The newВ connector on the HP ZD8000 looks to solve this problem, however this means you wonвЂ™t be able to use 3rd party power adapters anymore. I have heard of many problems others had with the older design, and have myself experienced problems of loose power adapter connections on my old HP ZD7000. The power connector for the ZD8000 seems to be totally redesigned from the ZD7000. Size of HP ZD8000 (top)В versus the Toshiba P35 (bottom) ( view larger image) HP Pavilion ZD8000 back viewВ ( view larger image ) HP Pavilion ZD8000 undersideВ ( view larger image ) Toshiba somehow managed to get rid of heat from the P35 system and typing was comfortable. The cooling system simply needs a lot more reworking, my use of theВ Toshiba Satellite P35 proved that a large desktop replacement notebookВ with a Pentium 4 processorВ doesnвЂ™t haveВ necessarily have to be aВ giant heat synch. The heat around the keyboard canВ make itВ uncomfortable to type after 10 minutes of typing on this laptop. I wish they had focused more on improving the cooling and reducing heat build-up around the keyboard rather than improving the touchpad though. The touchpad area is thankfully improved and more usable now than before. The keyboard area and wrist rest below the keyboard still gets very hot to the touch, though not as bad as the ZD7000 I used to own did. Even with a number of vents, the computer still gets very hot and the fans spin up all the time and they are loud. The entire rear of the notebookВ is dedicated to having vents for cooling, therebyВ sacrificing the parallel port from the previous generation. There is an extra fan now, probably for making sure the machine can keep cool with the new ATIВ Mobility X600В graphics card. Is it better now? Unfortunately thatвЂ™s a negative. The ZD8000 has a slightly modified look from its previous generation model, the ZD7000. 5-in-1 Media Reader (Secure Digital, Memory Stick/Pro, MMC, xD Picture Card).17.0вЂі WXGA TFT LCD ViewBright display 1440 x 900 resolution.ATI Mobility Radeon X600 with 256MB dedicated RAM.LG GWA-4080N DVD+/-RW Drive вЂ“ CD-ROM (40x) CD-R (40x write) CD-RW (24x write) DVD-ROM (16x) DVD-R (8x write) DVD-RW (4x write) DVD+R (16x write) DVD+RW (4x write) DVD+R Dual Layer (2.4x write).1GB DDR2 SDRAM 400MHz(512Г—1) from Micron.

Mobile Pentium 4 520 2.8GHz, with Hyper-Threading.In this review I compare the new ZD8000 to both the Toshiba Satellite P35 17-inch screen notebook and the HP ZD7000 17-inch screen notebook which I had before the P35. The ZD8000 seemed to be a good candidate as it came with an ATI Mobility Radeon X600 graphics card and other options that provided for a great desktop replacement style notebook. IВ purchased the HP PavilionВ ZD8000 to replace my dying Toshiba SatelliteВ P35 notebook.

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