*HP HDX16 Owners Lounge*

Ahhh..not only are you a "cup-half-empty" guy, but you're also a "doom-and-gloom" guy!

Don't worry...you'll get it and all will be fine.

 

That review may be a little flawed... so I don't think so.

They also said the HDX18 comes with a nVidia 8600 GT, when I believe it should be the 9600 GT. So I don't know, man...

 

lancorp, fill us in, is it DDR2 or DDR3 ram?

 

Are we speaking of the main system RAM, in a HDX16t? It's DDR2 PC2-6400 .

 

and lancorp u still didnt upload a picture of ur gpu-z window, can u do tht pls, with the latest 0.28 version, thnks

 

I purchased the following RAM, however its not 6400:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231154

Should I return it and buy this instead?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227251

I should be getting my HDX16 any day, so I'd like to return / buy new RAM if necessary.

 

tough call on that. The 667 RAM runs at lower latencies (higher performance) but lower clock speed (lower performance), whereas the opposite is true for the 800 RAM.

From what I've read, there is negligable gain in this case. Now, since the new chipset supports and runs at 800Mhz, i'm not sure if that can be considered as having a large impact on performance.

FWIW, according to CPU-Z, the RAM that comes in the HDX16t is 1GB 6-6-6-18 (slow?)...so based on that, either of your choices would be an improvement in speed.

 

Crucial memory look-up tool also confirms DDR2: http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Pavilion%20HDX16t&pl=HP%20-%20Compaq&cat=RAM

But going long with glass is half-full mentality, there doesn't seem to be too much of a performance gain according to this article: http://www.digit-life.com/articles3/cpu/ddr2-800-vs-ddr3-1333.html

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woohoo first post!

 

Sweet it just shipped. But the tracking number doesn't work yet.

 

Bummer. Ships on a Saturday...that's two wasted days of it sitting at a FEDEX shipping depot!

 

Let me know how they are packaging the HDXs...

My experience with the dv7t and my mom's dv5t was pretty bad. They really need to work on the protection of their laptops. And quality. The first dv7t I got had scratches on it. Whether it was from FedEx or from the plant I don't know. My mom's dv6t had a very small barely noticeable smudge on it that I cleaned off easily enough.

 

At least i know that it will ship by next week. And not the monday after this.

 

Mine shipped as well. Fed Ex keeps the shipping going all weekend. It will go from China, to Anchorage, to Memphis, to the destination, all very quickly.

 

Same here......order shipped, but tracking number doesn't work

However, I am happy that I got it shipped 3 days before estimated date...

 

Really, so it doesn't stay with them for the whole weekend... nice i might get it by Wednesday then.

 

Not necessarily. My HDX (20" Dragon) didn't move at all over the weekend when it shipped on a Friday.

Also, depending where you live in the US, it might go China-Anchorage-Indianapolis-Anchorage-West Coast. That is the route both my HDX20 and HDX16 took.

 

guys, can someone comment on this.....i was checking the HP website and someone has written a review about HDX16t on 23rd Sep, stating that he is using HDX16t for a week........it seems to be a fake one

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/s..._name=HDX16t_series&tab=review&#defaultAnchor

what do you think?

 

I live in Texas, so it will come straight to Dallas from Indianapolis.

 

You have your HDX already right? How was it packaged? Was it secure and everything?

 

For those that have received their systems, how is the heat and/or fan noise?

 

I've got a new HDX20 Dragon and an HDX16t. If you're asking about the HDX16t, I wrote about how it was packaged in my post the day I got it.

In a nutshell, the thin shipping box IS the computer box, and it's just suspended by foam endpieces and wrapped in a silky tshirt-like sleeve (I presume it's for wiping all the fingerprints off all the glossiness!)

 

It might be a fake review, it might not. Does it really matter though?

 

Mine changed to shipped this morning as well! But I'm pretty sure it's sitting on HPs dock waiting for fedex to pick it up on Monday morning.

 

I would also like to know about the heat... mine should be on its way Monday and i'm debating whether or not to call them and just have them return it. The new screen Brightview Infinity screen doesn't look too great and I absolutely abhor shiny touch pads

 

I'd keep it, honestly, many of us missed the coupon and the 25$ upgrade, which saved you guys about 600$ if someone were to purchase without a coupon. Great deal imo. I'd think the heat has more area to spread, so it might be alright compared to the dv5t. HP might also have identified the heat problem and tried to make it run cooler, but just a guess. As for the screen and touch pad, most hp's have it like that. Touch pad can be a nonissue for many, just plug in a mouse. For the screen, it's supposed to be better but worse in light, owell.

 

Yea my roommate keeps telling me that I got such a good deal on this computer. I guess I should wait and see how I like it. After all, I can return it before 21 days is up for a full refund... I got it almost loaded to (to my standards). I only upgraded to the P8600 because I don't need the power of the more expensive CPU's and it will save energy, plus 250GB is big enough for me and memory is cheaply purchased elsewhere.

Has anybody had experience with HP's return policy that can comment on it? If I decide I don't like it is it as simple as calling and saying "I don't like it I want to return it?" Or am I going to have to go through a huge hassle?

 

It's easier than you think... Just call them and tell you don't like it. They will arrange the pick-up. HP is one of the best in customer service.

 

Same here...too bad I am leaving for 2 weeks...Will see it a little later than you guys.

 

For me, I returned 2 dv5t's which were defective. Got my refund for the first one, I just returned the 2nd one so waiting on that refund.

 

Maybe I missed it but I didn't see that anywhere on that page...

Plus that's ridiculous. I mean if I buy a laptop online and I get it and I see it in person use it for a few hours or days and discover that I'm not at all satisfied with the laptop then I should **** well be able to return the laptop hassle free.

In my cases the first dv7t I returned was because I didn't use a coupon that I heard about on this website. Stupid HP decided that I had to cancel my order and then wait for the dv7t that I did not want anymore and then return it immediately.

So I returned it. Had to wait 2 weeks for the money to be credited back to my account.

Then I ordered the next dv7t. By that time the coupon ($400 off) had expired. The best they could do was $250. Well stupid me did that not knowing that coupons come every so often. Within 2 days there was a 30% Off coupon which ended up taking a total of over $700+ on my dv7t. SO I had to cancel the 2nd order. Luckily that one had not shipped and was canceld in time. However I still had to wait a few days for the money to be credited back to my CC.

So I ordered the dv7t for the 3rd time. Used the 30% off coupon. Was very happy and pleased with the product I had purchased. So I waited while it was built. It was completed and shipped to me. I opened it up and behold there were 2 nicks on the back side of laptop (Picture a closed laptop. The direct opposite of where your hands go to open the top part). In addition to the 2 nicks there was a diagonal scratch type of line that was clearly in the same region.

Needless to say I was upset. Especially since I had been waiting so patiently for this laptop for over a month by now...

Anyways I called HP. They said they could do an exchange. Of course they like to make things difficult so they told me that I'd be charged an additional $400 since I had used the coupon and there was no way they could apply it to the exchange. To make things worse the lady lied to me and said that the replacement laptop would be started immediately while I shipped them back the damaged one. And she even told me she put a note in the order for them to "expedite" the order...well that turned out to be a load of bull****.

I sent the damaged one in. They didn't start production on the replacement till 4 days after they received it. It took them 2 weeks to build it. They gave me 2 day shipping free however but at that point I was just too pissed off to care.

To top it all off in the middle of the 2nd week of production the brand new HDX line was revealed.

So in short HP is the one who screwed up in my situaiton. If they were a company that made things easier for the consumer in terms of returns and exchanges this waste of time could easily have been avoided and I would have had my brand new dv7t weeks ago. Plus if HP actually spent time and money to assure that the plant in China that's making this laptops actually makes sure that they are of good quality and not with random crap all over them then I wouldn't have had to return the damaged laptop.

In short I'm waiting for the HDX 18t because the process of getting the dv7t took way too long and I'm hoping that HP does a better job when it comes to the 18t.

 

These are the return policies of the small/medium business store. We bought our HDX16t's through the HP Home & Office Store.. their return policies are listed here: http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/return_exchange.do

It doesn't say anything about returning non-defective merchandise... but that doesn't mean that they can't be jerks about it... which is more along the lines of what I was trying to figure out.

 

I can't track my shipment for some reason.. is it the fedex site that is messed up or what?

 

Sorry I know this has been addressed, but the New egg link is not active. Concerning HDX 16: Just purchased and they didnt not have 4GB of memory, so I just got the 2. What specific memory are you folks upgrading to

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134603

That or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146723

 

And no one tried to install DDR3 on the HDX16 ? Come on! It's from the elite HP lineup, and it's centrino-2, do it DDR3 compatible!

Some confirms about the Video card memory? It supposed to be DDR3, I guess & hope!

 

Already been answered and confirmed a few pages back. DDR2.

 

Tnx, I had no time to read 100% all posts.

 

I'm in the same boat, I was emailed the tracking number Friday night, its now Monday morning and my tracking number still says invalid.

 

I checked this morning too, hopefully i get the laptop by friday of this week.

 

I called HP to ask about the tracking and they said that it is in customs and will be delivered before this weekend

 

Hello again, Hey what do you guys make of this. My 20inc HDX locked up was gonna take probably a month before it could looked at. So got partial refund ant bought HDX16T. I guess the old saying goes if its to good to be true it probably is. http://cgi.ebay.com/New-HP-Pavilion-HDX16T-HDX-16t-Laptop-Notebook-2-8Ghz_W0QQitemZ180294767968QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item180294767968&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1308&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14

 

That's not "too-good-to-be-true", really. When they first came out, you could get a HDX16t with T9300 and 1080p display for $999 with coupons. Add the CPU upgrade, RAM and bigger hard disk, and the guy is still making money (not much, but he's not selling at a loss).

By today's pricing, that is an excellent deal! But, there are no coupons that work on HDX now.

UPDATE: I just noticed he as 30 of them...that seems unlikely...

 

Then again- if he ordered 30 of them, that may be one of the factors HP considered when jumping the price of the HDX16t.

Yeah- it seems like an okay deal. If only we could get a better video card- then I would be REALLY happy.

 

he probably bought them all during the 2-day $500 coupon interval at the initial release. basically a $30k investment to sell back for $45k.

bleh, it was probably this kind of scalping that made hp remove the coupon codes for the HDX

 

Not really, if you provide a coupon for 2700 people you really don't care who buys them. Same with tickets to other places, the people just want to sell the tickets and don't care who resells the tickets.

 

I'm highly disappointed and won't be purchasing the laptop until a better prices arrives :\. Only reason I wasn't able to purchase the HDX16t the first few days was because I was awaiting a refund from HP. Nope, it didn't come in in time and by the time I had it, the 500$ coupon was gone and the upgrade to the 1920x1080 resolution jumped from 25$ to 125$. Total of 600$ loss there... Owell. I have to be patient until a better deal arrives. Don't need it until a year from now anyway... Just make my self feel better my telling myself it's HP's loss then >.< lol

 

Well then you can get the HDX 18 when it comes out, I'm sure there will be a coupon for that.

 

I don't know.. all of the new coupons exclude HDX notebooks.

 

I hope they decide to start offering the HDX16 without the Infinity display, because I absolutely hate it! I just got my dv7 with Infinity display, and I was planning on sending it back for an HDX16 but I can't stand the display. It is way too reflective - even indoors! I have always bought the HP business line of laptops wihch have a matte-finish non-reflective screen, and I think those look so much better than this shiny reflective screen. Is there anyone who actually prefers the Infinity display?

 

I love the infinity display, i only see the glare if i focus my eyesight out of the screen. And it doesn't scratch or get damaged.