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    replace m1330 with dv5t?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by mystery905, Jan 7, 2009.

  1. mystery905

    mystery905 Notebook Deity

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    I have an opportunity to buy an HP DV5-1157CA in Canada for a great price:

    http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=&webid=762478&affixedcode=WW

    It's a 15.4" which makes it bigger obviously than the m1330.

    Pro's:
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    Centrino 2/Montevino platform
    4 GB vs. 3GB that I have
    9600M GT vs. 8400M GS
    possible avoidance of future GPU problems
    great clearance price of $997 Canadian

    Con's:
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    bigger form factor
    plastic chassis vs. magnesium alloy and aluminum
    lower battery life
    no fingerprint reader
    still an Nvidia GPU (can we trust Nvidia anymore)
    2 Ghz P7350 vs. 2.4 Ghz T8300

    What do you guys think I should do?
     
    mystery905, Jan 7, 2009
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  2. lukext

    lukext Notebook Guru

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    Due to new architecture the P7350 is equivalent to a T8100 at 2.1GHz, so a little slower than your current CPU.

    AFAIK, the 9600M GT is fine, only the 8000 series was affected by over heating GPUS

    From my use so far, the DV5 chassis, is very solid.

    You can get a 12 cell battery, but it does hang out of the back, like dells 9cells.

    If you can sell your XPS on for a reasonable price, Id go for it, your 8400 is like a ticking bomb.....
     
    lukext, Jan 7, 2009
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  3. marcopolo

    marcopolo Notebook Geek

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    If you act quick you might be able to take advantage of the free printer ($50 mail in rebate), $6 ($30 regular price) mouse and $9.99 ($79.99 regular price) wireless router for staples boxing week special which might still be going on.

    I bought this laptop 5 days ago and im loving it. Currently playing Left 4 Dead.

    edit:
    Also if you look on www.redflagdeals.com you might be able to find some coupons which I did. Managed to get an additional $40 off my purchase.
     
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  4. mystery905

    mystery905 Notebook Deity

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    Thanks guys for the advice....

    marcopolo, does the unit have bluetooth installed? The Staples web-site doesn't specify it, but in-store the sign does.
     
    mystery905, Jan 7, 2009
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  5. mattmcss

    mattmcss Notebook Deity

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    If your looking at the DV5T look at direct from HP

    they dropped the upgrade price to the 9600GT from 200 to 50 dollars, plus you can use the extra stackable 150 off coupon

    I scored mine with similar specs for 790 shipped
     
    mattmcss, Jan 7, 2009
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  6. marcopolo

    marcopolo Notebook Geek

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    I have yet to test it but I believe it does I will confirm when I get home from work.

    Did you order from hp.com or .ca? You live in canada or US?
     
    marcopolo, Jan 7, 2009
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    Sorry, HP.com and I live in the states
     
    mattmcss, Jan 7, 2009
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  8. marcopolo

    marcopolo Notebook Geek

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    I can confirm it does bluetooth, just had it connect to my phone.

    Yeah Ive tried making an account on hp.com but it wont allow you to put a Canadian address so they don't ship to those of us up north unfortunately.
     
    marcopolo, Jan 7, 2009
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  9. mystery905

    mystery905 Notebook Deity

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    I just bought the DV5T, and because it runs Vista64, the software I use to access my work is incompatible.

    :(

    Has anyone installed Vista 32-bit on a DV5T?
     
    mystery905, Jan 7, 2009
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  10. j-dogg

    j-dogg Notebook Evangelist

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    dv5 is made for vista, 32 or 64 bit will install fine you can get the 32 bit drivers from hp.com
     
    j-dogg, Jan 7, 2009
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