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got my compaq r3000

post #1 of 19
6/9/04 at 10:07pm
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man this laptop kicks butt, has everything i am looking for and more. dvd burner, 32mb dedictaed video, 15.4" widescreen lcd, 60 gig hd, 512mb ram, athalon 3000+ all for 1899 CDN
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post #2 of 19
6/9/04 at 10:38pm
yeah it's pretty sweet stuff, I didn't know it had a DVD-burner lol.. Congrats on your purchase, for your purposes it'll be great!
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post #3 of 19
6/10/04 at 12:56am
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yaa it just keeps getting better

the motherboard on this thing is based on nforce 3 150 chipset, and compal makes the mobo.

got around 4400 on 3dmark 2001se, not bad for a geforce 4 go 420 with only 32mb of ram.
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post #4 of 19
6/10/04 at 12:59am
4400? good? for what? solitair? dig dug?
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post #5 of 19
6/10/04 at 1:02am
How's the screen quality?

Is it bright? glossy? How are the viewing angles?

thx.
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post #6 of 19
6/10/04 at 1:05am
yeah lets see some pics and get a more detailed review. i was kidding about your gpu power by the way.
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post #7 of 19
6/10/04 at 1:11am
So, I take it that this is different from the Compaq notebook with Athlon 64 where HP/Compaq crippled the CPU and ran it 32 bit (that a lot was written about)?? Which one was that?? (that I am referring to)?
Also, what is the speed of the DVD burner, and is it +R only?
Andrew
Austin, TX
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post #8 of 19
6/10/04 at 1:11am
?!??!
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post #9 of 19
6/10/04 at 1:12am
care to elaborate?
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post #10 of 19
6/10/04 at 1:15am
I can't remember which model it was, but it was an HP or Compaq notebook with Athlon 64 CPU running 32bit only, and was written up at Anandtech or Tom's hardware or somewhere, just can't remember where or what?
I figured from the benchmark that this couldn't be it.

Here is one of the article links:
http://www.amdzone.com/modules.php?o...rder=0&thold=0

and another:
http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/20...0829021536.htm

Andrew
Austin, TX
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post #11 of 19
6/10/04 at 1:21am
hmmm.......soudns pretty stupid running a cpu like that, also i dont htink his is a a64 system?
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post #12 of 19
6/10/04 at 2:19am
heh i had a compaq 3000 series, viewing angles are perfect and the picture quality is nothing short of breathtaking...however the LCD ghosts, and I couldn't stand that lol.
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post #13 of 19
6/10/04 at 2:25am
dont ruin it for him lol, i bet he would have never noticed!
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post #14 of 19
6/10/04 at 2:26am
well it's nothing too bad, no ghosting in movies, it's just not a gamer's monitor, or card setup for that matter
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post #15 of 19
6/10/04 at 2:31am
yeah, he might gost while playing pacman or something!
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post #16 of 19
6/10/04 at 3:18am
Let the guy enjoy his laptop. Congrats on the purchase.
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post #17 of 19
6/10/04 at 9:10am
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thanks, umm i would post pics except for no hosting

it is pretty sweet laptop.

when i run cpu z it registers as a socket 754 clawhammer athalon 64 so i dont know.

the motherboard is based on a nforce chipset and is made by compal

when i ran the 3dmark2001 benchmark i saw no ghosting, the speakers kick butt. the dvd burner is + only, not sure on the exact speed.

it is very quiet even with both fans running full speed.

best part is the extended warranties one is a lcd warranty covers down to 1 pixel being dead replace it no extra costs for $100 a year not bad considering the lcd panel to replace is $1400.

SO i am very happy with my purchase.
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post #18 of 19
6/16/04 at 2:29am
$1400 for a new lcd? the comp itself costs under $1100...oh wait, you're canadian....still crazy!
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post #19 of 19
6/16/04 at 9:21am
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yup, us canucks get screwed with things like that, but it's all good.

we still have poutine, mmmmm 13000 calories, and beaver tails mmmm sugar and fried pastry.
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