Reliability factor with HP Laptops

Hi,
Just wondering. Just had a lot of repairs to my dv9500 Pavilion
Laptop and just managed to squeeze it out of my extended warranty deal.
Machine is nearly 2 years old now and I am considering a future
replacement. My service man was not happy with HP. Which brand do
members find most reliable. I do like the look of the HP and was
considering their new Model with Blue-ray included. Over to you.



Petros


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Petros

On Apr 10, 2:19*pm, Petros <gu...@unknown-email.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> Just wondering. *Just had a lot of repairs to my dv9500 Pavilion
> Laptop and just managed to squeeze it out of my extended warranty deal.
> Machine is nearly 2 years old now and I am considering a future
> replacement. *My service man was not happy with HP. *Which brand do
> members find most reliable. *I do like the look of the HP and was
> considering their new Model with Blue-ray included. *Over to you.
>
> Petros
>
> --
> Petros

What kind of repairs? - New DVD drive, hard drive? Most laptops have
module components of that kind that are easily replaced yourself.

I have a Dell Vostro and an MSI M662 and my brother has a Dell
Inspiron, none of which have had any problems.

If you buy a cheap laptop made by any manufacturer it is less likely
to last a long time because cheaper components are used than in the
more expensive machines and cheap components fail more often than
quality components.

I would not spend less than £500 and preferably around £700 on a
laptop.

You should open the bottom periodically to remove dust that
accumulates areound the cooling fan(s). The best way to do that is to
use a can of compressed air that you can buy from computer shops.

Overheating is a problem with laptops. I also mount the laptops on
stands that I buy from amazon.co.uk for around £10. It lifts the
bottom so that the air can circulate around it and makes the keyboard
rest an an angle that makes typing easier.

You can read the information on laptops here - http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/Laptops.htm.

Eric,
PC Buyer Beware!
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/

Laptops are really commodity items with common innards made by only a few
suppliers, whether your machine carries an insanely inflated price with a
fruity logo or a lesser known logo at a more realistic price point.
The last three laptops I have bought were from lesser known U.S. vendors.
They have better components, components I can specify, than the best fruit
labeled laptop at less than half the price.
I have had no reliability issues, and these machines are heavily used, but
your mileage may vary.

"Eric" <> wrote in message
news:14633666-32e2-4dc4-9ba3-...
On Apr 10, 2:19 pm, Petros <gu...@unknown-email.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> Just wondering. Just had a lot of repairs to my dv9500 Pavilion
> Laptop and just managed to squeeze it out of my extended warranty deal.
> Machine is nearly 2 years old now and I am considering a future
> replacement. My service man was not happy with HP. Which brand do
> members find most reliable. I do like the look of the HP and was
> considering their new Model with Blue-ray included. Over to you.
>
> Petros
>
> --
> Petros

What kind of repairs? - New DVD drive, hard drive? Most laptops have
module components of that kind that are easily replaced yourself.

I have a Dell Vostro and an MSI M662 and my brother has a Dell
Inspiron, none of which have had any problems.

If you buy a cheap laptop made by any manufacturer it is less likely
to last a long time because cheaper components are used than in the
more expensive machines and cheap components fail more often than
quality components.

I would not spend less than £500 and preferably around £700 on a
laptop.

You should open the bottom periodically to remove dust that
accumulates areound the cooling fan(s). The best way to do that is to
use a can of compressed air that you can buy from computer shops.

Overheating is a problem with laptops. I also mount the laptops on
stands that I buy from amazon.co.uk for around £10. It lifts the
bottom so that the air can circulate around it and makes the keyboard
rest an an angle that makes typing easier.

You can read the information on laptops here -
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/Laptops.htm.

Eric,
PC Buyer Beware!
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/
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No one should look at a PC as a long term investment, with reasonable care
they are designed to last 2 maybe 3 years if cared for. After that, thier
batteries will go, the heat takes it toll, key caps fall off, DVD goes, then
they are a PITA.

I look at it this way, you can drop $1500 on a good one, maybe get 3-4
years, or buy a $700 model every 3 years. By that time disks and memory
will double. And you probably will need it.

Most people over buy computers. Disk, memory are good, dedicated memory for
vidio is good but most people can't utilize a single processor let alone 2,
3 or 4. Speed isn't even an issue any more.

In article <>,
Petros <> wrote:
>
>Which brand do members find most reliable.

"members"? Well, anyway...

Hands down the best built laptops are Lenovo nee' IBM. I've
repaired, refurbushed, disassembled, and otherwise touched thousands
of laptops made by dozens of vendors and Lenovo have the least shortcuts
and the most consistent quality. They're a bit pricey but I can run
anything I want and my two laptops are 8 year old Lenovo T23's. Durable?
I've got IBM 750's that still work fine (running OS/2 :-). They're 25 years
old.

Things like metal parts, screws instead of tabs, thoughtful design
(as in you just have to remove say a keyboard and bezel to replace a fan
instead of keyboard bezel screen and hinges half a dozen fiddly little
cables ), and great support: I can still get downloads, parts, and software
for those 25 year old 750's!

In article <4D3D18CB-95E1-4A4D-ACD6->,
pupick <> wrote:
>Laptops are really commodity items with common innards made by only a few
>suppliers, whether your machine carries an insanely inflated price with a

Ummm well sort of. Motherboards are generally custom as are
case parts, keyboards, and things like fans.

Screens are "commodity" but good luck trying to get one with
the right coonnectors.

On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:43:24 +0000 (UTC), (the wharf
rat) wrote:

> Hands down the best built laptops are Lenovo nee' IBM. I've
>repaired, refurbushed, disassembled, and otherwise touched thousands
>of laptops made by dozens of vendors and Lenovo have the least shortcuts
>and the most consistent quality. They're a bit pricey but I can run
>anything I want and my two laptops are 8 year old Lenovo T23's. Durable?
>I've got IBM 750's that still work fine (running OS/2 :-). They're 25 years
>old.

I hope the quality continues with the new Chinese manufacturing, but
they are known for being tops. The close second are Sony Viao's. Those
Panasonic's built "for the field" get good reviews on durability.

HP sucks. Dell is good in some respects, totally sucks in others.
Toshiba generally sucks and has a bad attitude. Compaq sucks.

With apologies to your serviceman, my personal experience with HP has been
awesome. I have 125 (out of 143 originally purchased) HP Vectra desktops
that have been in use for almost seven years now. My wife and I both
purchase HP laptops and have never had a problem with them; in fact when
it's time to upgrade we sell our used laptops to co-workers who are happy to
get them. One of my previously-owned laptops is on its sixth year of use
with zero repairs. I think one of my wife's finally died after eight years
with no problems.

"Petros" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Just wondering. Just had a lot of repairs to my dv9500 Pavilion
> Laptop and just managed to squeeze it out of my extended warranty deal.
> Machine is nearly 2 years old now and I am considering a future
> replacement. My service man was not happy with HP. Which brand do
> members find most reliable. I do like the look of the HP and was
> considering their new Model with Blue-ray included. Over to you.