HP Pavilion zx5040us Notebook PC (2.8 GHz Pentium? 4, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive, Combo Drive)

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Summary: Do not get this Notebook
Review: Do not buy this or any HP/Compaq Notebook... Unless you are prepared to keep sending it back for same problem, and be in limbo for the same problem after warranty is over. Really bad experience with HP. I am disappointed...

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Summary: Does what it's supposed to do
Review: I really recommend this computer for someone who wants to replace their existing desktop. It's fast, has a decent sized hard drive, and looks pretty nice too. If you plan on traveling with your laptop frequently keep in mind that it's REALLY heavy.



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Summary: I love this laptop
Review: Mostly I'm writing to respond to some other comments on this page. For one thing, the video memory is not shared. Another reviewer writes do not buy this or any other HP/Compaq product, which seems rather harsh but of course he has a right to his opinion. I'd really like to know what the same problem he's been having is, perhaps some of us would know how to fix it? I successfully stumped the support team myself for a few days with a hardware problem until I realized, oops, it was really a software problem, silly me! I've had my laptop for about 6 months now and I've enjoyed using it more than any other machine I've had. I don't find the laptop to be monstrously heavy, but I'm a pretty big guy; I do travel with it over about a 200 mile radius throughout the week. I've found HP's online support team to be very helpful and fast in replying. Anyway, I've really enjoyed this laptop so far for games and schoolwork and would definitely consider HP my first choice when buying off the shelf again. I think it's a good choice for gaming when on the run (though frankly, it's a little under-powered for something like FarCry which demands the latest graphics cards & drivers, but for Half-Life, Morrowind, etc., it's great) and a delight when doing programming work.