question before buy

pherekudes · #1 03-10-2010, 09:28 AM

I'm about buying a new computer. You can see my desktops specs in my signiture. Please write your opinion or experiances about the following notebook:

Product Number: NG575EA
Microprocessor: 2.40 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8600
Microprocessor Cache: Level 2 cache 3 MB
Memory: 4096 MB (2 x 2048 MB)
Memory Max: Up to 8 GB DDR2
Video Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Video Memory: Up to 1791 MB
Hard Drive: 320 GB SATA (5400 rpm)
Multimedia Drive: Lightscribe Super Multi DVD Writer (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support
Display: 17" WXGA+ High Definition BrightView Widescreen (1440 x 900)
Network Card:Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
Wireless Connectivity: Intel WiFi Link 5100, Bluetooth
Sound: Altec Lansing speakers, 3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound 16 bit integrated

PC Card Slots

One ExpressCard/54 slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)

External Ports

5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
4 USB 2.0
1 HDMI connector
1 eSata connector
1 VGA port
1 RJ45 ethernet connector
2 headphones-out
1 mic-in
1 IEEE 1394
remote control infrared port
cable docking connector

Dimensions39.6 cm (W) x 28.5 cm (D) x 4.5 cm (H)Weight3.46 kgPower

90 W AC Power Adapter
8-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery

I would like to install osx 10.6 on this too, but does not really know if it will works.
As I see the main specs are equal to macbook, but i'm not sure that osx installation would be working on this HP Pavilion.

I'm not really know that an i3 cpu configuration how much better...

Please help me if you can. Any comments are wellcome.

nikola.j · #2 03-10-2010, 10:29 AM

I would say that only WiFi is not going to work, everything else is highly compatible.

milanca · #3 03-10-2010, 02:03 PM

Exactly, this laptop is a real beauty when it comes to OSX. Wifi won't work but you can use usb wifi dongle instead or if you want to go a bit further you can replace your wifi card (which is just mini pci-express card) with some broadcom/atheros one for like 15eur and have a pure clone.

Regards

pherekudes · #4 03-11-2010, 09:34 AM

One other choice can be Sony Vaio EB1s1e with the following specs:

Chipset: Intel® HM55 Express
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-430M, 2,26
RAM: 4 GB, 1066 DDR3 RAM
HDD: 500 GB SATA HDD (5400)
Display: 15,5" vaio display (1366 x 768)
VGA card: ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650, 1 GB dedicated
Card reader: Memory Stick™, SD
Additional ports: HDMI™, 3 USB 2.0 ports, Bluetooth®
WLAN: 802.11 b/g/n,
LAN: 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T
Webcam: Motion Eye webcam
Touchpad: Multi-touch touchpad
Battery: 39 Wh (11,1 V/3500 mAh), 6 cells

nikola.j · #5 03-11-2010, 09:53 AM

People have various problems with Sonys. Even when the specs say it's compatible, it turns out it's not. And here you have ATI mobility card, which almost certainly won't work.