6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Computer is dead 13 months after purchase, March 2, 2011
This review is from: HP Pavilion dv4t customizable Notebook PC-Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T6600 (2.2GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)/3GB DDR3/250GB HD/14.1" HD LED /512MB NVIDIA GeForce G 105M/802.11b/g/n WLAN/Built-in Webcam/ Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (Personal Computers)
I bought the laptop 13 months ago and after 2 months, the battery was unable to hold a charge anymore so it was no longer portable. HP claims that the 1 year warranty covers everything EXCEPT batteries and it will cost $150 to replace. Now, 13 months later, the screen is DEAD and wont project. HP claims my warranty expired 2 weeks ago and it will cost $482 to replace (which 80% what I payed for the laptop to begin with...not including replacing the battery for $150). Did I mention that the replacement battery no longer holds a charge anymore? when I unplug it, it only lasts 6 minutes!! Avoid at ALL costs!! It is a money pit and HP won't stand by their products at ALL unless you pay crazy amounts of money. Please learn from my mistake!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
do not buy., February 21, 2011
This review is from: HP Pavilion dv4t customizable Notebook PC-Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T6600 (2.2GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)/3GB DDR3/250GB HD/14.1" HD LED /512MB NVIDIA GeForce G 105M/802.11b/g/n WLAN/Built-in Webcam/ Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (Personal Computers)
I bought this laptop for college, and I've already had to buy a new laptop after using this laptop for less than two years. The physical appearance of the laptop is nice, but the functions and the quality of this laptop is garbage. Within a few months of purchase, I had to call HP and replace my charger. I've had to replace the charger 3 times since then. In addition, after a year of usage, I've had to replace the battery as well. The fan on this laptop is extremely loud, and is a distraction when you're trying to study in a library. As if those problems aren't bad enough, the laptop also overheats quite frequently, which in result freezes the laptop up. And a quick note, the webcam quality is horrible. If you want to buy an HP laptop, don't buy a Pavilion. I would not recommend this laptop for anyone who's looking for a laptop that they are trying to use for a few years.
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