Almost everything you need
Written: Mar 30 '03
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Pros: 15" screen, 40gig HD, lots of software
Cons: no floppy, poor speakers
The Bottom Line: If you can buy one new for under $1000... GET IT its WORTH IT!!!
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| EricBrunke's Full Review: Hewlett Packard HP Pavilion Zt1170 (F3380H) PC Not... |
I bought the laptop because I was getting ready to do a 6 month cruise on an aircraft carrier and I wanted something to help keep me busy. I did a lot of shopping around and comparing and ended up with this one. It wasn't the one I really wanted but it was the second choice because the first choice ( hp zt1180) was out of stock and the only difference was the screen resolution... everything else was the same so I really don't think I settled for it. It has a nice big 40 gig hard drive and runs XP really well. I really have not had any problems with it since I got it with the exception of not being able to run some programs with it but that is an XP problem and not the fault of the machine. I don't like the fact that it doesn't come with a floppy... I would have been happy for even an external one. I do like the lit mousepad and external CD controls though. The only way they could have improved it a bit was to follow Compaq and gone to a 2 drive system... DVD drive on one side and the CD burner on the other. On the Compaq model I was looking at you could remove the CDRW when you were watching DVDs and slip in a SECOND battery to extend the watch time which I thought was a REALLY nice feature for long road trips or flights. I still think it was a realy good investment and have not had a single problem with the machine itsself. 99% of the software that I have tried to run on it works perfectly so don't hesitate on the XP operating system.
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Amount Paid (US$): 1799.99
Operating System: Windows
Processor: Intel Pentium III
Processor speed: over 1000
Screen Size: 15 inches
RAM: More than 256
Internal Storage: CD-RW and DVD
Hard Drive (GB): 31-40
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