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    6530B purchase question

    Discussion in 'HP' started by baxter316, Aug 5, 2008.

  1. baxter316

    baxter316 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was looking at purchasing this laptop, Tired of waiting for the Dell E series, and wanted to see if anyone had an opinion of the HP builsness latops.
     
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  2. Teraforce

    Teraforce Flying through life

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    Looks like a restyled 6510b. The closest thing I've played with was the larger 6710b (replaced by the 6730b).

    I have an older nw8440, and I love it. The keyboard is fantastic, and the build quality is good, too. I do think the case has warped slightly, but it really isn't noticeable at all. I've also had the optical drive replaced once. Mind you, this is after 2 years of almost daily use and travel, and I must say it's held up quite well considering the circumstances.

    Unfortunately, I can't say the same thing about the power adapter. I'm on my 7th or 8th one. They keep dying. However, the latest one I got seems to have an improved design (the fixed wire on the brick has better stress-reduction), so that may no longer be an issue.
     
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