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Why hp laptops have got so bad reputation??

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n5al:
My last two laptop purchases have been HP Pavilion laptop computers, in 2018 and 2020.  I purchased them new, for around $900 US each.  While their technical specs look pretty decent, the computers didn't survive very long.  Both of mine began to fail around the 20 month mark.

My 2018 Pavilion suffered a broken cable that connects the motherboard to LCD screen, as well as a failing SSD drive.  The cable failure was a surprise, since I didn't open and close the laptop that often.

My 2020 Pavilion has a dying battery and the left-click / right-click buttons, which are integrated into the touchpad, no longer operate.  For some reason there is a slight warping of the plastic case in the vicinity of the touchpad.  I almost never used the touchpad, anyway.  I prefer an external mouse.

P.S.  The best laptop that I ever purchased was a 2006 Sony Vaio.  It was well-built and lasted for years, but it was also several hundred dollars more expensive than the HP's that I bought.  It was more like a business laptop than a consumer one.

My least favorite laptop was a 2010 Toshiba Satellite.  The Toshiba also lasted for years, but its first generation i7 processor consumed a lot of power and it generated enough heat to become uncomfortable to use in your lap.  The Toshiba power supply module also generated a lot of RFI, and I had to place a few ferrite cores on its power cord in order to use my HF and VHF ham radios.  Also, its cooling system allowed a lot of dust to accumulate inside the laptop.  I had to periodically disassemble the laptop to clean out the dust.

rsjsouza:
Your warped touchpad is probably the battery swelling - I had this with a 1-1/2 year old Dell and now I have a one year old Lenovo chromebook that seems to be going through that as well. POS modern batteries and the computer manufacturers cutting costs everywhere.

eti:

--- Quote from: rob77 on November 05, 2016, 10:14:38 pm ---my HP probook 6460b is going strong after 4 years of heavy usage and carrying it in a backpack everyday... so i don't know what you talking about ;) i do even have a cheapo HP 250 G4 and after 1 year of usage not a single problem..

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I bought a used one of these about 4 years ago for £45, it's my daily laptop and rock solid.

n5al:

--- Quote from: rsjsouza on November 05, 2021, 11:07:13 pm ---Your warped touchpad is probably the battery swelling - I had this with a 1-1/2 year old Dell and now I have a one year old Lenovo chromebook that seems to be going through that as well. POS modern batteries and the computer manufacturers cutting costs everywhere.

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Thanks for the tip!  A swollen battery was the problem.  I bought a new HP battery while visiting in the U.S., last December.  It was a slight pain to open the laptop case, but it only took a few minutes to complete the entire battery replacement task.  Now, all is well with this laptop!

Vtile:

--- Quote from: rrinker on November 05, 2016, 10:36:12 pm ---.... except maybe they last so long that they are useless with modern OS and software because they are too slow.

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Which does exactly the same as the older OS and software.

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