Rating: 
Summary: very good for price/performance
Review: I have done some research before buying this laptop. I found this one, one of the best for its price/performance. I can say that it satisfies my needs. First of all AMD processor has a good performance and it has a 40 GB large hard drive. It has an integrated modem and ethernet card, so you dont have to deal with buying external network cards. Also it has pretty good L2 cache size when compared to others which makes it run faster. Its DVD/CD RW combo is quite good, you can watch movie, burn cds, do whatever you want with one device... Graphics card has 32 MB memory which satisfies average user needs. The sound quality is better when compared to lower models of HP, which was one of the main concerns from HP laptop users. The only issue for me is, it gets a little bit hot, but i guess this is not so important when considering all the cool features...well, in short, i would say, buy it...
As a cheaper alternative i would also recommend hp-ze1230
Rating: 
Summary: Great features, poor reliability
Review: I've been very impressed with this system. It's my first notebook and I'm moving from a K6II-500 desktop w/ Win 98 to this platform with Win XP. I have found it to be rock solid with respect to system lockups and a breeze to use. The DVD feature is a nice one and the price was right. AMD has the best value for microprocessors on the market and I'm sold on their products. Wouldn't have a system without one!
Rating: 
Summary: Dependable and solid notebook PC
Review: I've been very impressed with this system. It's my first notebook and I'm moving from a K6II-500 desktop w/ Win 98 to this platform with Win XP. I have found it to be rock solid with respect to system lockups and a breeze to use. The DVD feature is a nice one and the price was right. AMD has the best value for microprocessors on the market and I'm sold on their products. Wouldn't have a system without one!
Rating:
Summary: Solid notebook, excellent value
Review: Just what I wanted. I hadn't owned a notebook before, so I had to do a lot of research. I didn't want to spend a lot because I know these things get antiquated quickly; they can't be upgraded in very many areas. Hp is a good name, and they have good support and warranty coverage. For the money, this notebook had the best features. The screen size and resolution are excellent, the hard drive is one of the biggest at this time, it has plenty of RAM, and the combo DVD-CDRW is a huge plus. It arrived well packaged with easy to understand instructions. The only thing I don't like so far is it didn't have a DVD decoder so I could watch movies. I'm checking with Hp as I write this so it could be this was just an oversight, but double check before you buy. The processor speed is pretty decent considering they tend to be slower in notebooks than desktops. I prefer the Athlon because in some ways it is actually faster than a P4. When I did briefly get it to play a movie the display was very clear. Included software is good, especially the Quicken. I bought some extra RAM and installation was easy,.... For a first timer with notebooks this has been a good experience so far. Hopefully the glitch with the DVD won't sour the mood. I was pretty set on buying, but the rebates (one from Hp and one from Amazon) clinched it. Even after I buy something like this I keep comparing to make sure I came out okay, and without a doubt this notebook is unequaled for the money. I got what I paid for, plus a little more, which is always a good thing. (...) BSB
Rating:
Summary: All Around Good Buy
Review: Just what I wanted. I hadn't owned a notebook before, so I had to do a lot of research. I didn't want to spend a lot because I know these things get antiquated quickly; they can't be upgraded in very many areas. Hp is a good name, and they have good support and warranty coverage. For the money, this notebook had the best features. The screen size and resolution are excellent, the hard drive is one of the biggest at this time, it has plenty of RAM, and the combo DVD-CDRW is a huge plus. It arrived well packaged with easy to understand instructions. The only thing I don't like so far is it didn't have a DVD decoder so I could watch movies. I'm checking with Hp as I write this so it could be this was just an oversight, but double check before you buy. The processor speed is pretty decent considering they tend to be slower in notebooks than desktops. I prefer the Athlon because in some ways it is actually faster than a P4. When I did briefly get it to play a movie the display was very clear. Included software is good, especially the Quicken. I bought some extra RAM and installation was easy,.... For a first timer with notebooks this has been a good experience so far. Hopefully the glitch with the DVD won't sour the mood. I was pretty set on buying, but the rebates (one from Hp and one from Amazon) clinched it. Even after I buy something like this I keep comparing to make sure I came out okay, and without a doubt this notebook is unequaled for the money. I got what I paid for, plus a little more, which is always a good thing.
Rating: 
Summary: Pretty good....for a PC
Review: Okay so, I'm a Mac guy...with GOOD reason. I found this to be a stable machine, elegant design, good solid keyboard. Although, no computer is better than it's OS, mine being XP home edition. I personally prefer Windows 2000 pro, (if you held a gun to my head and made me choose a microsoft platform) only because I route AppleTalk over it....XP? No such option. I still have a great LaserWriter Pro that has a lot of life left in it...too bad. But this review is about the laptop, NOT the OS it runs. So I found this machine to be a solid value, although one HUGE item is missing: FIREWIRE (or, for you peecee folks) 1394. It is for that reason that I only gave it 3 out of 5 stars....they kept the ps2 slots but omitted the firewire port. With manufacturers falling over themselves to adopt the faster, more stable "firewire" connectivity, I found this to be an omission of ignorance on HP's part.
Rating:
Summary: Pretty good....for a PC
Review: Okay so, I'm a Mac guy...with GOOD reason. I found this to be a stable machine, elegant design, good solid keyboard. Although, no computer is better than it's OS, mine being XP home edition. I personally prefer Windows 2000 pro, (if you held a gun to my head and made me choose a microsoft platform) only because I route AppleTalk over it....XP? No such option. I still have a great LaserWriter Pro that has a lot of life left in it...too bad. But this review is about the laptop, NOT the OS it runs. So I found this machine to be a solid value, although one HUGE item is missing: FIREWIRE (or, for you peecee folks) 1394. It is for that reason that I only gave it 3 out of 5 stars....they kept the ps2 slots but omitted the firewire port. With manufacturers falling over themselves to adopt the faster, more stable "firewire" connectivity, I found this to be an omission of ignorance on HP's part.
Rating:
Summary: Solid notebook, excellent value
Review: Solid notebook with unbelievable features for the price - particurally with rebates ...Unfortunate how 'official' reviews at another site totally overlooks it, concentrating on high-end laptops/tablets, while their middle and low end reviews are obsolete models.
Do miss the lack of a floppy and ordered the 'free' after rebate but had a use for it when seting up network - wanting to save settings to floppy, but of course had to wait on the mail. If HP is going to give away the floppy, they really ought to include it. This is a solid chassis. As I looked at the various models from all manufacturers, I flexed the front corners to see how stiff the chassis was. Only HP and Toshiba passed that test for durability. Then became a choice between AMD Athalon XP (HP) or Celeron (Toshiba). Software a non-issue as will be trashed. Already have Office Pro so why do I need Works or WordPerfect?. Wish they would have it operating system only and reduce the price even further. Had to call HP service during the initial setup. Turned out to be a network communication problem that we eventually resolved. Very knowlegeable and responsive staff.
One thing I wish all manufacturers would work on is their recovery process. Basically, if something goes wrong, the solution is to trash everything on the hard drive and reinstall back to 'as sold.' It is a simplistic approach, but has to be a better way as I know several people who have lost important letters, e-mail address lists etc. Plus it is a pain to then re-install the software you actually use, and updated drivers for the components. Another reason HP should include the floppy - keep external as saves weight, but include. I have avoided the manufacturers 'customization' of software in the past by building my own computers - but a notebook is too proprietary to homebuild.
Rating:
Summary: good overall performance
Review: This is a good economical laptop overall. A little heavy but has everything you need. I was looking to replace my old laptop which broke. The pro's: 15", 40G, CDRW+DVD, serial port, 256M of DDR memory, ATI video card, altec lansing sound system. The cons: No firewire, no usb 2.0, no option for wireless via minipci slot, and only one pcmcia slot. I wish hp offered the HD as a 5400 rpm drive, shared 32M of video memory. Can get a little hot. Not as configurable as the dells but considering the price a good buy. The software bundle is pretty much useless except for quicken. Most ppl will want to install office suite instead of the wordperfect suite.
Rating:
Summary: Great features, poor reliability
Review: This machine delivered a lot of bang for the buck... or so it seemed. My machine started failing only three months after I took it home. It exhibited intermitted errors with its power switch, and eventually failed to wake up after entering hibernation mode. Sadly, I had to take it into the shop four times over the course of a year -- and on one occasion, it took nearly two months to fix the darned thing. I was eventually forced to spend a fortune on another PC, scarcely 15 months after buying my HP ze4125. I decided that having an unreliable laptop was worse than having no laptop whatsoever.
It seemed like a really good buy at the time. If I had only known...
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