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    Why is my HP DV5 slower than exchanged laptop? (but better specs)

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Robby Digita, Jul 6, 2009.

  1. Robby Digita

    Robby Digita Newbie

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    I bought a toshiba, dual core pentium T3400, 2.16ghz, 3gb ram, 250gb HD...and it was lightning fast when surfing the web...but returned it because i got a killer deal on an HP DV5, core 2 duo, T5800, 2.0 ghz, 4gb ram, 250gb HD...

    I was told by the salesperson, and a friend, that the new hp should be slightly faster than the exchanged toshiba. However, i noticed that the toshibsa was significantley faster than this one. I visited the same websites, and where the toshiba took 1 second to load a certain page, the new hp takes 3 seconds. Is this because of the 2.0 vs 2.16 ghz difference? bloatware? Any info? thank you
     
    Robby Digita, Jul 6, 2009
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  2. future_paramedic

    future_paramedic Notebook Consultant

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    My guess would be because of the downgrade in processor speed. It could also be bloatware. Of course, it could be a combination of the two. Try uninstalling the bloatware and see if that helps.

    Hope this helps!
    Eric
     
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    finestree Notebook Evangelist

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    I'd say bloatware. Especially if your noticing the slowdown while browsing as HP usually install about 3 or 4 browser toolbars which significantly slow down IE.
     
    finestree, Jul 6, 2009
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  4. Th3_uN1Qu3

    Th3_uN1Qu3 Notebook Deity

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    If you're talking about your internet browser and it is IE, well time to switch to Opera. :D If you're talking about Windows in general, try a 64-bit version of Vista or Windows 7. HP preinstalls the 32-bit edition of Home Premium, which not only is slower than its 64-bit sibling but also cannot use all 4GB of RAM (it will use about 3.2).

    I highly doubt 160MHz will make that much of a difference. I'm an overclocker, and know how much performance per MHz a Core chip has. Only if the difference is 500MHz or more will you feel a real difference in speed.
     
    Th3_uN1Qu3, Jul 7, 2009
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