Hewlett Packard is one of the most prominent manufacturers of notebook computers today, and any trip to Best Buy will make that abundantly clear. Well, as of this writing, one of the notebook PCs they have on sale right now at Best Buy is the HP Pavilion DV6000. I picked one up a couple months ago for $800. I was in Best Buy a couple weeks ago and it was on sale for $749. So, this is certainly an affordable notebook PC. So, how does it perform in everyday use? Let’s check it out.
First, The Specs
In my eyes, the DV6000 is proof that PCs are affordable as hell today. These specs compare quite favorably to my desktop, all in a sub $800 notebook.
- AMD Turion 64, dual core processor
- 2 GB DDR2 memory
- 15.4″ WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
- 256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7200
- 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
- LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
- 1.3 Megapixel Webcam with mic built into screen
- Altec Lansing speakers built in
- 3 USB ports, ExpressCard/54 Slot, Video Out, Integrated Consumer IR, 1 RJ-11, 1 RJ-45
- Windows Vista Home Premium
Now, when you look at this unit on HP’s website, you will see there are different spec configurations for this model. The above happens to be what I have in the unit I am typing this review on.
Use in the Real World
Now, I am not and never have been a big benchmark guy. If you are into computer reviews that load you up with benchmark specs, go to another site. What I am interested in is real world use. I bought this notebook to get work done, not win any contests. So, how does it perform in that regard?
One of the things that sold me on this laptop was the screen. The screen is gorgeous. It is wonderfully bright and clear, and provides a respectable 1280×800 resolution in a widescreen format. Yes, there certainly are notebooks with higher resolution. It really comes down to preference. While other units may give you higher resolution, some may find it hard to read on small screens. For me, I thought 1280×800 was a good resolution to use for a 15.4″ screen. My only complaint with the screen is that the glare is really bad when trying to use the unit outside. It gets so bad that it’s more like looking in a mirror than into a computer screen. Inside, however, the screen is beautiful.
The fact that this unit uses AMD rather than Intel means that it generates more heat. Intel processors just seem to run cooler in notebook computers. All benchmarks aside (because I don’t care), the performance of this notebook is quite good. It actually opens many apps much faster than my desktop PC, which is using an Intel Pentium Core Duo. So, I have no complaints about speed, however, yes, it does generate some heat.
The built-in Altec Lansing speakers will certainly not compare to the larger speakers you would plug in externally, but they do generate a nice sound for the size. For multimedia use, the speakers will get the job done.
The DV6000 comes with a thin, little remote control for use in controlling HP’s multimedia player. HP is using a proprietary multimedia player for playing DVDs called QuickPlay. It ties in with the remote control as well as the QuickPlay buttons on top of the notebook. The player is decent, but many times I found myself simply wanting to use Windows Media Player rather than the QuickPlay popping up full screen. Also, the fact that it is tied into the QuickPlay buttons can be a little annoying at times. Several times I have rested my fingers on the top of the notebook and accidently pressed the DVD button and launched Quickplay. No matter what I’m doing, that interrupts the workflow badly.
For digital photography, I find the built-in card reader really convenient. Since my Canon camera uses SD cards, I can just pull the card out and plug it directly into the notebook to pull images onto the computer. This means I don’t have to track down the USB cable that came with the camera. Nice and easy.
But, It Uses Vista
Like almost every PC on the market today, this unit comes with Windows Vista. Now, on my desktop, I can rattle off a bunch of annoyances with Windows Vista. Many of us that follow technology all the time have many complaints about Vista, and I still stand by the fact that Vista was NOT ready for market upon it’s release. But, judging by the DV6000, Vista does seem to run better on completely proprietary machines. I do have occasional annoyances with Vista on the DV6000.. For example, sometimes it will lose it’s screen resolution settings when coming out of sleep mode. This is an issue with Vista and will be fixed. Other than that, though, Vista runs significantly better on this notebook machine than it does on my desktop. No complaints, really.
Like all pre-built computers, it comes with some pre-installed software. It comes with a 60-day trial installation of Office 2007. Since I don’t care to fork out several hundred dollars just for a ribbon interface, I opted to install OpenOffice, which gets me 95% there for free. The DV6000 comes with some other pre-installed crap, much of it I ended up removing from the computer.
Note to HP
I am pretty happy with the DV6000, but I need to mention a few annoyances for the benefit of HP. When I was at Gnomedex recently, HP was there and we had a lengthy discussion about notebook design. HP does indeed listen to feedback, so here is mine on the DV6000.
- The QuickPlay buttons at the top are too easy to hit by accident, as I mentioned above. Some obvious way to control or disable those buttons would be nice.
- We need some kind of anti-glare surface to the screen. It’s practically unusable in sunlight. I realize that the surface it does have plays a role in the crystal clear colors I see indoors, but something has to be done to make this thing more usable in sunlight.
- AMD is good for economics, but it generates a lot more heat.
Conclusions
The HP Pavilion DV6000 is a really nice, solid notebook computer and you really can’t go wrong with this unit. The price tag makes it very affordable. The unit sports a nice, sleek design and good all-around performance. It also offers a solid balance of features which really makes this entertainment notebook usable as a desktop replacement. In fact, I enjoy it so much I find myself spending more time working on the DV6000 now than I do my main desktop computer.
So, despite a few annoyances, you really can’t go wrong with the DV6000 if you are looking for a solid, balanced work notebook without spending too much money.
Update 11/21/2007
While I have not had the wireless problems many have been complaining about in the comments, I have had another problem – the battery (maybe). The battery seems to not accept a charge anymore, and Windows says “plugged in, not charging” when I hover over the battery icon in the taskbar. So, HP is currently sending me a new battery and we’ll see if that fixes it. I guess this is the kind of thing you deal with when you buy cheap notebook computers.
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i agree the s-video sucks on these laptops lucky me though i have a tv with vga & mini audio jack
Tech support?? I haven’t needed it. I’ve had my DV6000 for two years and it’s the best laptop I’ve had. Mine came with an Intel dual core processor. It’s my first Vista machine and I really haven’t had any issues with the machine running Vista at all. One small complaint- The Wi-Fi switch is on the front and easy to bump to the off position. Other than that, it’s been dependable and fast, with very good DVD and streaming video operation. I did get a 12-cell “belly tank” battery because it was a little short on duration with the stock battery.
i agree the wifi switch on non bluetooth models tends to wear out to the point of it switching on/off by acciednt
I have had my DV 6000 for over a year now. It has been working great until about a month ago, now it freezes all the time and has trouble starting. I had to do a system recovery a couple times and it still isn’t working so great…
my 6307 has a buggy restore media aswell
Ha!
I have had mine for over a year, never once a problem with it! And all of a sudden, it started to freeze!
I’m in the middle of exams so its terrible to have a mal-functioning computer on my mind during exam time.
Does anyone know why it would freeze all of the time, but in safe mode it doesn’t freeze at all?
Strange behavior by an otherwise great system!
I hate to tell you this, but I have the exact same laptop and my computer began freezing up about two months ago. Now, my mother board is fried. It sucks because I’m in school and I need it to work correctly. I would have someone check it out. Or if its still under war get it fixed now!
hi i got my loptop last two years ago and i i didnt have any problem but lastnight i went and open it and i used wireless conection but the bottons that you have to push to light blue in order to be connected to internet wont work it remain orage even i push it on left but still no connection whats wrong with it i went control panel and when to wireless assistance and it wont open. are there any other manual way to remain activate my wireless connection in the system everytime i get online. i dont want to buy usb wireless connection.
Sounds like it’s a LCD panel problem. Or something like that. We had the same problem. Can you swipe this part of the LCD pannel and it turns on. If so, you have some sort of loose conntion.
My wileless card sometimes (in thelast week now more than before) does not see the wireless card. When i go to device manager it is ot there. Then if i use an inernet cable and plug into the internet wire port and connet to my router the internet works and then sometimes the wirelss card then mysteriously activates sometmeis. If i leave the wire inand reboot, then almost always the wireless card is active andof cousre seable in device manager.
I have a suspician that it is because the batery needs (and the battery check indicates so) to be replaced. I am buying a new battery today but wondering if someone has had the same expereince.
My present suspician is that since the battery is so low, the computer senses this and does not provide power to the wireless card ( hence the reason it is not seeable in device manager),
Does anyone have any expereince in this situation and did thenew battery solve the problem?
if you have an nvidia powered laptop then that an early sign that the wifi mini card or the mb contacts are bad read this
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01087277&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=3379129&lang=en
The HPs have defective motherboards-70% have burned up 9according to the tech at Circuit City)…I believe there was a recall, but not sure. If you still have warranty, get it replaced. Same thing happened to me, nd that was the main symptom-the wireless not connectin, and no blue light. Good Luck
Hi,
I have a pavilion dv6000 notebook and I had the need to downgrade my PC to a Windows XP os. After much work i got XP running, but I’m missing some drivers. I tried installing the Windows XP drivers from the HP website, and they don’t work. In fact, they gave my computer some blue screen error that made me re-install XP.
I know that this kind of laptops should work with vista, but I can´t put my life on hold just because vista isn’t working properly. I tried printing some work with vista, and the colors were totally messed up. Later I tried in another computer with XP os and the colors came out right.
Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against vista… just against computers that won’t let me work properly.
Please, someone help me with this. I’m missing the sound card drivers and some others. And if not, can someone please tell me the hardware specifications so i can search for the XP drivers on the web?
I’m really lost, please help!
Thank you
Marta
Please scroll back up to simimlar downgrade questions I have left a site url which will help you accomplish what you have started also there is a broad discussion on the HP Business forums … many people have successfully re-installed XP you can to
Good luck
Tigere
personally i was lucky enough to get a key plus the iso’s for win. 7 its been great except i’m having issues tring to get co processor drivers
(1)to combat heat issue I keep it’s one corner raised when I work on a table to keep it aeriated. I mostly work while sitting on my bed then I keep it on small plastic stool ( actually meant to sit in bathroom for bath or hand washing clothes )This stool is smaller than my laptop & is porous & has many large holes on it’s top and this allows air to flow freely underneath.
(2) To enhance the life of mouse & keyboard I have bought an extra pair of them & when at home I attach them. In fact an external optical mouse is many times easier, faster, and allows me to keep at some distance if I wish to.
(3)In addition running windows vista home premium (with it’s regular updates) puts a lot of load on the RAM (1 GB in my case) & I often encounter slowing down problems; delayed start ups & shut downs & all….
my battery is acting weird & now health check says its in warrenty go figure!
In December of 2006 I placed an order on HP.com, for a customized dv6000z laptop computer. The total cost of the order was $1600. I received my notebook in the first week of January 2007. This was the 3rd laptop I purchased… the first one being an 11 year old IBM ~$800 (amazing machine, never ever malfunctioned), the second a 6 year old Toshiba ~$400 (HD failed once). I was very hesitant on dishing out $1600 for a laptop, but decided that HP being such a HUGE corporation would produce an amazing streamlined machine… little did I know, what HP had in store for me.
After a few months of using the notebook for small applications (typing word documents, watching videos on youtube, checking e-mail, etc.), I began to sense that the laptop was overheating (132*F – 140*F). I went out and bought a cooling pad for the notebook to remain within an acceptable temperature range. A week after purchasing the cooling pad, the broadcom wireless card in the laptop disappeared. I checked to see if I had accidentally turned the wireless switch control to off…. but it was still on. I immediately checked device manager and was baffled that the broadcom wireless card was not listed. I tried uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling the drivers…. no luck. I opened the panel under the laptop and removed the braodcom wireless card and tried it in a laptop computer at work (I’m an A+ technician at FRY’s electronics)… it was functional. I put the broadcom card back into my notebook and tried HP update to see whether or not some new drivers were released… no luck. The next day I woke up and pushed the power button on the dv6000 notebook and got a blank screen with 3 beeps. I removed the panel and tried reseating the RAM modules, tried removing one module and starting the notebook, tried one module in each slot…. no luck. I ran some diagnostic tests at work and found that the system board had failed. I did’nt want to open my laptop completely and fiddle around with the internal components, because I thought HP would blame me for the system board malfunction. I called HP and told the customer rep. what had happened… I was told a box would arrive and I could return my laptop for a free repair. I sent my laptop in, and got it back in about 2 weeks.
The notebook had an identical system board put in place for the defective system board… the drivers were the exact same as the previous drivers, and the BIOS was the same version. The notebook was trouble free for a few months, then began exhibiting the same symptoms as before (overheating, wireless card disappeared, screen remained blank, etc.). I had run out of warranty, but discovered the “HP Limited Warranty Service Enhancement”…. I immediately phoned HP and upon giving the customer rep. my serial number, was told that my warranty had expired and I would have to pay some ridiculous amount of money to have my laptop repaired. Even after mentioning the “recall”… the customer rep. denied there was such an extended warranty and that I was responsible for the cost of repair. I asked to speak to a supervisor… after a few moments of denying the extended warranty, the supervisor agreed to have me send in my notebook for a free repair. I sent my laptop in for a second time… for another failed system board. I got my laptop back a couple of days later, with a replaced system board.
Once again, the failed system board was replaced with an identical defective system board. The drivers were the same, the BIOS was the same. Around this time at work, we began receiving high volumes of malfunctioning dv6000 laptops…. all with missing broadcom cards in device manager, overheating problems, failed system boards. Customers all complained that HP would NOT take responsibility for selling them “lemon” notebooks. Strange that the system board failure was frequently seen in the dv6000 models…. not all models, but quite a handful. There were other models as well (dv2000/dv9000 and Compaq Presario v3000/v6000) , by far the dv6000 was brought in for repairs the most.
My notebook continued to operate for another 10 months… 3 weeks ago my wireless card disappeared, so I substituted this with a usb wireless adapter. I began searching online for a solution to the overheating problem that was going to follow… I discovered that HP had another BIOS version F.3E (mine was F.3D), and that this version was different in the fact that it caused the cpu cooling fan to run all the time to keep the laptop cool… delaying the inevitable as long as possible. I decided not to flash my BIOS with the F.3E version, because it was not “officially” released on the software and driver page for the RD167AV notebook. My laptop began overheating 1 week ago… I used an infrared thermometer to clock the temperature at 137*F. I began to detect a faint burning smell from the cpu fan port, and immediately shut down the laptop. The next morning I went to start the laptop and the power/quickplay lights come on… the screen remains blank and the notebook starts a never-ending cycle of auto-restarting every ~10 seconds. This is the third time the defective system board has failed. Three defective system boards… same make, same model… absolutely ABSURD!
I called HP with some hope that my problem would be solved. It was HP that sold me a $1600 defective laptop… this was not a case of user-error. I don’t eat or drink around my laptop, I never dropped the laptop. The laptop was connected to a $40 surge protector and I kept it on a $50 cooling pad. The customer rep. that listened to my story assured me that I would either get a replacement (as this was my third incident) or credit towards another online purchase from HP.com… I was told a case manager would call me within 24 hours to further assist me, or I could call a number that was given to me. 24 hr’s later and I was calling HP again… I told the customer rep. that I never received a call from anyone at HP (I have caller id), and was given a disconnected number. The customer rep. was very sorry for what happened and assured me another case manager would contact me within 24 hr’s or I could call a new case manager number.
I got a call from the case manager this morning (4/2/2009)… he very bluntly stated that I was out of warranty and that I could pay for the repairs. Why would I pay even more $$$ to HP for a repair…. when it was HP that took $1600 from me, and sold me a defective notebook. I sent it in for repairs 2 times and instead of repairing the laptop… HP simply replaced the defective system board with an identical system board. I am just one person….. there are THOUSANDS of customers from all parts of the world, with the same problem as me. HP refuses to take any responsibility for what has taken place…. HP just turns it face and hopes that this will all die down without any complications.
The first thing a potential customer asks when about to purchase a laptop or desktop at Fry’s is: Excuse me sir, What laptop/desktop would you recommend I buy? I guess from today the reply to this answer will be very simple…. “Just steer clear of anything with HP on it, and you should be just fine.”
I’ll never buy anything with an H and a P on it…. EVER!
Even though I can repair my laptop at work…. and a LOT cheaper than HP was asking me….. I wont do it…. because the system board will just fail again. I’ll just ship the notebook to Mark Hurd (HP CEO) so he can use my laptop as an expensive paper weight.
That’s HP Total Care.
Call or file a complaint with the BBB….. report safety hazards (overheating, etc.) to the FTC and the CPSC.
All the customers that unknowingly bought defective notebooks from HP…. deserve a refund or comparable “defect-free” replacement.
hp uses quanta for their system boards(used to list it in hp’s system info utility now it doesnt list the manufacture) & none of the ones listed on thier site were made for amd cpu’s or nvidia gpu’s. also i got a new unofficial fw listed in hp health check
Yousonofagun:
Have the prob with my wireless – sometimes recognized – sometimes not. Purchased in Aug ‘ 07.
Also got confirmation of power management prob. from customer service.
They debated with me about the repair even with a three year protection plan -but asked me to fax the receipt for the service contract. Wanted me to buy an external drive to back data up!
Also getting a boot indication prob. Going to get it fixed – also have a gateway mx 6400 series laptop which has been good at the three yr mark.
Keep you posted on the repair for HP – thanks for your post!
This sounds so similar to the issues I’ve been having, and it has me wondering if it’s a matter of substandard parts, bad customer service or just poor design (form over function).
I had a very similar customer service experience concerning my hard drive on my DV9000 series (AMD, of course, nothing against AMD, I use them in every desktop I have ever built, but the heat issue is a big one in my laptop), which recently (2 months after warranty, of course) died.
I’ve called HP tech support three times in the year and two months I have had the system, once for the power issue described above once for a Vista crash and this time for a crash/HD failure. The first time when I suspected the battery as the culprit I was dissuaded from having a battery sent to me, I received a new power cord/transformer instead, the second time I was dissuaded from having the HD replaced although I knew it was part of the problem (I am an IT tech as well) add to that the language barrier and you have a tremendously frustrating experience, this past time I was told by the supervisor that the machine was now out of warranty and that I SHOULD HAVE (taken time out of my busy life and called around THIER customer service hours and waiting sometimes more than an hour for a rep, when I noticed the HD was not hitting as much as it should).
Now I have owned numerous systems both built by myself and by a manufacturer, and I have NEVER had a hard drive fail within two years of purchase. The HD was obviously defective and should have been replaced despite the lapse in warranty.
I agree with you roc, as I told the amazingly rude supervisor, I will never buy another HP product as long as I live. I have been a CSR as well as an IT professional and I have bent over backwards to satisfy customers, even when I suspected they were lying to me, nine times out of ten they become repeat customers and the money generated by those subsequent sales more than made up for the money lost by that one gimmie.
HP tech support is generally poor, the people are nice but except for the tech I spoke to before the supervisor last night, they have very little knowledge of what they sell.
I am so very angry at the moment I just want to sue, and I am not the litigious type. But now I am without a laptop, am looking at 100 bucks minimum to replace the HD with a better, more reliable one, and have my lifeline cut off until I can.
Thanks for letting me vent.
I hope this will serve as a cautionary tale for those considering purchasing an HP laptop.
I have had my motherboard replaced mid last year under warranty — did not operate that well after getting it back. Checked awhile ago and it shows that there is 1gig of ram — was sure there was 2 when I purchased it — thinking it was a different motherboard put in than what came with it originally. anyone have any ideas?
I too am running into the over heating problem and the wifi connect problem — after reading these posts I am not feeling too optimistic — other things are going on with it as well … it is running very slow and will just dump out the connection without notice.
Your “don’t give a damn” attitude from customer service is echoed here — I was really happy originally but not now —-
My HP pavillion dv6000 laptop too has the same story as Yousonofagun. Sent for repair 4 times but no difference. HP has the worst ever customer support and has rude case managers who refuse to help you no matter what.
NEVER EVER BUY ANYTHING THAT HAS HP ON IT, NEVER. INSTEAD GO FOR DELL, TOSHIBA OR APPLE. HP ships junk in a laptop body.
Hi,
Does anyone know how to or even if i can tighten the hinges on my laptop?
Thanks for any help
My daughter bought an HP laptop at the beginning of the school year. She had to send it back for repair last semester and now, 4 weeks until Spring Finals with many papers to write, needs to call again. Just a blue screen with the cursor showing. We are very upset. She got the computer directly from HP and has had nothing but problems with it. She has another year undergrad to go and we were hoping that this computer would last the 2 years. We do not have the money to replace this piece of junk!
NEVER BY HP!
Check this site out: hplies . com
Register your piece of crap and hope that HP breaks.
Motherboard failures very common in this unit, I got lucky and was able to have mine repaired even though it was out of warranty. I am hoping by now that they have identified a defect issue and have put in place corrective action. I actually almost bought a Lenovo but was horrified by the customer service nightmare I experienced. Ended up buying my daughter a newer model of HP and she loves it, at the moment….
Has anyone ever had problems with persistant freezing? Every single day I have to control-alt-delete to get it back to working function. It does this too often, haven’t been to the repair shop. (I think it ridiculous that this system has so many problems we actally know our pc tech by first name basis. (Four or five times so far. That wasn’t for the persistant freezing.)
A little run down for you…
2 mother board replacements
LCD panel problems. (The only way to turn on our laptop was to swipe the LCD panel.)
The current freezing and unfreezing.
I said that the next time it has to be sent back to the tech guy (wich usually winds up being too difficult for him to figure out, he sends him back to HP and that takes a week or so total because he has to wait for the shipping box to be sent.) I’m going to switch models and go for a different manufacturer altogether. (I will probably get a macbook.)
Are there any programs that could disrupt the proper function of this laptop. I am begining to wonder.
Thank you.
I have a HP Pavilion dv6000 that lost the hard drive within a year. It was replaced under warranty. Now that the laptop is over a year old the broadcom wireless card disappeared. I had no wifi, but the blue tooth still worked. I took the laptop to the dealer and the tech examined it and told me to buy a linksys dual-band wireless n express card as it would be less expensive than the repair. I bought the card and now have wifi again. HP has been no help and this is the last HP anything I will ever purchase. I don’t know if the problem is from heat or some other component failure, but the fact remains that this unit failed within a year and as consumers we are being screwed by HP.
It’s amazing how consistent the symptoms are… I bought my 256MB Nvidia packed HP pavilion (for almost 2000 bucks no less) in the summer of 2006 (i think)in the hopes that I could catch up to my friends who always seem to get money from somewhere and have really cool setups. I would say 6 months passed before some kind of problem with the screen. I give it to CompUSA for repair and they give me, after a month, a whole new computer, but with only 128MB video card (at least it had double the ram) but still, this is not what I wanted. Since im still a student and still live off my parents, they said that i should not complain because “you dont need a better video card to to your homework”. This one laptop has barely lasted untill today. Barely lasted in the sense that i cannot turn it off because it will not turn on immediately (begins cycle of restarting). The integrated speakers dont work (i think that was sort of my fault, but who knows,. I’m 2 years out of warranty). The power button doesn’t work (thank God /not HP/ for the quickplay buttons being an alternate ON button) . The wireless card seems do show up once a month, it has a mind of it’s own. And that’s basically it. I wish I could tweak around with it more, see if I can replace some parts or something like that but my homework really does depend on this laptop, so i cant do anything. And my parents still hold me to the 2000 bucks I made them spend and for “not being agressive enough and not getting my moneys worth”.
This forum came a little late, but I thank everyone who posted, letting me know im not the only one who are incredibly pissed of at HP. (At least i know I’m not crazy anymore)
Hi guys, ive got this laptop and i was just wondering, is it a passive USB system, i need to know because im going to purchase an audio interface and it says it will not work on a passive USB if you know can you please reply to this comment, cheers
Omg this is rediculous same laptop with the same problem as everyone here.HP is a hunk of junk i want a full refund to buy another laptop never ever will i use money to buy an HP they are terrible period
Best notebook ever. I got mine on black friday, 2006 and still have it today. I have no plans of getting a new computer anytime soon. Mine came with a 100 gig hard drive which at the time was the biggest available for a notebook. Last year I put in a 250 gig harddrive and use the old one as backup. They probably come with this today though. I highly recommend this computer to anyone thinking about purchasing a notebook.
Guess what, Same problem, HP needs to get there crap together. My laptop still had the plastic on it, the motherboard fried, It was due to ” water damage” but they fixed it. Few months later, VG card shot. Guess what??? Water Damage, they wouldnt fix this time. Keep in mind, Never been around food or water and still has plastic on it. So I told them to send it back. Now my hard drive is shot. Amazing what not paying them will do to yuour comp. lol Anyway. Its a pos and I got screwed outta 900 bucks. Life lesson.
Sadly I’ve had this computer for going on 3.5 years. I bought it around the holidays and was excited to finally get a laptop
, then problems ensued. Two months in, I had to send it in because the backlight burned out XD. After I got it back, I started getting random corrupt files and the wireless stopped working – so again I contacted HP (this was another 3-4 months later) sent it in again. This time it came back a month later, and the CD drive was busted, at this point I was livid and needed it for projects so I decided to keep it. Now, I’m getting random freezes and the traditional startup doesn’t function correctly every time. Now instead of hitting the power button once and booting it up I have to 1. wait for it’s random restarts until it can successfully start up; or 2. kill it until I see that forsaken “HP Invent [garbage]” and even then it might not work.
After these struggles one can safely assume to stay away from this fail computer. I might never buy another HP again if this is what it comes down to.
my only problem with my notebook is the heat other than that it rocks
p.s. it is not a problem computer
WOW. HP finally admits something.
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/183/1032183/hp-admits-wireless-laptop
I suspected something was going on, but not this.