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    Is this worth the upgrade?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Toryglen-boy, Jun 18, 2008.

  1. Toryglen-boy

    Toryglen-boy Notebook Consultant

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    i have an HPDV9000 something laptop, 17" screen, [email protected], GeForce 7600Go, and i can sell it, for the exact same price, as it would cost me to buy a new Dell Inspiron 1720 with a [email protected] with GeForce8600GT

    is it worth the exchange? it wont cost me anything, and while the HP is 18 months old, the Dell is new etc. is the build quality of the HP better? is the performance difference not worth it? 'specially for games?

    thanks

    :eek:
     
    Toryglen-boy, Jun 18, 2008
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  2. laptop4life

    laptop4life Notebook Consultant

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    Dell Inspiron 1720 has better CPU and video card.
     
    laptop4life, Jun 18, 2008
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  3. Toryglen-boy

    Toryglen-boy Notebook Consultant

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    i know this .... thats why i am asking the question !!

    :rolleyes:

    :D

    how much better? is it worth it?
     
    Toryglen-boy, Jun 18, 2008
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  4. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Yes its worth it. The Dells market price is alot better than your outdated pavilion.
     
    flipfire, Jun 18, 2008
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  5. Toryglen-boy

    Toryglen-boy Notebook Consultant

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    thank you, yet again

    :)
     
    Toryglen-boy, Jun 18, 2008
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  6. laptop4life

    laptop4life Notebook Consultant

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    Go for it your like upgrading to a modern laptop for free.
     
    laptop4life, Jun 18, 2008
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  7. PhoenixFx

    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    If the upgrade is free then why are you even asking this question :confused: ? most people won't hesitate to even spend a couple of hundred $$ on an upgrade like this....
     
    PhoenixFx, Jun 18, 2008
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  8. Envision

    Envision Notebook Deity

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    Yeah, if the upgrade is free you should definitely go for it. You'll especially see a big performance increase with the 8600GT.
     
    Envision, Jun 18, 2008
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