voltaire_ira Posted June 29, 2004 Share Posted June 29, 2004 hi guys, got a new hp pavilion zd714us notebook! i will be using it primarily for autocadd drawings and small max renderings while my dual xeon does all the heavy rendering jobs. here are the specs. p4 3.0 gig hz with HT 512 ram 64mb nvidia 5200 go combo dvd/cd writer 17" tft screen widescreen display harman/kardon built in speakers 60 gig 4200rpm hard drive digital media reader 4 usb ports s-video out tried rendering it with mental ray using g.i. and is quite fast. got it for $1500. is this baby good compared to other notebooks mentioned in this forum?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbr Posted June 29, 2004 Share Posted June 29, 2004 Sounds pretty nice. I've thought about getting one of those. Let us know if it runs hot, as I've heard the 17" Toshiba runs really hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voltaire_ira Posted June 30, 2004 Author Share Posted June 30, 2004 Sounds pretty nice. I've thought about getting one of those. Let us know if it runs hot, as I've heard the 17" Toshiba runs really hot. tried rendering with mentalray with extensive g.i. use.It was quite hot but tolerable.im not sure about the toshiba. compared rendertimes with my dual xeon 2.4 desktop and rendered a scene. dual = 7:59 laptop = 12:34 it renders like a single desktop pc...now i can use it to help its big brother render. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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