Quoth Jim Bryant on Thursday, 14 July 2011: > stay away from newer hp laptops. > > been repairing laptops for money in recent years. HP laptops made after > 2008 generally have serious issues with BGA lifting, and usually require > motherboard replacement after 1-2 years. also their manuals have even > more undocumented disassembly instructions, as well as incorrect > disassembly instructions (use common sense and your eyes, following > instructions will destroy hp laptops). >
Another data point: I bought an hp dv9000t in 2007, three years later the motherboard died. I agree with avoiding HP. I like my ASUS K72F, except that the Ironlake graphics aren't yet supported (soon, right Kostik?) -- .O. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camdensoftware.com ..O | sterl...@camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com OOO | 2048R/D6DBAF91 | http://chipstips.com
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