HP or Toshiba?

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krisisdog

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Hey all - Going to purchase one of these laptops, and would like some input as to which would be better, from a gaming point of view.

The HP has a 9600 GT card, the Toshiba a HD 3650, both 512mb, and I'm leaning the Nvidia card, although the Toshiba has a larger screen....


Specs for the HP Pavilion dv5-1134TX NB


  • PROCESSOR - Intel® Centrino® Processor featuring Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.4GHz)
  • MEMORY - 4GB DDR2 (2 Dimms)
  • HARD DRIVE - 320GB 5400RPM
  • OPTICAL DRIVE - LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD±RW with Double Layer Support
  • COLOUR DISPLAY - 15.4" WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display
  • VIDEO - NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT with 512MB Dedicated graphics memory
  • CAMERA - HP Pavilion Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone
  • LAN - Intel® WiFi Link 5100; Integrated 10⁄100⁄1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
  • MODEM - High speed 56K modem
  • SPEAKERS - Altec Lansing speakers
  • CARD READER - Integrated 5-in-1 Digital Media Reader (Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards)
  • USB PORT - 4 USB 2.0 (4th shared with eSATA port)
  • HDMI - Yes
  • EXPRESS CARD SLOT - ExpressCard⁄54 Slot (also supports ExpressCard⁄34)
  • IEEE1394 PORT - Yes
  • INFRA-RED PORT - Yes
  • REMOTE CONTROL - HP Mobile Remote Control
  • SOFTWARE - Windows® Vista® Home Premium, Microsoft® Office 2007 Pro (60 day Trial), Muvee AutoProducer Basic Edition (with 20 Day Trial Full version), Adobe® Acrobat® Reader, Symantec™ Norton Internet Security (60 days live update), Symantec™ Norton Anti-Virus™ Definition Files update, HP QuickPlay Windows 3.7, HP Games Powered by Wild Tangent, HP PhotoSmart Essential, Cyberlink DVD Suite, Cyberlink Youcam
  • WEIGHT - Approx 2.65kg with 6 cell Battery
  • DIMENSIONS - 35.7 x 25.9 x 3.49-4.19cm






Specs for the Toshiba Satellite P300/05Y Notebook

  • PROCESSOR – Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P7450 (2.13GHz)
  • MEMORY - 4GB DDR2 (800)
  • HARD DRIVE - 320GB (5400RPM) SATA
  • OPTICAL DRIVE - DVD SuperMulti Dual Layer
  • READ AND WRITE SPEED – Read: CD-ROM 24x, DVD-ROM 8x Write: CD-R 24x, CD-RW 4x, HS CD-RW 10x, DVD-R 8x, DVD-R DL 2x, DVD-RW 4x, DVD+R 8x, DVD+R DL 2.4x, DVD+RW 4x, DVD-RAM 5x
  • COLOUR DISPLAY - 17" Wide WXGA+ TruBrite® Display
  • RESOLUTION - 14410 x 900
  • VIDEO – ATI Mobility Radeon HD3650 with 512Mb Discrete RAM
  • CAMERA - 1.3MP (1280 x 1024)
  • FM TUNER - Yes
  • LAN - 1Gbps Gigabit Ethernet
  • WIRELESS NETWORKING - Intel 802.11a⁄g⁄n
  • MODEM - No
  • SPEAKERS - Harman⁄Kardon
  • CARD READER - 5-in-1 Card reader
  • USB PORT - 3 x USB 2.0 + 1 x eSATA⁄USB Combo
  • EXPRESS CARD SLOT - PCI Express Card x 1
  • HDMI - Yes
  • IEEE1394 - Yes
  • BLUE TOOTH - Toshiba Bluetooth V2.1 + EDR
  • SECURITY OPTIONS - Finger Print reader, Slot for Kensington Cable lock, Wireless LAN switch
  • SOFTWARE –Windows Vista Home Premium SP1, Toshiba Face Recognition logon utility, Toshiba Users manual, Toshiba Value added Package, Toshiba Flash Card Utility, Toshiba DVD Player, Toshiba Disc Creator, Ulead MovieFactory for Toshiba, ConfigFree, Adobe reader 8.1.2, Google Toolbar, Google Desktop, Google Picasa, Google Earth, Microsoft Windows Live OneCare Trial, Microsoft Office 2007 Professional Trial (60 day trial)
  • WEIGHT - Approx 3.35kg
  • DIMENSIONS - 398 x 288 x 34.6(f)⁄38.9(r) mm


Anyways, whats your thoughts?
 
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hmm thats a difficult one...

I dont know how the 9600M GT compares to the 3650M.
But both of these cards will not perform the same as the desktop versions.

I personally would go for the first option as it has a better proccessor, even with the smaller screen.

I used to have a 17" laptop and it was huge and very heavy. I now have a 15.4" one and it is much better, just the right size.
 
Yeh I realise they wont be as good as the desktop variant.
I think theres a 1kg difference too, and the 15.4" is a few hundy cheaper...
 
I prefer HP tbh had a few always well made and worked well
The HP seems to be better as well

btw your links didn't seem to work for me but i found the comp you are talking about
 
Whoops good point, they take you to the homepage for some reason...
I'll copy paste the info now tho, and put it in the original post
 
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