Customer Reviews:
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 Why did I wait? December 4, 2009
C. Corman
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great home computer. We are very happy with the speed, quality screen and overall performance.
I just wish we wouldn't have waited so long.
 Average, Value for money? November 16, 2009
Max (Minneapolis, MN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this laptop close to four months ago. While I am not disappointed with this laptop, I would not call it a good deal either. The images are completely misleading.
1. The extra laptop battery [12 CELL] adds to the weight and also adds a incline while you type( some people like this, but I dont) . I used a 14 inch laptop earlier and the battery makes this laptop a lot heavier. This is not shown in the image either.
2. There is no FIREWIRE.
3. The heat - I have run windows vista for 2 months and have used windows 7 (early edition) for 2 months with this laptop. I also dual boot with ubuntu. The laptop heats up a lot when running windows (its better with windows 7). You cannot have it on your lap for even 10 minutes. The cooling system literally does not even exist.
4. The noise - When running multiple processes and heavy applications, it screams out. It is kind of annoying when you open photoshop and you will see a dozen eyes looking your way, thanks to the sound.
5. CD Drive - pathetic and slow. And it screams a lot too.
6. Graphics memory - i really do not see any difference with and without this, when I play games. The processor is no where near good.
7. The webcam could have been a lot better.
8. Its 4 months, and the keys are already feeling aged. Durability is not good.
9. I called the customer support for the keyboard. I do not even want to talk about it. Horrible service.
I jumped back to my 14" HP laptop 2.2 GHz processor - [ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002ONCDKG?ie=UTF8&tag=mama0f-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002ONCDKG ], it runs a better processor and does not have most of the defects listed above.
On the other hand, I am satisfied with RAM, harddisk and trackpad. Value for money? NO!
 My first HP machine November 5, 2009
Jason Grimes (Williamsburg, VA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Happy with my purchase so far. I am very pleased with the preformance of the computer for the money. This isn't a top of the line machine but for the price I think I got everything I had hoped to get with this purchase. The downside is this machince has a body and keyboard (My last laptop was a high-end Sony Vaio which probably rasied my expectations). When typing on the keyboard it feels like some of the keys are going to pop off and the body is cased in shinny black plastic that show all the finger prints and more imprortantly scratches.
I would recommend this a computer for someone looking in the $500-$750 range
Great computer at a great price November 1, 2009
Lego Fan (Virginia, USA)
We bought this computer as a laptop for the family. Its main uses are as a computer for the kids and to connect to a 1080p television to stream internet content such as Hulu and Netflix. We also use it as our primary computer when traveling. For all these uses, it has been great. It looks fantastic and has a better Vista score than my quad core desktop that is, admittedly, 18 months old. It drives the 1080p television without a problem, has respectable battery life even while watching video and is a great value for money. The multi-media remote control is very useful for the way we use the PC.
I found that speakers could be a little louder, but this is not normally a problem. The 12-cell battery does stick out a bit, but I found that it actually positions the keyboard at a better angle for me.
All-in-all a great computer for the $600 we paid for it new.
very satisfied November 1, 2009
RS (miami)
This laptop does all I want, excelent battery life and puts the computer in a better way, although heavier.
The remote control did not work on arrival. Excelent customer service from HP, sent a new one.
The only bad thing is that on the screen there is ocasionally a red extremely small red dot that dissapears sometimes after a few minutes.
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