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HP Pavilion DV9820US 17-inch Laptop (AMD Turion 64 X 2 Dual Core TL-62 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium)
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(3.5 out of 5)
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(2 out of 5) by Tracy Shintaku on Aug 1, 2009 (Silicon Valley)This is actually my 2nd HP.. I have a 32-vista version as well as a 64-bit vista version.. (HW wise they are both the dv pavillion series, each 17" screen.) I loved my first, but since the memory was not upgradeable, I bought the newer one with 4GB ram a few months back. I don't know why, but recently I noticed that my dv9000 is running the fan at full tilt and it is very hot.. too hot to sit on my lap. (My DIY solution is to run it on a cookie cooling rack...)
I am paranoid this one is going to blow a gasket. Has anyone been able to find a suitable professional solution for keeping it cool?
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I am paranoid this one is going to blow a gasket. Has anyone been able to find a suitable professional solution for keeping it cool?
T
no power $600+ repair latent design problem
(3 out of 5) by william henderson on Jun 17, 2009 (md)Laptop is everthing I wanted. Was not aware of the problem with shut downs due to ac input problems (e.g acring etc0 known when you search the web. Mine lasted for 6 mos. If you buy, get the extended warrenty since the est. repair cost is $600+. I normally buy from Amazon but Tiger direct had a better price for refurb unit. Never had a problem before with Amazon for Tiger. For a REfurb unit believe Tiger should have fixed this know latent design defect during refurb.
A perfect laptop for Linux
(5 out of 5) by Renaud Olgiati on May 17, 2009 (Asuncion, Paraguay)For the information of other Linux users, KUbuntu (H) and Mandriva 2008.1 installed on this machine with only one slight setup problem, in that for Mandriva you must download (from the PLF site) the latest non-free Nvidia drivers for the video to display all its possibilities.
All other peripherals are recognized and configurated straight out of the box, no problem whatsoever.
All other peripherals are recognized and configurated straight out of the box, no problem whatsoever.
Great laptop.
(5 out of 5) by Y. Nikitin on Mar 31, 2009 (ma, usa)I purchased this laptop a little over a year ago and I'm fairly happy with it.
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Good points
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1. Fast CPU. I program and my programs compile fast, for a laptop.
2. Good graphics. For a laptop, this graphics are pretty good. Can run some low-end games and can run 3d programs like Blender fine.
3. 17" screen. This screen is huge and is beautiful. The primary reason why I got this model.
4. Networking. A/B/G/N + lan adapter provided everything I need to connect to a local/wifi network.
5. Relatively cool. I checked the temperature pretty often, it never rose about 50C.
6. 4GB DDR2 RAM. Keeps everything running fast.
7. Can take on considerable damage. I carry this in my school bag all day, mixed in with other books and calculators. After a year, works fine and nothings loose.
8. Weights. I compared this 17" with a 15" VAIO. HP was definitely lighter than the VAIO.
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Bad points.
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1. Keys. The edges are kind of sharp, so it is easy to pop off a key. However, that is easily fixed.
2. The close lock. When you close the screen, the lock is kind of hard to open.
3. The rubber feet. I lost two in a year.
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Bad points.
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1. Vista runs fast and fine on this laptop. I do not why people hate Vista, its pretty great - just turn off UAC. I experience crashes very rarely. I have yet to experience a major slowdown in almost a year. And the NVIDIA drivers work fine. Never once crashed on me. Maybe because I keep them up-to-date.
2. The upper touchpad. Some people reported that by pressing the sound keys on the touchpad, the system freezes. If you know what you are doing, you can easily fix it by removing and installing newer drivers.
I really do recommend this laptop.
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Good points
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1. Fast CPU. I program and my programs compile fast, for a laptop.
2. Good graphics. For a laptop, this graphics are pretty good. Can run some low-end games and can run 3d programs like Blender fine.
3. 17" screen. This screen is huge and is beautiful. The primary reason why I got this model.
4. Networking. A/B/G/N + lan adapter provided everything I need to connect to a local/wifi network.
5. Relatively cool. I checked the temperature pretty often, it never rose about 50C.
6. 4GB DDR2 RAM. Keeps everything running fast.
7. Can take on considerable damage. I carry this in my school bag all day, mixed in with other books and calculators. After a year, works fine and nothings loose.
8. Weights. I compared this 17" with a 15" VAIO. HP was definitely lighter than the VAIO.
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Bad points.
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1. Keys. The edges are kind of sharp, so it is easy to pop off a key. However, that is easily fixed.
2. The close lock. When you close the screen, the lock is kind of hard to open.
3. The rubber feet. I lost two in a year.
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Bad points.
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1. Vista runs fast and fine on this laptop. I do not why people hate Vista, its pretty great - just turn off UAC. I experience crashes very rarely. I have yet to experience a major slowdown in almost a year. And the NVIDIA drivers work fine. Never once crashed on me. Maybe because I keep them up-to-date.
2. The upper touchpad. Some people reported that by pressing the sound keys on the touchpad, the system freezes. If you know what you are doing, you can easily fix it by removing and installing newer drivers.
I really do recommend this laptop.
Bad HP Laptops
(1 out of 5) by Erwin Dania on Mar 31, 2009 (FLA)I do not recommend any HP laptops.I bought one for my son and me,two years ago and the one of my son died in january 2009 and today mine died. No more Support no more warranty from HP.
Hp want to charge 400 Dollars for repair on mine. But they know they have problems with these DV series, but refused to do something about it. If you don't believe me just do a search on the Internet on HP Laptop problems. SORRY NO MORE HP.
Hp want to charge 400 Dollars for repair on mine. But they know they have problems with these DV series, but refused to do something about it. If you don't believe me just do a search on the Internet on HP Laptop problems. SORRY NO MORE HP.