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Originally Posted by Xylochick216
I would have agreed with you years ago. My first laptop (2001) was an HP and it traveled the world with me. I used it until I bought another HP in 2005 (just wanted an upgrade). Used that until I decided to splurge on a slimmer, faster model in 2008, and that's the one that died with just over a year's use. My first two HPs were dream machines. My third (and my husband's first HP) were terrors, and customer service was terrible. Like I said, they've been producing them too quickly for the past 2 years or so and the tech boards are littered with people complaining of motherboard issues that HP refuses to fix. If you want to pay $400 when the computer overheats and the motherboard fries, then go for it. Otherwise, I'd completely avoid an HP. Personally I went for a Macbook Pro, but that sounds like it's probably more than you want to spend (and probably more powerful than you're looking at).
I'm not an expert on Toshibas or Dells, but I'm sure someone here has info for you. Good luck  |
My former SIL has one of those HP laptops that overheats. HP says it's normal. Your laptop actually BURNING your skin and kitchen table, and frying your motherboard is NOT normal. I'd stay away from HP at this point, too. I like Toshibas just fine. Never had an issue with one. Don't know much about Dell, except our desktops are work are pieces of ish. I'd love to have a Macbook, but I'd have to win the lottery first. *sigh*