wendell81
is this a good laptop to buy? i will be upgrading the ram to 2 gigs with a external hard drive (500 gigs)
i will be mixing music, videos and some karaoke.
thanks in advance
i will be mixing music, videos and some karaoke.
thanks in advance
Posté Mon 14 May 07 @ 10:06 pm
DJ-ALF
Everything is nice just video card is not for a video use, should get some with dedicated ram memory.
Posté Mon 14 May 07 @ 10:15 pm
wendell81
dj alf, are you saying that this isn't a good laptop for video playing with vdj. or i have to get some kind of upgraded video card?
Posté Mon 14 May 07 @ 10:20 pm
DJ-ALF
Some Nvidia would be nice like 7600Go GT with it's own 256Mb of ram, yes. That card is integrated in the chipset on HP and it is not for professional use.
Posté Mon 14 May 07 @ 10:33 pm
GaryBr
I don't know what the difference in price is, but i have the HP DV9288
Specs are:
Microprocessor 1.83 GHz Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T5600 with Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
Microprocessor Cache Level 2 cache 2 MB
Memory 2048 MB (2 x 1024 MB)
Memory 2 GB
Video Graphics NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7600
Video Memory 512 MB (dedicated)
Hard Drive 320 GB 5400 rpm (2 x 160 GB)
Multimedia Drive Lightscribe Super Multi DVD Writer (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support
Display 17" WXGA+ High Definition BrightView Widescreen (1440 x 900)
Fax/Modem High speed 56K modem
Network Card Ethernet 10/100BT integrated network interface
Wireless Connectivity Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Integrated Wireless LAN
Bluetooth® wireless networking
Multimedia Features HP Pavilion webcam with stereo integrated microphones
Sound Altec Lansing® speakers
3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound 16 bit integrated
Keyboard Full size desktop keyboard (with separate numeric keypad layout)
Pointing Device Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical Scroll Up/Down pad, volume control, mute buttons, 2 Quick Launch Buttons
PC Card Slots
* One ExpressCard/54 slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)
External Ports
* 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
* 1 VGA port
* 1 HDMI port
* 4 USB 2.0 ports
* 1 IEEE-1394
* 1 RJ 11 modem connector
* 1 RJ 45 Ethernet connector
* S-video TV out
* Remote control infrared port (Remote Control optional)
* 2 Headphones-out one w/ SPDIF Digital Audio, 1 Microphone-in port
* Cable docking connector
Dimensions 28.50 cm (L) x 39.60 cm (W) x 3.16 cm (min H) / 4.18 cm (max H)
Weight 3.56 kg (7.8 lbs)
Power
* 90 W AC Power Adapter
* 8-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery
Specs are:
Microprocessor 1.83 GHz Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T5600 with Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
Microprocessor Cache Level 2 cache 2 MB
Memory 2048 MB (2 x 1024 MB)
Memory 2 GB
Video Graphics NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7600
Video Memory 512 MB (dedicated)
Hard Drive 320 GB 5400 rpm (2 x 160 GB)
Multimedia Drive Lightscribe Super Multi DVD Writer (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support
Display 17" WXGA+ High Definition BrightView Widescreen (1440 x 900)
Fax/Modem High speed 56K modem
Network Card Ethernet 10/100BT integrated network interface
Wireless Connectivity Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Integrated Wireless LAN
Bluetooth® wireless networking
Multimedia Features HP Pavilion webcam with stereo integrated microphones
Sound Altec Lansing® speakers
3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound 16 bit integrated
Keyboard Full size desktop keyboard (with separate numeric keypad layout)
Pointing Device Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical Scroll Up/Down pad, volume control, mute buttons, 2 Quick Launch Buttons
PC Card Slots
* One ExpressCard/54 slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)
External Ports
* 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
* 1 VGA port
* 1 HDMI port
* 4 USB 2.0 ports
* 1 IEEE-1394
* 1 RJ 11 modem connector
* 1 RJ 45 Ethernet connector
* S-video TV out
* Remote control infrared port (Remote Control optional)
* 2 Headphones-out one w/ SPDIF Digital Audio, 1 Microphone-in port
* Cable docking connector
Dimensions 28.50 cm (L) x 39.60 cm (W) x 3.16 cm (min H) / 4.18 cm (max H)
Weight 3.56 kg (7.8 lbs)
Power
* 90 W AC Power Adapter
* 8-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery
Posté Mon 14 May 07 @ 10:37 pm
wendell81
can you recommand a laptop?
Posté Mon 14 May 07 @ 10:39 pm
Alf's right
no dedicated video ram
it's biggest problem is it's a laptop ......best to build yer own music dedicated unit w/ a' la carte components assembled in a rack mount
no dedicated video ram
it's biggest problem is it's a laptop ......best to build yer own music dedicated unit w/ a' la carte components assembled in a rack mount
Posté Mon 14 May 07 @ 10:42 pm