video creation I9300 versus zd8000

[blondepatsy]

Hi all, i've been offered the choice of a new notebook. The Choice i have is either a new Dell inspiron 9300 with a pentium m 2.13ghz processor or a HP ZD8000 series machine with a 3.2 ghz pentium 4 processor. They both have 1gb of memory but the Dell has a slightly faster hard drive which i believe is 5400rpm as opposed to 4200 RPM on the HP.

Please note, I will not be carrying it around so weight is not an issue, although I do need a notebook to conserve space in my bedroom. ALSO I DO NOT PLAY COMPUTER GAMES AT ALL.

Most important is that I will need the notebook for intensive video creation / encoding and encryption in the least amount of time.

Which should I choose. Any help Please.

[Exception]

Silly choice. The clevo D900T reigns in this area you are describing.
You should determine at this moment whether your applications need more floating point processing power or harddisk speed.
I suspect the last with video editing. If harddisk speed is the decisive factor, get the I9300. If its the cpu power, get the HP.
The HP is also bigger and heavier.

[DeathMoJo]

im not sure of the zd8000 but the I9300 you can get with a 60gb 7200rpm drive. Also the P-M processor will run faster than the 3.2 P4 with better battery life and will run a lot cooler, so you won't have to worry about heat problems.

*Dell Inspiron 9300, P-M 1.86ghz 533mhz FSB, 1GB DDR2 533mhz ram, 17inch UXGA+ screen with TrueLife, 256mb Nvidia GeForce 6800, 60gb 7200rpm drive, XP Pro SP2, WiFi*

*Sony MDR-G74SL Headphones for music and gaming, best 40 dollar pair i have ever bought!*

[Brian]

Both machines will do what you want without issue. If you can upgrade the HDD yourself, it's not that hard and you'll see a tremendous benefit when working with video. The core advantage with the HP is superior build quality and Brightview display. The 9300 display is really not that good unless you need the ultra high resolution.

Brian

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[ZaZ]

I'd recommend the Hitachi 7200RPM hard drive for video encoding. Probably will have to upgrade it yourself though.






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