[Pc_Support] Re: HP dv2025nr (correction) -- $799 Gateway MX3414 (identical)

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Mon, 2006-07-17 at 23:24 -0400, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> Actually, HP's on-line customizer gives almost the exact same price
> after $100 instant and $50 mail-in rebate.  So if I'm going to order,
> I'm just going to go with HP directly -- even though it's a little wait
> (7-8 days).
> I was playing not only with the dv2025nr with integrated GeForce Go
> 6150 ...
> But the dv2000 series is definitely slicker.
> You can't fit in a video chip with dedicated VRAM.
> So I'm not sure I want to go to the 5000 series.
> Maybe they'll have a GeForce Go 7200 with shared RAM soon?

Okay, these stock Turion 64 x2 designs are starting to become
commonplace.  This week Best Buy has a Gateway MX3414 on-sale for $799
out-the-door.  And how does it differ?  It doesn't!

That's what I call Same Taiwanese Supplier Syndrome (STSS). ;->

It physically looks _exactly_ like the HP dv2025nr design -- right down
to the curved styling.  Exact same dimensions (13" x 9.5" x 1.5", with
14" widescreen) and weight (5.3lbs.), Turion 64 ML-50 (1.6/256 x2), 1GB
DDR2-533/PC2-4200, 100GB HD, etc...  Other specs are exactly the same,
except they ship a Go 6100 logic instead of the Go 6150 -- a few MHz
shaved off the clock (desktop 6100 v. 6150 is 425MHz v. 475MHz --
probably similar).

The question is if I wait another month, will someone have these things
for $699?  How about $599?  Gateway doesn't even list any AMD notebooks
in their product line-up on-line, so this is clearly a retail offering
-- possibly outsourced _completely_, right down to support (HP too?).


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