impressions on dv4 with ati 6750m

This laptop looks like a killer deal. 14" with 6750 at almost $300 less than the Vaio CA here in India which only comes with 6630m. Can anybody tell me how both these models compare? Sadly both these come with the option of 768p only here.

HP Pavilion dv4-3016tx Entertainment Notebook PC (LQ389PA) specifications - HP Home & Home Office products

 

The DV4 will destroy the Sony in gaming, but for everyday purposes the Sony will be better or on par

 

Unless I've misread the Lenovo Y470's benchmarks, the dv4 is probably most powerful 14" laptop after the Alienware M14x.

 

The amd 6750m should be a good deal more powerful than the nvidia 550m. It should be a little under the 555m/match it.

 

That seems like a rather high projection. I'd say the 6750m is equal to the 550m.

The 555m is generally the 6770m counterpart from Nvidia

 

except there are 5 radically different versions of the 555m that make it difficult to benchmark for conclusive comparisons

 

the most common being the 192 bit DDR3 so that is what I am talking about

 

i haven't seen the "perfect" 555m anywhere except on the xps 17 or m14x

it's not the most common.

 

Any one got hands on this i.e DV4-3016tx?
with HD6750 and i5-2410 looks the best deal for under 45k, does this have graphic card switching problem as in case of dv6-6100 series?

 

For those like me who might have hunted for high resolution pics. of new DV4 with USB 3.0

 

that's pretty thick for 14", but then again it has a 6750m

 

as with all HP pavillions, it looks bigger from pictures but when you see it in person, the black part is kind of hidden so it looks a lot smaller. you see the silver chassis? my dv6 looks that small even though there's a black part underneath it

 

Damn. If HP released this in the US I would have bought one instantly.

 

will this one have any graphic card issue and will it have manual switching option......?
ps. clarify

 

Who knows? I don't think anybody here has one.

 

I bet they will ruin it with undersized cooling, bad screen, bad workmanship and noisy fans.
I really hope not, but, things as promising as this are bound to fail. No exceptions.

 

you can't have your cake and eat it too. a 6750m will obv. run hotter and need more fan cooling

 

So it wont be functioning as good as the new gen dv6?
will it become hotter than the one in my signature i.e i7 on prev. gen dv6?

 

muxless. same issues as the dv6/dv7.

 

Oh, then no laptops in HP is unaffected with this........can this issue be solved without replaceing hardware?
And will GTA4,NFS Shift,Dirt2,COD and importantly CAD softs like autocad that i presently use will they behave badly with it?

 

most, if not all, of the current problems are understood to be driver-level issues specific to windows, not hardware issues.

but for the moment, you'll have performance issues running opengl-only programs, which are pretty rare despite the few notable cases like photoshop, minecraft, etc.

 

Oh, thanks for the clarification.
I use photoshop rarely but still i wish they get a solution to the issue soon

 

Personally I don't see why photoshop is considered to be so intensive, I've run it on computers without discrete GPUs and it runs fine.

 

Well photoshop with normal effects works well on intel HD graphics or any weak card but some effects creates a lag as you could notice even if you smudge a larger area, but still Intel HD3000 is almost nearer to ATI HD5450 so not a problem for photoshop

 

I have bought this laptop two days ago. It was priced at RM2889 in Malaysia.

Reading the specs at the shop I and looking at its size and weight (Very light and small compared to my now ancient DV5T-1006tx) I just had to have it . However I wasn't aware of the DV6/switchable graphics issue.

What is the issue about? is it serious? I am going to try benchmarking this laptop soon running at its native resolution and will upload my findings soon. Hope it will help.

It comes with the normal HP bloatware, but the battery life is very impressive! 5hours on battery for surfing the web and playing around with a wacom tablet.

 

I brought the same laptop just 3 weeks back-i5 2nd generation,4gb ddr3,ati 6750m ddr5,14 inch hd+ led screen,win 7 home basic!(brought it from hp 1 store)cost me Rs 46000.got 1% discount +back pack + hp mouse + hp 4gb pen drive.after that i got a additional 13% discount since my bro works in hp!so its a killer bargain for me!the laptop runs very cool in power saver graphics mode as well as dedicated graphics mode!i played dead space 2 in full hd with all settings maxed out n connected laptop to a 40 inch full hd led tv via hdmi cable!it runs a little hot but thats about it!n i got abt 32 frames avg. in full hd which is too good!if ur gaming battery will last for over 3 hrs on full charge!when ur on power saver mode battery lasts well over 4 hrs!speakers are also good!2 head phone jacks and 3 usb ports(2 of whuch is usb 3.0)!overall this is the best laptop which can compete with a mac book pro with same config!!best performer and best buy!

 

Finally got this machine after days of deliberation for Rs.40000 (around $900). So far so good. Haven't tested any games on it, and it's not a muxless design so we have to choose GPU from AMD control panel. OpenGL issues should not exist then. Build is decent for the price. The lattice imprint is a bit uneven on a finer glance and faux aluminum tidbits aren't put together that great.

 

Woah woah woah woah.

Hold the phone.

HP releases a 14" with a good graphics card... but not in the US?

Damnit HP! The 6470 in the 14" we get DOESN'T cut it!

 

The hd6750 looks like a real killer on a 14".
I am seriously thinking about getting the dv4 within the next 2 weeks and need advise from people here who bought one.

Anyone has problems with throttling ,instablility or crashes while heavy gaming?
Previous dv4 was plagued with overheating and shut down problems. What about the dv4 3100?
If there is, would the mx11 be a better bet? dv3100 looks too good to be true.

Please advice! TQ

 

Can someone post a brief review on this laptop?
How is the battery life?
Heat?
is it a switchable graphics?
Is it easily upgrade-able?
A few pics of the laptop showing KB, and ports would be great..

 

im getting 5hours battery life while using the intel graphics
heat management is good.even with the ati gpu.fan is blowing through the back end of the latpop not downwards to your legs.
yes it has switchable graphics.
what upgrades do u want? the most u can do is change the ram/hdd just like other laptops
try googling for pictures..the KB is not back lit..
gaming wise its very good. played crysis on high with no stutter etc.

 

Thanks .. that was helpful..

Actually i just wanted to know how accessible is Wireless chip.. So that i could try DIY eGPU.. (but alas HP is going out of PC buisness.. )

 

I'm pretty sure they aren't really going out of the PC buisness. They are thinking of maybe "spinning it off" so I'm guessing AT WORST it might become similar to an IBM thinkpads to Lenovo kind of thing. I really don't think this will happen in the near future though.