piece of s... and bad customer support
Written: Jan 22 '05
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Pros: low price, thin
Cons: no floppy/serial-port, very hot, noisy, battery died, power-supply melted
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| tmspecial's Full Review: Hewlett Packard Pavilion ze1250 (F5400H) PC Notebo... |
I bought the laptop new for a little bit less than $1,000. However, it doesn't have a floppy drive nor serial port. It also only has one PCMCIA slot. Another disadvantage is, that the display is bigger than bottom part. Because it gets so hot that you cannot put it on your lap, I had to buy a special cooling plate just to use it. Because it gets so hot, the fan is always on which makes it very noisy. After about 9 months the original battery died. After complaining I finally got a replacement. Whenever the laptop gets too hot, it just shuts off, which is very annoying because you always loose your work. After 12 months and a few days the connector of the power supply melted. When I called they told me that the warranty expired a few days ago. However, I would be able to purchase a power supply for "only" $60. I guess most of the problems are related to the small form factor, which doesn't allow for enough cooling.
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Amount Paid (US$): 950
Operating System: Windows
Processor: AMD Athlon (K7)
Processor speed: over 1000
Screen Size: 15 inches
RAM: 256
Internal Storage: CD-RW and DVD
Hard Drive (GB): 41-50
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