HP Zv6000

[AsusEpoxy]

Perhaps u can return it and get the R4000z deal which is going on now? But it will be a loss of time and a restocking fee(if any)....

[rc80]

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Originally posted by maxpower
Sorry to hear about the screen. As for the speakers, do they sound noticeably bad to you? I suspected HP switched to cheaper speakers because they removed the harmon kardon badge. But for all we know, they might be jbl or harmon kardons without the badge.

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Well I'm listening to RHCP right now and they seem to be doing pretty good. Granted, I'm no audiophile. I also don't know what the Harmon Kardons sounded like...

[bOOm]

have you tried playing any games with it?

[AMDemon]

Regardless of whether you went for the current R4000 special @ OD or any other promotions to follow...You won't find ANYTHING comparable to your Awesome deal after rebates of $992.

[AsusEpoxy]

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Originally posted by rc80
[br]Tech depot doesn't have a restock fee but I would have to pay shipping. I really like this laptop but it's always a bummer paying $1000 and it's not perfect.. ya know?

I have a little time.. but not much.

What to do....????

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yeah...i understand...sorry to hear abt that. It pisses u even more when they give the "dead pixels are inherent nature of TFT LCD" crap excuses. hope u can do something abt those pixels.

i'm praying real hard mine doesn't have any dead pixels......its current location is now in indianpolis...few more days of waiting....

[calyxman]

Yeah, mines in Indy too. I agree about the kind of deal you still get, I mean heck $700 after rebates with tax and shipping included, where can you find a better deal with the specs I got in my sig? Granted it's not a powerhouse machine, but I did want something rather snappy for my business applications.


On the way....
HP Pavillion zv6000
AMD Sempron 3000+ 1.8GHZ
512 Mb (2x256)
128 Mb ATI 200M
DVD/CDR combo/40 GB 4200 rpm
Win XP Home / 8 cell batt

Current beater: iBook 600 Mhz G3/ 384 MB / 15 GB HD / 8 MB vRam

[yumyum001]

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Originally posted by rc80
[br]Well, I received my zv6000 today... 8 business days from ordering. the speakers don't appear to be Harmon Kardon's and I have 2 dead pixels [V] Not sure what to do. I keep reading tht HP only fixes screens with 7 dead pixels. Really don't want to return it as I wouldn't be able to get the same deal again. Any suggestions?

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hey rc80, guess what, you are not the only one!!!![][V]

I got my this morning, and upon powering up, I found 2 dead pixels.... could we about this to OD??[xx(][!]

[rc80]

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Originally posted by yumyum001
hey rc80, guess what, you are not the only one!!!![][V]

I got my this morning, and upon powering up, I found 2 dead pixels.... could we about this to OD??[xx(][!]

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Very sorry to hear yum... I know how you feel. [V]

I did send an email to TechDepot late last night... they are supposed to respond within 24hours.. so I'm waiting on them. I'm thinking about the extra warranty they (Office Depot) offer. I'm trying to find out if they really cover the screen if it has just 1 dead pixel (w/ the extra warranty). After reading about how all these manufacturers just accept pixel failure, I have a hard time believing Office Depot would cover just 1 dead with their warranty. After working at Best Buy, I basically gave up on any/all aftermarket warranties.

You might want to very gently press the area with the dead pixel.. I thought I had 2 dead pixels and after VERY lightly pressing the one it vanished. The other one will not go away. Do this at your own caution...

AMDemon is right.. we probably aren't going to see another deal like this for a bit.

As for returning/keeping I'm still undecided. I just have to sleep on it some more.

[yumyum001]

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Originally posted by rc80
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Originally posted by yumyum001
hey rc80, guess what, you are not the only one!!!![][V]

I got my this morning, and upon powering up, I found 2 dead pixels.... could we about this to OD??[xx(][!]

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Very sorry to hear yum... I know how you feel. [V]

I did send an email to TechDepot late last night... they are supposed to respond within 24hours.. so I'm waiting on them. I'm thinking about the extra warranty they (Office Depot) offer. I'm trying to find out if they really cover the screen if it has just 1 dead pixel (w/ the extra warranty). After reading about how all these manufacturers just accept pixel failure, I have a hard time believing Office Depot would cover just 1 dead with their warranty. After working at Best Buy, I basically gave up on any/all aftermarket warranties.

You might want to very gently press the area with the dead pixel.. I thought I had 2 dead pixels and after VERY lightly pressing the one it vanished. The other one will not go away. Do this at your own caution...

AMDemon is right.. we probably aren't going to see another deal like this for a bit.

As for returning/keeping I'm still undecided. I just have to sleep on it some more.

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wait a minute, so you did purchase the warranty from OD? if you do, I think you are set, but I did not buy it, because I didn't know "this" would happen[|)]

[rc80]

No I haven't bought the OD warranty... yet. I'm still looking into wether I can or not. When I worked at Best Buy, we would let people purchase the aftermarket warranties for up to 30 days after purchase (meaning, inside the return period). Aftermarket warranties are a HUGE profit for these types of companies.

Now I wouldn't go walking into OD and saying "I have a problem, I need to buy your warranty". Maybe just buy it and come back after X amount of days. That is only if A) They cover EVERY pixel on your laptop screen and B) They let you buy it after receiving and within your 30 day return time.

I would think they would be inclined to sell the warranty to you considering you are still inside your 30 day return policy AND assuming you haven't told them you are having problems.