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Date Posted: 15:01:31 01/13/03 Mon
Author: Alex
Subject: Re: USB Ports on the HP ZE5185
In reply to: CSM 's message, "Re: USB Ports on the HP ZE5185" on 03:46:44 01/08/03 Wed

*** Alright, I OWN this system... and here is the scoop!
It has a DUAL fan setup that sucks in cool air thru 2 vents on the bottom, then vents the warmed air to the left side of the laptop thru 2 more vents, the fans are quiet and only click on after extended use (when the P4 becomes warm) I believe this is designed to extend battery life, which is good considering all of the devices this thing has got on it (averages 2.5 hours under moderate use). There are 3 USB ports that are USB 1.1 but it does have a firewire port so you have to deal with the USB issue, but if you aren't connecting a lot of devices then it's not an issue. The infared port is great (I use it with my PDA and it's transfer rate is great!) The DVD/CD-R combo drive is very quiet and the 15" screen is AWESOME! I mean it! My father has a Toshiba and he likes it... I am true HP fan and feel both systems are good... go with what you like best... they are pretty evenly matched in power and performance!

Good Luck!


>This link to Bizrate.com includes price comparisons
>between retailers for the ZE5185, and 3 of 3 5-star
>consumer reviews:
>
>http://bizrate.com/HP-Pavilion-ze5185-Notebook-Computer
>s,mpoi__cat_id--462,prod_id--7022183,rf--wgg.html
>
>Two of the reviews mention dual cooling fans, one
>states "Even though this notebook uses a standard 2.4
>chip it does not run hot with the two cooling fans; in
>fact it barely gets warm." Application usage of these
>reviewers, I'd be interested to know. Incidentally, I
>believe the noisy-fan notebook had 1 vent on the side;
>this model apparently vents both fans on the underside
>of the chassis.

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