I've been throwing around the idea of upgrading to an HP dm3-1030 from my current HP dv6000. I was looking at the dm3-1030 about a week ago just for the fun of it and noticed a big box store has one on sale for $150 off ($499 plus tax). My reasoning for getting a new laptop is:
- I'd like a smaller laptop than my current 15.6" screen size. I've looked at netbooks but they're a bit week and maybe too small. 13.3" looks good.
- I'd like to be able to use it without it plugged in all the time. My current laptop's battery is shot. I either buy a new extended life battery for this or keep considering upgrading.
- I like the integrated bluetooth and webcams that most new laptops offer now.
There are others, but these are a few key thoughts as I've been weighing my options. So what I'm mainly asking you all is this: is the HP dm3-1030 a significant upgrade over my current HP dv6000? Is it a minor upgrade and if I really want to go unplugged, just buy a new battery? Any help will be greatly appreciated. And below, I've posted some specs from both models.
My current setup: HP Pavilion dv6000 AMD Turion TL-52: 1600 MHz (512 KiB L2-Cache per core)
2 GB DDR2
GeForce Go 6150
100 GB HD 5400 rpm
15.4" 1280x800 display
WiFi: 802.11 b/g
DVD & CD burner with Lightscribe technology
Battery life: none
My potential setup: HP Pavilion dm3 1030 AMD Athlon Neo X2 L335: 1.6GHz, 512KB L2 Cache
4 GB DDR2
ATI Radeon HD 3200
320 GB 7200 rpm
13.3" 1366 x 768
WiFi: 802.11 a/b/g/n with Bluetooth
No optical drive
Battery life: up to 6 hrs
You will get a dual core CPU which helps in CS4,and 7200 RPM HDD which also helps(not a big difference compared to 5400 but still its good) and also you will get double RAM which helps too,so go for it,it would be a good upgrade
I'm not a gamer but I do use Photoshop and InDesign. Primarily, I'll use CS4 on my desktop but wouldn't mind using it on a laptop when moving around. Would I be better off with my current laptop or the dm3-1030? Or not much of a difference?
You will get a dual core CPU which helps in CS4,and 7200 RPM HDD which also helps(not a big difference compared to 5400 but still its good) and also you will get double RAM which helps too,so go for it,it would be a good upgrade