[Pc_Support] Re: [LeapList] HP dv2500nr: 64-bit x2, GeForce 6150, 1GB, 100GB HD, 8x DVD-DL for sub-$1K

[Kyle Gonzales]

I will not buy a Turion X2 chip.  256k L2 per core?  Blah, its already
testing out poorly.  I'll wait for the Core 2 Duo for the laptop.

My wife has a Turion chip in her laptop, and it runs well.  However, the
cache (or lack thereof) on the Turion X2 is a dealbreaker for me.

On Sun, 2006-07-16 at 10:08 -0700, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> Finally!  The nVidia GeForce Go 6150 (NV44/C51) chipset hit just a
> little bit ago and now they've matched the Turion x2 ML-50 (dual-core
> 1.6GHz) to it.  With 1GB RAM (expandable to 2GB), large 100GB 5400rpm
> HD and an 8x DVD-/+RW dual-layer drive, it's definitely a mobile
> desktop worth having.
> 
> And it's available for less than $1,000 at Best Buy (SKU 7911067).
> 
> The dv2000 series is Linux compatible, as virtually all NV44/C51
> designs are in the stock kernel (the built-in 802.11b/g wireless is
> another matter though).  Although there is not formal GeForce Go 6150
> support in the current ForceWare 85 drivers, people are running Linux
> on it with those drivers.
> 
> I'm going to go check it out today myself.
> 
-- 
Kyle Gonzales <kyle.gonzales at gmail.com>
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