I'm going to buy it...

for me
#1. I don't like 4200 rpm hard drives...
#2. I don't like hp....
#3. I don't dislike intel...but I prefer AMD which this is not...
so it adds up to a losing combo...but if all u are lookin at is price then it might be ok for u...

Is there any reason you want a huge machine that's underpowered? Short of multitasking and the 17" screen, you could get a better performance laptop, in a smaller form factor, that cooler running, has bettery battery life... yadda yadda yadda.

Then again, I'm honestly not sure what you've got avaiable in Italy, so perhaps you're limited by choice.

I've used the ZD/NX series notebook with the 1440x900 screen. It sucks. Also 4200rpm drives will cause you a serious ammount of pain when trying to do drive intensive tasks. If you can go for something else. That notebook is just too big/hot.

My friend had a ZD 8000. The laptop seemed to have a short battery life, ran hot and the graphics card (for it being a desktop replacment) was subpar compared to the mobility 6800, 6800 Ultra, X800 and MRX800XT.

Personally, I didn't like the design or weight.

Perhaps you should look into a Clevo, Dell 9300, Dell XPS M170 or the latest Toshiba DTR.

My buddy has this and he now wishes he had mine instead.

M.

Try to stay away from notebooks with desktop processors (too hot). HP is ok with service. They treated me right with my previous notebook a Compaq X1000.

Go with Asus. You'll be much happier. Or Acer Ferrari. Or a Dell 9300.

What are you using it for and how cpu intensivce ate the tasks you'll be running? For most people the PM will be plenty powerful and gets good battery life.
1. either a 7200rpm drive or a large 5200rpm both are vastly faster than the 4200rpm drives and the differences between them are subject to discussion. Large 5200 perform on par with a smaller 7200rpm in terms of speed, but you get more storage and apparently a little better battery life.
2. Personal opinions. Some people like them others hate them.
3. depends on what your using it for, but for the most part, again personal opinions. Some peole swear by AMD and avoid the giant Intel (just like a lot of people hate Dell and Microsoft). There's really nothing wrong with an Intel cpu, they just cost a bit more thant eh AMD and the currently AMD has the only 64bit mobile cpu. What you will need will depend on waht you'll be using it for.
4. It'll depend on what you want it for. The x600 is relatively weak for many games.
5. Desktop processors run hot (therefore needs bigger coolong systems) and use alot more energy. That gives for a heavy laptop with little battery life. For the performance advantage of a Desktop CPU, you'd be better off with a AMD turion or something along those lines.

So in the end it'll depend on what you want the laptop for and how portable you want it to be.

1. 4200 is the slowest, and nowadays, usually at least 5400 is standard. I'm not sure why HP is still putting 4200RPM drives in anything but their cheapest or smallest notebooks. If you're going to use it as a true desktop replacement, the upgrade to 7200RPM is a very good one.

2. They're not exactly the best in the industry. They're definately not the worst, but the company they own is one of the worst. That's a different topic, however. Anyway, HP is not as good as some companies with models in the same price range. I can't tell how much that particular system you were looking at is, as it led me to an Italian page, and I can't find the same system on the U.S. site, but from what I've seen, you can get better systems for cheaper.

3. That's all personal opinion. I like Intel better, but if I found a laptop that was perfect for me, and it had AMD, I would not care one bit.

4. I don't necessarily think it's underpowered, but the video card is not that great, and the hard drive is slow.

5. Desktop processors and notebooks don't go well together. Desktop processors run hot, and the battery life sucks. A Pentium M may seem slow on paper, but actually, a 2.0GHz P-M compares to a 3.4GHz P4. With plenty of RAM, I doubt you would notice a difference in multitasking. The Turion is a good processor, too. Don't worry about P-M vs. Turion. Find a laptop that has everything else you need, and if it has P-M, then so be it, and if it has Turion, then so be it. Just avoid desktop processors, which includes the AMD desktop processors.