ZV5000Z vs Dell Inspiron 8600 - Help

Need serious reviews: I have given detailed configs of 2 of my to be Laptops - Which Should I pick - Please help

Config for my new to be HP Laptop HP ZV5000Z:
AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor 3000+ with Enhanced Virus Protection
• 512MB DDR SDRAM
• 60GB hard drive
• DVD±RW drive
• 15.4" BrightView wide-screen display [1280 X 800]
• 802.11b/g wireless LAN with SpeedBooster
• HP PSC 1610 all-in-one
• HP R507 digital camera
• Windows® XP7 Home Edition
• $1452 - $303 instant savings - $50 PC easy rebate - $100
all-in-one/camera easy rebate = $999

Config for new Dell to be laptop:
Inspiron 8600-Intel® Pentium® M Processor 710(1.40GHz/400MHz FSB) 15.4in WXGA
Memory Free Upgrade! 512MB DDR SDRAM 2 DIMMs
Video Card 128MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY® RADEON™ 9600 PROTURBO
Hard Drive 60GB Hard Drive 60GB
Power Adapter AC adapter - 65w, 19.5v 65W
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home

Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem INTNIC
Document Management Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0 ADOBER
CD ROM/DVD ROM 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive 24COMBO
Wireless Networking Cards Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps) IP2200I
Productivity Software Productivity Pack including WordPerfect® ICORELM
Security Software No Security Subscription NS
Digital Music Dell Jukebox - easy-to-use music player and CD burning software MMBASE
Primary Battery 72 WHr Primary Battery ADDBATT
Limited Warranty, Services and Support 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr Technical Support
Internet Access Options 6 Months America Online Internet Access Included AOLDHS
Digital Imaging or Digital Photography Paint Shop™ Pro® Studio trial, Photo Album™ Starter Edition
Dell Media Experience Dell Media Experience™

 

I'd wait and see what's announced at CeBIT over the weekend and into next week. Hopefully we'll get details of the new zv6000z notebooks then.

The zv5000z has a better CPU and weaker GPU than the Dell. If you want to be able to run 64-bit WinXP (ships next month), that eliminates anything Dell sells.

 

Does anybody has anything else to say?

 

Did you have a look at the Dell I6000 if that falls in the price range..

If you are not a hardcore gamer then the ZV5000Z will do..and you do get all the other extra stuff(printer, camera) with it..You also get the DVD writer...The HP's weakspot is the graphics card(outdated)so if you think that you'd use the graphics a lot then the dell is a better choice.But there is also the CPU to factor which is a equivalent of...say a 2.2~2.4GHz P4. The AMD is probably going to steamroll through in this case.

What about the price? Is the dell comparable..

I would choose the ZV5000 since you get a better overall deal.Thats a good deal for $999!!

Compaq Presario R3340US
AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 512MB, 80GB 5400rpm
15.4" Brightview Widescreen.
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Compaq Presario V2000
Intel P-M 725, 14" Brightview Widescreen
60gb 5400rpm, 512MB RAM.

 

The AMD 3000 is not much more powerful than the Pentium M 1400, in fact I would say that it is on par with the Pentium M 1600, but the 1600 will give a lot better battery life.

The AMD does have 64bit going for it, so that is a plus, but there's nothing to use it for yet.


I didn't see a price listed on your Dell machine, but there is a 35% off coupon for Inspirons that expires tomorrow. Given your specs I would probably go for the Dell if I could get it cheaper than or the same price as the HP, otherwise I'd go for the HP. (It's sexier anyway)