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  1. Wed, 07-16-2008, 10:09 AM #1
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    HP Pavillion dv9000 Notebook

    So a friend of mine asked m if i wanted to buy this laptop....i looked at some reviews online and it doesn't seem that impressive. However, he can get it for $650 CAD.

    So basically, is it worth getting for that price? I know its not the greatest processor, but im also saving like 300 dollars. Whats the expert opinion?

    Also, i dunno about the normal specs (they seem to be different then what he has), but this one that im using rite now has 3 gigs of ram, and 1.5gb video......dont ask me how. thats what dxdiag is showing. I guess its using the computer memory or something.

    OS Name Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium
    Version 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1 Build 6001
    Other OS Description Not Available
    OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
    System Name HPDV9000
    System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
    System Model HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebook PC
    System Type X86-based PC
    Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5550 @ 1.83GHz, 1833 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
    BIOS Version/Date Hewlett-Packard F.52, 24/03/2008
    SMBIOS Version 2.4
    Windows Directory C:\Windows
    System Directory C:\Windows\system32
    Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
    Locale Canada
    Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.0.6001.18000"
    User Name HPdv9000
    Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
    Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 3.00 GB
    Total Physical Memory 3.00 GB
    Available Physical Memory 1.89 GB
    Total Virtual Memory 6.19 GB
    Available Virtual Memory 4.98 GB
    Page File Space 3.29 GB
    Page File C:\pagefile.sys


    Name NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
    PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0427&SUBSYS_30CC103C&REV_A1\4&1C8 BE6B&0&0008
    Adapter Type GeForce 8400M GS, NVIDIA compatible
    Adapter Description NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
    Adapter RAM 256.00 MB (268,435,456 bytes)
    Installed Drivers nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll
    Driver Version 7.15.11.6743
    INF File oem8.inf (nv_G86_0 section)
    Color Planes Not Available
    Color Table Entries 4294967296
    Resolution 1440 x 900 x 59 hertz

    So....is this machine worth 650? or should i spend a grand on a better one?
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  2. Wed, 07-16-2008, 10:20 AM #2
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    A buddy of mine bought one of these off eBay on my recommendation. It's a decent notebook for the price. Is it new or used? What's 650 CAD in real money anyway?


    “For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
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  3. Wed, 07-16-2008, 10:24 AM #3
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    new, in the box, with the one year manufactureres warranty
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  4. Wed, 07-16-2008, 11:34 AM #4
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    I was thinking cad is around 75/80% of a usd, if so $500 doesn't sound bad for a system like that. The processor is mid-range now w\ the core2's but still would be pretty good matched w\ the 3gb ram and the 8400gs.

    I'm weary of laptops though, especially w\ only 1 year warranty because I've seen several of them go out.

    my wifes $1300 HP went out twice and then they were ''repairing'' it for almost a month when they called and said she could get an exchange so i don't know if it was shot or if they broke it during repairs...
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  5. Wed, 07-16-2008, 11:46 AM #5
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    Oh I remember my buddy had a problem with the built-in webcam on his dv9000. It wouldn't recognize correctly in Vista and stopped being detected at all. Since Vista treats cameras differently than XP, we couldn't get it to work, though I think it was a hardware failure. But that could happen on any system.


    “For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
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  6. Wed, 07-16-2008, 12:46 PM #6
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    lol dudes, thats pretty ignorant, CAD and USD have been on and off on which one is worth more for months, right now 1 CAD is worth 99.78 USD cents.

    Anyway i already told assassin my thoughts on IRC.
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  7. Wed, 07-16-2008, 01:25 PM #7
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    Yeah I know, I just couldn't pass up the chance to refer to CAD as not being real money compared to the USD. It's the same as when I get a chance to refer to Canada as the 51st state.

    So what did you tell Assassin on IRC? Buy or not?


    “For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
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  8. Wed, 07-16-2008, 02:10 PM #8
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    he told me what he was going to use it for, so i told him it wouldn't satisfy him in the long run, and should just spend a grand to get a better one.
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  9. Wed, 07-16-2008, 04:45 PM #9
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    IMHO that things way past old now. I second spending a grand on a better one.

    I had to work my ass off to sell my old one.
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