Geeks, Suggest a Laptop within 50K !!!
arsenalfan001
Arsenal Fan
Not me. It is working fine so far for me. Apparently if you use applications that uses OpenGL instead of DirectX, the discrete graphics card will not be used.
Check Ishu's post regarding the same issue Here
And upgrading the hard disk is not possible. Not in HP.
Check Ishu's post regarding the same issue Here
And upgrading the hard disk is not possible. Not in HP.
Ishu Gupta
Manchester United
Have you seen the Dell FHD screen? The HD screen looks crap compared to it. And IMO the HP DV6 has a better HD screen than the XPS.
But that screen is much more useful than anything else esp for programming (you'll see a lot more code) and movies.
IMO that screen is the biggest USP of Dell over HP. The only reason I haven't yet bought the HP DV6 myself (better card @ 50k vs better screen @ 70k
).Dell has a better speakers, 7200rpm HDD and slightly better build quality.
HP has a much superior Graphic card (40% better) and is much cheaper than the Dell.
HP DV6 6017TX/6121TX are 50k (i7 2630qm, 4GB, HD6770M). 3014TX is 43k.
You can upgrade the HDD yourself (WD Scorpio Black 500GB costs 2.5k). HP doesn't provide customization in India.
Its going to get fixed soon. HP is about to roll out a new BIOS. Err that's what I heard.
SlashDK
MV VIP to the MAX
Agreed with Ishu. HP is much better in terms of performance. You can easily upgrade the harddrive yourself and external speakers and headphones are always an option for better sound. Go to Dell and HP stores and ask them to show you the screens of both the models. If you really find Dell worth it then go for it. But if you can live with the HP screen, it will be much more futureproof and VFM.
xtremevicky
Manc
My brother has the full HD screen and I have HD .
I know the difference but calling it crap is just outrages . I watch 720P movies and they play well . HP screen wont comment about it .
Rest it is OP's choice .
I know the difference but calling it crap is just outrages . I watch 720P movies and they play well . HP screen wont comment about it .
Rest it is OP's choice .
Ishu Gupta
Manchester United
The HD screen is WLED and FHD screen is RBGLED. Its much better IMO. I would never buy/think about buying the overpriced dell if it wasn't for that display or if the HP had an option to upgrade to that display.
From Wiki
I guess we will agree to disagree.
From Wiki
LED backlighting in color screens comes in two flavors: white LED backlights and RGB LED backlights.[1] White LEDs are used most often in notebooks and desktop screens, and in virtually all mobile LCD screens. A white LED is actually a blue LED with yellow phosphor to give the impression of white light. The spectral curve has big gaps in the green and red parts. RGB LEDs consist of a red, a blue, and a green LED and can be controlled to produce different temperatures of white. RGB LEDs for backlighting are found in high end color proofing displays such as HP DreamColor LP2480zx monitor or selected HP EliteBook notebooks, as well as newer consumer grade displays such as Dell's Studio series laptops which have an optional RGB LED display.
RGB LEDs can deliver an enormous color gamut to screens. When using three separate LEDs (additive color) the backlight can produce a color spectrum that closely matches the color filters in the LCD pixels themselves. In this way, the filter passband can be narrowed so that each color component lets only a very narrow band of spectrum through the LCD. This improves the efficiency of the display since little light is blocked when white is displayed. Also, the actual red, green, and blue points can be moved farther out so that the display is capable of reproducing more vivid colors.
RGB LEDs can deliver an enormous color gamut to screens. When using three separate LEDs (additive color) the backlight can produce a color spectrum that closely matches the color filters in the LCD pixels themselves. In this way, the filter passband can be narrowed so that each color component lets only a very narrow band of spectrum through the LCD. This improves the efficiency of the display since little light is blocked when white is displayed. Also, the actual red, green, and blue points can be moved farther out so that the display is capable of reproducing more vivid colors.
I guess we will agree to disagree.
xtremevicky
Manc
I know that but slating it as Crap is bit over the top IMO .
Rest , The customer service makes up for the higher price I payed . My roomate called and registered for HP home visit a month back . you can guess what has happened since
Rest , The customer service makes up for the higher price I payed . My roomate called and registered for HP home visit a month back . you can guess what has happened since
Ishu Gupta
Manchester United
Yes that might be true but I almost never contact any CC. They are mostly a bunch of idiots.
xtremevicky
Manc
We shall debate that on some other day . !
Cheers mate !
Cheers mate !
xtremevicky
Manc
I really doubt that HP's screen is better !
Ishu Gupta
Manchester United
No one has the new BIOS yet. You can get an update later.
The only major -ve in the HP is that you cannot use the 6770M for OpenGL softwares. This problem only exists with the 61xx series. Its perfectly fine with the 60xx series.
So try to find the 6017tx and get the 6121tx if 6017 isn't available.
Also most people won't be affected by this problem. Minecraft, heavy photoshopping, Adobe CS5 etc need OpenGL. Programming, movies and games are perfectly fine.
Fix is on the way as I said
Smaller -ves include 5400rpm HDD, no FHD screen, no backlit KB.
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See FHD is much better than HD
hp dv6 HD display quality
The only major -ve in the HP is that you cannot use the 6770M for OpenGL softwares. This problem only exists with the 61xx series. Its perfectly fine with the 60xx series.
So try to find the 6017tx and get the 6121tx if 6017 isn't available.
Also most people won't be affected by this problem. Minecraft, heavy photoshopping, Adobe CS5 etc need OpenGL. Programming, movies and games are perfectly fine.
Fix is on the way as I said
Smaller -ves include 5400rpm HDD, no FHD screen, no backlit KB.
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See FHD is much better than HD
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hp dv6 HD display quality
xtremevicky
Manc
You dont get my point !
Off course the FHD will be better ! I am just saying that HD screen is NOT BAD ! NOT CRAP !
Off course the FHD will be better ! I am just saying that HD screen is NOT BAD ! NOT CRAP !
Ishu Gupta
Manchester United
The second quote even calls the Dell HD the WORST display in the world.
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Flipkart.com: HP Pavilion DV6 Series DV6-6017TX: Computer
Flipkart.com: HP Pavilion DV6 Series DV6-6121TX: Computer
HP Pavilion dv6-6000 Entertainment Notebook PC series Home & Home Office
HP Pavilion dv6-6100 Entertainment Notebook PC series Home & Home Office
Ishu Gupta
Manchester United
Yes. 6770 >>>>>6490
6017TX or 6121TX if 6017TX is not available (It usually isn't).
No difference.
Ishu Gupta
Manchester United
For HP, TDFers have reported upto 5 hrs using the onboard graphic card and 2-3 hrs using the ati card.