HP dm1z AMD Fusion Dual-Core E-300 1.3Ghz
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| total savings: | $150 |
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| HP: | $349.99 w/ CouponMay 23, 2012Video Explanation |
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| expires: | Jun 02 |
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Refreshed for 2011, the brand new HP dm1z comes packing with AMD's latest Fusion APU platform, getting you processor performance that blows away Intel Atom machines, and comparable battery life. All this with a discreet-class level integrated GPU in the form of the Radeon HD 6310M. This base configuration (with 3GB of RAM) is currently at the lowest price thanks to the HP dm1z coupon, slashing the price to well below $400. The laptop is customizable to the configuration of your liking (although we think the base configuration is pretty decent in itself already for this value-oriented laptop/netbook). You can opt for more RAM, more hard drive space, extra battery, and even choose a solid disk drive for much faster performance (the HP dm1z ssd choice, a 120GB drive, is most likely the 2nd generation Intel X-25M) --- although the $300 dollar SSD option is hard to swallow. We recommend grabbing a SSD from a third-party retailer vs upgrading at HP.
HP dm1z AMD Fusion Dual-Core E-450 1.65Ghz
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| total savings: | $150 |
| coupon code: | for $150 off |
| HP: | $374.99 w/ CouponMay 23, 2012Video Explanation |
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| shipping: | Free shipping |
| expires: | Jun 02 |
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This is the same dm1z as the other model listed here, but this particular configuration has 4GB of RAM instead of 3GB. Since the memory slots available on the laptop is limited, grabbing the 4GB option might be a good idea if you plan to do much more multitasking and want to make sure performance won't be seriously impacted. The price is about $30 more than a regular base configure, so its a personal choice whether thats worth it or not. But the coupon for the dm1z does make the upgrade more reasonable. Your other choice is to buy the 3GB model, swap out one of the 1GB stick and put in another 2GB stick, and possible sell the extra 1GB stick of RAM. Remember that although the E-350 Fusion has a discrete class GPU, the memory system is still shared, so extra RAM will definitely help in many situation (you can also upgrade to 8GB but that becomes a bit on the unreasonbly expensive side for a netbook/entry-level ultraportable).
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Best time to buy this 11.6-inch HP dm1z laptop with AMD Fusion E-450 processor. The dm1z got the E-450 option back in September 2011 and typically sells for $400 after coupon code. Today's coupon takes an extra $27.50 off the average, after coupon, price and beats the previous low Black Friday price of $375. Other dm1z laptop configurations tie their lowest prices ever.
Brand new HP dm1z is refreshed yet again for late 2011. This time with new chassis that's a lot nicer looking, new AMD CPU, the slightly faster AMD E450 dual-core 1.65Ghz, fresh from the fabs just a month ago. Better built and styled, with the battery enclosed in the design vs previous bulge, the refreshed dm1z is now under $400 with coupon.
HP dm1-4170us Core i3-2367M ULV 1.4GHz
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| total savings: | $125 |
| coupon code: | for $25 off |
| HP: | $474.99 w/ CouponMay 23, 2012Video Explanation |
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Ultra portable 11.6-inch Dm1 laptop with Core i3 ULV ties its lowest price ever this week after $25 coupon code. Usually sells for $120 more are rarely under $500.
Lowest price so far on the 11.6-inch HP dm1 laptop with Core i3 ULV. The highest ever $120 instant savings combines with a $25 coupon code to make the lowest price ever by $20. Usually this machine sells for $530.
Sweet price HP dm1 with Core i3-2367M ULV processor. After the $25 coupon code it's currently cheapest ever by $50. Should arrive pretty fast since HP threw in free 2-day shipping.
Complete Buying Guide to the HP dm1z
The HP Pavilion dm1z was recently refreshed in early 2011 with a new chassis and spanking hot new tech from AMD in the from of the AMD Fusion line of APUs (Accelerated Processing Unit, combining the CPU and GPU together on one chip). Previously launched on HP's website in early July, 2010, HP lists this laptop series among the "Ultraportable" laptops, along with the tm2t, dm3z, dm4t, and dv5t series of laptops (although only the tm2 and dm4 are currently in production). You can find the latest HP dm1z coupon code for the popular ultraportable from our always updated deals above.
Current Specifications
You'll find that AMD's brand new Fusion APU hands down blows away any Intel Atom based ultraportables in terms of performance and gives any Intel Core 2 Duo CULV based machines a run for the money in the graphics department. Inside the laptop you'll find a dual-core 1.6Ghz powered CPU combined with a discrete-class Radeon GPU running at 492Mhz (why they didn't round the clock speed up to 500mhz is beyond us). The APU supports full 1080p decode, DirectX 11 and Shader 5.0 --- all this in a tiny TDP of only 18W --- a definite impressive feat by AMD.
- AMD Fusion E-350, Dual Core 1.6Ghz
- Radeon HD 6310M GPU, HDMI/VGA out
- 3GB DDR3 RAM, optional upgrade to 4GB or 8GB DDR3 RAM
- 11.6-inch LED Brightview Widescreen display (1366 x 768)
- 320GB hard disk drive at 7200 RPM
- Optional upgrades of up to 750GB or 128GB SSD
- Wireless-N with Bluetooth standard
- 6-cell battery for up to 9.5 hours of battery life
This 11-inch ultraportable was previously sporting AMD's Nile platform, which was a step above generic Intel Atom equipped netbooks and ultraportables. While the Nile processors were no slouch, the new AMD Fusion platform in the 2011 redesigned dm1z are by far much better than the Nile platform, with comparable performance and battery life to Intel Core 2 Duo CULVs. In previous Nile platform, you have choices of: an AMD Athlon II Neo K125 1.7Ghz processor, Athlon II Neo Dual-Core 1.3Ghz processor, or the Turion II Neo Dual-Core 1.5Ghz processor. On the current model, you now have one single choice of a 1.6Ghz dual-core AMD E-350.
Gaming on the HP dm1z
But can it run Crysis?
Ah, the end-all barometer for computer performance. Although this particular question is a bit silly for an ultraportable laptop, knowing its performance for a demanding game title will give you a good idea on its 3D capability. Unfortunately, Crysis might be a stretch as Far Cry 2 at the lowest detail in 1366x768 nets you about ~16 FPS, so Crysis should not be too far ahead in terms of performance, considering both of these game titles are relatively close in hardware requirements and game engine specs. Granted, this frame rate is somewhat playable, but 16 fps can be quite noticeable in stuttering, never mind when the action really picks up.
Having said that, gaming on this ultraportable is plenty possible. HP dm1z and Minecraft? Done. (Fine, almost any modern laptop with a decent CPU can do Minecraft, the dm1z being no exception). Call of Duty 4, Left for Dead 2 are both very playable at lowest settings and lowest possible resolution. Modern Warfare 2 is at about 28 fps at lowest settings, so that will give you an idea on the laptop's gaming performance.
SC2 is at about 35 fps, and WoW will be plenty playable at medium settings. You'll be pretty set with any pre-2009 games without crazy settings, and if you decide to use the HDMI-out to output to a monitor or lager HDTV, keeping the resolution below the native resolution of 1366 x 768 and 720p will give you very acceptable gaming performance.
More Links and Resources
- A superb review on the HP dm1z written by Dustin Sklavos at Anandtech.
- Check out the Lenovo IdeaPad S205, a very smilar 11-inch portable laptop from Lenovo.
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- 11.6" HP dm1z AMD Fusion Dual-Core E-300 1.3Ghz
- 11.6" HP dm1z AMD Fusion Dual-Core E-450 1.65Ghz
- 11.6" HP dm1-4170us Core i3-2367M ULV 1.4GHz
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Low cost AMD Fusion laptops are not as popular as they were back in 2011, but they still make a lot of sense as a practical laptop with plenty of functionality. This current dm1z matches previous lowest price ever.
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The ultra portable 11.6" HP dm1z laptop ties its all time lowest price and even includes slightly better specs than before. Last time we saw it at $350 the hard drive was only 250GB but this week HP gave it a boost to 320GB. So you get the lowest price ever with some extra storage. Not bad.
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Best price ever for the 11.6-inch HP dm1z laptop. $20 cheaper than we've ever seen and comes with the newer AMD Fusion chips. This bite sized laptop/netbook hybrid is just what the doctor ordered if you're looking for a super portable laptop with long battery life. The processor and 4GB RAM give it a lot more power than you normally see in a machine this size.
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A good deal, but going up a step in the processor and exchanging a 5400 rpm drive with a 7200 along with a re-install disk brings the price to $433 + Taxes. It's really more like $500 (most will want to include a CD/DVD RW).
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