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HP dv 4000 worries
I was looking at the HP dv4000, and I really liked it (with my customized options), but I had one very big worry.
I had seen the laptop in person, and the build quality didn't really look too great. I'm a student, and if I buy this laptop, it should be able to take a lot of abuse.
Any comments?
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I'd say HPs are middle of the road quality wise. If you want a HP, their business class notebooks are better. If you really want a more semi-rugged notebook, I would look at a ThinkPad. They are the best built notebooks. Since you are a student you should qualify for some educational discounts.
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What kind of abuse will you be subjecting your notebook to? I consider HP's to be very well built considering their price, you get what you pay for. Their certainly built better than some other notebooks, I really like my DV4000 and feel comfortable carrying it around.
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I see this comment occasionally in reference to HP's, and it really makes me wonder a couple of things...
First, why someone would say that, because they seem well built to me. And secondly-- even allowing that there may be other machines that are built better: What else have you seen in this price range that are built better? Hasn't anyone ever heard of "you get what you pay for"? Would you walk into a Hyundai dealership and say, "well, it's pretty nice, but I really think a Mercedes is built better" ?
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Same comments as jim above. The build quality seems on par with most other manufacturers I've tried and owned, including that of Dell, Sony, (pre-HP) Compaq. I've never handled a Thinkpad personally, so I can't comment on what people generally think of as "high build quality." I just got my DV4000 and it seems perfectly fine. It's not gonna fall apart on you by just lifting it up. It's not snapped together like a plastic model kit.
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Well agreed, but if the HP is really comparable to a Hyundai, I don't think it's right for me :D. My problem is that when you pick up the notebook with one hand, it kinda creeks. Also, this laptop needs to be able to take quite a bit of abuse (being thrown around [not literally], scraping with other books, being hit with other books [and laptops of careless students who sit next to me], etc)
At this point, my parents are buying me the notebook, and they said that price is not a factor :D :D
Even better, I know someone who works at IBM, so I can get some pretty wicked discounts there - it's probably where I'm going to go.
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You're comparing apples to oranges.
Nobody would claim that a $1000 HP is built as well as a $1800 or $2000 IBM. That's a ridiculous comparison. If someone told you "I'll buy you a car. Which would you rather have, a Hyundai or a Mercedes?", which would you chose? And how would that answer vary, depending on whether you're spending your own money, or someone is buying it for you? Duh.
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I like to think of my HP as a Honda. Did you know that more millionairs drive Honda Accords than any other car... there must be a reason. ;)
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I like to think of my HP as a Honda. Did you know that more millionairs drive Honda Accords than any other car... there must be a reason. ;)
Are you trying to hint that you're a millionaire? ;)
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I'm not suggesting that HP's are as low-end as Hyundais. Actually, I think the Honda comparison is perfect.