HP dv2500t, dv6500t and dv9500t Intel Santa Rosa Notebooks Announced

[Fant]

Hmm...the specs for the dv6500t says FSB is 667mhz. However these new Intel chips are supposed to be 800mhz FSB.

[RO911]

7200RPM will dry the battery faster
5400RPM is the best for mobile laptop because its balanced (less heat and less power need and less noise )

[R4000]

Hmm...the specs for the dv6500t says FSB is 667mhz. However these new Intel chips are supposed to be 800mhz FSB.

Yeah, I noticed that too. When you click "More Info" at processor, there is this blurb I noticed:

Intel's leading mobile processor gets even better with the next generation, 64-bit enabled, Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor T7300 featuring 4MB internal L2 memory cache, a 2.0 GHz dual-core processor, and a 800 MHz front side bus.

I guess they are confused, unless the standard T7100 runs on a 667 FSB? They did say it was "processor dependant".

[Jaymz]

7200RPM will dry the battery faster
5400RPM is the best for mobile laptop because its balanced (less heat and less power need and less noise )

and less performance (down with 20-30%)

[RO911]

and less performance (down with 20-30%)

its better to buy desktop if the 20 or 30 % is important (try using raptor 10000 RPM !!!)

[Jaymz]

its better to buy desktop if the 20 or 30 % is important (try using raptor 10000 RPM !!!)

why are you thinking so ? i have 2 HDDs at 7,200 and my lappy is almost as mute as off ! the air from the vents, now that is a bigger noise ! if someone buys 800Mhz processor with 667Mhz DDR and a strong video card.. do you think, the sound is a concern for him or a faster HDD ?

[Fant]

hmm...i ordered mine with the 5400rpm 120gb...i didnt want to spend another $100 for a 7200rpm drive and i doubt i'd need that much space....

[Jaymz]

well, now this is a real reason, the cost ! but you had the choice of having a 80Gb @ 7,200 rpm, instead of yours if you're saying that space is not a concern for you..

[RO911]

i have 2 HDDs at 7,200 and my lappy is almost as mute as off ! the air from the vents, now that is a bigger noise ! if someone buys 800Mhz processor with 667Mhz DDR and a strong video card.. do you think, the sound is a concern for him or a faster HDD ?

WOW , you have 2 HDDs at 7,200 !! nice

ist raid 0 ?

what about the battery life ?

[Fant]

Yah I'd rather have 80gb@7200rpm rather than 120gb@5400rpm....but the only 7200rpm option they have is the expensive 320gb. I'll just stick with the 120gb for now. Is it relatively easy to switch it out with a 300gb 7200rpm in a year or so or do I need to get the HP specific one in order for thermals and fans to react appropriately?