Are you happy with your Dv2000

simple question, planning to buy it myself.

 

I sent back my dv2000t. Reasons:

1. The glossy screen was impractical.
2. The trackpad was very bad.
3. The extended battery is awkward.
4. It wasn't exactly lightweight for its screen size.
5. The build quality is fine, but nothing special.

It's a fine consumer-grade laptop (although #2 and #3 above made me wonder if I wouldn't have been better off even with a Dell e1405). But anyway, it wasn't what I needed for academic work. So I bought a ThinkPad.

Your results may differ.

Chris

 

My dv2000t has exeeded my expectations. Although the lid is VERY fingerprint-friendly, a quick wipe now and then fixes this problem. The touchpad is really not that bad, you get used to it quickly.

 

I'm very satisfied with my dv2000t. I think it's a much nicer laptop then what you will get with the E1405. The trackpad is a little touchy so it takes getting used to but most people get a mouse to use a long with their laptop anyways, or at least i do, so i don't use the trackpad all that much. There is a button to switch the trackpad on and off at the top of it. I havn't seen very many laptops that look better then the dv2000t do. The Dell Inspiron line are pretty plane and i don't like the white trim much. You don't have to get the 12 cell extended battery if you don't want to. The 6 cell will keep you running a good 2.5 hours or so which is long enough for most. It's also plenty light for portability.

 

I refused shipment of a dv2000 does that count?

 

Why did you refuse delivery?

 

Have to say I'm very pleased with mine. I had a Satellite M105 before but bought this for the duo core, remote and cam. Everything about the DV2000t is just better! It has looks that rivals many Vaios. Build Quality is superb (much better than M105). The screen (QDS) is again much better than the Tosh - infact (minus the stupid gloss type coat) could be the best screen I have ever seen. A keyboard that isn't far off the coveted Thinkpad. To top off it is pretty **** cheap too

As for the touchpad, ok so it may not be what I was used to but have to say after using it for a few mins, it operates the same way as standard (textured) touchpads. The buttons I actualy prefer though, none of that stupid 'CLIK!' much much quieter.

 

Got a NC 8430 instead.

 

Can you elaborate on why you say the DV2000 has better build quality than the Toshiba M105? I compared the two and thought the Toshiba felt sturdier. I do prefer the HP keyboard though, and the overall shape and layout. I'm not a fan of the DV2000 glossy look and feel. I preferred the more textured look/feel of the DV1000, particularly the palm rest area, trackpad, and screen border. I think HP favored form over function when they chose all those glossy surfaces.

 

I personally don't own a dv2000, but I considered it a good amount. However, I opted to buy the Compaq version: the V3000. I'm not sure if it's both notebooks are the exact same aside from the design, but my V3000 has been excellent. It's light enough for me to lift with one hand. It's just been awesome.

 

The M105 is not even close to the build quality of the DV2000! When I pick up the M105 from anywhere (moreso the corners) it is creakville! Also when opening the display, if I don't do it quick enough, creakville! Not to mention I can atually see the hinge covers slightly separating from each other in that action . When I do either of these with the HP it is completely silent! The only plus about the Tosh is that there is no ripple when I push the back of the LCD hard.

As for the all-round gloss coating, I actually prefer it as it won't suffer from wear-and-tear as much as matte/textured-finished laptops.

 

The only other notebook that looks as good as the DV2000 is HP's own Comapq Presario V3000. I actually prefer the silver/black color scheme of the DV2000 to the pure black of the V3000. I think the touchpad has problems but the buttons are great (the buttons are especially good, and have the most travel on any notebook I've tested so far; they are also perfectly silent which means no loud, cheap "clicks"). I plan on getting this laptop later on this year.

 

I'm pretty close to returning mine since I can't get a clean install of XP working properly with my sata drive. Very complicated and very finicky for the a mid level user and I don't even care about quickplay!

 

It is more complicated than usual; I stuck with it and got it working with quickplay, and it is now a fast fast laptop. But it did cause me to sweat a little!

 

getting mine soon!