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Dell m1530 vs. Lenovo t61p vs. HP dv9500t

post #1 of 4
12/14/07 at 5:13am
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If anyone has any thoughts -

I'm buying a new PC and looking at these three models:

Dell XPS m1530
Lenovo Thinkpad t61p
HP Pavilion dv9500t

Will use for internet/word processing, also a lot music and movies, some gaming. Generally will sit on my desk but will probably take it with me somewhere a few times a month. Battery life is not of great importance. Neither are looks. I won't have a external monitor hooked up.
Of whichever model am thinking 2.2ghz, 2gb RAM, 160 GB 7200 rpm. Graphics card - NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M (256MB Open GL) for Lenovo, Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT graphics card with 256MB for the Dell or 8600 GS for the HP.

I know the 8600M GT is better for gaming than the GS but is it really that significant?
Also w/ 2GB RAM, is there any point to getting Vista 64-bit rather than 32-bit?

Thanks so much for any input!
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post #2 of 4
12/16/07 at 6:32pm
i have owned a dell 6000d and hp dv8010us and now i own a thinkpad t60p

the thinkpad all in all is amazing the lcd's are just godly

the build quality is by far just pure sex

id get the thinkpad for longivity



soulsaver
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post #3 of 4
12/17/07 at 5:37pm
That sounds like one beefy laptop. I'm jealous of you! I agree with soulsaver.

I think the HP is more stylish looking, the Dell may be a bit cheaper and the thinkpad is a build to take a beating.
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post #4 of 4
12/17/07 at 7:30pm
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Originally Posted by tbarrett View Post
That sounds like one beefy laptop. I'm jealous of you! I agree with soulsaver.

I think the HP is more stylish looking, the Dell may be a bit cheaper and the thinkpad is a build to take a beating.


I had the z61m ThinkPad, and it was an amazing machine.
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