Never buy a HP computer

[Roto13]

The adaptors are pieces of crap. I got a HP Pavillion laptop last summer. About seven months later, the adaptor started screwing up. The wire was loose on the inside. The area that connects the laptop to the adaptor. I took it back to where I got it and they said they would get HP to send me a new one. Two weeks later, I still have no adaptor. The store says that it's absolutely ridiculous that I don't have a new adaptor yet, so they lend me one of theirs. A month later, my new one comes in the mail.

A few minutes ago, I realized that, six months later, it's happening AGAIN. Now, I've been incredibly careful with it. A strand of spaghetti would have survived how gently I've been treating this cable. But no, that isn't good enough. HP sucks ass.

I'm not looking for advice on how to fix it, I just want to deal my own tiny little insignificant blow to HP by telling as many people as I can that their laptops are [img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img]. Don't buy one, and when you don't buy one, think of me.

[Decessus]

Fantastic.

[Fonzie]

HP indeed sucks the bawls

[LunarWeaver]

Oh roto That sucks. Maybe you can argue with somebody and return the whole thing based on its general crappy.

I promise next time I don't spend money on HP I'll definitely chant your name like a curse.

[Roto13]

Oh roto :cry: That sucks. Maybe you can argue with somebody and return the whole thing based on its general crappy.

I promise next time I don't spend money on HP I'll definitely chant your name like a curse.

Just set them all ablaze for me. That's all I ask.

Where's Christmas when you need her?

[Bart's Friend Milhouse]

I like to think of myself and how life is so wonderful being a miser but I'm sure I could spare a second of thought for you too

[Tasura]

Im typing this on an HP Pavilion zv6000 now, I bought it last August, as in 2005, my adapter is fine, but the screen was [img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img] from the second i bought it, the first itme it went in for the screen, it was inf or a week and it worked just as long as when i got it back. The second time, they sent it straight to HP, and they had it for a month, a whol damn month, or almost, 29 days, since at 30 days the stores policy would be buy it back at fullprice from me, but nooo, they send it back in 29 days, they repalced the screen and the motherboard, and wiped the harddrive, so not only am I never buying an HP again, Im never buying a computer/anything from Staples >=(

[Roto13]

I got mine at Staples, too. >_> At least they were courteous enough to say "Yeah, HP sucks. You can use this adaptor."

[rubah]

I got an HP pavilion almost exactly five years ago, and barring more RAM and a new cd burner, I'm using it in almost the same condition (we sent it in once because the harddrive stopped writing, I think that was in 2002)

[Shlup]

HP is only good for printers anyway. All their hardware is proprietary.

Though in BJ's mass of computer parts around the house he has a little HP computer case that's just adorable. ^o^

[Tasura]

I got mine at Staples, too. >_> At least they were courteous enough to say "Yeah, HP sucks. You can use this adaptor."

The customer service at the store I bought mine from is worse then [img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img], as in, only one computer technician works at the store, and hes never there to answer the phone, so you get a cashier or someone, and they say "He's with a customer, we'l get him to call you back" and it's 3 days before you ehre from him.

[Roto13]

I don't know what would have happened if I had called instead of going down there.

[Tasura]

We did go there, we went there right away, but only called after about 2 weeks of no word form them.

[Zell's Fists of Fury]

I HAVE THE SAME smurfING PROBLEM

I am so glad I'm not alone.

Also, my Caps Lock key fell off.

[Barronmore]

I must be the outlyer then.

I bought a HP Pavillion Ze5500 loptop a couple of years ago. It works great except the DVD/CDROM combo drive can't burn disks or read CD-r's anymore. But then again, it has a P4 Desktop chip in it so it just generates to much heat. The drive still works, it just cooks all the disks.

My father-in-law got a compaq (now HP) desktop last year and the DVD-RW drive was busted when we opened the box. I called HP support and they sent out a new drive overnight delivery. I would deal with HP again anyday. I've had a lot of luck with them.

Toshiba on the other hand....what a pain to try to run Linux on a Toshiba Satilite.