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    Which is BETTER!

    Discussion in 'HP' started by DaRook, Nov 24, 2004.

  1. DaRook

    DaRook Newbie

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    ZV5360US for $799: Intel Pentium 4 Processor w/ HT, 3.06GHz, 256MB RAM, 40GB Hard Drive, 15-inch XGA TFT Display, DVD / CD-RW Combo Drive, Windows XP Home Edition

    OR

    ZV5320US for $949:
    • AMD Athlon™ XP-M 1.6GHz
    • PowerNow!™ Technology
    • 80GB hard drive

    • 512MB RAM
    • DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive
    • 15.4" widescreen display

    WHAT WOULD YOU GUYS BUY?

    Thanks,
    Da Rook
     
    DaRook, Nov 24, 2004
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  2. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    I'd lean towards the ZV5320US, but I'd prefer a zv5000z series with a proper Athlon 64. Still, that XP-M variant does have Enhanced Virus Protection, power consumption and power management are much better than the P4, the widescreen is much nicer than the 15" XGA (IMHO)... I'm guessing the ZV5360US has shared memory graphics? If so, that's a deal-killer right there. The 5320's GeForce 440 Go GPU, while weak, is still a vast improvement over shared memory GPUs.
     
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    alekkh Notebook Evangelist

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    256 RAM will not be enough. 512 is the minimum with WinXp.

    As for GeForce 4 440 Go, it's not particularly weak. E.g. I get 7200+ in 3DMark2001 on my zv5000z (and this does not appear to be the limit). A "very good" by today's standars GPU 128MB Radeom 9700 usually benchmarks at 9700-11000. Not such a big of a deal, if you ask me! Plus, with OPenGL NVidia works smoother than the 64M Radeon 9600.

    You'll get 1000-1500 3DMark2001 with shared GPU and that will be a big difference.
     
    alekkh, Nov 24, 2004
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