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HP Pavilion dv8308TX

  • 21-08-2006 8:52am
    #1
    clansman
    Registered Users Posts: 896 ✭✭✭


    iam thinking of buying this laptop for about 1500euro for gaming, what do you think, is the graphic card ok etc? is the Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2250 any good? is a core duo better that a single cpu? and has anyone else bought HP laptops before?
    http://www.digitalcity.net.au/store/product.asp?idProduct=2652#features


Comments

  • #2
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Core Duo is great for multitasking. At the moment for games though a faster single core would be better, but the Core Duo @1.7 will still do fine for games anyway. For general usage the Core Duo is better also.

    The video card is also good - ideal for gaming actually. You won't get a better card then that unless you go for a really bulky laptop. It can run titles like FEAR, Bf2, CS Source etc at high or close to high settings.

    Overall it's a good gaming machine.


  • #3
    SoldierForce
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭SoldierForce


    Where are you getting this laptop from? at the 1500 euros price? I have the Pentium 4 HT version of this and its great! other then the screen its the best laptop I have come across! I have been looking around for this but haven't come across the 1500 price! it's more like >1800


  • #4
    clansman
    Registered Users Posts: 896 ✭✭✭clansman


    iam getting it in australia, iam hear for one year, and cos iam leaving i get my tax back(10%) on every thing i buy here, so iam getting about 200 euro off it. whats the "Pentium 4 HT version" like, whats its spec?

    so u reckon i should et the laptop, iam just not sure of the video card?


  • #5
    BlackWizard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,282 ✭✭✭BlackWizard


    The video card is great! Its above normal for most laptops and hard to find.


  • #6
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    clansman wrote:
    iam getting it in australia, iam hear for one year, and cos iam leaving i get my tax back(10%) on every thing i buy here, so iam getting about 200 euro off it. whats the "Pentium 4 HT version" like, whats its spec?

    so u reckon i should et the laptop, iam just not sure of the video card?

    If its for gaming do NOT get the P4 HT. They have terrible overheating issues, and run way too hot generally speaking anyway. Go with a Core Duo or Pentium M.


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