I agree with bendsley,
I would never buy an HP computer/laptop. Anecdotally, I know four people who have bought HP laptops in the past in the past two years and all four have ended up in service for some reason, of which two were unable to be repaired.
In addition, PC World publishes a reliability and service report card each year, and while it will be updated pretty soon, last years report had HP/Compaq near the bottom
PC World Reliability and Service Report Card
Quote:
IBM and Gateway owners may have reasons to smile, but not all notebook owners do. In particular, Sony and HP continue to struggle. HP customers experienced the highest number of unresolved problems (12 percent), while Gateway had only 5 percent--the best in this measure.
Allen Dietz of Bellingham, Washington, is one HP customer who feels he's been left in limbo. His two-year-old HP Pavilion N5430 notebook has a recurring hardware problem. "Within the first year it would overheat," says Dietz, a consultant to nonprofit agencies. "Sometimes it would run for 45 minutes; then it would shut off." In addition, some keys stopped working. When Dietz called HP about the situation, he reached helpful and polite service reps. But the outcome disappointed him. "I sent my notebook in for repair, and it stayed fixed for six months." Then the problem resurfaced, and it continues to this day. Dietz's HP warranty has run out. He says that he won't be going back to HP for his next notebook. "When you fix it, it should last," Dietz says.
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The specs of the computer that you are interested in look awesome, but I'd steer away from the brand