Just got laptop:) - Blu-ray Forum

dukenukem · 06-27-2009, 05:15 AM

Bought a hp laptop from qvc and been enjoying it

.Would love to hear about others who have laptops and how they enjoy theirs.

melocubs · 06-27-2009, 07:59 AM

should of bought a macbook pro. post your specs.

Johnny Vinyl · 06-27-2009, 08:03 AM

Have had my Toshiba Satellite for about 2 years now and I love it. The battery life is a bit of an issue though as I can't get more than an hour or so from it.

Congrats and enjoy!

John

OrlandoEastwood · 06-27-2009, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by John72953

Have had my Toshiba Satellite for about 2 years now and I love it. The battery life is a bit of an issue though as I can't get more than an hour or so from it.

Congrats and enjoy!

John

Don't get me started on Toshiba. I got a Toshiba Satellite A205-S5816 on July 21, 2008. The laptop was for college use and this thing went to hell after two months, in September. The disc drive went bad and it had to be replaced. Then it began to overheat, this was around November. Then finally, the laptop died on February 13, which was a Friday. So I sent it in and it was discovered that the overheating fried the hard drive on it. So I take it to the shop and I get it back on March 2, 2009. The new hard drive is in and it works fine for a day and then the next night, it crashes several times. It's junk. Then it's just being a complete SOB. So this time I have actually resort to sending the laptop in Toshiba to get fixed. Good lord, I got it back and it's still giving me issues. So, the head of Case Mangment is all like; "Since it's costing us more money to replace the hard drive, we'll give you a refurbished model".

So, in mid-May, before flying out to Ohio, I got a Toshiba Satellite A305-S6860. I'm almost at the two month mark and it's giving me problems all ready. The warranty expires in August since it's a refurbished laptop.

Johnny Vinyl · 06-27-2009, 08:41 AM

^^^^^ Sorry to hear about your problems with the Toshiba!

John

OrlandoEastwood · 06-27-2009, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by John72953

^^^^^ Sorry to hear about your problems with the Toshiba!

John

Well, I'm sending the A305 out to get fixed on Monday. I got a buyer interested in getting it. I am selling it for $700.

Johnny Vinyl · 06-27-2009, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

Well, I'm sending the A305 out to get fixed on Monday. I got a buyer interested in getting it. I am selling it for $700.

What will you be getting next?

John

OrlandoEastwood · 06-27-2009, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by John72953

What will you be getting next?

John

I'm planning on getting an Acer, one of those little Netbooks or whatever they are called for like $300. I saw an HP one but the hard drive is small as hell. The Acer has 120 GB and the HP only has 16GB.

Johnny Vinyl · 06-27-2009, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

I'm planning on getting an Acer, one of those little Netbooks or whatever they are called for like $300. I saw an HP one but the hard drive is small as hell. The Acer has 120 GB and the HP only has 16GB.

I like those Netbooks too. My next laptop will be a Netbook for sure. Although my Toshiba is only a 15", it's heaver than hell and I use it for work as well, so I'm always carrying it around along with my briefcase. It's killing my back!

John

OrlandoEastwood · 06-27-2009, 09:34 AM

Yeah, my dad has one and I've played around with it here and there and liked the feel of it. The screen size is small though, but then again the whole thing is small. He also has a Dell laptop that he bought back in like 2006. That thing is in almost perfect condition but the disc drive has been acting up on it lately. But, 2006 is considered a dinosaur.

I saw online a Dell Inspiron for $999 that has a Blu-Ray drive in it. I think I saw a Sony Vaio that has a Blu-Ray drive in it for like $900, I think.

Hammie · 06-27-2009, 01:06 PM

First, congrats to the OP! I always love getting new toys.

As a note, Dell has been great with replacing faulty laptops.

My last two laptops have been replaced for free with new 3 year in home service warranties.

I went from dual Inspiron 6100 to an XPS 1730 and Studio 17. Both are fully loaded.

dadkins · 06-27-2009, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by dukenukem

Bought a hp laptop from qvc and been enjoying it

.Would love to hear about others who have laptops and how they enjoy theirs.

Congrats on the new machine!

Laptops Rule!
I own 4, 1 retired now.
~7 year old FXA63 is just too small and has had a good life

My 5 1/2 year old A Series is running the 7229 RC of Windows 7 - nicely I might add.

My 3 year old AR series is still running great with XP MCE 2005 and plays Blu-rays fine.

This 1 year old AR is running Vista Home Premium SP2 and is the beater(gets used the most often).
Doubles as my BD player for the HDTV.
All machines have Magnesium cases

Thoroughly enjoy my Windows PC laptops. No other OS/platform would do(sorry Mac or Linux guys).

PH3AR · 06-27-2009, 02:30 PM

Congrats on new toy!

I have a IBM Thinkpad and i love it the battery life is good, if fully charged i can get 2 and a half hours out of it and nothing failed on me....yet

bongzilla · 06-27-2009, 03:07 PM

Have fun with your new toy dude, i,m forced to use a laptop on weekends
(like right now), never been a fan of them probably because I just dont
use them enought and I dont have access to my desktop software.

Sussudio · 06-27-2009, 03:12 PM

OP- since you just bought it, you'll probably be eligible for a free upgrade to Windows 7

red_5ive · 06-27-2009, 03:32 PM

Very nice OP. I like HP laptops. My wife has a single-core 17" widescreen model from 2006 running XP MC Edition. It's still running strong. I've owned a couple of other HP models over the years as well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by John72953

Have had my Toshiba Satellite for about 2 years now and I love it. The battery life is a bit of an issue though as I can't get more than an hour or so from it.

Congrats and enjoy!

John

I like the Toshiba Satellites as well. I just happened to pick up a cheapo model (5944) for $399 that I keep in the living room. It's a 1st gen dual core model, but I'm actually surprised of the speed. It easily competes with one of my core 2 duo dekstops. So far I easily get 3 hours from the battery, though I don't take it to full drain.

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

Don't get me started on Toshiba. I got a Toshiba Satellite A205-S5816 on July 21, 2008. The laptop was for college use and this thing went to hell after two months, in September. The disc drive went bad and it had to be replaced. Then it began to overheat, this was around November. Then finally, the laptop died on February 13, which was a Friday. So I sent it in and it was discovered that the overheating fried the hard drive on it. So I take it to the shop and I get it back on March 2, 2009. The new hard drive is in and it works fine for a day and then the next night, it crashes several times. It's junk. Then it's just being a complete SOB. So this time I have actually resort to sending the laptop in Toshiba to get fixed. Good lord, I got it back and it's still giving me issues. So, the head of Case Mangment is all like; "Since it's costing us more money to replace the hard drive, we'll give you a refurbished model".

So, in mid-May, before flying out to Ohio, I got a Toshiba Satellite A305-S6860. I'm almost at the two month mark and it's giving me problems all ready. The warranty expires in August since it's a refurbished laptop.

Sorry to hear about your troubles. I've been recommending Toshiba and Satellite models for 10 years and have never had anybody come back with any issues. My sister-in-law is still using her Satellite from 2002 and refuses to get rid of it. Obviously, though all the manuf. have their problems. I hope you get it all sorted.

sfmarine · 06-27-2009, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sussudio

OP- since you just bought it, you'll probably be eligible for a free upgrade to Windows 7

Nah...Gates will still make him pay for the disk.

Prolly $50. My HP is getting old. She's pretty slow. I recently threw in some ddr1 ram and it cost me $70 for a gig since it's not really made anymore. It helped it a little bit. As soon as I disconnect the power supply the computer shuts off. The battery is completely dead. It was dead just after a year of purchasing. My disk drive is also shot. It plays dvd's when it wants to..which is not regularly.

Blu_Ray_UK2007 · 06-27-2009, 04:34 PM

Got an Acer LT about a month ago very much enjoying it.

BLindsay · 06-27-2009, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

I'm planning on getting an Acer, one of those little Netbooks or whatever they are called for like $300. I saw an HP one but the hard drive is small as hell. The Acer has 120 GB and the HP only has 16GB.

Thats because the HP has an SSD (no moving parts) but you can get the HP with a traditional hard dive. If you have any problems with the Acer i know they make you pay for shipping it to them.

And just in cause u didnt A: you know they dont have an optical drive of any kind right? B: you know they are waaaay slower then a regular laptop?

GhOsTGrEgG · 06-27-2009, 06:51 PM

I had an HP DV9000T CTO with over 3k into upgrades last year. I had the laptop 4 months and everything failed on it. Complete lemon. HP did nothing to help fix the problem. I Finally got someone to agree to refund my money.

I then got a Macbook Pro and have been happy ever since. No problems what so ever! i use it everywhere and for everything. I just got my DVI to HDMI cable and have been messing with videos on my tv! Hope yours is problem free!! Enjoy it and keep us posted on your joy! hehe

06-27-2009, 05:15 AM	#1
dukenukem Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Home Theater Gallery:23 Blu-ray collection:31	Just got laptop:) Bought a hp laptop from qvc and been enjoying it.Would love to hear about others who have laptops and how they enjoy theirs.

06-27-2009, 02:30 PM	#13
PH3AR Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Dover, Pennsylvania PSN:WORKINtheCORNER Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:325 Blu-ray reviews:2	Congrats on new toy! I have a IBM Thinkpad and i love it the battery life is good, if fully charged i can get 2 and a half hours out of it and nothing failed on me....yet Last edited by PH3AR; 06-27-2009 at 04:42 PM.

06-27-2009, 06:51 PM	#20
GhOsTGrEgG Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:South Beach, Oregon Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:56 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	I had an HP DV9000T CTO with over 3k into upgrades last year. I had the laptop 4 months and everything failed on it. Complete lemon. HP did nothing to help fix the problem. I Finally got someone to agree to refund my money. I then got a Macbook Pro and have been happy ever since. No problems what so ever! i use it everywhere and for everything. I just got my DVI to HDMI cable and have been messing with videos on my tv! Hope yours is problem free!! Enjoy it and keep us posted on your joy! hehe Last edited by GhOsTGrEgG; 06-27-2009 at 06:55 PM. Reason: forgot something

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melocubs Active Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Chicago,IL Blu-ray collection:11	should of bought a macbook pro. post your specs.

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Johnny Vinyl Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:At the crossroad of Analogue Dr & 2CH Ave Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:205 DVD collection:7 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	Have had my Toshiba Satellite for about 2 years now and I love it. The battery life is a bit of an issue though as I can't get more than an hour or so from it. Congrats and enjoy! John

06-27-2009, 08:41 AM	#5
Johnny Vinyl Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:At the crossroad of Analogue Dr & 2CH Ave Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:205 DVD collection:7 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	^^^^^ Sorry to hear about your problems with the Toshiba! John

06-27-2009, 09:34 AM	#10
OrlandoEastwood Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:R-Point Blu-ray reviews:86 Trading Score:24	Yeah, my dad has one and I've played around with it here and there and liked the feel of it. The screen size is small though, but then again the whole thing is small. He also has a Dell laptop that he bought back in like 2006. That thing is in almost perfect condition but the disc drive has been acting up on it lately. But, 2006 is considered a dinosaur. I saw online a Dell Inspiron for $999 that has a Blu-Ray drive in it. I think I saw a Sony Vaio that has a Blu-Ray drive in it for like $900, I think.

06-27-2009, 01:06 PM	#11
Hammie Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Washington, DC Metro Home Theater Gallery:53 Blu-ray collection:545 DVD collection:12 Trading Score:12	First, congrats to the OP! I always love getting new toys. As a note, Dell has been great with replacing faulty laptops. My last two laptops have been replaced for free with new 3 year in home service warranties. I went from dual Inspiron 6100 to an XPS 1730 and Studio 17. Both are fully loaded.

06-27-2009, 03:07 PM	#14
bongzilla Active Member Member since:Jan 2009	Have fun with your new toy dude, i,m forced to use a laptop on weekends (like right now), never been a fan of them probably because I just dont use them enought and I dont have access to my desktop software.

06-27-2009, 03:12 PM	#15
Sussudio Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:11	OP- since you just bought it, you'll probably be eligible for a free upgrade to Windows 7

06-27-2009, 04:34 PM	#18
Blu_Ray_UK2007 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Location:UK 4K collection:164 Blu-ray collection:782 Trading Score:1	Got an Acer LT about a month ago very much enjoying it.

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