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    Anyone got anything "extra" with your HP order?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by optimustarzan, Apr 29, 2009.

  1. optimustarzan

    optimustarzan Notebook Deity

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    I just got my HDX16 replacement. When I started it up for the 1st time, I noticed the DVD drive was running. I opened it and there was a burned dvd in there. It was marked 4-12 to 4-15. I played it and it was in Chinese. It was about a cultural celebration thing. I was loling. I mean what the hell? I think it was a test dvd to see if the dvd driver worked properly.

    Has anyone else had something like this with your laptop order?
     
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    Maybe someone at the Chinese plant was taking a break and decided to pull a random laptop off of the assembly line for their leisure? lol

    He put in a movie or show of recent events in China (April 12-15), fell asleep and his co-worker packed it up.

    Does it smell like Moo-Shu Pork?
     
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  3. eqmiami

    eqmiami Notebook Consultant

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    Man! As I was reading I was sure it was gonna be some 2llamas1umbrella video.
    Glad to see it was just cultural stuff.
     
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    Wasn't there a case recently in the news where a couple bought an allegedly sealed DVD player from somewhere like Walmart and found a DVD in it when they got it home? :eek:

    It reminds me of the Crank Yankers episode where Wanda Sykes calls a video store and says that she got a DVD in the video box she rented to play at a children's party. :p
     
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    So much for "HP-recertified." No wonder both my recertified HP Minis bought through buy.com had major problems. :D
     
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    lemonspeaker Notebook Evangelist

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    Oh, well, would you look at that? Something in the DVD drive on the 3rd day of inspection?
    Oh wait, it's just another thing to complain about. Guess what? It's probably refurbished. :eek:
    Another thing to complain about-> not that it is damaged though. But i guess because of that, you can send it back to Hp and they'll send you another hdx16. just hope that the one you'll be getting is not a flawed one. :rolleyes:
     
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    I found out on the 1st day. I just didn't mention it before. I highly doubt its refurbished, I mean I custom ordered it and if it was, then they did a great job.
     
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    By law, if it is a refurb, it must say so on the box.

    HP Mini refurbs, for example, come in boxes distinctly different from the standard retail box, with big letters that say RECONDITIONED.
     
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