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    blu-ray drive worth it for dv5t

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Charliewa967, Aug 20, 2008.

  1. Charliewa967

    Charliewa967 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i'm soon to purchase a laptop and currently have one set up with theT9400 (2.53 GHz) processor and a blu-ray drive and am at my spending limit. i can't decide if the blu-ray is worth it or if i should drop it and just upgrade the processor to the T9600 (2.80GHz) and still keep it about the same price. would the upgrade make that much of a difference or would i benefit more from the blu-ray?
     
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  2. RealtorKen

    RealtorKen Notebook Consultant

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    I would stick with the 2.5 and blu-ray personally... I don't think you would notice much of a difference if any unless you do heavy video work or game playing.
     
    RealtorKen, Aug 20, 2008
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  3. Rusch

    Rusch Notebook Consultant

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    I would personally stick with the P9400 and not get the Blu-Ray. How much is HP asking for the Blu-Ray drive? I would rather buy a stand alone Blu-Ray drive and hook it up to your tv.*

    *That is if you have an HDTV. If not, and you really really want it, then go for it.
     
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  4. z0ne

    z0ne Notebook Enthusiast

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    I would say get neither since the 2.8 asks for too much coin for performance you might not see/need. And the Bluray I think is a tad too overpriced for only a Bluray reader. You may find it far cheaper to buy a desktop bluray writer and place it in an external caddy.
     
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    uncming Notebook Consultant

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    I ordered mine with the blue-ray reader (since I have 2 young kids the most convinent way for me to watch movies is laptop + headphones)
     
    uncming, Aug 20, 2008
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