Posts by dagamer34

The X1600 does worse than it's 3DMark score suggests because it's really good at shader-intensive apps. What this really means is that while a 7800 Go will decline in performance over the next few months or so, the X1600 will still be...

Hard drives uses much more power than RAM usually will, so it's not much to worry about.

Quote: Originally Posted by Nicholas Mosher I'll take another look at the Toshibas, but the G25 on their website didn't look as though it had the latest technology (nVidia 6600?). Maybe I'm looking in the wrong...

Quote: Originally Posted by WonderDude Get 256mb and then order 2x512 DDR2 533 from NewEgg. You'll save a bundle! Also get the Intel wireless. Then you will have the total Centrino package which will increase the...

Just so you know, a 100GB 5400RPM performs just as well as a 60GB 7200RPM due to the areal density on a platter.

Just installed a 1GB stick of Transcend DDR2 533Mhz RAM and now I can play WoW at max settings on my laptop. Got to love HP!!

That rule applies only AFTER you're out of the Sempron/Celeron range. Spend up to $150 to get to an Athon 64/Sempron/Pentium M.

Quote: Originally Posted by HardBall Depends on the version of Win Vista that you are looking for, you can see our discussion in this thread: http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=126489 There are a few...

THe dv4000 with an x700 is only on hpshopping.com. Nowhere else.

Faster? What is wrong with what you have now? In general, OCing anything isn't good and even moreso with laptops. The only reason why you would want to overclock is for gaming and/or video encoding. The ATi Radeon Xpress 200M is...