Posts by wayne_i

The ZD8000 (mine has the P4 650) works well for all office and graphics apps I have tried. As for games, the 6800 Ultra will run circles around the x600 (mine is only 128M), but I have run Trespasser (old game which was way ahead of...

Based on many laptops/notebooks that I have owned or managed for various companies, the best service has been HP, Apple, and Compaq, followed by Gateway (pre-takeover), IBM, Sony, Acer, and Sager, then at the next level, Toshiba and...

Either would be fine (performance wise), and both have the same advantages and issues. The ZD8000 is large, heavy, battery life is under 2 hours, and the right palm area gets warm. On the plus side, the P4 6xx is fast, no, very fast,...

Have had the ZD8230 for over a week now, and it runs great. Uninstalled some unwanted items, stopped a couple of processes, and made some registry changes to speed up the system. Battery life is what is expected - 1hour, 30 minutes...

For a P4 6xx, the HP ZD8000 series is a start (just make sure the one you select is a 6xx, they also have some with 5xx). In retail, the ZD8230 has the 650 P4, and this is sold at CircuitCity, CompUSA, and BestBuy (along with HP...