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    nx 7010

    Discussion in 'HP' started by ppieri, Nov 14, 2004.

  1. ppieri

    ppieri Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi! a planing to buy an hp compaq nx7010 and i would like to hear your thougts. any recomedetions. i planning to use it for cad applications so i need i fast cpu and a lot of ram! 1.7 centrino 512 ram ati radeon 9200 60gb hard disk is my selection. ant other option for my cause? or any other brand at those specs? thanks!
     
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    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    2D CAD or 3D? The AMD Athlon 64 3700+ CPU is the best choice for CAD work, even if you're using a 32-bit OS and applications. Check out the HP zv5000z and Compaq R3000z (same guts, different case). If you're doing 3D CAD work... the GeForce 440 Go GPU might be a bit slow. It's a rather heavy machine though, 8.5 pounds with the 12-cell battery, battery life is in between a Pentium-M (Centrino) and Pentium 4.
     
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