Comments on: Why I would never buy HP notebook again http://crz.lt/2007/01/20/why-i-would-never-buy-hp-notebook-again/ what's on my mind Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:44:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Unhappy HP Customers http://crz.lt/2007/01/20/why-i-would-never-buy-hp-notebook-again/comment-page-1/#comment-15561 Unhappy HP Customers Sun, 04 May 2008 02:19:50 +0000 http://crz.lt/2007/01/20/why-i-would-never-buy-hp-notebook-again/#comment-15561 To read more stories from other unhappy HP customers, check out: www.unhappyHPcustomers.blogspot.com To read more stories from other unhappy HP customers, check out:

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]]> By: mark http://crz.lt/2007/01/20/why-i-would-never-buy-hp-notebook-again/comment-page-1/#comment-14392 mark Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:00:25 +0000 http://crz.lt/2007/01/20/why-i-would-never-buy-hp-notebook-again/#comment-14392 I am writting this comment on a HP pavillion with three non working USB ports. It didn't take much brain power to figure out that this must happen all the time to anyone who doesn't treat their laptop like it was a bomb set to explode if it were to actually be moved around a bit. I may try to get it repaired somewhere, but that makes the actual price of the computer not such a bargain. Not to mention the fact that I can't really do anything in the mean time. I suspect these comments are the tip of a very large iceberg of broken HP usb ports. I am writting this comment on a HP pavillion with three non working USB ports. It didn’t take much brain power to figure out that this must happen all the time to anyone who doesn’t treat their laptop like it was a bomb set to explode if it were to actually be moved around a bit. I may try to get it repaired somewhere, but that makes the actual price of the computer not such a bargain. Not to mention the fact that I can’t really do anything in the mean time. I suspect these comments are the tip of a very large iceberg of broken HP usb ports.

]]> By: Aurimas http://crz.lt/2007/01/20/why-i-would-never-buy-hp-notebook-again/comment-page-1/#comment-4357 Aurimas Wed, 04 Jul 2007 10:06:33 +0000 http://crz.lt/2007/01/20/why-i-would-never-buy-hp-notebook-again/#comment-4357 Don, right these dv1k series laptops look and feel really really cool (well, at least I thought so before I got my first macbook) unfortunately the hardware and support do not. And as for USB ports at the back - I hate that when I'm using my notebook in bed or when I'm trying to blindly plug in something (MacBooks have them on the left, so it does not concern them). Actually I broke a couple of USB flash memory keys with laptop in bed :) Don,

right these dv1k series laptops look and feel really really cool (well, at least I thought so before I got my first macbook) unfortunately the hardware and support do not. And as for USB ports at the back – I hate that when I’m using my notebook in bed or when I’m trying to blindly plug in something (MacBooks have them on the left, so it does not concern them). Actually I broke a couple of USB flash memory keys with laptop in bed :)

]]> By: Don http://crz.lt/2007/01/20/why-i-would-never-buy-hp-notebook-again/comment-page-1/#comment-4352 Don Wed, 04 Jul 2007 09:45:29 +0000 http://crz.lt/2007/01/20/why-i-would-never-buy-hp-notebook-again/#comment-4352 Well, I guess I am not the only one. Its comforting and not so too that there have been others before me. Not so coz there seems to be no good customer service. Dell is superb on that front. I too use dv1040 or near about bought in Singapore My first USB (top right hand corner) conked a year ago after 6 months of intensive use. Now, the one on the left is slowly getting there (you might wonder 1 year is a long time - Man, I have taken so much care of that port that my wife does not touch my computer anymore coz i would yell at her if she went near it) Today, out of frustration of frequently plugging and unplugging my mouse to get it to work, i have given up and plugged it into the final USB port - the one I left for an emergency. I use flash drives often and I need that. I am terrified that soon it will conk from use. That said, I love the HP laptop. The keyboard layout is very nice and until now I have had no issues with battery life or with screen. I never leave my laptop with any one else, not even a service rep, so thats out of the question. I am seriously considering moving to Dell (it sucks as well, but hell, they are cheap and they come to your door step for service in 1 day). I guess even if it conks 10 times during its lifetime and I am sure it will, its worth it. But I will miss my HP laptop! p.s. why do they place the USP ports at positions where they could be subject to shoves. They could have placed them at the back and it would have been fine. Well, I guess I am not the only one. Its comforting and not so too that there have been others before me. Not so coz there seems to be no good customer service. Dell is superb on that front. I too use dv1040 or near about bought in Singapore

My first USB (top right hand corner) conked a year ago after 6 months of intensive use. Now, the one on the left is slowly getting there (you might wonder 1 year is a long time – Man, I have taken so much care of that port that my wife does not touch my computer anymore coz i would yell at her if she went near it) Today, out of frustration of frequently plugging and unplugging my mouse to get it to work, i have given up and plugged it into the final USB port – the one I left for an emergency. I use flash drives often and I need that. I am terrified that soon it will conk from use.

That said, I love the HP laptop. The keyboard layout is very nice and until now I have had no issues with battery life or with screen.

I never leave my laptop with any one else, not even a service rep, so thats out of the question. I am seriously considering moving to Dell (it sucks as well, but hell, they are cheap and they come to your door step for service in 1 day). I guess even if it conks 10 times during its lifetime and I am sure it will, its worth it.

But I will miss my HP laptop!

p.s. why do they place the USP ports at positions where they could be subject to shoves. They could have placed them at the back and it would have been fine.

]]> By: wenqi http://crz.lt/2007/01/20/why-i-would-never-buy-hp-notebook-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3370 wenqi Sat, 16 Jun 2007 00:34:38 +0000 http://crz.lt/2007/01/20/why-i-would-never-buy-hp-notebook-again/#comment-3370 totally agree with that.. i have to keep pressing on the the handheld panel to make the f__king HP laptop continue to work; definitly an hardware problem even without using any brain cells, but those "service representatives" asked me to re-install winxp... That's quality service ... totally agree with that..
i have to keep pressing on the the handheld panel to make the f__king HP laptop continue to work; definitly an hardware problem even without using any brain cells, but those “service representatives” asked me to re-install winxp… That’s quality service …

]]> By: Arjuna artist http://crz.lt/2007/01/20/why-i-would-never-buy-hp-notebook-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3284 Arjuna artist Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:31:56 +0000 http://crz.lt/2007/01/20/why-i-would-never-buy-hp-notebook-again/#comment-3284 I have a HP notebook DV1040 and one by one all the USB ports stopped working!!!iIt has 3 ports. HP says that in order to fix this Ill have to take the computer back to the US where I bought it!!!! Noe I cannot use a mouse or an external hard drive, the computer is disabled!!!How can such a large company have such poor support (It took about 10 phone calls to finally speak to someone who told me to go from India to the US as they dont support this model in India!!!! First 3 out of 3 USBs fail, the computer is disabled and then negative support!!it seems that my vote is HP SUC_S!!!! Buy something else I have a HP notebook DV1040 and one by one all the USB ports stopped working!!!iIt has 3 ports. HP says that in order to fix this Ill have to take the computer back to the US where I bought it!!!!

Noe I cannot use a mouse or an external hard drive, the computer is disabled!!!How can such a large company have such poor support (It took about 10 phone calls to finally speak to someone who told me to go from India to the US as they dont support this model in India!!!!

First 3 out of 3 USBs fail, the computer is disabled and then negative support!!it seems that my vote is HP SUC_S!!!! Buy something else

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]]> By: Aurimas http://crz.lt/2007/01/20/why-i-would-never-buy-hp-notebook-again/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Aurimas Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:11:29 +0000 http://crz.lt/2007/01/20/why-i-would-never-buy-hp-notebook-again/#comment-7 I was happy too. So, how many days do you have it so far? You're sayin', no problems. So I guess no more than 60 ;) I was happy too. So, how many days do you have it so far? You’re sayin’, no problems. So I guess no more than 60 ;)

]]> By: Mantulis http://crz.lt/2007/01/20/why-i-would-never-buy-hp-notebook-again/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Mantulis Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:07:42 +0000 http://crz.lt/2007/01/20/why-i-would-never-buy-hp-notebook-again/#comment-6 Gues my first Notebook is HP or not? :) But I'm happy, no problems yet ;) Gues my first Notebook is HP or not? :) But I’m happy, no problems yet ;)

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