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    Just bought new dv6700t

    Discussion in 'HP' started by H_E_DoubleRAMSticks, Apr 17, 2008.

  1. H_E_DoubleRAMSticks

    H_E_DoubleRAMSticks Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just bought an HP Pavilion dv6700t to replace my two year old dv6000z.

    How much faster is the new dv6700t going to run? Both have Vista. Although the dv6000z has 32bit and the dv6700t has 64-bit Vista. I am not using the laptop for games, just needed a laptop refresh halfway through college. Also, how hot is the laptop going to be? My dv6000z frequently got into the mid to upper 50s *C. Battery Life?

    Here are the two laptops' specs

    dv6000z | dv6700t

    AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-52 1.6GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 2.1GHz
    1GB DDR2 667 | 3GB DDR2 667
    80GB SATA Hard Drive | 250GB SATA Hard Drive
    256MB Nvidia Geforce Go 7200 | Intel GMA X3100
    Broadcom a/b/g wireless + Bluetooth | Intel 4965AGN Centrino Duo
    6 cell battery | 6 cell battery
    Windows XP Pro (now have Vista) | Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
    August 2006 Cost: $~1150 | April 11, 2008 Cost: $967 before tax
     
    H_E_DoubleRAMSticks, Apr 17, 2008
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  2. dinapoli

    dinapoli Notebook Consultant

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    congrats on your buy
     
    dinapoli, Apr 17, 2008
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  3. srunni

    srunni Notebook Deity

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    It'll be fast enough - if it's slow, you might want to install XP. I found Vista on my dv9700t (specs in sig) a little sluggish, but XP flies on there.
     
    srunni, Apr 17, 2008
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  4. H_E_DoubleRAMSticks

    H_E_DoubleRAMSticks Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just got the laptop today. It is MUCH faster than my dv6000z. Even with the integrated Intel GMA X3100, it FLIES with Vista 64-bit AND is runs MUCH cooler (In the 4 hrs I've tested the laptop, I've only had the fan come on 3 times blowing out lukewarm air vs. scalding hot air on my old one).

    My Vista rating is a 3.0 only due to the Intel chip. But my old laptop was struggling with Vista on it and it had a rating of 2.8.
    A word of advice: If buying a dv6700t, buy a T8100 processor. It runs cool, and is plenty fast enough.
     
    H_E_DoubleRAMSticks, Apr 23, 2008
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