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I've been thinking about it - and I don't want to buy a low-end laptop. I want to get a REALLY GOOD one. What do you guys think of this one - it's $1850 (on sale) which is a lot more than I wanted to spend, but I mean....:drool: @ it.....:




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HP ZV5325CA Pentium 4 HT 3.0GHz Notebook

Processor: Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.0Ghz w/ Hyper Threading technology (:drool:)
System Bus: 800MHz
Ram: 512MB DDR SDRAM
HDD: 80GB @ 4200RPM
Video Card: 128MB ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 (:drool:)
Drive(s): DVD+R/RW Drive
Sound: 16-bit Sound Blaster Pro-Compatible Audio, Internal Harman/Kardon Speakers, AC Audio Link, Volume Control Button And Mute Button
Screen: 15.4" WXGA Widescreen
Networking: 10/100, 802.11b/g High-Speed Wireless
Modem: Yes - useless 56K V.90 :refuck:
PC Card slots: 1 Type 1 Or 2
Battery: Lithium-Ion lasting avg. 3 hours
Dimensions: 36.3 ( W ) x 4.6 ( H ) x 29.5 ( D ) cm
Weight: 3.6 kg
I/O Ports: 3 x USB 2.0, 1 x Parallel SPP/ECP standard interface, 1 x Headphone-Out, 1 x Microphone-In, 1 x VGA (15-pin), 1 x TV-Out (S-video), 1 x RJ-11 (modem), 1 x RJ -45 (LAN), 1 x Notebook Expansion Port


Total Cost (Canadian Funds):
$1850 + taxes (7% GST + 7.5% PST) = aprox. $2100



You guys think I should go for it? (I need it for school work, surfing, games, video watching/editing, image editing, etc. [basically everything :P]) :o

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11-23-2004 08:43 PM
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RE: Should I spend $1850 on this laptop?
Thats £835 british pounds, which is fantastic (Y) go for it!
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THats amazing :| If I was canadian, I'd definitely buy it!
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RE: Should I spend $1850 on this laptop?
That is amazing I would buy it!:drool: You can always give it too me when you are finished with it (hopefully soon!);). The price is really cheap I mean half of the crap they are selling on the market are the same price.
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RE: Should I spend $1850 on this laptop?
For $100CDN less you can get a similar Laptop with a Radeon 9600 Graphics chipset.  A bit more capable of games.  If thats your thing.

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For $100CDN less you can get a similar Laptop with a Radeon 9600 Graphics chipset.  A bit more capable of games.  If thats your thing.

Averatec 6130HS Pentium 4 3.0GHz Notebook

Firstly, Averatec isn't as great of a brand
Seccondly, the processor is not an HT processor
Thirdly, 20 GB smaller HDD
Fourthly, 1 hour shorter battery life
Lastly, it's a 9600 chipset, but it doesn't list the size. Besides, the 9000 @ 128 MB should be fine....

Thx for takling the time to look for me though :banana:
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personaly.. id just go for a desktop computer if u can.. better parts for much less and u get more for ya money... also alot easyer to customise ya computer and get what parts u want, and u can actualy upgrade the parts in it easly.. but if u wana be able to take the comp around with u easly.. then get a laptop. but if u dont need it for that, then id advise to stay away from laptops if u realy want a good computer for less.
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RE: Should I spend $1850 on this laptop?
ok that looks like a good laptop i would get it if i had the money but i already have one but its a pentium 2 :-P. If you have the money to spend i would also go for the laptop :-)

Its better then my desktop lol :-P good luck getting it
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personaly.. id just go for a desktop computer if u can.. better parts for much less and u get more for ya money... also alot easyer to customise ya computer and get what parts u want, and u can actualy upgrade the parts in it easly.. but if u wana be able to take the comp around with u easly.. then get a laptop. but if u dont need it for that, then id advise to stay away from laptops if u realy want a good computer for less.

:dodgy: I have 2 desktop computers, I need a laptop :P



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ok that looks like a good laptop i would get it if i had the money but i already have one but its a pentium 2 :-P. If you have the money to spend i would also go for the laptop :-)

Its better then my desktop lol :-P good luck getting it

Ya - it all comes down to money :dodgy:....:P
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RE: Should I spend $1850 on this laptop?
The only thing that I don't like about it, is the fact that its an intel, i'm  an AMD Athlon person myself, they run better, faster, smoooooother!

             
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