hp DV8210ca comments please

I am intrested in purchasing the DV8210ca. Is anyone got any comments on this notebook, suggestion. Or know where I could find a review.
Thanks

 

Look up the dv8000z reviews here. Same machine series.

 

Edit- Read the title wrong. ^.^

 

The 8000 and 5000 are not the same model.

 

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=2881&review=HP+Pavilion+dv8000z

Same exact machine, as a matter of fact with the exception of the hard drive and perhaps the screen. The reviewed model has the nicer Ultra Brightview display but the hard drive is slower--at least compared to this:

http://www.thesourcecc.com/estore/Product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=Notebooks+Notebooks&product=2515852

 

Which DV8210CA are you referring to?

There are actually two versions of the DV8210CA. The first version has an AMD 2.0Ghz chip with 1MB L2 cache, and two 80GB hard drives. This first version still appears on the HP Canada website but it's shown as sold out. Based on specs from websites, the model I just described is the DV8220.

Last month, HP Canada decided to introduce a decontented DV8210CA at the big box stores like Future Shop, Staples and now The Source. This "new" DV8210CA has a 1.8 GHz AMD chip with 512K L2 cache, and one 80GB hard drive.

I have the first 8210CA/8220 that I bought at the start of April. It's really great for all-purpose stuff. I'm gradually getting used to the larger display and the bulk of it, but it gets a lot of compliments from friends and family

 

So bascilly this laptop is almost like a barebone from what I am seeing. With different models havings different parts.All in the DC8xxx series. I am looking
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pr...665000FS10073141&catid=22496&logon=&langid=EN
Will this guy also support dual hard drive, and only one installed.
Thanks

 

HP doesn't include the mounting bracket for the second drive when you buy single drive configurations. Maybe you could rig something up? I don't know of anyone who's done that yet though.

 

Hi, anyone having this problem with the dv8210 ca model, this is the second system that i have bought from future shop, and on the mycomputer , properties it shows somethimes 787 mhz, sometimes 1.58 ghz, and somethimes 1.79 ghz, when it showes 787 mhz, is slow like a dog, just curios if anyone has encounterd the same problem, what are the odds that 2 computers are defective?, nice machine but i can't keep it is it only performs at 787 mhz, thanks for the input.

 

It is not a problem but the processir running at ~800MHz is due to PowerNow which basically reduces the clock speed and thereby the voltage when the laptop is running idle. This is to conserve power, reduce heat and to give better battery life. The CPU will increase its speed as and when necessary. This is true of any mobile processor sold today. Intel calls this Speedstep AMD calls it Powernow. If you want to disable this then change the Power Setting Profile to "Always On". This should set the processor to run at maximum speed all the time but will decrease your battery life and heat output. I suggest leaving the profile at "Portable/Laptop" as this will provide you the best of both worlds. So your computer is not defective but is infact how it is designed to work.

One more thing, Windows System Menu is highly unreliable to check for the processor speed. Use a utility like AMD Dashboard or Notebook hardware Control to check for the cpu clock speed.

 

thank you, you are correct, i have done some more reading, this is my first laptop, thanks again, regards daniel.