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Jörgen Andersson7-Sep-17 1:41

Jörgen Andersson

7-Sep-17 1:41

That's a very subjective opinion without substance.

Tell us instead why it sucks.

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Daniel Pfeffer7-Sep-17 1:57

Daniel Pfeffer

7-Sep-17 1:57

The last three laptops that I bought (in 2005, 2011, and last year) were all HP products. They each served (and are serving) me long and well - my 2016 purchase is still going strong as a laptop, and my 2011 purchase is being used with a 24" screen as a desktop.

Could it be that their "business" models are less ruggedized than their "home" models?

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W∴ Balboos, GHB7-Sep-17 2:20

W∴ Balboos, GHB

7-Sep-17 2:20

Maybe he should check, inside - probably a lenovo knockoff of an HP laptop.

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lopatir7-Sep-17 2:53

lopatir

7-Sep-17 2:53

The lenovo T series business lappies OK - know a few hard core travellers that use them no problems, the others though are garbarge.

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kmoorevs7-Sep-17 3:23

kmoorevs

7-Sep-17 3:23

My current laptop (bought in 2015) is a HP and I'm very satisfied with it, especially after replacing the spinner with a SSD. What exactly do you mean by 'crap'?

The one thing I dislike about HP is the amount of preinstalled crapware, but that's easily fixed...and they all do it. Smile | :)

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Joan M7-Sep-17 4:01

Joan M

7-Sep-17 4:01

I've had some hp laptops one IBM and two Lenovo.

IBM and Lenovo are the best laptops I've got in my hands HP have always failed miserably on their battery and motherboard.

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dandy727-Sep-17 4:37

dandy72

7-Sep-17 4:37

For a very long time now, HP's had a reputation for putting together bad hardware, but lately I keep reading that they've gotten a lot better. I have nothing to back this up with myself however.

...and now that I'm re-reading your message, it's not entirely clear whether you meant the docking station is crap, or the laptop as well.

den2k887-Sep-17 5:08

den2k88

7-Sep-17 5:08

I had an HP PC and a laptop. The PC was ridicolously overpriced: 700€ for a Pentium 4 when Core Duo were much more affordable, with a Korean motherboard produced by a company that failed after producing only that mobo (no other hardware) and a flimsy case and power supply.

The laptop died after a year, also ridicolously overpriced.

Before you start telling me: I did not buy them, my father did while insulting me and my knowledge when I tried to dissuade him.

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David Crow7-Sep-17 5:39

David Crow

7-Sep-17 5:39

Rage wrote:
How can this company be selling such crap and still make profit is beyond me.

It's pretty simple, really -- because people keep purchasing them.

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abmv7-Sep-17 7:33

abmv

7-Sep-17 7:33

go for hp mobile workstations

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OriginalGriff6-Sep-17 22:00

6-Sep-17 22:00

For the light-weight I add the right software scribe. (10)

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Michael Martin6-Sep-17 22:29

Michael Martin

6-Sep-17 22:29

OriginalGriff wrote:
For the light-weight I add the right software scribe. (10)

First thought lightsaber.

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OriginalGriff6-Sep-17 22:36

6-Sep-17 22:36

Has Anyone Seen Mike Hunt wrote:
~~First~~ Wrong thought lightsaber.

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Duncan Edwards Jones6-Sep-17 23:19

Duncan Edwards Jones

6-Sep-17 23:19

Levitation?

ton = weight
ton + I = tion
vi = software scribe

leta... no idea...

OriginalGriff6-Sep-17 23:28

6-Sep-17 23:28

That is a perfect answer.

Unfortunately, "Perfect" as in "Perfectly wrong", if there was such a thing as a "wrong answer". Which, in this case, there is. Laugh | :laugh:

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Duncan Edwards Jones7-Sep-17 2:28

Duncan Edwards Jones

7-Sep-17 2:28

That explains why "leta" couldn't be resolved.
I assumed it might mean "light" in some language I don't know.
There are many languages I don't know.
How many?
I don't know.

OriginalGriff7-Sep-17 2:43

7-Sep-17 2:43

Quote:
Leta Lestrange was a pure-blood witch born into the pure-blood extremist Lestrange family. She attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry sometime between 1908 to 1916. While at there, she developed a "close relationship" at school with Newton Scamander.

--- Harry Potter Wiki.

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Duncan Edwards Jones7-Sep-17 3:23

Duncan Edwards Jones

7-Sep-17 3:23

Ah,

Never read harry Potter - too close to the bone, I suppose.

PeejayAdams7-Sep-17 0:25

PeejayAdams

7-Sep-17 0:25

For - PRO
Light-weight - GRAMME
Right - R

Software scribe = ~~INSANIAC~~ PROGRAMMER

98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.

OriginalGriff7-Sep-17 0:30

7-Sep-17 0:30

The answer's right, the solution is close enough:

For                 PRO
the light-weight    GRAM
I                   ME
add the right       R

software scribe.
PROGRAMMER

You are up tomorrow!

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PeejayAdams7-Sep-17 0:45

PeejayAdams

7-Sep-17 0:45

Gramme is a perfectly acceptable British way of expressing a French measurement (at least for us older types - it was how I was tort it at skool).

98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.

dan!sh 7-Sep-17 2:23

dan!sh

7-Sep-17 2:23

PeejayAdams wrote:
us older types

No one is older than OG. Keep dreaming.

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OriginalGriff7-Sep-17 2:40

7-Sep-17 2:40

Damn cheek! Laugh | :laugh:

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