Compal HEL80 with Core 2 Duo in route!

My first notebook, and my computer for college is finally in route, here are the specs. It is a PowerPro L 8:15 ULTRA

-15.4" WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050) "Matte" LCD w/PCI-e nVIDIA GeForce Go 7600
w/256MB
-Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz Processor w/2M L2 Ondie cache 667MHz FSB
-Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
-2,048MB (2 SODIMMS) CORSAIR DDR2/667 Dual Channel Memory
-120GB SATA/150 Hard Drive at 5,400 RPM
-Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti DVDRW Drive w/Softwares
-Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g
-Smart Li-ion Battery (9-Cell)
-Windows XP Professional
-TV Tuner
-Built-in Bluetooth Wireless

If you have any questons I will be happy to attempt to answer them! Oh yes Thanks to Jane, Ron, and Donald at PowerNotebooks for your help! In addition my soon to be college roommate who also got a Notebook from you is also happy with his Z96J! Two for two!

 

Congrats Sounds like a nice machine you got configured there.

 

Thanks Pita, Im learning from the mistakes of my current computer!

1.8 GHz Athlon XP
80 GB HDD
256MB of RAM
Ati 9200 Series GFX card (Not the 9600 originally though )
Sony DVD-DL/RW
XP Home
ADS Tech USB TV Tuner
XP Home

As you can see, this notebook will be so much better it will be like going from thrusters to warp drive!

 

The machine you have isn't bad. If you stuck another 256MB or 512MB of RAM in it, it'd still be a pretty nice machine. That's the only part that's really hampering you.

 

That's what I always thought, but the main thing that i upgraded was the DVD RW from Sony, Plus everytime I considered more memory I just remembered that it can still trudge along with what is has.

Also I just learned that I could have gotten it today at 11:15, but I didn't hear it , I knew Powernotebooks would be to fast for their own good , I got the Email with the tracking number at 1:00 PM LOL! oh well, guess I'll wait till tomorrow.

 

figures...not even the big manufacturers can get these out the door when the little guys can ship within a week of c2d being available.

congradulations though

BTW, ignore that earlier comment about wanted to put more memory in it...he has 2GB, you have 2GB, so no probs

 

He meant the Desktop im typing on now! LOL!

 

That I did But I'm quite serious. You'll be absolutely amazed at the difference another 512MB will make in your desktop there. It's only $50 or so from www.newegg.com for the RAM, and it'll give you two very usable machines.

 

Unfortunately even if i did upgrade, I still wouldn't have the space in my dorm, but if i were to upgrade, my mom and little brother would both be happy as they will have complete access to it while im gone .

 

All the more reason to do so, then. Heck, get your mom to pay for it Not like your new system will have as much video RAM as your old machine has system RAM... hehe.

 

I'll have to see, I already was going to borrow the 256, from the comp she doesn't use much, when she isn't home so i don't get in her way, and see what Vista RC1 has to offer. Especially since Im just going to reinstall XP anyway.

 

There must be a mistake here. We have not shipped any PowerPro L 8:15 laptops with the Core 2 Duo.

Better email your Sales Advisor to clear up this misunderstanding

 

Thank you for the warning, Ron told me what to do, promptly I might add.

 

Congratulations! I'm sure you'll love it once it arrives!

 

ooh what a nice config! you must do a review of it!

 

I may, Do you have any suggestions for tests Goren. I have read many reviews (Which is why I got an HEL80!), but any suggestions would be appreciated! And I would Like to thank Paladin and Ron for their quick help! Any other vendor and I wouldn't have known until it was to late! Now there is still hope it'll be here before the 19th! Especially since it came early this time! LOL!

 

Ok, just got it! Initial Impressions:
WOW!

 

Congrats Time to change your sig, eh? Heheh. I'm still waiting on the 7xxx class C2D's. Apparently HP and other big-namers are taking precedence over the quality ships like powernotebooks. Silly economic favoritism...

 

Your machine is very close to what I might be getting. So please post some details and impressions . Thx in advance

 

Not a prob Nemesis, so far (up until now i have been transfering files) it is completely amazing! The only game i tried, SW Empire at War, worked SIGNIFICANTLY faster then it did on my desktop, at native resolution, of course I only went as far as the main menu! The TV tuner is good, although so far Beyond TV does not work. And the screen is Beautiful. tTe pictures of this notebook do NOT come even close to doing it justice! The box may be plain brown, but when I opened it, i WAS astounded, as was my mom who was next to me, for the unveiling! And PowerNotebooks support IS AWESOME, Ron is a very funny guy, VERY knowledgable, and was EXTREMELY helpful! Will post more, when i get to school and get a chance to try more. would post pics, but my desktop is defragging, and i haven't installed the drivers for my camera yet on this baby! lol On a side note, the integrated webcam, while no stand alone Quickcam 4000, does it's job admirably.

AND, the HEL80/PowerPro L 8:15, is exceptionally quiet, even when the fan is on, I couldn't even hear it over my desktop! My ears already feel better! lol

 

Hey, that's what a lot of life is about. You will absolutely love that matte screen.

 

Yes, I DO LOVE that Matte Screen, although the Glossy of my roommates Z96J is also pretty good! Now, I will get back to setting up the network connections on his, and a friends comp, as apparently I am the first to actually get the wired and wireless connections to work!

 

how did u get the wired and wireless to work? i can only get wireless to work. the lan only works if i uninstall wireless drivers.

 

That's weird, for mine, the wired OR the wireless works. If one is not working then the other automatically kicks in.