I need more info on a laptop comparison (Sorry for the Long e-mail)

novano

I am confused between some specs for laptops:
My problem is, some laptops have P4 HT 3 GHz,800Mhz front bus but with 512K cache Level 2. Another has P4 3 GHz HT 533Mhz front bus with 1 MB cache level 2 both with 15,4" and 128MB video memory, and the third has Centrino 1.6Ghz with 400 Mhz front and 2MB cache level 2 and 64 MB video 14.0" all with 512 MB memory and I HAVE PUT DETAIL SPEC.

the laptop will be used for : 3d Studio max (Rendering) but not too complecated animation, photoshop and AutoCAD with office and some other architectural programs.

So should i choose more front bus and Hyper Thread HT Technology or more cache level 2 or video this is confusing and they are all close prices. So please if any one have experiance with using laptops and designing softwares explain to me which one would you choose over another.. email me with any questions

First: HP zv5330US $1350
Processor Speed 3.2GHz
Display Type WXGA high-definition widescreen with BrightView technology (1280 x 800)
Screen Size 15.4"
System Bus 800MHz
Cache Memory 512KB on die Level 2
System Memory (RAM) 512MB
System Memory (RAM) Expandable To 1.25GB
Type of Memory (RAM) PC2700 DDR SDRAM
Hard Drive Type ATA/100
Hard Drive Size 80.0GB (4200 rpm)
Optical Drive DVD+RW/CD-RW drive
Optical Drive Speeds 2x2x8 DVD+RW; 16x8x24 CD-RW
Diskette Drive Type USB external 3.5" 1.44MB floppy (optional)
Graphics ATI Mobility RADEON 9000 IGP
Video Memory 128MB DDR (shared)

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Second:
$1300
Toshiba Satellite A75-S209 Notebook
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 532 with Hyper-Threading Technolog
Processor Speed
3.06GHz
Level 1 Cache
16KB Level 1 Cache and 12,000 uOps Trace Cache
Level 2 Cache
1MB Level 2 Cache
Data Bus Speed
533MHz Frontside Bus
RAM Installed / Max RAM Supported
512MB PC-2700 DDR RAM (Expandable to 1.536GB)
Memory Configuration
512MB Integrated Memory Module
Memory Slots Available
One available 200-pin SO-DIMM Slot
Hard Drive
60GB 4,200RPM ATA/100 Hard Drive
Multimedia Drive
Combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW Drive
Display Type
15.4" Widescreen XGA TruBrite Active Matrix Display
Video Card
Integrated 4x AGP ATI Mobility RADEON 9000 IGP Video Chipset
Video Memory Installed
Up to 128MB of Shared Memory
Internal Max Resolution
1280 x 800 at 24-bit (16.7M colors)
Video Output Supported
NTSC

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Third:
$1300 HP
Processor Speed 1.6GHz
Display Type WXGA high-definition widescreen with BrightView technology (1280 x 768)
Screen Size 14"
System Bus 400MHz
Cache Memory 2MB on die Level 2
System Memory (RAM) 512MB
System Memory (RAM) Expandable To 2.0GB
Type of Memory (RAM) PC2100 DDR SDRAM
Hard Drive Type ATA/100
Hard Drive Size 60.0GB (4200 rpm)
Optical Drive DVD+RW/CD-RW drive
Optical Drive Speeds 2x2x8 DVD+RW; 16x8x24 CD-RW

SSR_06

i would go with the first one. it has an 800mhz fsb witch should make up for the diffence in the cashe. it seems just to have more power, not only that, it has a dvd burner in it!!!! unless you want battery life(but im guessing you don't b/c of what your useing it for).

ChemicalChild

first of the Warranty for HP is horrible shipping to HP and service from HP (and you are not guarunteed to get back the unit that you shipped) the biggest thing I have found when dealing with HP on behalf of my customers is the waiting period 2-3 weeks. All that stuff makes it almost not worth buying Consumer Report rated Toshiba laptops and Apple notebooks in the same kickass product category (ok so i made that up). Toshiba warranties are considered better because you can go to your local service center and have your machine fixed there, also Toshiba is International so you could be in Saudi Arabia and u can still get it serviced. Aside from warranty the first 2 product's are quite close in spec. FSB is slightly different the Toshiba does have the HT technology in it which means more battery consumption again assuming you are not worried about that, the ability to load and run programs simultaneously is a benefit there. onboard DVD burner not a real big bonus seeing as usually they are either 4x or 8x and you can purchase an external with 16x and dual layer capability. in my humble opinion Toshiba is the winner.