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    update... hp

    Discussion in 'HP' started by shadow99, Dec 18, 2007.

  1. shadow99

    shadow99 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey i was thinking why doesn't hp make a laptop that has a nvidia geforce 8600m gt, they would get more sales to gamers. everyone likes preformance and looks, and hp has the nicest looks beside apple, who knows how to get to hp to suggest it??? if you think its a good idea reply.
     
    shadow99, Dec 18, 2007
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  2. Teraforce

    Teraforce Flying through life

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    They do make a laptop with an 8600 card: The Pavilion dv9500 series. I'm not sure if it's a GS or a GT, though.

    Also, the HP Compaq 8510w uses the nVidia Quadro FX 570M, which is essentially a GeForce 8600M-GT thinly disguised as a workstation GPU.
     
    Teraforce, Dec 18, 2007
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  3. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    We've already have had 20 threads on this. HP is leading the laptop market, as great as your idea is, HP is doing fine without it. It is not possible, engineering wise, to put a 8600m GT in their Pavilions. I wish that all laptops came with a 8800 GTX, but that's just not happening.
     
    Lithus, Dec 18, 2007
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  4. sly

    sly m1530 owner!!!

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    hp make one with the 8600gs but no 8600gt
     
    sly, Dec 18, 2007
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  5. koo

    koo Notebook Consultant

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    Thats what I thought at first........But the XPS 1530 is very sexy..
     
    koo, Dec 18, 2007
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  6. timtravel42

    timtravel42 Notebook Virtuoso

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    also, gamers don't really think 'HP' when they think new gaming computer
     
    timtravel42, Dec 18, 2007
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  7. Envision

    Envision Notebook Deity

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    HP isn't for gamers, its more for the everyday user. I love the design and the laptop, but it doesn't have the performance that people like me need.

    I almost went with the Sage NP9261, but I decided to build a desktop for half the price. I figured I'd rather have a amazing desktop and use my work laptop for on the go, even if it can't play games too well.
     
    Envision, Dec 18, 2007
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  8. Kain

    Kain Notebook Evangelist

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    The only true gaming HP laptops currently available are the 8510p/w and the 8710p/w.
     
    Kain, Dec 18, 2007
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    timtravel42 Notebook Virtuoso

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    some gamers wouldn't even consider those good enough
     
    timtravel42, Dec 18, 2007
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  10. shadow99

    shadow99 Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok maybe gamers dont think hp but i like em, i also like some other notebooks but they are always to expensive or ugly...
     
    shadow99, Dec 18, 2007
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