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Help Me Decide - HP ZE4805 or Emachines M2352

post #1 of 7
9/15/04 at 12:37am
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If I upgrade the HP to 512M ram which would be the prefered machine? What are the pros and cons of each? Are the Emachines specs much better? The Emachines will cost more and I'm not sure If I like the wide screen. Is the wide screen something that grows on you?
Thanks!
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HP ZE4805US
Microprocessor: Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M processor 2800+ (2.133 GHz) with PowerNow! Technology
Microprocessor Cache: 512 KB L2 Cache
Memory: 256 MB DDR SDRAM (1 x 256 MB) at 266 MHz
Memory Max: 1024 MB DDR SDRAM (2 x 512 MB)
Video Graphics: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 4X AGP and 3D architecture
Video Memory: 64MB DDR (shared)
Hard Drive: 60GB (4200RPM) Hard Drive
Multimedia Drive: 24X DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
Display: 15.0-inch XGA TFT (1024 x 768) Display
Fax/Modem: Integrated v.90/v.92 56KB modem (RJ-11 connector)
Network Card: Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless Connectivity: 54g Integrated 802.11 b/g Capable Wireless LAN
Sound: Internal speakers; AC audio link; volume control button and mute button
Keyboard: 101-key compatible
Pointing Device: Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical Scroll Up/Down pad
PC Card Slots: 1 Type I/II/III32-bit card bus (also supports 16-bit)
External Ports: 2 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 1.1 1 Parallel SPP/ECP st
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EMachines M2352
Display: 15.4" Widescreen TFT LCD WXGA (1280 x 800 max. resolution)
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition 1
CPU: AMD Athlon™ 3000+ Processor
Quantispeed™ Architecture operates at 2.2 GHz
512KB L2 cache & 266 MHz FSB
Memory: 512 MB DDR SODIMM (PC 2700)
Hard Drive: 60 GB HDD 2
Optical Drives: CDRW/DVD Combo Drive (24x24x24 CD-RW; 8x max. DVD-ROM)
Video: ATI® RADEON™ IGP 320
64 MB DDR Shared Video Memory
Sound: PC2001 Compliant AC '97 Audio
Built-in Stereo Speakers
Modem: 56K ITU V.92 Fax/Modem
Network: 802.11g Built-in Wireless (up to 54Mbps)
10/100Mbps built-in Ethernet
Pointing Device: Touchpad with Vertical Scroll Zone
Battery: 8-cell Lithium-ion (Li-ion)
Dimensions: 1.6"h x 14.0"w x 10.4"d
Weight: 7.5 lbs. (8.65 total travel weight) 3
Internet: AOL Membership Included (Additional phone charges may apply. Click here for details.)
Ports/Other: 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 IEEE 1394, 1 VGA External Connector, 1 S-Video Out, Microphone In, Headphone/Audio Out, 1 PCMCIA Slot (Card Bus type I or type II)
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post #2 of 7
9/15/04 at 12:46am
They look pretty much the same to me. If you upgrade the hp ram to 512, all you have to decide is whether you want the widescreen. I don't have a widescreen but in the stores and everything I like the widescreens.
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post #3 of 7
9/15/04 at 10:59am
I prefer widescreen.

15" 1024x768 is gonna have a hell of a screendoor
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post #4 of 7
9/15/04 at 2:03pm
Once you work and/or game on a good widecreen, it's very tough to go back to standard 4:3 screens.
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post #5 of 7
9/15/04 at 3:08pm
Thread Starter 
Doing some calculations I come up with:
1024 x 768 / 15.0 = 52428.8 pixels per inch. HP
1280 x 800 / 15.4 = 66493.5 pixels per inch. Emachines

Are these legitimate numbers? Does this indicate more pixles on the Emachines display?
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post #6 of 7
9/15/04 at 3:29pm

Shaky Mathematics

No, that math isn't quite right since the measurements of monitor dimensions are made diagonally. What you are really looking for is measurement per square inch. Since the screens have different aspect ratios, you need to go back and find the actual area of the screen (horizontally and vertically) and then divide the total number of pixels by that. It's all pretty simply geometry if you're willing to take the time to do it. I am not.
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post #7 of 7
9/15/04 at 6:40pm
Thread Starter 
Good point. I knew I was missing something. Come to think of it, .4 inches diagonal isn't that much larger.
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