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Does graphic card matter for browsing,text etc

post #1 of 10
7/8/05 at 8:03am
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I am thinking of getting
HP Pavilion ze2150EA : Centrino P-M 725 1.6 GHz/512 MB/15"/80GB
I can't find any reviews online but.. whatever, I am concerned about one thing: It is equiped with Intel® Extreme Graphics 2 up to 64 MB shared. Ok this isn't a card for gaming but is it enough for text/broswing/e-books purposes? My main concern/no.1 deciding factor is the display so I am really worried about this.
Does the graphic card matter for text/broswing or are all cards nowadays good enough for text/browsin/e-books? Would I notice any difference in these tasks with a better high-end graphic card?
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post #2 of 10
7/8/05 at 9:19am
All cards nowadays are plenty good enough for text/browsing/e-books. You wouldn't see any difference in those areas by getting a card that's better at 3D.
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post #3 of 10
7/8/05 at 9:27am
That computer is fine for your needs, dont bother getting more ram / faster processor or anything (although i'm sure someone's going to say you need at least a gig of ram )

Having non-dedicated graphics will actually help you get better battery life to, so as long as your happy with the aesthetics / design / battery life of that comp go for it.
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post #4 of 10
7/8/05 at 10:20am
you need at least a gig of ram






(sorry just said that for postal... you really dont... 512 is more than enough for normal needs)
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post #5 of 10
7/8/05 at 2:47pm
side note... i get really angry when i walk through Best buy or Circuit city and the sales people try and sell me a computer with the latest Centrino processor... i know its the big selling point and such, but sell it as a centrino computer not processor... and even the lil info card on some laptops lists it as a centrino... kinda like this one but at least they have P-M.. ok im done ranting
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post #6 of 10
7/8/05 at 4:56pm
You should not have a problem using that machine for browsing. If you ever felt like it was getting sluggish upgrade the ram to 1 gig.
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post #7 of 10
7/8/05 at 5:23pm
pikaka, here are a couple of reviews for the HP Pavilion ZE2000. Should be configured pretty close to what you're getting, and they look and have the same screen, keyboard, etc.

http://www.hothardware.com/viewartic...eid=651&cid=10

http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/artic...tfg,tfg,00.asp

And I agree with those above, it looks to be just what you need.

-Ransom
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post #8 of 10
7/8/05 at 5:50pm
humph, I dont know. I think you need infinity bazillion jigabytes of memory. Otherwise it should be fine.


On a lighter note, it looks exactly like what you need. 512 MB should be enough ram, if you ever feel like it is a bit sluggish, a gig should fix that. Dont worry bout the gpu, for browsing it is overkill.
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post #9 of 10
7/8/05 at 6:04pm
to be honest, xp is a resource hog so turn off the eye candy (switch to classic win2k look) and it will solve the lag problems. i switched to 1gb ram and it helped, added on about 5fps to CS:S/HL2. But since you don't game....if you run more than firefox + word + (g)aim at once...you might want to grab an upgrade
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post #10 of 10
7/8/05 at 6:26pm
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Originally Posted by BurtonSnol3orde
side note... i get really angry when i walk through Best buy or Circuit city and the sales people try and sell me a computer with the latest Centrino processor... i know its the big selling point and such, but sell it as a centrino computer not processor... and even the lil info card on some laptops lists it as a centrino... kinda like this one but at least they have P-M.. ok im done ranting
i love it how they tried to sell me a $2000 dollar toshiba witha go 5700 in it, and when i said i was looking into one with the 6600 in it, he said the 5700 was better
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