommend?

    I would appreciate the help.
     
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  2. Tryton

    Tryton Notebook Geek

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    you have the names backwords.. but I would stick with the ABG card until the N draft has been finalized, which will be in 09 if I'm not mistaken. also, I would stick w/ NVIDIA. cant go wrong..
     
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    estepor Newbie

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    Alright thanks. Do you have any advice on which graphics card would be the best fit? I have heard really good things about the Nvidia, but I am not sure of the performance of the Intel one.
     
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    Tryton Notebook Geek

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    Like I said, NVIDIA is what you want. it's a main stream card which (if you ever plan on playing games on your laptop) will need.
     
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    Thanks, sorry I didn't notice that in your first post. I was checking out the HP website. I see in the customizing stage that they don't have the choice for the Nvidia graphics card for the dv9500t, only for the dv9000t. Any specific reason as to why?
     
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    Xander Paranoid Android

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    Really, you're trying to decide between the dv9000 and dv9500.

    There are more differences than the graphics and wireless card though (Santa Rosa processor). Wait a couple more weeks and the dv9500 will have the option for a dedicated graphic card (probably the GeForce 8600M GS), which is better than the GeForce Go 7600. Also, I would argue that even though the Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 4965AGN is Draft-N, you're still going to get better performance than the 3945ABG.

    Just wait, the dv9500t is better.
     
    Xander, Jun 2, 2007
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