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HP Pavilion DV9930US 17-inch Laptop (2.00 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium)
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great seller
(5 out of 5) by Werner Dickel on Nov 25, 2008the item was a birthday present and it arrived well in time.
so, thanks, and again any time
so, thanks, and again any time
6 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
So far so good BUT Office 2007 is TRIAL VERSION
(3 out of 5) by Julie A. Richards on Aug 9, 2008 (Portland, OR USA)The only other experience with a laptop that I have was an out-of-box Thinkpad. So, I'll say that this one REALLY blows that one away /chuckle.
I'm in the process of setting this one up to use as my 'main' computer so that I can regulate my 'main' (a tower) to secondary use. And while I was doing that, I came across the Office 2007 product key input box -- and that it said I could open the program 21 more times before needing to input the key.
Well, this laptop didn't come with any recovery CD/DVDs or product keys -- "Restore Your System Without Discs: Your computer includes a new system recovery feature that does not require CDs or DVDs. ... If you need to repair your system, you can do it from the hard drive or from your own set of recovery discs."
Now, I went over to the HP site to see what I could find about the product key for Office 2007 and this is the info I found:
... "The Office software that comes pre-installed on many HP and Compaq PCs is a TRIAL VERSION. The free trial allows full feature use of Microsoft Office 2007 for a limited number of days and uses. ... Do not use currently owned Microsoft Office (such as...) software product keys... you will need to purchase a full version of the software, uninstall the trial and install the full licensed version in its place...."
Please be aware of this when you purchase the system.
Haven't come across anything else but I'm really hoping that the OS that came with it isn't a trial version (and is legal) as well. My main computer ended up having a 'multi-user' OS on it and two or three years after buying, I had to purchase a new OS for it because the multi-user license became invalid.
Good luck and have fun :)
(Three stars because: 1) it's only the second laptop I've ever worked with and 2) Office 2007 was not listed as being a trial version.)
I'm in the process of setting this one up to use as my 'main' computer so that I can regulate my 'main' (a tower) to secondary use. And while I was doing that, I came across the Office 2007 product key input box -- and that it said I could open the program 21 more times before needing to input the key.
Well, this laptop didn't come with any recovery CD/DVDs or product keys -- "Restore Your System Without Discs: Your computer includes a new system recovery feature that does not require CDs or DVDs. ... If you need to repair your system, you can do it from the hard drive or from your own set of recovery discs."
Now, I went over to the HP site to see what I could find about the product key for Office 2007 and this is the info I found:
... "The Office software that comes pre-installed on many HP and Compaq PCs is a TRIAL VERSION. The free trial allows full feature use of Microsoft Office 2007 for a limited number of days and uses. ... Do not use currently owned Microsoft Office (such as...) software product keys... you will need to purchase a full version of the software, uninstall the trial and install the full licensed version in its place...."
Please be aware of this when you purchase the system.
Haven't come across anything else but I'm really hoping that the OS that came with it isn't a trial version (and is legal) as well. My main computer ended up having a 'multi-user' OS on it and two or three years after buying, I had to purchase a new OS for it because the multi-user license became invalid.
Good luck and have fun :)
(Three stars because: 1) it's only the second laptop I've ever worked with and 2) Office 2007 was not listed as being a trial version.)