Advantages: Remote, Bright and Sharp Screen, Lightweight, Large Hardrive
Disadvantages: 1GB Ram, Only 3 USB Ports, Webcam Incompatability with Vista

...HP's piano lacquer Pavilion design with subtle wave pattern, provides the laptop with a nice appearance and the silver keyboard deck looks sharp and sleek. The glossy black exterior however, is a fingerprint magnet, but HP provide a cleaning cloth to compensate for this. The only downside is that the mouse buttons are soft and squishy, not giving a firm 'click'. The 15.4-inch glossy widescreen is of the new, brighter variety, with better colour reproduction. The screen's 1280 x 800 pixel resolution makes for comfortable viewing on an LCD this size, however higher resolution would be preferred. Above the screen you'll find an integrated webcam, which at 640 x 480 pixels has a lower resolution than other models however does not work with Vista and HP have acknowledged this!!! A little downside with the lid is the lack of latch, meaning... Read review

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Advantages: Price, good specs, (xp?)
Disadvantages: may have problems bettween xp and any vista systems

...Yet anoter fantastic product from HP Hp is a global company that has been running for over 6 decades, so you know that when you buy a hp, you know what you are getting for your money. I have owned many HPs and been happy with many hp's and this is no exeption. The price is fantastic and it has very good specifications to match. The 15" screen is a perfect comprimise bettween view-ability and portability, the procsessor clocks at a quick 1.9 while having the advantage of being dual core. dual core meas it can handle multiple tasks quicker, ultimately speeding up the processing time of your pc. it has an acceptable 1gb of ram which means multiple programs will run fluently. It also has windows xp proffesional, many people thnk windows proffesional is still the best buisness o.s as it is often more simple than its Vista counterparts... Read review

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Advantages: Quality keyboard, nice finish
Disadvantages: Unreliable, poor customer service, heavy

...My company presented me with a HP Compaq lap top for work use in May 2005 with the Windows XP operating system loaded on it & this is a tale of those two & half years of daily use. The cost at the time this lap top was on the market was £999.99. My first impression of this lap top was its weight, despite the figure of 3.5kg from HP it actually weighs over 5kg which for carrying around every day is quite heavy especially when you consider the weight of the power lead/adaptor etc to add to that. The general finish is quite good with a decent keyboard & screen; it features three USB sockets, two at the rear & one on the side. On the left hand side of the lap top is a phone connection socket, socket for a 3G card & floppy drive. On the other side you have the CD/DVD drive, headphones & microphone sockets & one USB socket. On the rear... Read review

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Advantages: Fast for a Compaq laptop, not bad price, nice size hd
Disadvantages: bit ugly, not very light for carrying around, quite large

...Compaq may not make the most desirable looking laptops, and this most certainly isn't going to make you fall in love with it, but I do like this laptop which I got a while ago for only £700! with 1.4Ghz P4-M, quite fast for a Compaq laptop, and a nice graphics card (mine came with a 128mb radeon gfx card) games and applications run nice and fast on this laptop What drew me to this was the 30 gig hard drive also, a definate bonus for my work, especially at this price. The main problem I have found though is the bulk of the laptop. It is very wide and heavy, not the idea for carrying around. I would probably have not bought the laptop if I had known I was going to carry it around a lot. The laptop comes with the usual software packages, windows XP home ed., MS Office applications, Windows Media player etc. There were not many extras... Read review

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Advantages: works smootly, no errors, no problems ever
Disadvantages: needed to buy more RAM

...Bought this remanufactured Compaq Presario 2120EA from HP Marketplace 3 years ago and never had any problems. It is quiet and has a comfortable layout - no strain from using the keyboard or mouse pad, which has a very convenient side scroll. The screen is large and of good quality with virtually no reflection of surrounding light - excellent for watching DVDs during a long flight (battery lasts about 2.5-2h), but also good for working with two word documents side-by-side. I frequently use several applications simultaneously, including streaming video from the internet and graphics/image processing, so I eventually needed to install an extra 512Mb RAM. The graphic card and monitor colours are excellent. The mouse pad is very sensitive and reliable even for sketches and diagrams - never used a mouse again! In conclusion, excellent... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent range of features, excellent speed/performance, good battery life
Disadvantages: Disappointed with reliability, extremely poor customer support

...I bought this laptop around April 2005 from PC World Business, at around 1000 GBP. It was delivered without a modem, although the specification did list a modem. After a month of adventures, and after exchanging three laptops, the third one arrived with a modem. HP refused to apologise, said they had told PC World not to sell that batch due to missing modems. Anyway, once I got one with a modem fitted, I was extremely pleased with the performance of the laptop, and the extras, including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, IR, etc, etc. Those happy times lasted only until the display backlight failed a couple of months later. Thankfully, within warranty so the laptop was collected and the display replaced for free. However, just after the standard one-year warranty expired, the backlight (of the new display) failed again. Now I am using the laptop... Read review

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Advantages: Powerful, excellent security, many programs included in the price, good price.
Disadvantages: Due to being very powerful the laptop is a little large.

...After reviewing this powerful, stylish HP laptop my opinion of this Notebook is that it would be perfect for consumers who regularly enjoy watching DVDs, gaming and sufing the internet. The powerful Intel Core 2 Duo processor would have no problem in these tasks. Security is often a worry for many PC users, but it would not be with this laptop. With a fingerprint reader users can have peace of mind that their laptop can be secure at all times. Added benefits include Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium along with many other programs such as Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition, a DVD rewriter, an excellent 250 GB Hard Drive and a 1 year warranty. Overall this HP Laptop would be an excellent purchase for any home or student wanting lots of performance and added benefits without being too much out of pocket. With an offer... Read review

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Advantages: Good build quality, excellent support
Disadvantages: None really

...I bought this product second hand, and found it to be very satisfactory. The laptop had lasted very well, and was in excellent condition (i.e. the build quality was good). It is a very stable machine as well, and the hardware support from HP is excellent. My only gripe with this laptop is the connection for the external CD drive, which has a flimsy cover over its port. The double mouse is very good and the screen is excellent quality. I would definitely buy one of these again if not another HP laptop.... Read review

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Advantages: its very portable
Disadvantages: price and lack of ram and hard drive

..., it means you wont really feel all that weigh on your shoulder if you do have to carry it around with you all day. The real reason why it’s a great portable laptop is its battery life though, it can last 4 hours and that’s because of its 8 cell lithium battery. This has two more than most laptops have which means it can last a lot longer than most. Because this laptop is made for business men, it comes with windows vista business, this means it also comes with some extra features and software you wouldn’t get with other editions of vista. You’ll get Intervideo WinDVD, HP Quick Launch Button Software, HP ProtectTools Security Manager, HP Client Manager Software (free download), HP Help and Support, HP Wireless Assistant, Synaptics Touchpad Driver, Norton Internet Security (60 days subscription), HP Backup and Recovery... Read review

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Advantages: Lots and lots of features, light, durable, easy to use (once you know how).
Disadvantages: Can be fiddly, menu's are not always easy to use.

...Reply; HP Voice Commander6; MMS Composer, Bluetooth Manager, Certificate Enroller, HP Photosmart Mobile, iPAQ Wireless Manager, Pocket Panel Lite, HP Help and Support, HP QuickStart Tour, HP Enterprise Mobility Agent; * 1840 mAh Lithium Ion rechargeable, user changeable battery; * Dimensions: 113 x 64 x 16 mm; * Weight: 146g (5.15 oz).... Read review

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