HP Pavilion dv9000t 17-Inch Laptop Notebook

5 comments

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   John A. Klaesius on December 21, 2009 at 9:35 pm

   I’ve been through alot of computers. Compaq, Gateway, Acer, Dell, and now I’m stuck with this POS HP!!!! I bought it BRAND NEW from best buy. I’ve had the hard drive replaced 3 times so far, the wifi card has gone out, and the thing wouldn’t turn on when I tried turning it on. So I had to have the motherboard replaced!!! I’ve had it less then 2 years, and it has needed all this done to it!And the internet card still acts funny on my own wireless network! I can’t wait to get rid of this thing!!! I will never buy another HP computer! This is worse then my ACER! Stay away from HP altogther!

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   Melanie Fraites on December 22, 2009 at 12:15 am

   I find it runs very hot and that makes me nervous about the future of the motherboard and components. heat affects my hands as well when using the key board or touchpad. the touch sensitive volume control at the dashboard and speakers needed replacement after just a few months. otherwise ok.

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   Christina Paul on December 22, 2009 at 12:44 am

   I bought my HP DV9000 about two years ago at a Sam’s Club. My reasons for buying it was because I feel far less cramped with the numeric keyboard on the side. The ease of learning my way around this machine were quite painless. I’ve owned Dell and IBM Thinkpads and this one by far met my needs far better than any other laptop I have owned. I don’t think it is because I am particularly easy on my machines, but I do realise that not everyone is careful with how they handle their equipment. I do confess, this is not my main machine and use it mostly when I travel or when I am away from my desktop machine for whatever reason. I’ve taken this machine with me on various flights and on the road for various productions and on-site jobs and never had a bit of an issue with it. Still, I do use it almost daily and it’s stood up to all that I have put it through.

   The issues that I have had have revolved around the operating system of Windows Vista in conjunction with the HP system diagnosis interface. The drive is partitioned to where there is a small backup drive. I wanted to backup this drive to an external HD or a large capacity thumb drive, and the OS insisted that I use DVD’s or CD ROM’s which far less efficient. I did the DVD ROM backup and then it promptly told me that I had not done it at all. I am not sure if Windows or HP has a fix for this but it was very frustrating. Also, callibrating the battery is extremely difficult, even if you do follow the directions provided in the system itself. Also, the extra sleep black case makes it particularly prone to attract fingerprints. You really do have to be dilligent about keeping the surface polished all the time otherwise it ends up looking extremely unkempt.

   All in all, I would say that if you can just keep an eye on your HD backups and battery efficiencies yourself, without relying on the internal system to do it for you, it is a fairly good machine. I had not considered the HP brand before for a PC and was leaning toward Dell. However, the styling and the larger keyboard made me feel far less cramped when I worked so that is what sold me. The performance that I have recieved with this particular machine has made think I might give HP another look next time around, too.

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   Alyssa A. Lappen on December 22, 2009 at 1:29 am

   I recently decided to obtain a laptop with a Microsoft operating system to run some programs that are unfortunately only compatible with Windows–including U.S.-made biofeedback software that runs with a pocket, wireless amplifier from Australia.

   I’m not much for Windows operating systems, and my previous experiences with XP were disastrous. However, having recently purchased a re-manufactured Pavilion, I give credit to HP for making a fine machine.

   The screen is large enough to actually see, and the system includes just about all the bells and whistles one could wish for, including a 4-layer Cd-DVD drive, wireless networking (and traditional lan connections), a large hard drive, ample memory and even a telephone jack, presumably to send faxes and make conference calls.

   The sound and graphics on this baby are great, the machine is pretty fast, and there are many more security mechanisms and software packages than I received the last time I tried Windows, more than 2 years ago.

   I’m not quite so fond of the keyboard, which is a bit sticker than I’d like. I prefer a clean, quiet soft touch keyboard. But I can live with it.

   The one problem is the unwieldy finger-touch mouse pad, which is a prescription for repetitive stress syndrome, if you don’t already have it. One must hold an arm aloft to negotiate the thing, and since this is designed for one’s lap, that’s without the potential for wrist support of any kind. I also found that the serial connector on my standard issue mouse is incompatible with the mouse port on this machine, a real bummer.

   But I paid little more than $500 for the machine, with shipping and a 90 day HP warranty (which I can extend). So I’m not complaining.

   Overall, this is a very serviceable laptop.

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   Walter Beckman on December 22, 2009 at 2:48 am

   This computer was great untill exactly 3 weeks after the warenty ran out then the mother board just up and fried. Only had the computer for 1 year and 3 weeks and now its dead. Not to mention HP was no help and wanted 500-600 to replace the mother board!!!