HP DV6516Tx of 6575US

[nish121]

I want to buy a new laptop for my Dj'ing purpose.
1. WHich has very good sound output
2.Good processor performance
3.Good Ram & Hard Disk
4.Mutlitasking expert.

I shortlisted 2 models.Please help me which 1 to buy. 6516tx and 6575us. Also should i go for AMD or intel processors...
Any other laptop or configuration you guys can suggest..Asap !

[iMav]

i got the dx6516tx today .... dj'ing i cant say now but over all the machine is just slcik ... a review by 2moro midnight

[gxsaurav]

Originally Posted by nish121

I want to buy a new laptop for my Dj'ing purpose.

Get any laptop & add to it Creative Soundblaster NX external Soundcard

Both Intel Core 2 Duo & AMD Turian support SSE3 which asists a lot when it comes to Audio work.

[nish121]

Ppl say AMD gets hot and stuff like that...Should i go for an HP AMD machine at a lesser price, or should i stick with intel..does it make sense buying a 17" inch screen laptop. and this new model 6575us has come out but with a slower rpm 4200...is it advisable ?

[gxsaurav]

Originally Posted by nish121

Ppl say AMD gets hot and stuff like that

That problem was solved in 2002

Should i go for an HP AMD machine at a lesser price, or should i stick with intel

Both will do

does it make sense buying a 17" inch screen laptop

Depends whether u need it or not.

and this new model 6575us has come out but with a slower rpm 4200...is it advisable ?

Nope, in today's time, 5400 atleast

[infra_red_dude]

"AMD gets hot"
chuck that man.... thats crap!

for DJing purpose? i suppose a turion x2 64bit is enough for you. try to squeeze in 2gb ram. 17" lappies are a bit cumbursome if u are too frequent a traveller. plus the battery backup reduces. 4200rpm hdd??!!! stay away! don't buy them!!!

[iMav]

but be careful of a 64bit u might not be able to do other normal stuff coz of lack of softwares .... and make sure that the dj-ing softwares have a 64bit version

[gxsaurav]

Turian also runs normal 32bit software. OS & Applications won't be a problem

[infra_red_dude]

well, i don't think he'll be installing the 64bit version of any OS or software! they are a rarity now. and i dunno any 64bit DJ software!!! its jus to make him future proof. i jus suggested him to check that the turion is 64bit coz core2duo supporte intel em64t. so he shudn't be devoid of 64bit support if he buys the amd turion.

[nish121]

but dude..turion is from amd itself and u said amd sucks...do u have any idea if virtual dj 4 works with VIsta ? & will there by any major difference between 1.5ghz and 1.76 ghz?

[infra_red_dude]

oh you got me wrong! i said chuck the thot that "amd gets hot" that statement is crap!!

virtual dj has been running fine here on vista basic and yes the 0.26ghz does matter! but the savings do matter too!!!

[nish121]

Any place where i can download the new full version of Virtual Dj vista compatible ? how much will a creative external soundblaster cost ?

[infra_red_dude]

1) ahem... plz keep questions like those outta this forum!

2) what soundcard do these lappies haf? if its hdaudio, then that enough for casual DJing.. more than enough man.. are you a pro DJ? and will u connect pro DJ equipment to ur laptop? if yes, then get the soundblaster ext. if not then no need. the internal audio card is jus fine...

[nish121]

bro,,its coz my old laptop toshiba satellite had very low sound output, and puttin an external sound card would just be a luxury to that, so i decided to buy a new 1. Yes 6516 has hd audio..yeah, i am a pro Dj..and might be required to connect my laptop to external mixers and stuff.Hows the creative sound card..better than the hdaudio...card

[gxsaurav]

Originally Posted by nish121

might be required to connect my laptop to external mixers and stuff.Hows the creative sound card..better than the hdaudio...card

Get soundblaster NX

[nish121]

do u suggest any other laptop in this range. might be an AMD also..just have this blockade in my head,that between AMD and intel..Intel is much more faster and superior..?

[gxsaurav]

Nope, right now AMD is as good as Intel. First decide which laptop u want to buy then tell the specs & CPU model here. Both from Intel & AMD then only we can say whether AMD CPU is slower then intel or not.

[nish121]

hmm k...models are 6211au,Dv2519 (both 512mb ram)..9502Au / tu...and finally 6516tx..
2.. Out of these ones, which 1 should i take

32 Bit 4 Channel Card
6 Channel Sound Card
Sound Card usb
Creative 5.1
Creative 7.1 Audygy COUD
Creative Audygy NX
Creative USB Sound card (A.O)

M AUDIO Sound Cards

Delta 1010 LT Internal (A.O)
USB Sound Card (A.O)
JAM LAP (For Guitar) (A.O)

[infra_red_dude]

regarding the cpus. yes at the moment core2duo beats the turion x2 in raw tests. but the differnce is not so much noticable if u are not a heavy gamer or 3d software user. so i guess for ur usage turion or core2duo shouldn't make much difference.

[Pathik]

Yup... Get a turion (minimum tl-56) if ur budget is low...
also if u hav some relative in the states then u can get a dell 1521.. its awesome..

[gxsaurav]

Originally Posted by nish121

which 1 should i take

32 Bit 4 Channel Card
6 Channel Sound Card
Sound Card usb
Creative 5.1
Creative 7.1 Audygy COUD
Creative Audygy NX
Creative USB Sound card (A.O)

M AUDIO Sound Cards

Delta 1010 LT Internal (A.O)
USB Sound Card (A.O)
JAM LAP (For Guitar) (A.O)

M-Audio sound card, if there are Vista compatible drivers.

[Ankur Gupta]

BTW I dont think HP 6575US is available in India...is it??

[Pathik]

^^ nah.... i too didnt find it anywhere..
he might be talkin of the dv6502au..

[Ankur Gupta]

Well that model is there by HP but then it might be a discontinued product or yet to be launched...

[nish121]

I went ahead with 6516tx. Now since its a 160gb hard disk, how do i format and reload windows vista on it...or should i load winxp..r there any complaints with vista ?

yeah, 6575 has been launched in the US, but the backdrop of that is its only 4200rpm..not good enuf...i was confused between 6516tx and 9502au....went ahead with the former coz 9502 wud prove to be very bulky ...

[gxsaurav]

Originally Posted by nish121

I went ahead with 6516tx. Now since its a 160gb hard disk, how do i format and reload windows vista on it...or should i load winxp..r there any complaints with vista ?

First note the key of Windows Vista installed. If you have a bootable DVD of Vista then boot from it & format the whole HD. Then make a partition of 20 GB for Vista, this should be enough. Make rest of the space as a bit partition.

Don't enter any serial & uncheck the checkbox which says to avtivate when online. Select to install the version which came with your laptop, then install.

Once installed, reboot. Then wait for vista to finish installing & enter the key to activate

[dextornap]

Hi Guys!!

I am rather new to buying a laptop. So i visited many websites and forums to get the first hand knowledge. Also i visited local laptop vendors and looked at couple of models.

Finally i shotlisted these 2 models:-

HP dv6516TX
Sony VAIO VGN-FZ15G

But i am really confused to select one among them. Please help me out in this.

I am not a big gamer or something. But would like to play some games and music/movies on it. SONY FZ15 has HDMI port. Does dv6516 has it? I wish to coonect my laptop to LCD TV and 5.1 channel speakers.

Since people in this thread are talking about HP dv6516tx i guess you guys can suggest me. It has Intel Core2 Duo processor T5250. Does this gets heated up quickly? i heard with my friends that this is the biggest drawback of most HP laptops. Also battery backup is low.

One of you have already purchased this model i guess. So how good is it performance wise?

I feel SONY has better picture quality. But its costly. HP support is known to be very good. How about SONY?

[TechHunter]

Originally Posted by dextornap

SONY FZ15 has HDMI port. Does dv6516 has it?

Yes it does has a HDMI port.

Originally Posted by dextornap

It has Intel Core2 Duo processor T5250. Does this gets heated up quickly? i heard with my friends that this is the biggest drawback of most HP laptops. Also battery backup is low.

The maximum i have used it, so far, is about 5 hrs at a streach and the temperatures it reached are not too high for a laptop. The battery backup however depends on what u r using it for at that time, i have got about an average of 3 to 3.5 hrs backup.

[iMav]

no heating probs till now for me

[dextornap]

Thanks a lot friends!!!!

I think i will go ahead with 6516.

One more query ....... Reliance Data Card and TV Tuner are promotions by HP or Local vendors??? Have you recieved those? I am put up in Bangalore...Is it given to you on-spot or you have to redeem it from HP site? Finally, are they really giving away such freebies or its just sales spoofing??? whats your experince with Reliance NetConnect (If at all you are using it) !!!!