dv6000t Current/ Prospective Owners Lounge

If you need new drivers for the 7400 for vista or xp go here (these are hacked inf because if you use the normal drivers you will get errors since they are locked out by inf. These work great and greatly improve performance, just search for geforce go 7400 in their forums and see the benefit for yourself).
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showforum=70
For vista 32 bit go here:
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=13635
XP go here:
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=13637

 

I ordered the high-capacity 6-cell. In retrospect, I wish I would have ordered the 12-cell. I'm not saying I've used mine enough to be bothered by it; I'm just saying I would have liked to be away from power outlets for an extended time.

 

Do they make a blank cover for the battery compartment?

 

Antivirus Software:I am still waiting for my dv6000t, left China, on to Alaska, seems to be stuck in Indiana! delivery date tomorrow 4/18 hope it gets here....NY

anywho
What Antivirus software is good for Vista. I have licenses for Norton, but this latest ver. seems to have screwed up things on my XP desktop.
Took it out now using Kaspersky trial. Read about trendmicro (or something) and bit defender etc. Which goes in smoothly with VISTA? Who uses what?
TY

 

The laptop comes with an unbound copy of Norton 2007--Virus protection, firewall, security monitor, and much more. Great software, especially considering it's free. It also works on Vista with no problems, which is nice, considering the disaster I experienced after trying to install Symantec 2006 ;(.

@therock

Yes, it's called a battery Seriously though, I haven't seen or heard of one from HP; some 3rd party company might make them though.

 

Man i just sent mine in yesterday! It took FOREVER!!!! I used my confirmation emails as the proof of transaction, you think that'll work?

 

Everytime i try to click the driver download link another window pops up and says "Error 404: File not found"

Do you not get this problem? What am i doing wrong?

 

Well, I have finally joined the club. Very Excited. Thanks for all of your help, guys.

Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo T7200 (2.0GHz/4MB L2Cache)
15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x800)
256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7400
HP Imprint Finish + Microphone + Webcam
2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
FREE Upgrade: 8X DVD+/-R/RW w/Double Layer Support
Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network w/Bluetooth
No TV Tuner w/remote control
High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

 

does anybody that saw my previous post know how to help me? I'm havin trouble downloading the new drivers...

 

I got mine at tweaksrus.com. the are working really well. Look for the XTreme-G MobileForce VS 101.70 M6.

A much better source than drivers to go.

 

I'm back! Go HERE

 

Thanks for the $50 coupon idea! I was supposed to receive my laptop today and it is held up in customs in Indiana! So I called HP and complained and they credited my charge card $50...Exactly what my new laptop case cost! Free case now So thank you so much for suggestion. I did call Fedex and they said they got the paperwork from HP for customs today so should get by Fri. just hope am home when it is delivered....moved appts around to be home today. And I ask how can HP be late (admittedly) with customs paperwork?...ok let me answer that myself...Because they can!!! [/I]

 

That's great! I hope mine doesn't get held up. I really don't know what I could buy from HP (even after a $50 coupon) that will cost less than buying one from elsewhere.

I wonder if mine will most likely be delayed since I ordered it during a coupon period, so they must have a lot of orders to process. If it gets delayed in production and shipping, I wonder if it'll get to my college dorm before May 18th when I go back home. That would be the worst thing ever.

 

Ordered mine on the 16th:
- Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)
- Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo T5600(1.83GHz/2MB L2Cache)
- 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x800)
- 256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7400
- HP Imprint Finish + Microphone
- 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
- FREE Upgrade from 60GB 5400 RPM to 80GB 5400 RPM
- FREE Upgrade: 8X DVD+/-R/RW w/Double Layer Support
- 802.11b/g WLAN
- No TV Tuner w/remote control
- 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
- Microsoft(R) Works 8.0
(too bad I missed the 200$ off coupon, it expired early )
As of 4/18 the site says:
Order in production
(Estimated to ship on April 25, 2007)
Maybe it will ship earlier then expected

 

First, they didn't give me a coupon, they credited my charge card $50 so I can use it for anything anywhere
Now as for the production mine got out early was supposed to be done on 4/18 and it shipped on 4/13 the hold up is in Indiana at customs (Fedex told me). I should have had it today. I hope customs gets a move on it. I don't understand why it doesn't go through customs in Alaska (first stop from China), afterall that is the US last I looked!

 

You are gonna enjoy that config. I'm really pleased with mine. Fast as He88!
The only real tweaks I made are:
The new Intel ProSet wireless drivers.(More configuration abilities and accurate connection signal meter)
The NVIDIA driver from tweaksRus.com. (All the bells and whistles)
And disabling the hibernate thing freeing up 3.8GB. (HDD real-estate)

 

Is the drivers from tweakus better or the ones from laptop2go?

 

I have not tried the togo drivers but the guys in the thread I linked you too complained about them. The R-us driver is really doing well for me and them. Did you read through the thread?

 

I think they are the same ones.
By the way to the people who got the laptop recently (as in this month), does it still come with the vista anytime dvd that lets you install a clean version without any bloatware (or will I need to just burn a copy of vista)?

 

I'll let you know when I get it, though I plan to just install xp on it.

 

Where can i find the Intel ProSet drivers? will this provide any performance boost?

I installed my new graphics driver as per your suggestion(the same one listed above) and my graphics rating went down from a 3.7 to a 3.6. Whats up with that? What is yours?

P.S. You guys are so much help!

 

My rating stayed the same but I noticed an advantage when editing large RAW image files in CS2. As I would move a color slider before it would drag behind. After the driver it changed in real time. I can now calibrate the display also.

I learned about the wireless driver HERE.
It's just a more complete driver. Read the thread over.

 

Posted this in the for sale trade forum but I thought I'd post it here as well:

Looking to trade my DV2000/6000 6 cell battery for a 12 cell. Some people do not like the "extra weight" and "bulge" of the 12 cell but I need the extra computing time more than form. Anyone interested in trading PM me or email me at [email protected]

The 6 cell battery is about 2 months old.

Thanks,
Anthony

 

My laptop came with two months of free usage of Norton. I gave it a try but was'nt convinced, found it rather heavy and system slowing, and you cant even desactivate it by a single click if you need.
So i uninstalled it and will download what is the best free antivirus in my opinion, Antivir, which is better than Avast.
With the excellent firewall of the wrt54gl, spybot, A2, a regular online scan of Kaspersky and a remote mail opene rlike Ermove, you can go to the most infamous and less honourable places in the net (not that i ever adventure myself there, of course).

Apart from that, i think i made the error of installing the new set of the webcam drivers, it doesnt work better than before, but the wecam is now recognised as a "usb video" device...?! it even works worse.
Cant pick up any sound with the mics, dont know what to do, i have the vista Connexant drivers.
I would give a try to the tweakus drivers, but i'm not sure of the procedure under Vista: with XP i uninstalled the Nvidia drivers, restarted, cleaned with
Cleaner driver pro, restarted and installed the new ones; how do you do it here? maybe just uninstall restart and install the new ones without the Driver cleaner step?

 

If you find multiple people wishing to trade, lemme know. I need a 12 cell also.

 

Yes, the 3 month trial of norton is actually free for life. Norton products have always been this way-- if you get an OEM license (like the one in the built-in version) then you're set.

@nsegative.

No; the Vista free upgrade policy ended a while ago, i.e. when Vista was released ;-). There is no way to make a "clean" os cd, and ived if there were you wouldn't be able to use the computer due to lack of drivers.The recovery disk (not recovery partition, it's a big waste) works fine.

 

Ahem! I beg to differ with you my man. See my posted link a few posts back. I have Vista and am running it.

The feature set is expanded compared to the HP stuff.
The signal strength meter is more accurate. Before it would show 1 bar and say the signal quality was excellent but would not be enough to connect. Or when right next to you router it would only show 2 or 3 bars and say the same. Now a 1 bar signal reports poor quality and right next to the router shows all the bars and reports excellent.

Later....

 

Notice that got deleted form my post before you replied :/. what I meant was the ProSet configuration utility is not vista compatable, not the drivers. I've been using the drivers for a while too.

 

How is it free for life? Mine says the subscription has 30 days remaining.

Bill

 

after it expires, ditch norton and use nod-32

 

I have a question, why does it seem like the wireless cards in the dv6000t laptops suck? 2 of my friends have dells, and their laptops get more signals and better signals on access points than I do. I realize that all 3 use intel wireless cards, is it that the antenna is not put in a optimal position? Is there other wireless cards we can get to let us have better signal? Thanks

 

You gotta download the patch, the stock drivers have some problems.

 

Where is the patch? i downloaded the latest drivers (dated 2/25/2007) and it seems to be exactly the same. I have the settings set to transmit at full power.

 

go to the intel site and get the updated 3945 PRO wireless. The drivers in bundled by HP always show you three bars no matter what. The updated drivers will give you the correct reading.

 

Actually, there is nothing wrong with the wireless card as far as connection is concerned. The problem is (was) in the shown signal strength. It showed three bars regardless where you were. The updated driver takes care of that.

I've been very impressed with signal strength, much, much better than the Belkin wireless card in my old HP.

Bill

 

Ditto on the above. I also pickup three other connections in my neighborhood and we are on 3/4 acre lots. My driveway is 150' long.

 

Well, just ordered me a dv6000t, so I suppose I am joining the club!

Your customized PC includes:

- Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)
- Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo T7200 (2.0GHz/4MB L2Cache)
- 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x800)
- 256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7400
- HP Imprint Finish + Microphone + Webcam
- 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
- FREE Upgrade from 60GB 5400 RPM to 80GB 5400 RPM
- LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer
- Roxio Creator(TM) v9
- Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network w/Bluetooth
- No TV Tuner w/remote control
- 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
- Microsoft(R) Works 8.0
- System Recovery DVD w/Windows Vista Home Premium
- Mobile Stereo Earbud Headphones (1 pair)
-$1348.78

I'm sure there are a zillion just like it, but it's my first so I am pretty excited!

Thanks!

 

Hi there,


Could you please answer to my question as soon, as possible? I have to send an order this evening.


which one should I choose? It'll be a student laptop- some word processing and movie watching, quite a lot of photo editing, not much travelling.

1. Dell 1501
TL52
2x 512 DDR
120 @ 5400 rpm
15.4"
ATI x1150
Vista Home Basic
3yr warranty

2. HP DV6000E
TL50
2x 512 DDR
120 @5400 rpm
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150
Imprint finish, web cam, remote- not sure about all these, but probably they're all included.
Vista HP
1yr warranty.


I simply don't know which one to choose. Dell seems to have better build quality, better keyboard (no flex. DV6000's keyboard flexes as if it was an Acer/FuSi laptop) and touchpad (you can't see motherboard, when you press the mouse button) and it has 3yr warranty (this is the most important factor).

On the other hand, HP has multimedia buttons, a better LCD (I've spent some time comparing them) and Vista Premium (I had Premium with my previous laptop and I liked it very much).


So please, help me to choose.

(Dell 1501 seems to be better choice for now)

 

Good config, the same as me. I hope to get mine soon, too.

 

I think it is a matter of price and taste. The dell has a slightly faster CPU and 3 years warranty while the HP has imprint finish and a slightly better integrated gpu. I think it is also a matter of price. I haven't received my dv6000t yet, so I can't give a good review of it yet, but I have played with e1505 of my friends and though they seem somewhat sturdy, they are surprisingly think and plasticy. I think the HP will make a better entertainment one (due to a better screen, gpu, features, etc) while the Dell will make a better business one (due to that roadready feature and the warranty).

I would personally go for the dv6000. ^^

 

1501 (as 1505) is not road ready. Actually, they are a bit afraid of the road, because lid scratches easily

 

To whoever is thinking about ordering the 6000T...don't be surprised if it gets stuck in customs in Indianapolis.

 

I must have said this twice before in this very forum, but w/e since people don't want to read back....

Since OEM norton products have no serial # or product key, they can essentially be installed on multiple systems without any way of Norton knowing. Each installation sets an arbitrary "subscription length" value (30 days) that, when expired, denies access to the liveupdate server. Norton subscription information is stored locally, not on the LiveUpdate server. Although the value itself is not modifiable, it is deletable. by uninstalling and reinstalling the product completely, the subscription is reset to its initial value of 30 days... therefore, the subscription is free for life provided you keep the install files or install disk and uninstall/reinstall the software whenever the trial period runs out.

As for the Dell/HP question...
It is a common opinion that dell's products have been losing quality and their performance/price ratio is shifting toward lower product value. Since Alienware was bought by Dell, many have had the same complaints about AW as well. A few cases do not a negative statistic make, but I would still be wary if purchasing Dell products, and make sure that the savings (if any) are worth the downfalls of the brand (low build quality, limited tech support, proprietary parts, etc.).

@goscottgo
I doubt many of us live in Indianapolis; you can't extend this claim to those of us living elsewhere, since none of us have had similar problems (to my knowledge). Blame your local customs office, not HP, and assume that it's an isolated case, not a recurring problem. Plus, I assume that HP gave you a $50 credit for your delay, which (IMHO, PJ) is more than enough to compensate.

@ruibing
Why the roxio software? The pc comes stock with a cd-burning suite (actually, it's roxio ) that works great, at least for me. If not, there are pelnty of free softwares that perform fine too.

EDIT:
I just discovered the panel on the bottom of the dv6000t that allows access to the HDD. This surprised me//all of my other laptops required a total top-case removal to get to the drive. Another pro for this notebook, even though I already bought it

 

As for Dell/ HP question I have finally made my mind. More actually, I was made to make it- when I opened the website to take a one more glance at Dell, it was gone. Now everything what's left is Dell 1501 with a non TrueLife screen (provided that Truelife screnn was worse than HP's LCD, then non TrueLife should be much much below). So, I'll go with DV6000 (and miss the warranty. Oh well, HP are quite famous for quality. No need to cry here)

p.s. Taking 1501's hdd was a 1 minute job. Unscrew 2 screws and remove HDD... I have a picture of HDD taken out

 

Regarding the Indianapolis customs issue:

Actually, I currently have a notebook stuck at customs in Indianapolis and I live in Boston... there are many threads on this forum about how HP's shipments seem to regularly get stuck there. At least 4-5 of us on this forum are in this situation right now. I don't think this is necessarily HP's fault in all cases, but it seems they have a habit of misplacing paperwork. If you search for "Indianapolis Customs" on this forum you'll get more info, but either way I wouldn't base a decision on that. Even allowing for the customs delay I'll get the notebook in the timeframe that HP originally gave me. (but I'll admit it's frustrating to see it just sitting there on the Fedex tracking website). When I googled it, I also found multiple references to Apple notebooks being stuck in that same customs office for days.

 

Ah! Another maxed out config. Love it!

 

Oh boy, I hope that doesn't happen to me. Mine was just shipped today. Wonder if it'll get to me by monday though I'm in NY.

 

I just copy and pasted my billing info from hp. I didn't add roxio (I much prefer a combination of Nero, Alcohol 120%, and Blindwrite). I had some bad experiences in the past with Roxio.