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HP dv1170us

Feb 15, 2005 4:46AM PST

I am considering purchasing this system. My main usage will be with school. I don't do games or plan on installing huge programs. Will this be adequate and is this a sturdy machine to take back and forth from school?

Thanks

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Yeah it's a good little notebook...
Feb 17, 2005 12:53PM PST

I was very pleased with the look and feel of the dv1000 series from HP. I picked up the dv1140us.

The machine is more than adequate for schooling, and great for movies, movies, and internet. Where it really stumbles is video performance for gaming. Since that isn't an issue, you should do well with this machine.

At five pounds, this laptap is meant to travel, but I wouldn't recommend dropping it. It doesn't heat up, battery life is 3+ hours on internet and music, with about 1.5 hours with the dvd drive churning.

Great for the price, check out the hp website for customizing options, and terrific pricing

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One More Question
Feb 21, 2005 3:17AM PST

I am also looking at the HP zv5445us notebook. This is 3.0 ghz but w/ a P4. What is the major difference between the centrino and p4? Is it something that I will notice like night and day? Like I said before, I will mainly be doing school related functions, no gaming.

Thanks for your help!

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(NT) (NT) In a nutshell. Heat and battery life.
Feb 21, 2005 3:53AM PST