Hewlett Packard Pavilion ze4210 (DB953A) PC Notebook

Pros: Price, features, size, speakers, display
Cons: Running temperature, a little heavy, only one PCMCIA slot

The HP Pavilion ze4210 laptop computer.

~Price and availability-
The price on this laptop is the real kicker-$899. Available at your local Sam’s club. A membership will cost you $35 and is well worth the price for all...

Pros: Stylish, low price, fast CPU
Cons: Bad drivers, No OS choices, Not enough memory, No floppy, Some misleading claims

Price
The ZE4210 is not the laptop we were shopping for but when we ran across a sweet deal on President's day that we just couldn't pass it up. The laptop was on sale, and had several rebates which put the the after rebate cost $700+ tax....

Pros: excellent computer for the money and operates well
Cons: none really

This is a great, well rounded computer and it works great. i did not have any problems with it at all, and it has no major flaws that i can see. it is the perfect computer for the price and for a student or person on a budget. it rivals most other...

Pros: Price Functionality
Cons: Poor customer support

I have had my ze4210 for about 2 years now. I have upgraded the RAM to 768MB and it zooms. I bought my ze4210 over the web and the battery was DOA when I received it. It took a looooooong time and an e-mail to Carly Fiorina herself to get the battery, but since I have had it, I really don't have many complaints about my laptop. I love it. So, if you are looking for an inexpensive, but dependable laptop, this one is a good choice. If you have to deal with HP's customer support, it may prove to be a trying exercise, but I am pretty sure that is the case with practically every computer manufacturer.

Pros: Decent battery life, quick boot up time, and file access time.
Cons: Noisy fan, and DVD player acts up sometimes.

So far I have really loved this computer. I've had three laptops now, and the Dell and Compaq I had previously lasted about a year or so and then were junk, so the verdict is still out on the HP, but I think its going to be a winner.
I bought this mostly for tuning on my car, and for setting up travel routes to remote areas. By having it, it has allowed me to get out of some areas when I had no idea where I was and the battery life lasted a good 3 hours so that wasn't an issue.
I just love how easy it is to use, and it boots up fairly quickly compared to other computers. It doesn't take long to access files, and unlike the other laptops I've had, it hasn't locked up yet.
The fan noise can definitely be annoying if you are in a very quiet area, and the DVD player occasionally acts like I just installed a CD or DVD to it.