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    Tell me the worst things about the dv9700t

    Discussion in 'HP' started by NaveehGreen, Jun 20, 2008.

  1. NaveehGreen

    NaveehGreen Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm almost ready to buy, but I want to know if there are any major problems or dealbreakers with the 9700t.. I've heard about overheating and randomly shutting off. I'm also considering the Dell XPS 1530. The Dell is about $150 more, but has a better warranty.
     
    NaveehGreen, Jun 20, 2008
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    Intel Notebook Enthusiast

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    i would buy dell, since I had bad experience with HP repair.
     
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    NaveehGreen Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah.. that's the thing.. the Dell warranty is a lot better than the HP.. and I'd have to pay almost $300 to get an HP warranty comparable to Dell's :(
     
    NaveehGreen, Jun 20, 2008
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    theseadragon Notebook Consultant

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    All the HP extended service plans for notebooks, in the $300 range, are for 3 years (or 2 year Accidental Damage); Dell is offering a 3 year factory warranty, at no extra charge? :confused:

    By the way, I have a DV9700T and am pretty happy with it; my only real complaints are:

    Keyboard seems a little flimsy/mushy
    CD/DVD drive is unusually noisy during seeking/readinf (IMO)
     
    theseadragon, Jun 20, 2008
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    suland Notebook Evangelist

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    DV9700 is one of the best on the market in it's class. I would never buy a laptop just because of repair service. Are you really waiting for your laptop to break to contact repair service??? :)
     
    suland, Jun 20, 2008
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    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    Best looking. The only "bad" thing i can think of, is it needs a better video card. Other than that it looks great, and performs well(some may say its "hot"...literally, lol).
     
    Harper2.0, Jun 20, 2008
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    Toryglen-boy Notebook Consultant

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    i have one, and it looks great, although gets kinda hot, and could use a better video card

    :)
     
    Toryglen-boy, Jun 20, 2008
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  8. NaveehGreen

    NaveehGreen Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do you use a cooling pad? I got the 7200 RPM, and I know that can produce more heat.
     
    NaveehGreen, Jun 21, 2008
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    I ordered it thinking it would be better for capturing HD content, but now I realize I probably shouldn't have. I'd have to cancel the whole order and place it again to change that, wouldn't I?
     
    NaveehGreen, Jun 21, 2008
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    unknowntt Notebook Evangelist

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    Video card could be better, but it overclocks VERY well, so just OC it and you should be fine running games on medium and HD videos should be absoultely fine. Another thing is that the screen options are limited, 1440 x 900 for a 17 inch is almost unnacceptable in my view. 1680x1050 is minimal, and 1920x1200 would be superb. No RAID options (well I guess it is just a consumer grade notebook), build quality is pretty bad, it creaks, the battery may be a little off (sticks out about 1~2 mm on corners), feels flimsy, etc.

    In its class, it is a very good laptop, but it's starting to get dated.
     
    unknowntt, Jun 21, 2008
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    NaveehGreen Notebook Enthusiast

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    Should I cancel my order and go with the XPS 1530?
     
    NaveehGreen, Jun 21, 2008
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