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My Compaq R3000T Dedicated - Mini Review

post #1 of 29
3/20/04 at 2:02pm
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Ok,,, a little info on my R3000T,,,

First off I got the 15.0 XGA because I don't care for the widescreens. The 15 inch TFT works good in the case, wider trim on the sides and thinner top&bottom. The widescreen is thin trim on the sides and wide on the top&bottom.

The keyboard looks and feels great,,,

The 60gig hard-drive (5400rpm) is quiet,,,

Mobile P4 and 9600 cooling fans can only be heard when running full speed and then just barely,,,

Only 1 memory slot available to user. ( see photo )

64Mb ATI9600 video IS a 9600PRO,,,
Three seperate utilities identifies it as M10P.

Compaq has the clock set way low,,, 310 core and 195 memory,,,

I used Radclocker to set at 351 core and 243 memory,,, runs perfectly through hours of benchmarking,,, I did not try to overclock from these settings.

Benchmark Scores Clocked at 351 x 243: With OMEGA Drivers,,,

3d mark 01 ---- 9838

3d mark 03 ---- 2627

aquamark3 ---- 22,374

( average of 3 runs )

Fit and Finish is great,,, it is heavy,,,

I Love It !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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post #2 of 29
3/20/04 at 3:11pm
Nice computer. Doesn't fit my needs, but it is an awesome, powerful, and well priced lappy, Congrats!!
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post #3 of 29
3/20/04 at 3:16pm
Hey that looks like a really nice laptop there m8, im so jealous as im waiting for mine to be delivered, it should be coming next week
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post #4 of 29
3/20/04 at 4:15pm
Man I love that keyboard colour reminds me of my Compaq Armada m700 keyboard. I love the colour of the case too.
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post #5 of 29
3/20/04 at 7:47pm
I agree, Jason!
Great looking keyboard colour...

Congrats canonman!
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post #6 of 29
3/20/04 at 8:01pm
One more reason why I enjoy viewing your pictures is the short loading times. Think about how many people still use 56kb. I am very lucky because I live in a city that DSL and Cable are in a lot of competition therefore driving the prices down; however a lot of people aren't.
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post #7 of 29
4/2/04 at 12:37am
I've been looking at the HP zx5000 & Compaq r3000 series laptops, they appear to have the same components but in different cases. The only thing that bothers me about the r3000 is the "silver" colored bezel, my old Presario 725us had a "silver" bezel and the color started to wear off due to usage and it looked dirty... The styling of the r3000 is fantastic and really cool (i may still buy one because of this and features) -- how are the speakers on this bad boy? suprised they're not on the top of the keyboard instead of edge pointing toward you.

- is the casing "alumnium" or plastic?

piranha
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post #8 of 29
4/2/04 at 1:33am
it's plastic.
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post #9 of 29
4/4/04 at 7:30pm
How thick is that computer R3000T
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post #10 of 29
4/4/04 at 8:13pm
Be carefull running that thing on top of that chair, looks like the fan vents on the bottom of the laptop are being blocked. One guy at work had his laptop on his lap and his leg was covering the vents, in less than 30 mins the magic smoke came out... Cant believe that moron did not feel it heating up! hahaha
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post #11 of 29
4/4/04 at 9:16pm
I am considering the same laptop, a few questions, how are the speakers? How is the DVD playback? Have done any gaming on it, if so how was it?

I am considering the widescreen option though...any help would be great.
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post #12 of 29
4/6/04 at 11:55am
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Sorry for the delay on answers, have been on vacation.

The case is plastic but VERY sturdy,

The speakers are nice and loud and the audio software has a nice 3D positional sound.

It is 1.8 inches thick counting the rubber feet.

DVDs look great,,,

As for games, I just got FAR CRY and as you know it is a very High-End game. It looks great and will play fine if some of the detail setting are set to medium.

I do have the 9600 overclocked to 351-243.

I did add another stick of PC2700 to it a few weeks ago, now up to 1Gig.

hope that covers your questions, let me know,,,,
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post #13 of 29
4/7/04 at 2:40am
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As for blocking the vents,, it was only on the chair for a few minutes and I put a few pencils under it to keep the vents open,,,
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post #14 of 29
4/20/04 at 3:13pm
That is the Model I have been leaning towards. I like the feel of the machine in the store. So far I have owned 3 Compaqs and all have been very reliable computers.

How does the touch pad mouse work? Do you like it? Out of all the computers I have been reviewing the Compaq/HP seem to have the better touch pad mouse with scroll. My Compaq 2715US has a nice touch mouse with a scroll toggle switch that will scroll op/down and rt/lt. I really like it.

Have the fans on the bottom been a problem? I use my notebook on my lap and the armrest on the couch a lot. Thanks for the review and please post any other comments about theR3000T series if you can.

John
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post #15 of 29
4/21/04 at 12:45am
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The touchpad has an Up-down area on the right of the pad. ( see my first pic )

I don't know about using on a sofa arm, would worry about air intake. Would prob be ok if just surfing.

I can play FarCry ok, just have to turn down some of the settings.

I love mine,,,,
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post #16 of 29
5/23/04 at 1:33pm
What's about the battery HH:MM? and the Chipset?
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post #17 of 29
5/23/04 at 1:53pm
hey cannonman - isn't that an old Digital Blasphemy wallpaper? Had a big collection of their stuff on my old PC...
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post #18 of 29
5/23/04 at 3:42pm
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I get about 3 to 3 1/2 hours on the 12cell battery. The chipset is ATI 9100 IGP.
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post #19 of 29
5/23/04 at 3:44pm
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Hey RedSky,, I think it is. I found it on an old CDR that I had backed-up some files on years ago.
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post #20 of 29
6/22/04 at 2:56am
Hey CanonMan:

You showed pics of your R3000T with only one memory slot user accesible. I just ordered the R3000Z model and the sales guy swore to me that both modules were accessible, that he was looking right at one. Did he BS me or are the modules that are accessible different compared to the 3000T verses the 3000Z? I knew I should have ordered with 1 stick of 512 instead of 2 256 chips. If it turns out that he screwed me, will I ever be able to upgrade the memory to the full 2 gigs if I wanted to in the future, in other words can a tech guy open up the labtop and take out one of the 256 chips that is not accessible to the user (if it really is not accessible?) Man this is ticking me off now.

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by canonman
Ok,,, a little info on my R3000T,,,

First off I got the 15.0 XGA because I don't care for the widescreens. The 15 inch TFT works good in the case, wider trim on the sides and thinner top&bottom. The widescreen is thin trim on the sides and wide on the top&bottom.

The keyboard looks and feels great,,,

The 60gig hard-drive (5400rpm) is quiet,,,

Mobile P4 and 9600 cooling fans can only be heard when running full speed and then just barely,,,

Only 1 memory slot available to user. ( see photo )

64Mb ATI9600 video IS a 9600PRO,,,
Three seperate utilities identifies it as M10P.

Compaq has the clock set way low,,, 310 core and 195 memory,,,

I used Radclocker to set at 351 core and 243 memory,,, runs perfectly through hours of benchmarking,,, I did not try to overclock from these settings.

Benchmark Scores Clocked at 351 x 243: With OMEGA Drivers,,,

3d mark 01 ---- 9838

3d mark 03 ---- 2627

aquamark3 ---- 22,374

( average of 3 runs )

Fit and Finish is great,,, it is heavy,,,

I Love It !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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