X1000 vs. R3000Z, which one should I buy?

I've customized both of them and it comes down to this:

CTO Presario x1000
- Intel(R) Pentium(R) M 1.4 GHz
- Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home
- 512MB DDR SDRAM (2x256MB)
- 40 GB 4200 RPM Hard Drive
- DVD/CDRW Combo Drive
- Intel(R) Pro Wireless 2100 WLAN
- 15.4" WVA WXGA (1280x800)
- 64MB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) 9200
- Microsoft(R) Works/Money
- 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
$ 1,359.06

or

CTO Presario R3000Z
- AMD Athlon(TM) 64 3000+ 1.80 GHz
- Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home
- 512MB DDR SDRAM (2x256MB)
- 40 GB 4200 RPM Hard Drive
- DVD/CDRW Combo Drive
- 54g(TM) Integrated Broadcom 802.11b/g Wireless LAN
- 15.4" WVA WXGA (1280x800)
- 64MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(TM) 4 440 Go +1394 & 5-in-1
- Microsoft(R) Works/Money
- 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
$ 1,214.12

Which one should I get? I'll go off to college next year, so that's why I'm buying one. I'll probably just use it to play games and do homework, nothing fance. I'm kinda leaning toward the R3000Z, since it's cheaper and the processor is more powerful, however, I've heard about it has the weight and battery life problem, since I plan to carry it around also.

So, which one would you recommend?

 

Well, speaking from personal experience (I had the NX7000 which is the business model of the X1000), I would probably recommend the X1000 series. If you're looking to be mobile with the unit, the X1000 weighs in at approx. 6-8lbs with adapter, the R3000Z weighs in at almost 9-10lbs with adapter. I've read that the AC adapter for the R3000 weighs in at 1 pound.
I had a Pentium-M 1.6Ghz CPU in the NX7000 and it ran my games fairly well, Rainbow Six 3: Ravenshield, Unreal Tournament, Star Trek Elite Force 2, I just had to lower the graphics settings a bit.
Also, if you're gonna be using this at college, you will probably using it outside, etc... away from an electrical socket, the Pentium-M CPU's have a greater bettery runtime, probably somewhere near 3.5hrs on a full charge.
So, in my opinion, the X1000 is lighter, thinner & will run longer on a full charge.

 

I'm not sure about this but I believe the AMD64 is compareable to the P4M in battery consumption. And I can get 3.5-4 hours easy with the wireless turned on so mobility should not be a problem.

zx5000 :: 2.4M :: 512 DDR :: 40gb 4200 RPM HD :: 15.4" :: Radeon 9600 Mobilty M10 :: Aquamark3 21,862

 

Since you'll be staring at the screen most of the time to do homework and surf the net I would recommend the X1000 since it has a better screen.

 

I own the nx7010 (a newer version of the nx7000) and I am very satisfied with it, except for that little boot up problem i have, which seems to be a software problem, since when i bought it it worked fantastically.
I cannot say anything about the WXGA, since I own the WSXGA. I guess for playing games and doing homework the WXGA screen will suit you perfectly.
I must say that I ran "Syberia" (which does not require a high performance laptop) and the graphics seemed to be a little bit stretched. Or perhaps the resolutioin of the game was lower than the scree intself, don't know. It is the only game I have played since I bought it. Don't know how it will perform on shooting and 3D action games.
But I am very happy, in general. The 40 GB 4200 rpm HD does seem a bit slow, get the 60 GB 5400 rpm (it is not that much of a difference)...and for games 60 GB will be much better. It is a very silent computer, cannot hear it almost.
Battery life is ok, my max was about 3, 3.5 hours. Of course, it depends on what you are doing...surfing the net, listening to music, gaming, word processing...
it will last 4+ hours just running simple software like Microsoft Word.

HP Compaq nx7010, 512 RAM, PM 1,5 Ghz, 64 MB ATI 9200, 40 GB 4200 rpm, WSXGA (1680x1050)

 

Quikster, I saw in another post that your ZX5000 is running off a 12cell battery. This could account for the diffence in runtimes. I think the 8cell batteries that come default would probably get only approx. 2 hours on average on the R3000. Getting the 12cell batteries has a trade off, you get increased runtime, with an increase in weight.

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Venombite

 

I agree--

I have a zx5000 with the 12-cell battery. I also seem to average about 3.5-4.0 hours when running off of battery power. Well worth the extra $25 and minimal increase in weight!

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