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    heat and weight

    Discussion in 'HP' started by titie, Nov 12, 2008.

  1. titie

    titie Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all! i'm considering buying a dv5t and i'm concerned about the weight, heat and battery life of this configuration :

    Color Onyx edit
    Operating system Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit) edit
    Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9400 (2.53 GHz) edit
    Display 15.4" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display ( 1680 x 1050) edit
    Memory 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) edit
    Graphics card 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS edit
    Hard drive FREE Upgrade to 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection edit
    Personalization Webcam Only edit
    Keyboard HP Color Matching Keyboard edit
    Networking Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card with Bluetooth edit
    Modem Port No Modem edit
    Primary DVD/CD drive Lightscribe Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer edit
    TV & entertainment experience HP Integrated HDTV Hybrid Tuner edit
    Primary battery $30 OFF! One 6 Cell and One 12 Cell Lithium Ion Batteries edit
    Productivity software Microsoft(R) Works 9.0 edit

    how much weight does the tv turner adds ? thx!
     
    titie, Nov 12, 2008
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  2. gengerald

    gengerald Technofile Extraordinaire

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    ounces...If you are worried about what the weight of a TV Tuner will add, then this is not the type of laptop for you, especially with that 12 cell battery addition. Get yourself a good messenger bag or computer backpack :)
     
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  3. kevinf

    kevinf Notebook Evangelist

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    you're not going to feel the difference in weight the tv tuner makes. the tv tuner is just a small circuit board that is plugged into the mainboard
     
    kevinf, Nov 12, 2008
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    Tenspeed Notebook Consultant

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    nice setup there.. the only thing,, well not the only thing, but the graphics card is the most heat inducing part really, and you have the middle of the 3 offered, so, i think you'll be ok as far as heat goes. you have both batteries, so you have a backup just in case. obviously the more intense you use the computer, the quicker the battery will die.
     
    Tenspeed, Nov 12, 2008
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