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Date Posted: 07:56:59 01/08/03 Wed
Author: CSM
Subject: Re: USB Ports on the HP ZE5185
In reply to: CSM 's message, "Re: USB Ports on the HP ZE5185" on 02:54:20 01/08/03 Wed

Ok, I'm in an awkward position in the thread--I'll continue replying to my original message to keep the idea flow consistent. Ahem.

This site has an additional 3/3 5-star consumer reviews:
http://www.helpfulreviews.com/info/B00006LHEB.html

I'll quote one I found particularly interesting:

"Feature wise this HP looks similar to other high-end notebooks out there. What sets it apart is the extremely high quality display HP wisely endowed it with. With a faster response time, higher brightness, and more pixels, HP has outclassed its competitors with this offer.

The only benchmark Amazon offers if the pixel count (look under the Tech Specs), but you can use it as a good judge screen quality. The higher the count, the better the quality of the image (and it tends to indicate a newer, better LCD was used).

This notebook has a 1400-by-1050 LCD. Most of its competitors only offer a 1024-by-768 LCD, or at best a 1280-by-1024. By adding a LCD with 10% more pixels than the best the competition has to offer you get a sharper image (and sacrifice a little battery life).

At 6.4 pounds this is lighter than most, though not the lightest. It falls into the mobile desktop range (as opposed to thin-and-light) but thanks to higher quality components and engineer (it has a first class cooling system) you will see battery life that rivals notebooks aimed more for mobility than power.

You can find more mobile systems with more battery life, but you won't find one with the first class features this one has."

...I do question the 6.4lb weight spec.; my understanding is 7.5lbs, though the discrepancy could be attributed to method/configuration. Perhaps his/her hard drive was empty.

The first reviewer mentioned a few cons, but "awkward appearance" seemed to top his/her list. I noticed this as well; very conventional, though little need be said about simplicity. "Awkward" was not applied to the ergonomics, and this owner praised the touchpad and especially, the ease of use of the touch-slider-bar (as compared to Sony's scroll-wheel). Noise was addressed, this owner stating fan noise was "very acceptable," but went on to say "The DVD/CDRW drive is kind of noisy when running fast, but it's unavoidable."
All three owners praised the screen, which, I might add, can be used to improve the computer's appearance.

I'll stop back if I find some professional opinions, like CNET or PC Magazine. Some benchmarks and/or head-to-head tests would be nice.

Cheers

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  • Re: USB Ports on the HP ZE5185 -- CSM, 11:51:27 01/08/03 Wed
  • I vote to Toshiba -- TCat, 07:21:32 01/10/03 Fri
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