Just received my V2000 today

And I am typing this message on it. Here is my impression so far:

+ no noticable heat problems;
+ wireless connection works great (i have a D-Link router);
+ very quiet so far. fan is off most of the time;
+ lightweight
+ keyboard very comfortable to type on;

- lid won't close tightly (pretty bad IMO);
- TONS of junk software installed;
- lacks documentation (hard copy);
- overall build is not as solid as my previous Compaq (Evo);
- takes awhile to get used to keyboard layout;
- ever slightly bigger than i expected;

Here is the config:

Pen-M 1.6GHz
256MB RAM (Intended to buy a 1GB stick)
80GB 5400RPM HD
802.11, Bluetooth
6-cell battery

 

Funny, i just got my v2000z yesterday.

V2000z Specs
* Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home with SP2
* AMD Turion(TM) 64 ML-37 (2.0GHz/1MB L2 Cache)
* 14.0 WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x768) - Free Upgrade
* ATI RADEON(R) XPRESS 200M w/productivity ports
* 256MB DDR SDRAM (1x256MB)-*Going to buy more separately for cheaper
* 40 GB 4200 RPM Hard Drive
* DVD+/-RW/R & CD-RW Combo w/Double Layer Support
* FREE Upgrade to 54g(TM) 802.11b/g WLAN w/125HSM!!
* 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
* Microsoft(R) Works/Money

Unfortunately I am sending the laptop back on Monday. I ordered the productivity ports which should have came with the 128 gfx but mine only came with the 32 mb one. So a HP customer service rep ordered me a new laptop with the exact same specs but I added XP Pro for $29.99 (it was $79.99 at the time of my purchase).

THEN I go to check the order online and noticed they did not give me the 12 cell battery only the 6 cell! So i call back HP customer support for the second time and complained. After waiting while the rep talked to her supervisor, they finally gave me a second 6 cell battery for only 26.99 instead of the 99.99 if I would just except the 6 cell on the second order. I felt this was a good compromise as the wife earlier mentioned the 12 cell battery made the laptop too heavy for her liking.

Total price for everything was $825.98 which includes everything listed above but with XP Pro and an extra 6 cell battery which is about $72 off of the online price.

Hopefully everything comes as ordered this time.

 

All of the V2000Z's come with only 32-bit of VRAM on the X200M, productivity ports or not.

EDIT: Not 32-bits; It's supposed to be 32MBs

 

Mine (no productivity) came factory with 128 MB VRAM. This of course is easily changed in BIOS. Note to "sabbasaun", did you check the BIOS?

 

No i'll have to check that when i get home tonight. If it was that simple i wonder why hp support didn't mention it. In any case, although it is a bit of an inconvienence, I'm going to send it back anyways... As I mentioned HP offered me a good deal on a second battery and I was able to get XP Pro for 29.99.. I'll report back about the ram later.

Thanks for the heads up.

 

Hmm...

Do you mean 32MB integrated + 96MB borrowed RAM from the system?

 

My (no productivity) system is using 128 MB system RAM.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=25449

ATI Radeon Xpress 200M:

* DirectX Level: DirectX 9
* Pipelines: 2 Pipelines
* Memory Configurations: Width varies; 16MB, 32MB, and 128MB

Now we're talking. This is alternately the good stuff and the most confusing stuff. As far as IGPs go this is the best you can get. Some versions of this actually come with 128MB of dedicated memory, which is weird, because it's an IGP. The smaller versions of these actually use HyperMemory coupled with a small dedicated buffer (the 16MB and 32MB parts), while the large one (128MB) uses HyperMemory to boost its addressable RAM to a very impressive 256MB, even though the core itself can't really use more than 128MB. Compatibility of this part is flawless and it'll play most games available barring the super intense ones, even if at very low resolutions. The 128MB version is, of course, the most desirable one.

 

No - the X200M actually comes in various forms with dedicated VRAM and adds on system RAM to improve performance, somewhat similar to Nvidia's Turbocache. To my knowledge, the V2000Z comes with 32MB of dedicated VRAM.

I got my information from Pulp's GPU guide: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=25449

 

You're right, total VRAM is 256MB, 128 MB taken from system, 128MB dedicated.
http://service.futuremark.com/servl...ojectdetails&projectType=12&projectId=1561431

 

Not to yell at you or anything, but the V2000Z's X200M comes with the 32MB dedicated version not the 128MB.

 

Actually, I think the V2000z does not have any dedicated memory. It is all shared. The only 32MB dedicated version(if you are talking about HP's) comes with the zv6000,dv5000,dv8000. The rest get the fully shared version.

 

Hmm...

As a former owner of a zv6000, I definetely know that the zv6000 had 128MB dedicated, not 32MB. I'm still unsure about the Compaq however. On the website it says 32MB shared - does that mean total shared or VRAM?

 

Updated link, should work now, please check. It says total video memory is 256 MB. The only way you can get that with the V2000Z 200M is have 128 MB system and 128 MB dedicated. How else would you come up with 256 MB video?

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=1561431

 

The zv6000 comes with either 32MB or 128MB dedicated versions(+hypermemory). The V2000z on the other hand is fully shared.

3DMark is not the most reliable to check those settings. Check your BIOS it should give you the max amount of video memory you can set.