vista ready V6000 duo core or double ram

vista coming soon and i decided to participate with the express vista upgrade rather than unreasonable vista price(well ,at least not home basic),and i want a laptop that is capable for new OS.
the v6000 seem to be a good choice ( well,good price during holiday)

the certain model is compaq V6000t
from the start price $449 i would upgrade to winXP pro with $29 more
here come the problem:
for $120 more which one would be better choice for vista(with areo display,of course)
+$60 more for core solo T1350 (1.86 GHz) and come up to 2gb ram with $60 more
+pay $120 more for duo core T2050 (1.60 GHz) and happy with 1gb ram

any suggestion ?,thank

ps: myfriend give me another option: choose the V6000z instead and
select the turion 64 mk-36($60) with 2gb ram($60). total is $120 more.
not a bad idea ,with future proof 64 bit and better graphic (atleast, better than intel 950)

 

You'll do much, much better with more ram than a SLOWER dual core.

Hell you'd probably be fine with the Sempron. 64 bit won't be a big deal until after that laptop needs to be replaced, honestly.

Your best bet would be to wait until end of january when HP rolls out the new vista line. Better integrated graphics, probably more memory up front, and probably more HDD space to boot.

 

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I'd go with the Core Duo 2... Intel first choice.. AMD duo core if offered second choice.


Easy to change out RAM, harder , more expensive to do a cpu upgrade.

You can always buy ram later, or order unit with BASE ram.. and max out the ram via third party ram www. newegg.com for example.

I like the idea, if even it's a few bucks more to "have" the "base" ram... after "upgrading" to the max ram for "testing" purposes.. Ram upgrade prices have "dropped" here recently, about six months ago the "upgrade" from base ram was like 180- 220 so buying with base ram, and being able to "keep" that ram was a plus.


PS: If you "upgrade" to Vista be prepared for "problems" over the next 2 years untill it becomes "stable"... the OS, the Software "guys", and the hardware guys getting their act together.

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That may very well be the most overused and improperly used bunch of " marks I have ever seen.

 

Imagine they're not there.

If you want PayPal me $200 I'll edit them out for you.

For $1,000 I'll edit the post to say:

"You'll do much, much better with more ram than a SLOWER dual core.

Hell you'd probably be fine with the Sempron. 64 bit won't be a big deal until after that laptop needs to be replaced, honestly."

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Hmm, pay you to use my text? That sounds silly.

 

LOL.

To the original poster: go with the best processor you can afford. My first 2 DV2000Ts had core duos with 2 gigs of RAM. I have never seen the computer use more than a quarter of the available memory. For #3 I am going with a core 2 duo and a gig of RAM. Like has been said here, it is cheaper and easier to upgrade RAM at a later point than it is to upgrade the CPU.

 

It'd be worth buying the V6000z just to avoid the Intel GPU.

Buying a 32-bit only CPU is a bad risk at this point IMHO. By the time Vista is debugged well enough for the average user the 64-bit driver situation ought to be resolved too and there will be little point to bothering with the 32-bit version. Things like Blu-ray codecs react very, very well to AMD64 mode (there's much more to 64-bit x86 than breaking the 4GB RAM barrier). I'd go with a Turion X2's over the singlecore MK-36 too. $60 for the 2GB RAM upgrade is WELL worth it.

Edit: Ditto 4cefed4's comment. Swapping CPUs is a dangerous, warranty-voiding experience in current HP notebooks. Check the service guide to see what I mean.

 

PS: Saneless,

I do agree with most of the info you posted. Most people will probably be fine with the Sempron, and that 64 bit won't be a big deal until after that laptop needs to be replaced, honestly.

I also agree that unless you find some "killer" deal (like 1/2 off) and you really need a notebook now, that now isn't the time to buy...
(I had a Core Duo 2gig hz dv8000t I returned (keyboard issues), buying a Business Class notebook with a Sempron 3400... gets the job done but I miss the two cores... ONLY reason I went for that machine was $$$$$, saved $1,000 ... $1,000 to go towards a Santa Rosa based machine.)

That being said, given the option of a faster cpu, 1 gig worth of ram and you're only talking about a few dollars, vs a slower one and more ram I'd go with the faster CPU... as those cpu'd don't come cheap (compared with ram that may be bought later) and are harder to install..


Example of a CPU "upgrade", Just drops right in, after you take the entire machine apart.. nothing to it.... You may notice from the picture that RAM is alot easier to install, and doesn't void your warranty.

CLICK to SEE PIC.:




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U sure if i install my own third party RAM it woun't void my warranty?

 

NO....

CPU upgrade will though...

Ram and hard drive is considered "user" replaceable.

CPU is not.

CPU is not something that persons without quite a bit of experiance should attempt...


You will notice if you download a copy of the SERVICE and MAINTANCE GUIDE for your unit via www.hp.com that "ram" is accessed pretty easily on most units (some machines you have to remove the keyboard)... No big deal on that... but a totally seperate class of repair between doing that (installing ram, VS replacing /upgrading the cpu.


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