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    Any experience with the DV7-4295us?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by bpeitzke, Jun 23, 2011.

  1. bpeitzke

    bpeitzke Newbie

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    I'm shopping for a new laptop, and like the HP Pavilion line. I found this DV7-4295us, that has everything I want - Core i7-2630qm, 8GB RAM, 1 TB 5400rpm HDD, 17.3" display with decent graphics, 9-cell battery.

    Anyone have experience with this model? Any reliability issues?

    1 TB HDD in laptop form factor - wow! Hope it's reliable.

    Ready to buy, just hoping for feedback from other owners.

    TIA

    Bob
     
    bpeitzke, Jun 23, 2011
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    team79 Notebook Guru

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    I received one as a replacement for a dv7-4290 (Intel Chip Problem).
    Have been quite happy with the 4295 and would say the 4295 is a great general purpose laptop. No reliability issues in the 2+ months I've had it.
     
    team79, Jun 24, 2011
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  3. shasta7

    shasta7 Notebook Evangelist

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    Solid machine it replaced a dv 9009, runs a little warm at idle 56 to 62 c Handles all my stuff have had 1 thermal shut down thus far but was outside at 90 degrees. Build seems solid, bios is locked so no upper functions no upgrading to dual band wireless no ahci :(
     
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    How's the quality? Keyboard quality & feel? Does it have the aluminum or plastic covers?
     
    bpeitzke, Jun 25, 2011
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  5. shasta7

    shasta7 Notebook Evangelist

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    It feels solid, easy to carry, with the 9cell it sits up in the back about a inch and a half, it helps with cooling. Mine has the aluminum cover and deck it has a nice feel to it. The keyboard is good enough but as I am a hunt and peck typist I do not know how it would feel to a touch typist. The keys are smooth to operate and depress easily.

    Hope this helps ya :D if it had a backlit keyboard it would be Ideal for me
     
    shasta7, Jun 25, 2011
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