What would you do if you were in my place?

I'm currently stuck between two same priced models where one is higher on disk size and RAM while the other got a better gfx card. I went to ask about the graphics in the graphics card section and they directed me to this section so guys I need your help!

Here is my posts in the other section so you get a more detailed idea of what I have:

 

Dedicated is all that matters. I'd pick based on whether you'd prefer a lighter 14" laptop or a larger screen. RAM is trivial to upgrade and either HD is probably plenty for you.

 

same as what he said. dedicated is all that matters as far as games go and the shared makes no visible difference. shared VRAM is a marketing gimmick

 

those are 2.50 core 2 duo,so thats kinda expensive isnt it cause there so fast and all you get with that is a 8400 gs card? why not get a better card but with lower cpu like 2.10 or wotever.

 

well im not a heavy gamer only play everynow and then and i work a lot with video editing and rendering requires a fast processor and memory intensive applications such as photoshop. So do u think this laptop is good enough for my needs or i need to look at something different?

 

Get the better GFX, you can always upgrade the HDD and RAM, not the GFX.

 

how can u upgrade the HDD and does it not void the warranty?

 

havn a better card couldnt hurt lol.

 

It provably void the warranty, but they don't have to know that you change the HDD. If you should have problems in the future and need to send it in you just need to swap HDD, so you don't loose it. Because if they decide replace the laptop you will get what came stock.

So if you are going to need a better graphic card go for it, if price is not a factor.

 

but i thought in order to install a HDD ud have to open the laptop which is sufficent to void the warranty, plz correct me if im wrong

 

You just have to unscrew 2 screws to access the HDD just like the RAM. They wont void your warranty for replacing the HDD unless the upgraded HDD caused the problems or you destroyed soething during the upgrade process. As f15hp mentioned just keep the original HDD around and replace it when you and if you need to send the laptop in for warranty.

 

Is it just me, or does the dv2XXX laptop say 320 GB of HDD space, with it being 2 x 160 GB?

Since when did 14.1" notebooks have 2 hard drives?

 

ip yes its 2x160. What are the disadvantages of this?

 

Looks like a typo. It either has 1X320GB HDD or 1X160GB HDD. The dv2xxx notebooks were never designed and so dont have space/slots for dual HDD's. The only ones which have dual HDD in HP's line up are the 17" dv9xxx series and the 20" HDX.

 

miner it aint a typo check it here

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...8244&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

says Hard Drive 320 GB (2 x 160 GB) (5400)

again wat are the disavantages of this?

 

Hp laptops have a special door on the bottom to access the HDD
All you need to do to access the HDD is remove two screws

EDIT: oops didnt see the second page my bad

 

Yeah, I saw that and its still a mistake by HP. They probably were using the same template and someone obviously goofed up. As I said before the dv2xxx series are not capable of using dual hard drives. Only the dv9xxx and the HDX are capable of dual hard drives.

 

I have the dv2500 and I promise you that as Miner is saying, that is in fact a typo. Odds are it has a single 320GB drive. No chance in hell it has two separate hard drives.

As far as the two laptops are concerned, you do realize one of them is 14in and the other is 15.4in? That should be the focal point of your decision.

As far as memory and hard drives are concerned, you can upgrade both. I haven't looked at the specifications, but as long as they have 2GB of memory, and I don't see how they wouldn't, then you should be fine. If at some point you want to upgrade to 3GB, then just throw in a 2GB module. As far as the hard drives are concerned, again, I don't know the sizes, but from the comments it sounds like one probably has 250GB and the other has 320GB. Here is a question, how much space are you using on your current hard drive? Go from there. As others have stated, both of these you can upgrade, while the video card you cannot. I would heed their advice and, if a decision must be made between these factors, I would take the one with the dedicated video card.