Overpriced HotBox
Written: Jan 28 '05
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Pros: Nice big screen
Cons: EVERYTHING has broken on it
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| etobyo's Full Review: Hewlett Packard Pavilion ze1250 (F5400H) PC Notebo... |
I've owned this about 2 years now. I bought it mainly for school. It runs incredibly hot--the fan ALWAYS seems to be kicking on. About a year after buying it I had some of my RAM go bad. I'm convinced it's due to the extremely high temps.
1.5 years after purchase and my battery would only hold a charge for 40 minutes or so. Not a big deal for me, since I usually am near an outlet. But when a replacement battery is $129, you don't expect to have to buy a new one less than 2 years after buying it.
ALSO--the PCMIA slot (where you put a wifi card) died about a year into ownership. I thought it was a software issue at first, but no, the actual hardware went bad.
ALSO--about a year into ownership the plug where the AC cord goes into had broken. I had bought a Best Buy service plan for it, so it was free to fix. But still.
Otherwise, I suppose it's ok. It does have a nice large bright screen. But overall, it isn't all that durable. I won't buy another HP.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 1599
Operating System: Windows
Processor: AMD Athlon (K7)
Processor speed: Don''t Know
Screen Size: 15 inches
RAM: 256
Internal Storage: CD-RW and DVD
Hard Drive (GB): 21-30
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Member: Toby Olvera
Location: Gainesville, FL, USA
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