HP Laptops

[SkyRider]

Anybody have any experiences with HP Pavillion zv6000 and dv2000?

 

[WoodPeckr]

Google is your friend....

 

[SkyRider]

Google is your friend....

True, but I also value feedback from the members.

 

[djk]

Avoid.

HP has a really really really bad rep on after sales support. (see this - http://consumerist.com/company/hp/archives/)

For PC's, I'd recommend going with ASUS or Lenovo. I have a ROG from ASUS and its very solid.

 

[blueman]

Avoid.

HP has a really really really bad rep on after sales support. (see this - http://consumerist.com/company/hp/archives/)

For PC's, I'd recommend going with ASUS or Lenovo. I have a ROG from ASUS and its very solid.

Agreed. Buy ASUS all the way. Had two HP's both in for service too often.

 

[SkyRider]

Thanks. One of my neighbors is changing houses and he offered me these two HP laptops for free. Looks like one is from 2004 and the other one is from 2005.

 

[djk]

Thanks. One of my neighbors is changing houses and he offered me these two HP laptops for free. Looks like one is from 2004 and the other one is from 2005.

Sounds like he didn't want to deal with the hassle of disposing of them as per regulations.

2004-2005 laptops are obsolete. HP or not.

 

[WoodPeckr]

Thanks. One of my neighbors is changing houses and he offered me these two HP laptops for free. Looks like one is from 2004 and the other one is from 2005.

Not sure how HP was rated back then but now HP is comes in last for reliability. I'd never buy an HP laptop today. That said they are old Laptops running XP and perfect candidates to install Linux on to try out.....that is if they are still running decently.

With Linux installed, you will think you got a new laptop....

 

[SkyRider]

HP has a really really really bad rep on after sales support. (see this - http://consumerist.com/company/hp/archives/

Thanks for the link. There are quite a few horror stories. I called the HP toll free number a few months and got someone who spoke with such a heavy accent that I couldn't understand what he was saying.