I will never buy another HP Laptop
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So I guess I'll try Dell next, but unfortunately I still have to struggle with this hunk-o-junk I bought from HP for at least another year. Model: HP Pavilion dv8 I've had so many issues, especially after 2 years, it's like HP designed the thing to start breaking after 2-years of 8hours/day usage. Problems include: Quick-Launch Keys that have a mind of their own (rendering my wifi & bluetooth useless, since the keys switch them on/off at random) Charger issues - this is the one problem I've ALWAYS had with all my HP's, their chargers die after 2 years, like clockwork, like it was designed to do so, 4 co-workers/family got HP's more or less the same time as I did and we all started shopping for replacements chargers at the same time. Endless other related power issues - The laptop would be charging but not know it, thinking it's running on battery, forcing me to change all my power schemes so that the system performance isn't affected. And when the laptop is charging, don't dare disconnect it, because it will not resume charging easily. (Note that this still happens at random even after replacing the battery and the charger) Finger-print reader - Must be disabled else SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio) is unstable as hell and crashes for every second query you run. Too random? That's what I thought but Google it to check me up. Once I disabled the finger-print reader, SSMS worked like a charm. *RANT *RANT *RANT ... etc Don't ever buy HP Laptops!
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So I guess I'll try Dell next, but unfortunately I still have to struggle with this hunk-o-junk I bought from HP for at least another year. Model: HP Pavilion dv8 I've had so many issues, especially after 2 years, it's like HP designed the thing to start breaking after 2-years of 8hours/day usage. Problems include: Quick-Launch Keys that have a mind of their own (rendering my wifi & bluetooth useless, since the keys switch them on/off at random) Charger issues - this is the one problem I've ALWAYS had with all my HP's, their chargers die after 2 years, like clockwork, like it was designed to do so, 4 co-workers/family got HP's more or less the same time as I did and we all started shopping for replacements chargers at the same time. Endless other related power issues - The laptop would be charging but not know it, thinking it's running on battery, forcing me to change all my power schemes so that the system performance isn't affected. And when the laptop is charging, don't dare disconnect it, because it will not resume charging easily. (Note that this still happens at random even after replacing the battery and the charger) Finger-print reader - Must be disabled else SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio) is unstable as hell and crashes for every second query you run. Too random? That's what I thought but Google it to check me up. Once I disabled the finger-print reader, SSMS worked like a charm. *RANT *RANT *RANT ... etc Don't ever buy HP Laptops!
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Dell business class laptops are more than OK. The home/personal models... a gamble from my experience. I wasn't refering to AlinWare when I said home/personal. That is a very nice beast in it's own class.
All the best, Dan
yes, HP's product is 99% design, 1% something. X|
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Dell business class laptops are more than OK. The home/personal models... a gamble from my experience. I wasn't refering to AlinWare when I said home/personal. That is a very nice beast in it's own class.
All the best, Dan
MDL=>Moshu wrote:
The home/personal models... a gamble from my experience.
I'm on my third Dell home system, and my previous 6 year old laptop is still running perfectly well, having been upgraded from XP through Vista and now running Windows 7 Home.
Unrequited desire is character building. OriginalGriff I'm sitting here giving you a standing ovation - Len Goodman
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MDL=>Moshu wrote:
The home/personal models... a gamble from my experience.
I'm on my third Dell home system, and my previous 6 year old laptop is still running perfectly well, having been upgraded from XP through Vista and now running Windows 7 Home.
Unrequited desire is character building. OriginalGriff I'm sitting here giving you a standing ovation - Len Goodman
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I was not disagreeing with you, just pointing out that my experience was a much more pleasant one.
Unrequited desire is character building. OriginalGriff I'm sitting here giving you a standing ovation - Len Goodman
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So I guess I'll try Dell next, but unfortunately I still have to struggle with this hunk-o-junk I bought from HP for at least another year. Model: HP Pavilion dv8 I've had so many issues, especially after 2 years, it's like HP designed the thing to start breaking after 2-years of 8hours/day usage. Problems include: Quick-Launch Keys that have a mind of their own (rendering my wifi & bluetooth useless, since the keys switch them on/off at random) Charger issues - this is the one problem I've ALWAYS had with all my HP's, their chargers die after 2 years, like clockwork, like it was designed to do so, 4 co-workers/family got HP's more or less the same time as I did and we all started shopping for replacements chargers at the same time. Endless other related power issues - The laptop would be charging but not know it, thinking it's running on battery, forcing me to change all my power schemes so that the system performance isn't affected. And when the laptop is charging, don't dare disconnect it, because it will not resume charging easily. (Note that this still happens at random even after replacing the battery and the charger) Finger-print reader - Must be disabled else SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio) is unstable as hell and crashes for every second query you run. Too random? That's what I thought but Google it to check me up. Once I disabled the finger-print reader, SSMS worked like a charm. *RANT *RANT *RANT ... etc Don't ever buy HP Laptops!
Despite what other people have said, Dell isn't any better. I've had problems with every business laptop I've had from Dell, and I've had 4 different models. Thankfully, it wasn't MY money spent on them. Hell, in one Dell laptop I had to replace the keyboard 3 times (about 5 months apart for each), for the same problem. The same block of keys on each stopped working.
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I was not disagreeing with you, just pointing out that my experience was a much more pleasant one.
Unrequited desire is character building. OriginalGriff I'm sitting here giving you a standing ovation - Len Goodman
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So I guess I'll try Dell next, but unfortunately I still have to struggle with this hunk-o-junk I bought from HP for at least another year. Model: HP Pavilion dv8 I've had so many issues, especially after 2 years, it's like HP designed the thing to start breaking after 2-years of 8hours/day usage. Problems include: Quick-Launch Keys that have a mind of their own (rendering my wifi & bluetooth useless, since the keys switch them on/off at random) Charger issues - this is the one problem I've ALWAYS had with all my HP's, their chargers die after 2 years, like clockwork, like it was designed to do so, 4 co-workers/family got HP's more or less the same time as I did and we all started shopping for replacements chargers at the same time. Endless other related power issues - The laptop would be charging but not know it, thinking it's running on battery, forcing me to change all my power schemes so that the system performance isn't affected. And when the laptop is charging, don't dare disconnect it, because it will not resume charging easily. (Note that this still happens at random even after replacing the battery and the charger) Finger-print reader - Must be disabled else SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio) is unstable as hell and crashes for every second query you run. Too random? That's what I thought but Google it to check me up. Once I disabled the finger-print reader, SSMS worked like a charm. *RANT *RANT *RANT ... etc Don't ever buy HP Laptops!
In my experience, Dells Latitude series is working well, and the support really works, but you'll pay for it. While their cheapo models sucks Elephant balls, and their support is on that level too. On the other hand, my limited experience of HP is similar. It's the support level that makes the difference. Also, always check the "keep the harddrive" option. Otherwise, if the harddrive crashes, they will keep it and replace it with a clean drive. And one thing I've learnt is that even people that claim that they take backups, don't.
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