Pros: large
desktop replacement
powerful
Cons: flimsy
glossy display
cd drive pop up problem
fingerprint/dirt magnet
keyboard touches display and leaves scratches/marks
hot to touch
highly priced
software not customised to utilize the dual core -manual tweaking needed
Summary: hi all
I bought this laptop in 2007. and had nothing but problems since I bought it.
I am not sure whether this is the case with all laptops!
1.the cd drive pops out every 5 to 15 mins and you have to push it in ever time--this is my daily routine now.
it pops out sometimes when I write a CD/dvd and I have lost hell lots of time and money by trying to write
something on a CD/DVD
2.the construction of big laptops are generally flimsy. My camera stopped working. It somehow has a cable
running through the lid and into the motherboard.
3. The blue tooth works at its own will so it is up to you luck and god's will weather that will work. Never figured
out why it just does not work.
4.Most of all the display!! It has grains in it white dots or de-colourised dots all over the screen. though I can
read what appears on screen. It just is not clear. Oh ya I tried recovering the laptop to see if it was a driver
issue. Nay it was not.
THE worst part of all this is that any hp laptop service you go to in INDIA the only answer is that its a motherboard issue and it will take 1/5th the cost of the laptop to repair it using which I can easily buy a netbook here. And ther is no physical damage in the mother board --I wonder what the problem is!
In essence I have have made a huge mistake in buying an HP
I also found an interesting trend!! in the 3-4 hours I spent in the service centres I found 10 to 12 people bringing in large laptops of more than 14" for display and similar problems
Guess HP has made products to milk money through service.
WELL TO ADD: it works sometimes when I move the display--so could the display problem be just loose electrical contacts
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