Hi I am pretty new here. I just wanted to post my thoughts about my HP DV9000Z. It has a tl-52 turion x2, 1gb ram, 80gb 5400rpm HD, 6150 graphics set, 17" wxga brightview.
Pros:
1. The aesthetics are really nice. The imprint finish is cool.
2. The keyboard has a nice feel. I also like the touch buttons. Very convenient.
3. Screen is generally good. Pretty bright. No dead pixels that I can see.
4. Speed of the processor and ram is good. Can multitask pretty well. More than enough speed for the average user who surfs the net and watches movies.
5. Is generally pretty quiet. Fan turns on periodically for very brief intervals. Also it isn't that hot. It is warm, but compared to my old dell inspiron 8500, the HP is heaven. That dell ran as hot as a skillet, I swear it could cook an egg.
Cons:
1. The screen has a somewhat blue tint(sparkle effect) on white backgrounds.
2. There is definitely backlight leakage along the bottom. It is not severe, but is moderate. It annoys me somewhat. This is a high end laptop. This is really noticeable when watching movies with the black bar(letterbox) on top and bottom. The viewing angle isn't that great, horizontally and vertically.
3. The touchpad is shifted towards the left, not use to it that well yet.
4. The touch buttons make an annoying beep everytime you touch them. Also not so much of an annoyance, but if you are watching a movie in the dark, all of the blue lights look like a spaceship if your eyes wander off the screen.
5. Although it is quiet, it isn't ibook quiet. You can hear the hard drive spinning just faintly. Then again compared to the dell 8500, this thing rocks. That dell really sucked.
6. They don't include a bracket for the 2nd hard drive slot.
All in all, I recommend this laptop. I got mine at OD for $750 AR with tax and shipping. I would normally return this laptop in the hopes of a better screen with less light leakage. But for the price I paid for it, I won't, I'll just deal with it.
Please give your input. Maybe some of you can comment on the screen issue and compare the brightview to the ultrabright. I always wonder if I would have upgraded to the ultrabright, maybe there wouldn't be any leakage.
Pros:
1. The aesthetics are really nice. The imprint finish is cool.
2. The keyboard has a nice feel. I also like the touch buttons. Very convenient.
3. Screen is generally good. Pretty bright. No dead pixels that I can see.
4. Speed of the processor and ram is good. Can multitask pretty well. More than enough speed for the average user who surfs the net and watches movies.
5. Is generally pretty quiet. Fan turns on periodically for very brief intervals. Also it isn't that hot. It is warm, but compared to my old dell inspiron 8500, the HP is heaven. That dell ran as hot as a skillet, I swear it could cook an egg.
Cons:
1. The screen has a somewhat blue tint(sparkle effect) on white backgrounds.
2. There is definitely backlight leakage along the bottom. It is not severe, but is moderate. It annoys me somewhat. This is a high end laptop. This is really noticeable when watching movies with the black bar(letterbox) on top and bottom. The viewing angle isn't that great, horizontally and vertically.
3. The touchpad is shifted towards the left, not use to it that well yet.
4. The touch buttons make an annoying beep everytime you touch them. Also not so much of an annoyance, but if you are watching a movie in the dark, all of the blue lights look like a spaceship if your eyes wander off the screen.
5. Although it is quiet, it isn't ibook quiet. You can hear the hard drive spinning just faintly. Then again compared to the dell 8500, this thing rocks. That dell really sucked.
6. They don't include a bracket for the 2nd hard drive slot.
All in all, I recommend this laptop. I got mine at OD for $750 AR with tax and shipping. I would normally return this laptop in the hopes of a better screen with less light leakage. But for the price I paid for it, I won't, I'll just deal with it.
Please give your input. Maybe some of you can comment on the screen issue and compare the brightview to the ultrabright. I always wonder if I would have upgraded to the ultrabright, maybe there wouldn't be any leakage.
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