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Which Laptop – HP DV9880 (2.5ghz T9300), DV5-1015 (2.26ghz P8400) or FE562EA (2.1ghz T8100)??

September 17, 2009 - 6:41 am 4 Comments

I am confused between the following laptops and would appreciate any recommendation’s or advice that anyone may be able to give:

DV9880 – £910
2.5ghz T9300 (800mhz Bus, 6mb Cache) Processor, 17" Brightscreen, 3gb RAM, 320gb HD, BlueRay, 512mb graphics card, Bluetooth, 30w usage, 3.5kg weight.
http://www.laskys.com/computing/laptops_and_pdas/laptops/hp_dv9880_ku176ea.html

FE562EA – £610
2.10ghz T8100 (800mhz Bus, 3mb Cache) Processor, 15.4" Brightscreen, 3gb RAM, 320gb HD, 256mb graphics card, Lightscribe, Bluetooth, 29w usage, 3.1kg weight.
http://www.laskys.com/computing/laptops_and_pdas/laptops/hp_fe562ea.html

DV5-1015 – £800
2.26ghz P8400 (1066mhz Bus, 3mb Cache) Processor, 15.4" Brightscreen, 4gb RAM, 250gb HD, BlueRay, 256mb graphics card, 2.65kg weight.
http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/store/dix_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1899420240.1218706060@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccggadeelhfddeicflgceggdhhmdgml.0&category_oid=-34420&sku=003240&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null

The laptops will be used mainly for internet, email, word processing and other work related activities (back end website/content management software) and preparing marketing material, flyers, posters, mail shots etc.

The top end DV9880 is £300 more than the FE562EA – but has a more powerful processor (0.4ghz faster, with more cache), extra 256mb graphics card and BlueRay – In the same manner the DV5-1015 is £100 less and the processor is only 0.24ghz less? Will I really notice the difference between the specification of these (as in the processor speed and graphics) for what I require the laptop for and is it worth paying extra for the specification?

I am confused as to which is the best one to go for and will be sufficient for my needs? Will the FE562EA do the job and also save me £200-300?

I am not fussed about the screen size, as I will be adding a TFT when used at the desk.

Thanks for all your help in advance.
Not sure if the extra GB of RAM is of any use though – Most applications, including 32 bit Vista – cannot make use of more that 3GB of RAM in any case?

I say either the first or last one are best. first one has fastest processor but last has newer processor and an extra gig of ram for memory hungry vista

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4 Responses to “Which Laptop – HP DV9880 (2.5ghz T9300), DV5-1015 (2.26ghz P8400) or FE562EA (2.1ghz T8100)??”

  1. J G Says:
    September 17th, 2009 at 12:31 pm

    Sorry, but I would avoid any Dell or HP laptop altogether – I have a lot of these in for repair at a very young age (sometimes still inside warranty as the service from the maker is so poor);
    Go for Sony, Acer, or Toshiba for the best quality & reliability.
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  2. Scooby Doo 3 Team Rachel Says:
    September 17th, 2009 at 12:54 pm

    I disagree with JG, there is nothing wrong with the quality or reliability of HP.
    In that list I would choose the last one.
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  3. jim s Says:
    September 17th, 2009 at 1:09 pm

    this one on sale
    DV9880 – £910
    2.5ghz T9300 (800mhz Bus, 6mb Cache) Processor, 17" Brightscreen, 3gb RAM, 320gb HD, BlueRay, 512mb graphics card, Bluetooth, 30w usage, 3.5kg weight.
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  4. Oliver R Says:
    September 17th, 2009 at 1:52 pm

    I say either the first or last one are best. first one has fastest processor but last has newer processor and an extra gig of ram for memory hungry vista
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