Iehova
May 14th, 2008, 05:41 PM
Hello all,
I am currently in rather a quandary. I currently own a 15.4" Acer Aspire 5920, it's served me well with 2GB RAM, an Intel C2D 2GHz CPU, Intel wireless and intel X3100 graphics. Now, however, I have the option of swapping this laptop for an HP, one of the Pavillion dv9000 series.
Frankly, I can't decide which is the best plan, and I thought that the far, far more knowledgeable people on here (;)) might be able to give me a few pointers.
As far as I see it:
The HP has 4GB of RAM to the Acer's 2GB - This is good, but is it necessary with ubuntu? I never run out.
The HP has a 2GHz AMD Turion X2 CPU compared to the Acer's Intel C2D - Supposedly AMD processors are worse, but by what margin?
The HP has a much better graphics card, I believe, a dedicated nvidia (8600M GS?) compared to the Acer's integrated graphics.
Out of the box, the HP appears better supported by ubuntu than the Acer. I've never got the Acer's media keys to work on ubuntu, whereas they do on the HP. Also, proprietary nvidia drivers via Envy should be easy. However, the HP has an Atheros wireless card which isn't supported under x86_64, so I have to use the Windows drivers, which work but seem remarkably less efficient than they should be.
The HP has a larger screen (17") and resolution.
The HP has a full size keyboard, with a numeric keypad and everything, but it's in the US layout instead of UK. That's a minor annoyance, though.
The HP is prettier. I'm a sucker for good looks.
Finally, the HP has Altec Lansing speakers, but they don't seem to have much bass (I'm not an expert on sound, so take this with a pinch of salt), the Acer has a speaker on the bottom of the laptop which makes the sound a lot 'fuller'.
There's a lot of information there, much of it inconsequential, but if anyone who knows about these sorts of things could give me their opinions then I would appreciate it immensely.
Thanks,
I am currently in rather a quandary. I currently own a 15.4" Acer Aspire 5920, it's served me well with 2GB RAM, an Intel C2D 2GHz CPU, Intel wireless and intel X3100 graphics. Now, however, I have the option of swapping this laptop for an HP, one of the Pavillion dv9000 series.
Frankly, I can't decide which is the best plan, and I thought that the far, far more knowledgeable people on here (;)) might be able to give me a few pointers.
As far as I see it:
The HP has 4GB of RAM to the Acer's 2GB - This is good, but is it necessary with ubuntu? I never run out.
The HP has a 2GHz AMD Turion X2 CPU compared to the Acer's Intel C2D - Supposedly AMD processors are worse, but by what margin?
The HP has a much better graphics card, I believe, a dedicated nvidia (8600M GS?) compared to the Acer's integrated graphics.
Out of the box, the HP appears better supported by ubuntu than the Acer. I've never got the Acer's media keys to work on ubuntu, whereas they do on the HP. Also, proprietary nvidia drivers via Envy should be easy. However, the HP has an Atheros wireless card which isn't supported under x86_64, so I have to use the Windows drivers, which work but seem remarkably less efficient than they should be.
The HP has a larger screen (17") and resolution.
The HP has a full size keyboard, with a numeric keypad and everything, but it's in the US layout instead of UK. That's a minor annoyance, though.
The HP is prettier. I'm a sucker for good looks.
Finally, the HP has Altec Lansing speakers, but they don't seem to have much bass (I'm not an expert on sound, so take this with a pinch of salt), the Acer has a speaker on the bottom of the laptop which makes the sound a lot 'fuller'.
There's a lot of information there, much of it inconsequential, but if anyone who knows about these sorts of things could give me their opinions then I would appreciate it immensely.
Thanks,