Exchanged G71 for HP dv7...

Goonie · 08-21-2009, 01:20 PM

Arggg... just had an impulse buy moment. After 3 weeks my HD crashed on my g71gx. BB didn't have the G71 instock to exchange so I got at the HP Pavilion Dv7-2180us...

Someone tell me I made a mistake! lol

Seriously, though... gaming wise are these 2 comparable?

Quad core vs Dual core
Ati vs nVidia
HP vs Asus

I don't feel so good. lol

ebackhus · 08-21-2009, 02:12 PM

A friend of mine has a G71 and loves it.

HP is a brand I wouldn't buy.

Mcninjaguy · 08-23-2009, 10:35 AM

The ASUS G71 ius way better. It has 2.53ghz dual core, GTX 260M graphics card.

G71 specs
Dv7-2180us specs

The HP also has a centrino CPU which is a lot worse than a regular dual core.

Get your ASUS back! HDD's either fail really early or take years and years to fail.

**wrench97** · 08-23-2009, 10:42 AM

Centrino is a package of CPU, MB, Wireless, the current 2009 Centrino Spec is for the i7 and i5 moble CPU's, I think your thinking of Celeron?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrino

Mcninjaguy · 08-23-2009, 11:25 AM

Yes I was thinking of celeron, those two names always get me confused.

**wrench97** · 08-23-2009, 01:23 PM

It's supposed to confuse you the other way around ...ah Celeron their good.....not

ebackhus · 08-23-2009, 01:47 PM

A Celeron is a Pentium II made with celery.

Baejung92 · 08-23-2009, 05:20 PM

I used to use a Celeron until about three years ago. On a desktop. It was pretty bad :/

08-21-2009, 01:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Goonie Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 25 OS: XP	Exchanged G71 for HP dv7... Arggg... just had an impulse buy moment. After 3 weeks my HD crashed on my g71gx. BB didn't have the G71 instock to exchange so I got at the HP Pavilion Dv7-2180us... Someone tell me I made a mistake! lol Seriously, though... gaming wise are these 2 comparable? Quad core vs Dual core Ati vs nVidia HP vs Asus I don't feel so good. lol

08-21-2009, 02:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,341 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Exchanged G71 for HP dv7... A friend of mine has a G71 and loves it. HP is a brand I wouldn't buy. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

08-23-2009, 10:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Exchanged G71 for HP dv7... The ASUS G71 ius way better. It has 2.53ghz dual core, GTX 260M graphics card. G71 specs Dv7-2180us specs The HP also has a centrino CPU which is a lot worse than a regular dual core. Get your ASUS back! HDD's either fail really early or take years and years to fail.

08-23-2009, 10:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,858 OS: Win7	Re: Exchanged G71 for HP dv7... Centrino is a package of CPU, MB, Wireless, the current 2009 Centrino Spec is for the i7 and i5 moble CPU's, I think your thinking of Celeron? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrino __________________ Power Supply and Selection

08-23-2009, 11:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Exchanged G71 for HP dv7... Yes I was thinking of celeron, those two names always get me confused.

08-23-2009, 01:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,858 OS: Win7	Re: Exchanged G71 for HP dv7... It's supposed to confuse you the other way around ...ah Celeron their good.....not __________________ Power Supply and Selection

08-23-2009, 01:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,341 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Exchanged G71 for HP dv7... A Celeron is a Pentium II made with celery. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

08-23-2009, 05:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
Baejung92 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 177 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: Exchanged G71 for HP dv7... I used to use a Celeron until about three years ago. On a desktop. It was pretty bad :/