Comments on: Windows XP Pro, Vista, & 7 Performance Comparisons on a HP DV2715nr Notebook http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Sun, 27 May 2012 00:39:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Centium http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-101794 Centium Wed, 11 May 2011 20:50:33 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-101794 @asdfasdf- This OBVIOUSLY isn't for people looking for performance charts and graphs. Try keeping your insults to yourself and go someplace else if this isn't what you're looking for, troll... @asdfasdf-

This OBVIOUSLY isn’t for people looking for performance charts and graphs. Try keeping your insults to yourself and go someplace else if this isn’t what you’re looking for, troll…

]]> By: asdfasdf http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-70621 asdfasdf Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:55:35 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-70621 nobody cares about your opinion about how you thought one operating system was faster than another. The only way to prove what os is better is by looking at numbers and graphs. You seem to think windows 7 is so great because it was easy for you to set up in a minimal amount of time. I care about performance not ease of use. nobody cares about your opinion about how you thought one operating system was faster than another. The only way to prove what os is better is by looking at numbers and graphs. You seem to think windows 7 is so great because it was easy for you to set up in a minimal amount of time. I care about performance not ease of use.

]]> By: Leonardo Glavina http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-54641 Leonardo Glavina Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:58:50 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-54641 @Chris? this is quite strange.... I have the same laptop and it worked. I just downloaded all drivers from HP website (Vista version, coz I did this on a leaked beta version) and installed them. The only thing that I couldnt fix was the remote control. Besides that, everything went fine. @Chris? this is quite strange…. I have the same laptop and it worked. I just downloaded all drivers from HP website (Vista version, coz I did this on a leaked beta version) and installed them.

The only thing that I couldnt fix was the remote control. Besides that, everything went fine.

]]> By: Chris http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-49509 Chris Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:19:30 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-49509 David Flowers Help Please! I just installed windows 7 from the free MSDNAA offer that my college gives me. It is the professional edition. I also have the dv2715nr laptop and the install went smooth but I no longer have sound and HP does not offer drivers that work with 7, only vista which dont work. What do i do?? David Flowers Help Please!

I just installed windows 7 from the free MSDNAA offer that my college gives me. It is the professional edition. I also have the dv2715nr laptop and the install went smooth but I no longer have sound and HP does not offer drivers that work with 7, only vista which dont work. What do i do??

]]> By: dude http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-46782 dude Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:14:09 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-46782 lol all comments here are by noobs who buy poor hardware and can't manage the downgrade to xp for a working system that. I still have yet to see any bonus from windows 7 besides its hording of directx updates. lol all comments here are by noobs who buy poor hardware and can’t manage the downgrade to xp for a working system that. I still have yet to see any bonus from windows 7 besides its hording of directx updates.

]]> By: dude http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-46781 dude Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:12:42 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-46781 Ok so first you say xp > vista ok agreed everyone knows. Then you blame companies for deliberately sabotaging hardware and not releasing drivers for such alright ok. Then you turn around and agree its nice that windows 7 has all its drivers even though not a mention of performance not even a bit of boottime absurdity. Even though you lecture that is best to get drivers yourself so you don't get cheated on performance by old drivers or poor laptop seller misconfigurations, you praise windows 7 for doing it? Only thing I can see different between xp and windows 7 is it won't be malicious laptop sellers destroying drivers but microsoft now and you'll have a lot worse time digging that crud out of your box. Ok so first you say xp > vista ok agreed everyone knows. Then you blame companies for deliberately sabotaging hardware and not releasing drivers for such alright ok. Then you turn around and agree its nice that windows 7 has all its drivers even though not a mention of performance not even a bit of boottime absurdity. Even though you lecture that is best to get drivers yourself so you don’t get cheated on performance by old drivers or poor laptop seller misconfigurations, you praise windows 7 for doing it?

Only thing I can see different between xp and windows 7 is it won’t be malicious laptop sellers destroying drivers but microsoft now and you’ll have a lot worse time digging that crud out of your box.

]]> By: mobile01 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-46062 mobile01 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:40:31 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-46062 I've been using windows 7 X64 for quite a while. I am also planning to buy Win7 pro (only $30 with student discount). However, I am not super impressed by the "Performance gain" vs. Vista X64. First off, booting and shutdown times are pretty much the same. Application load time is completely the same. Gaming performance (COH, L4D, TF2) are pretty much the same with today's win7 drivers (I don’t see a 10 to 20 FPS gain with the same settings). The only feature win7 impresses me is that it doesn’t constantly read the HDD during idle—something vista does all the time. Win7 is marginally faster than Vista. Don't expect it to do miracles on a normal computer (like mine) or a slow machine...such as a netbook. Plus, does anyone know how to disable the overexposed blooming affect on win7? (I hate seeing the HDR affect on my desktop) btw, if you are a college student, CHECK IF YOUR COLLEGE OR DEPARTMENT ALLOWS YOU TO GET A FREE WIN7. ITS CALLED THE "MSDNAA". What happens is that you get to download a free and Legit copy of Win7 via e-academy. My specs: Radeon4830 (stock speed) AthlonX2 4800+ Brisbane (@2.9Ghz) 4Gb DDRII 800 ram WD AAKS640Gb (SE16 / caviar blue) Gigabyte 780G mobo Corsair 450VX I’ve been using windows 7 X64 for quite a while. I am also planning to buy Win7 pro (only $30 with student discount). However, I am not super impressed by the “Performance gain” vs. Vista X64. First off, booting and shutdown times are pretty much the same. Application load time is completely the same. Gaming performance (COH, L4D, TF2) are pretty much the same with today’s win7 drivers (I don’t see a 10 to 20 FPS gain with the same settings). The only feature win7 impresses me is that it doesn’t constantly read the HDD during idle—something vista does all the time.

Win7 is marginally faster than Vista. Don’t expect it to do miracles on a normal computer (like mine) or a slow machine…such as a netbook. Plus, does anyone know how to disable the overexposed blooming affect on win7? (I hate seeing the HDR affect on my desktop)

btw, if you are a college student, CHECK IF YOUR COLLEGE OR DEPARTMENT ALLOWS YOU TO GET A FREE WIN7. ITS CALLED THE “MSDNAA”. What happens is that you get to download a free and Legit copy of Win7 via e-academy.

My specs: Radeon4830 (stock speed)
AthlonX2 4800+ Brisbane (@2.9Ghz)
4Gb DDRII 800 ram
WD AAKS640Gb (SE16 / caviar blue)
Gigabyte 780G mobo
Corsair 450VX

]]> By: Mike http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-39059 Mike Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:29:56 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-39059 Many thanks for your comments and impressions. I have been quite content with Vista on my 6-month old computer, but have pre-ordered a copy of Windows 7 (can't beat the pre-order price) and been wondering if I should buy it in the end. Your impressions are helpful in that regard--thanks for sharing them! Many thanks for your comments and impressions. I have been quite content with Vista on my 6-month old computer, but have pre-ordered a copy of Windows 7 (can’t beat the pre-order price) and been wondering if I should buy it in the end. Your impressions are helpful in that regard–thanks for sharing them!

]]> By: David Flowers http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-34219 David Flowers Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:52:44 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-34219 @ Jim, Same here, but the difference is amazing. Plus, couldn't get several components working with XP so I had few options. @ Leonardo, upgrading the OS to Win7 will be easy. The biggest issues with drivers on this laptop are the audio components, the wireless network card, and the video. Win7 loaded up the wireless network card and the audio all on its own, no problem. Thankfully, Nvidia has finally decided to make notebook drivers available, and the beta driver I used from Nvidia worked beautifully. In fact, since this article, and implementing some chipset overclocking via nTune, I am actually able to play World of Warcraft on it, lowest possible settings of course, but it gets me by when my wife forces me into "quality time" that involves me watching the Bachelor, American Idol, or Dancing With the Stars! Good luck, and thanks for the comments guys! @ Jim, Same here, but the difference is amazing. Plus, couldn’t get several components working with XP so I had few options.

@ Leonardo, upgrading the OS to Win7 will be easy. The biggest issues with drivers on this laptop are the audio components, the wireless network card, and the video. Win7 loaded up the wireless network card and the audio all on its own, no problem. Thankfully, Nvidia has finally decided to make notebook drivers available, and the beta driver I used from Nvidia worked beautifully.

In fact, since this article, and implementing some chipset overclocking via nTune, I am actually able to play World of Warcraft on it, lowest possible settings of course, but it gets me by when my wife forces me into “quality time” that involves me watching the Bachelor, American Idol, or Dancing With the Stars!

Good luck, and thanks for the comments guys!

]]> By: Leonardo Glavina http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-34187 Leonardo Glavina Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:32:27 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-34187 Nice review David! I have the same laptop, and I was really frustrated about the performance, specially concerning the video. I'm thinking to change the system to the windows 7 beta, it was great to see that the drivers are working on the new OS. But I have a doubt on how to change the OS. All the drivers are in the HP partition? What should I do? It would be great if you could help me. Regards Nice review David! I have the same laptop, and I was really frustrated about the performance, specially concerning the video. I’m thinking to change the system to the windows 7 beta, it was great to see that the drivers are working on the new OS.

But I have a doubt on how to change the OS. All the drivers are in the HP partition? What should I do?

It would be great if you could help me.

Regards

]]> By: Jim http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-34162 Jim Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:37:46 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-34162 This was surprising for me. I thought that XP would have out performed Windows 7. <a href="http://jamesmsingleton.com" rel="nofollow">Contact</a> This was surprising for me. I thought that XP would have out performed Windows 7.
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]]> By: Blacknimbus http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-33993 Blacknimbus Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:13:41 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-33993 Lol...love the 'gripping hand' reference. If you haven't read The Mote in God's Eye, you probably should. It basically means a 3rd way or option. And I'm excited about 7. Our organization skipped Vista altogether and will jump in with 7 as soon as it's available. Lol…love the ‘gripping hand’ reference. If you haven’t read The Mote in God’s Eye, you probably should. It basically means a 3rd way or option.

And I’m excited about 7. Our organization skipped Vista altogether and will jump in with 7 as soon as it’s available.

]]> By: David Flowers http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-33796 David Flowers Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:17:31 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-33796 @ Sparky, I appreciate your comments but let me clarify a couple of things. I don't know what "gripping hand" means. And while I agree there have been issues with mobile chipsets from Nvidia in the past, I did check to see if there were any issues with this chipset prior to purchase. I could find no info, and the purchase was just over a year ago. At no point was I comparing the 7150m / MCP67m with a desktop chipset and was not expecting desktop performance. Part of the article's point was to illustrate that even with someone such as me, whom I will very humbly say is at least as knowledgeable about hardware as the next guy, can check this information out and still wind up in this situation. I checked specs, I did some albeit brief research to check for problems, I even pulled up the device manager on the unit on the shelf, what was listed was a 7150m, not a MCP67m and that, is exactly, my point in regards to that part of the article. I do however, appreciate your participation in the discussion. Thanks! @ Sparky, I appreciate your comments but let me clarify a couple of things. I don’t know what “gripping hand” means. And while I agree there have been issues with mobile chipsets from Nvidia in the past, I did check to see if there were any issues with this chipset prior to purchase. I could find no info, and the purchase was just over a year ago. At no point was I comparing the 7150m / MCP67m with a desktop chipset and was not expecting desktop performance.

Part of the article’s point was to illustrate that even with someone such as me, whom I will very humbly say is at least as knowledgeable about hardware as the next guy, can check this information out and still wind up in this situation. I checked specs, I did some albeit brief research to check for problems, I even pulled up the device manager on the unit on the shelf, what was listed was a 7150m, not a MCP67m and that, is exactly, my point in regards to that part of the article.

I do however, appreciate your participation in the discussion. Thanks!

]]> By: casey http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-33795 casey Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:45:49 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-33795 That made up my mind, i got a hp, i'm happy with the performance of the video chipset, and the laptop in general, i have it running unbuntu and vista. i will deffinatly will be upgrading to win7, i did try the beta months ago on my desktop had problems with a memory leak, but have heard this issue has been fixed.... as far a graphs and benchmarks, they are never accurate and can vary greatly between similar machines. That made up my mind, i got a hp, i’m happy with the performance of the video chipset, and the laptop in general, i have it running unbuntu and vista. i will deffinatly will be upgrading to win7, i did try the beta months ago on my desktop had problems with a memory leak, but have heard this issue has been fixed…. as far a graphs and benchmarks, they are never accurate and can vary greatly between similar machines.

]]> By: David Flowers http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-33766 David Flowers Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:15:36 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-33766 @ Rob O, COCO, Claire, Pedro, rak, jwestside, and even Terry, Thanks for the comments guys, I love a good discussion, either side of it, so thanks for contributing to it! @ Rob O, COCO, Claire, Pedro, rak, jwestside, and even Terry, Thanks for the comments guys, I love a good discussion, either side of it, so thanks for contributing to it!

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]]> By: sparky http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-33759 sparky Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:40:55 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-33759 On the gripping hand, the 'spec problems' with all things NVidia/AMD have been well known for at least two, and possibly three years. Things like MCP vs. desktop chipset comparisons, power consumption, heat dissipation, (in-)stability, etc, etc. This is exactly what happens when someone goes spec-shopping for hardware and doesn't bother doing some reading on enthusiast web sites. On the gripping hand, the ‘spec problems’ with all things NVidia/AMD have been well known for at least two, and possibly three years. Things like MCP vs. desktop chipset comparisons, power consumption, heat dissipation, (in-)stability, etc, etc. This is exactly what happens when someone goes spec-shopping for hardware and doesn’t bother doing some reading on enthusiast web sites.

]]> By: Terry http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-33756 Terry Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:18:20 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-33756 That was useless. That was useless.

]]> By: jtwestside http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-33747 jtwestside Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:24:36 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-33747 I've been running windows 7 on a dv2718us and I can honestly saw that I echo everything you've stated. I love it! (and I'm PO'd about the NVIDIA GeForce situation too) anyway thanks for the writeup. I hope that MS hasn't burnt too many bridges with Vista and people give WIN 7 a try. I’ve been running windows 7 on a dv2718us and I can honestly saw that I echo everything you’ve stated. I love it! (and I’m PO’d about the NVIDIA GeForce situation too) anyway thanks for the writeup. I hope that MS hasn’t burnt too many bridges with Vista and people give WIN 7 a try.

]]> By: rak http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-33744 rak Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:52:19 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-33744 Great work David Flowers.I like the way you present the whole event. I think it is not a benchmark but is an experience. Windows 7 will wipe out all the negative impressions of vista. Thank you Great work David Flowers.I like the way you present the whole event. I think it is not a benchmark but is an experience. Windows 7 will wipe out all the negative impressions of vista. Thank you

]]> By: Pedro Pereira http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-33743 Pedro Pereira Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:30:30 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-33743 This says it all! Windows 7 will outrun Windows Vista. Lets just hope they don't get the price too high. I am not frustrated with Vista. It actually runs quite smoothly on my Acer Aspire 6920g, but if there is a way to get this monster working faster than it works already, I am sure going to get it! This says it all! Windows 7 will outrun Windows Vista. Lets just hope they don’t get the price too high. I am not frustrated with Vista. It actually runs quite smoothly on my Acer Aspire 6920g, but if there is a way to get this monster working faster than it works already, I am sure going to get it!

]]> By: Claire Strodtbeck http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-33742 Claire Strodtbeck Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:07:00 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-33742 I've heard a lot of good stuff about the performance of Windows 7. I can't wait for it to come out - I imagine I'll be installing it on my Aspire One when it's released. I’ve heard a lot of good stuff about the performance of Windows 7. I can’t wait for it to come out – I imagine I’ll be installing it on my Aspire One when it’s released.

]]> By: COCO http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-33739 COCO Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:11:36 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-33739 I totally agree with reviewer. Win7 on a 512 meg ram net book was a pleasure ! Drivers were a little sticky , but that was Janruary Speedwise,it was 95%+ of XP and the install was ultra quick from a Fast Corsair USB stick VIsta=Windows Me Seven is the way forward COCO I totally agree with reviewer.
Win7 on a 512 meg ram net book was a pleasure !
Drivers were a little sticky , but that was Janruary
Speedwise,it was 95%+ of XP and the install was ultra quick from a Fast Corsair USB stick
VIsta=Windows Me
Seven is the way forward

COCO

]]> By: Rob O. http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-33736 Rob O. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:43:38 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-33736 Thanks for the insights! From my 15+ years of experience, anecdotal evidence is far more meaningful than the snappy charts and benchmark graphs that you'll find on many hobbyist hardware sites. Those can be useful, but are often the result of applications that are not based on real-world usage patterns or needs. The time for video processors using shared system memory is over. These are almost always corner-cutting measures than penalize the user significantly in both performance and system longevity. I've long since said that increasing memory is your single best hedge against system obsolescence and that certainly goes for (dedicated) video RAM as well. Thanks for the insights! From my 15+ years of experience, anecdotal evidence is far more meaningful than the snappy charts and benchmark graphs that you’ll find on many hobbyist hardware sites. Those can be useful, but are often the result of applications that are not based on real-world usage patterns or needs.

The time for video processors using shared system memory is over. These are almost always corner-cutting measures than penalize the user significantly in both performance and system longevity. I’ve long since said that increasing memory is your single best hedge against system obsolescence and that certainly goes for (dedicated) video RAM as well.

]]> By: David Flowers http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/04/20/windows-xp-pro-vista-7-performance-comparisons-on-a-hp-dv2715nr-notebook/comment-page-1/#comment-33735 David Flowers Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:32:30 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=14523#comment-33735 Quote from above: "This isn’t a scientific review complete with charts and graphs or benchmarks; it’s anecdotal evidence, it’s what I’ve experienced firsthand, side by side, in a short amount of time." But thanks for the comment either way! Quote from above:

“This isn’t a scientific review complete with charts and graphs or benchmarks; it’s anecdotal evidence, it’s what I’ve experienced firsthand, side by side, in a short amount of time.”

But thanks for the comment either way!

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