Would you buy another HP?

[allfiredup]

Perhaps that had a major role in HP primarily using AMD graphics lately!

There is no question that the NVIDIA debacle gave AMD a substantial sales boost! Not to mention that AMD/ATI graphics products cost less than NVIDIA, just as AMD processors are cheaper than Intel. So they can offer discrete AMD graphics for less than NVIDIA and make the same $$$ thanks to the fatter profit margin!

[Aikimox]

I'm personally done with HP. Not because it's soo bad, but mostly cause they don't have anything that would satisfy my power hunger

My wife on the other hand is into the Elitebooks.

[excalibur1814]

8560w... fast

[HenrikBalsnes]

Not loyal to HP or anything but sure, I can see myself buying another HP laptop in the future. My Envy 15 11xx is still working fine after two years. You can fry eggs on it but I blame it partly on putting a first generation i7 into a slim design.

Right now I'm awaiting the Ivy Bridge refresh of the Envy series but if another manufacturer makes something better in the 'slim but still powerful' category that still looks good I go with that one.

[SessionDrummer]

Good question. Bought my first DV7T about 3.5 years ago, upgraded screen, maxed GPU, 2 HD's, and it worked very good for what it was. It had a hard life, lots of time on lap, couch, some blankets, not great for air flow, but finally it gave up. I JUST purchased another DV7, and noticed that it as well, was not one of the cooler laptops I've used. Too hot ?? Not really, BUT, I did get a cooler pad as a precaution, mostly because my lappie seldom lives on a hard table.

I think HP and many others, have been all but consumed with the "thin is in" movement. Trying to keep the thermals in check while having to increase the amount of heat due to newer more powerful components, while keeping the laptops thinner and thinner has got to be an impossible task. I can only imagine the battles between the sales/marketing dept., and the engineering dept. must be fun to watch.

I think that HP cannot ignore the fact that their "heat" issues need to be addressed. They should do some focus group polling and see if the laptops were 1/2" thicker, but much much cooler, if anyone would even care. I think not. Better to address these issues and save more issues from frustrated customers down the line. HP is not alone in the thin movement, and I'm sure no one wants to be the FIRST to break suit, and enhance the internals to actually deal with the increasing heat the newer components are producing.

Did I return my 2 week old DV7 no. Would I buy another HP ?? Baring any issues with my newest purchase, I probably would. They offer some of the BEST options out there, and although most of the components are not top of the line, they don't have to be, just good enough, and that's ok.

[heng8866]

i admit that i've heard some negative opinions on HP from my friends, but my own experience shows they are still the number one pc manufacturing company in the world.
I think it is the only company to offer 6755G2 powered laptop, and their business lines are awesome

[allfiredup]

i admit that i've heard some negative opinions on HP from my friends, but my own experience shows they are still the number one pc manufacturing company in the world.
I think it is the only company to offer 6755G2 powered laptop, and their business lines are awesome

For HP and DELL both, their business lines are an entirely different story from their consumer products. The HP ProBook & EliteBook models and DELL Vostro, Latitude and Precision are far superior to anything else either company makes.

[asdtech153]

To be honest, I never thought I'd buy another HP. I was an idiot and bought the HP Touchsmart Tx2-1025dx.... Never, ever, ever will I fall for all that bells and whistles crap they sell to you on TV . That being said however, I have been able to use a friends HP Dv6t for the past few weeks and have loved it. Its fast, decently small (15.6"), and not a space heater (like my touchsmart). Anyways, I ended up ordering myself a dv6t (which is on the way) because I got a great deal and even though the touchsmart is sputtering, it's still held up, and the promise of an actual good computer for dirt cheap was too good to pass up.

Current computer:
HP Touchsmart Tx2-1025dx
Processor: s*it
GPU: s*hit
main usage: heating up my apartment & self-immolation

New computer:
HP Dv6t quad edition
i7 (2.2gHz)
AMD Radeon 7690 2gb discrete
750 gb 7200 rpm HDD
15.6 inch display

all for $830, 250 less than my tx2

[sethk]

I would buy another HP. I didn't buy my current Envy because of brand image, and wouldn't buy another HP because of brand image - I'd buy it based on it's unique features and value proposition. At the time, the Envy was the only 1.1" 5.7lb quad core full HD laptop with a high end GPU. When I next need a laptop I will be looking for the best compromise between weight, power and style. If it's an HP that meets those needs best, I have no problem buying another HP.

[jlrosine]

Don't think that if you jump brands everything will be great. I am typing this on a nearly new macbook pro 17. This thing sounds like a damn airplane taking off when the processor gets taxed even just a little. I use vmware fusion with win7 and the fans are always up and down....usually up to 5500rpm then down to 2000 after it drops below 60c.

Just last night I loaded picasa because I hate iphoto, while it was scanning I literally couldn't hear my kid talking to me, had to ask then to speak up because the mini hair dryer MBP was too loud...this was with just picasa running, nothing else.

I'm sure you have an idea of how much I spent on this speedy 2.4ghz i7 17, I'm considering dropping down to an ENVY 17, although I hear about quality issues with it, it's about $1400 less with a discount I get.

I've had great luck with elitebooks and lenovo thinkpad T series, they seem to be the best designed and highest quality laptops I've had the pleasure of using.