Thinking of buying hp dv9040us. Good or bad?
827702
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5500, 1.66GHz, with Centrino Technology, 2GB RAM, 240GB Hard Drive, 17-inch WXGA+ TFT Display, 8X DVD+/-RW Drive, Windows XP Media Center 2005 \n\nnot bad
692489
i repeat only what i answered you in your previous question - i simply didn't know what the HP laptop costs. but if these $1199 are no miscalculation then get it.\n\na laptop with a 2GHz AMD 64 Turion, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD and a DL DVD burner with lightscribe for that price is very astonishing.\n\nand what's the catch to it ?
345650
Well they are. I bought a HP/Compaq nx7000 business notebook. No doubt its great looking machine and works well. But u can expect unforeseen problems in the machine. The motherboard of this laptop got burnt or stopped working for no fault of mine. It was out of warranty and the new motherboard was for 500 bucks so I bought a used motherboard from ebay.  Since then it is working fine.  I checked the forums at the HP site and all the owners of this machine had the same problem with the motherboard. \nI also have a old sturdy Dell PII laptop and this machine works fine. If you want to have a complete knowledge of the machine you are thinking of buying don't depend upon the reviews at some known laptop review sites. Go to different forum where you can have opinion from people who actually use these machine.
534566
It definately looks like a good computer and Dell is a good brand.  However, it looks like it does not come with Microsoft Office.  So if the productivity software that does come with it is ok for you then I don't see why not.  But if you would like to basically make up your own computer per your preferences I would go to either the HP or Dell website and configure your own.\n\nI've bought an HP laptop for the business I work for through the HP website and haven't had any problems.  I recently, for Christmas, purchase a Dell laptop with no problems.  Both were configured per the our preferences.  One thing I liked about both was the extended warranties & service care.  I purchased, for myself, the total warranty package so that if the dog decided to wiz on it, it would be covered.  Just the other day, the letter F key fell off, I called Dell, they said they would send a technician to my house, I asked if they could come to my work instead and they did with a new keyboard that they reinstalled.  No problems at all.\n\nNow, if you do decide to get either and HP or Dell through the companies website direct, I would suggest you go to www.ebates.com first, sign up with ebates (it's all free).  Once you sign up with ebates, click on the appropriate link for either HP or Dell (Best Buys is in there as well as tons of other companies, business, etc.) and then purchase your laptop that way.  The ebates sign, when you link through their website, provides rebates and I believe both companies are at 2% which is given out in a check quarterly.  I just recently got my daughter a 60 GB ipod video from Target & I'll get a check for $16.00 as they rebate back 4%.  I've gotten almost $500 from ebates, I purchase from Staples, Target, HP, Dell, Best Buys, Circuit City, Office Depot, etc.\n\nGood luck!
699584
Right now there is a great deal on a laptop that is good for basic home use. It is an HP and you can get it for $299.99 after a hundred dollar mail in rebate. There are some restrictions but I will definitely be getting one... It is such a steal! Check out all the details at the links below...\n\nhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/17/circu...\nhttp://techdirt.com/articles/20061115/16...\nhttp://news.com.com/notebooks+dropping+t...\nhttp://bfads.net/pop/3772\n\nOh ya you can actually get the notebook for $99.99 but you have to jump through a lot of hoops and it will probably will end up costing you more in the end...\n\nGood Luck!
963138
Right now there is a great deal on a laptop that is good for basic home use. It is an HP and you can get it for $299.99 after a hundred dollar mail in rebate. There are some restrictions but I will definitely be getting one... It is such a steal! Check out all the details at the links below...\n\nhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/17/circuit-city-to-sell-100-compaq-laptop-on-black-friday/\nhttp://techdirt.com/articles/20061115/164759.shtml\nhttp://news.com.com/Notebooks+dropping+to+99+levels/2100-1041_3-6135370.html\nhttp://bfads.net/pop/3772\n\nOh ya you can actually get the notebook for $99.99 but you have to jump through a lot of hoops and it will probably will end up costing you more in the end...\n\nGood Luck!
466181
I've had very good experience with the Acer Aspire series. First bought one for my wife, then my mother, now myself. Great bang for the buck. My wife's PC is about a year old and no problems (ok, the battery doesn't last that long). Lots of functionality for the money and the screens are among the best I've seen on laptops.\n\nI recently purchased (on impulse) an Acer Aspire 5003WLMi at Staples. Upgraded the memory from 512MB to 768MB, bought a Targus backpack, a couple of jump drives and it was still under $900, and no rebates.\n\nMy work laptop is a Dell Inspiron and I like it but it has had the motherboard replaced and the keyboard so far, and it's less than two years old. And it was about $2,700 new.\n\nCheck out Staples and Circuit City if you're into bricks and mortar, they seem to be pretty good.
778311
it is not bad check specs here\n\nCore solo T1350 1.86GHz \n1024MB \n120GB \nDVD+/RW DL \nIntel GMA950 onboard diagram max.128MB shared MEMORY\nUSB 2.0/FireWire/Modem/LAN/WLAN 802.11abg \n5in1 Card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS Pro/xD)\n15,4 " WXGA TFT (1280x800) \nWindows XP Media center edition\nleft-ion-Akku \n2.72kg \n24 months manufacturer warranty
57897
i got my laptop at sams club. payed 1300 for it tax and all. It has a gig of ram and 100gig hardrive. Its an hp and has 128mb of memory devoted to graphics. its also a widescreen KILLER FOR GAMES. It a HP Pavillion Dv4000, and it also has a remote.. so try sam's club or cosco's
364315
whatever you do, dont get an HP pavillion ze4500 . thats what i have right now and it makes so much noice and its horrible. i recommend the Dell inspiron laptop, its lightweight, really good, and looks sexy
360941
do tech support nation wide and suggest Dell inspiron 9300. HPs have a lot of issues customers have found and so are the Toshiba satellites. Gateways have issues too. I have found Dell to be a very reliable company and being an owner of an inspiron 9300 have not had any issues except for the poor Toshiba DVD CD ROM that I had them replace with a Sony. Good folks there at Dell.
799687
Under a $1000? That's a good price you could get a solid laptop for that. I recommend a HP DV230 because its got a duo processor, Windows Media Center Edition(the ultimate edition for gamers), TV Tuner card, in addition you get an Express Upgrade to VIsta Home Premium when it comes out. But those features are optional, so go to www.hp.com. Its like $1000 even with taxes for all the features.
557054
HP/Compaq\n\nBecause if it's true there are many performing PC (whose power you'll probably never use in your life, like alienware), many cute and nice PCs (Like MACs, so nice and reliable, yet so uncompatible with the Windows world..for the time being), or renowned for the reliability (like IBM....very reliable but all of them with very low performances in terms of multimedia stuff)....HP/COMPAQ offers high performing PCs and never leaves you alone AFTER you buy it. They have a very efficient service. \nI'd suggest HP/COMPAQ for it's the best compromise between PERFORMANCES-PRICE-QUALITY OF SERVICE\nGood Luck
828866
It's worth it. I brought a Dell laptop about a year ago. It's actually what I'm using to type this answer right now.\nI have never had a problem with my Dell. There are many more computers out there that do the exact same thing and have the same features that can easily cost $1000 more than what you paid for yours. Dells are good computers and they are a reasonable price for everything that they have.
359982
I have an HP Pavilion zv5000 laptop, and its been very reliable for almost a year and a half, running it every day for at least 6 hours a day, and never had crashes or any bugs, running WinXP, although I did have to replace the power cord, cause I dragged it around too much (oops)
364774
It's an awesome laptop. The best thing about it is the Dual Core CPU. The Video Editing performance is awesome what used to take me an hour to do, know only takes 30min.\nNow did you bundle your laptop with the Intel950 video card or did you upgrade for a X1400 or even x1600??\nIf you have the intel 950 you probably already noticed that it sux when playing games. But the x1400 and x1400 are really great video cards for laptops :)\nI like the screen of my laptop nice and bright :)\nOverall very very happy with my laptop.
51672
I would suggest that you either go for a Dell, HP, or a Toshiba.  Sony Vaio are pretty expensive and the most over-rated laptops.  IBM Thinkpads and Apple iBooks are good on performance, but far too expensive.\n\nI have a Toshiba and I have worked for HP, so I would definitely recommend these.  Toshiba laptops are pretty rugged, quiet, have beautiful screens (among the very best), have terrific multimedia qualities like good speakers, multimedia buttons for playing DVDs without booting the computer, a host of media ports like SD, XD, MMC, Compact Flash (for transferring photos from your digital camera), etc., decent sized keyboards, 100 GB hard drives for storing your data, wireless network adapters, etc.  I haven't had issues with them and the customer support is fantastic!\n\nI would recommedn the Toshiba Satellite series and the HP DV series.\n\nDell lately has been having a lot of problems with their batteries and have been recalling many defective laptops.  My roomies have had problems with brand new Dells too.\n\nFor better reviews and customer ratings visit this website.  It will be a good guide.