So....I dropped it off my bed.....

So I'm in college, and I accidentally let my dv7t fall off the side and drop 6 or so feet, and it apparently landed on a corner. Everything still functions, but cosmetic issues are

1) The right bottom corner of the laptop (where the stickers are), the black top is folded in a bit, though the surrounding metal "casing" is intact. I've been trying to unfold it but it's hard.

2) It won't close because this folded in part is creating a bump and the lid can't lay flat all the way.

Should I just keep trying to fold it back and "pop" it back into place? I have the normal warranty, so I'd have to ship it and all that nonsense.

And one last thing. What is with the cheap design of having a thin strip of metal where the speakers are at the front of the laptop? I leaned on the laptop while watching a movie in bed and the top strip popped off. It's not serious....but dumb design....

 

Im not sure if the HP warranty covers accidental damage. Most do not, except for ASUS. I would try and make the best of it.

 

It'll depend if you got the Accidental warranty when you purchased or during the time of the 1st year warranty, as if you have this warranty it should cover it.
But the regular warranty won't cover accidental damages.

 

are HP warranty's transferable ? I bought one off eBay and it still has the original 1 year.

 

Yes they are/should be transferable through owners.

 

If only I could make a decent excuse for them to take it because I didn't buy the accidental warranty...

 

if you don't have the accidental warranty you could just buy a replacement "top cover" if the surrounding base thing is still intact like you say

 

Crap, it might not be fine.

The screen went half dark on me when I was using for 2 minutes, but then I closed the lid and reopened it and it was fine. But now I'm scared...

This laptop is supposed to last me 4 years...and it has only been 7-8 months...

 

4 years??? why on earth would you want to keep it that long? I have seen those people around campus with those 2005 era dell laptops in 2010. I feel so bad for them having to do deal with some old obsolete crap. In fact my roommate has a 2007 inspiron and I make fun of her daily. Anyway I have bad that happen on mine as well so I figure its no big problem and since im selling it in the next 2 months, the other person can deal with it lol.

 

It was a gift for college. It's certainly possible that I;ll buy myself one in 2 years, but I wasn't planning on it...

 

Eh, ignore those types who always have to have top of the line. If you buy a good enough model, it _should_ last you 4-5 years, so long as you're not always pushing it by trying to play the newest games.

 

thing is being a portable device they're subject to a lot more abuse which really takes its toll. If a lapper just sat on a desk I'm sure it would be fine for 4-5 years.
I don't understand why people buy a regular lapper and expect to run all the best games which they usually can't at least with decent settings...Games are what a gaming computer or console is for. You get one of those and you can play whatever you want at the best settings without having to worry about graphic cards and ram and all the other bs for the entire lifespan of the system

 

Some computers do last more than 5 years.
I have a dv5000 that is 6 years old that's still working but is running on Windows 8 and quite well, the only thing now is the battery so where ever it is moved it has to be connected.
I also had a dv4-1000 that ran 3 years but sold it to get money for this one but is still running, a friend bought it.
So there are computers that. I play games on mine but more on my desktop pc. Just when I'm out. So laptops could or should last around that time.
I'm also expecting this one to at least last me 3 -5 years before I buy or think about getting a new one.

 

With proper care and maintenance, I don't see why any computer shouldn't last you more than two years...design issues and component failure aside. If anything, you could make the argument that laptop silicon should be even hardier because they're built to survive much higher temperatures than their desktop counterparts.

The only headache I can see is dust buildup. On a desktop rig, dust bunnies are fairly easy to manage because disassembly involves removing a couple screws and popping off one panel. On a laptop, it's obviously a much more involved process.