HP Pavilion dv9000t 17-Inch

Product Description HP Pavilion dv9000t 17-Inch Laptop Notebook

PROCESSOR Intel Core 2 Duo T5200 (1.60 GHz) MEMORY 1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x512MB) HARD DRIVE 100 GB 5400 RPM SATA DISPLAY 17.0" WXGA BrightView Wide Viewing (1440x900) MULTIMEDIA DRIVE LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer VIDEO GRAPHICS 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 w/WebCam DIGITAL MEDIA 5-in-1 media card reader COMMUNICATION Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection KEYBOARD Full-Size with Number Pad POINTING DEVICE Touchpad with dedicated vertical scroll up/down pad DIMENSIONS 15.16" (L) x 11.65" (W) x 1.57" (H) WEIGHT 7.77 lbs. PC CARD SLOTS ExpressCard/54 slot (also supports ExpressCard/34) EXTERNAL PORTS Expansion Port 3 connector Four USB 2.0 IEEE 1394 Firewire port S-video TV-out Integrated Consumer IR (remote control receiver) Two headphones out Microphone in RJ-11 (modem) RJ-45 (LAN) VGA port HDMI port SOUND Integrated Altec Lansing stereo speakers POWER Standard Lithium-Ion battery OPERATING SYSTEM Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 SOFTWARE HP PhotoSmart Premier RealRhapsody AOL Music Muvee AutoProducer DVD Edition with Burning Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft Works Microsoft Money Microsoft Windows Media Player HP Games Powered by Wild Tangent Intuit Quicken New User Edition Sonic Digital Media Plus HP QuickPlay
Product Details

* Amazon Sales Rank: #1701 in Personal Computers
* Brand: Hewlett-Packard
* Model: EQ649AW#ABD
* Dimensions: 17.36" h x 6.50" w x 17.72" l, 7.77 pounds
* CPU: Intel Core Duo 1.6 unknown-units
* Memory: 1000MB DDR2 SDRAM
* Hard Disk: 100GB
* Processors: 1
* Native resolution: 1440x900
* Display size: 14.1
* Included Software: OPERATING SYSTEM Microsoft Windows XP Media Center SOFTWARE HP PhotoSmart Premier RealRhapsody AOL Music Muvee AutoProducer DVD Edition with Burning Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft Works Microsoft Money Microsoft Windows Media Player HP Games Powered by Wild Tangent Intuit Quicken New User Edition Sonic Digital Media Plus HP QuickPlay


Features HP Pavilion dv9000t 17-Inch Laptop Notebook

* Intel Core 2 Duo T5200 (1.6 GHz), 1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x512MB)
* 100 GB 5400 RPM SATA, 5-in-1 media card reader
* 17.0" WXGA BrightView Wide Viewing (1440x900)
* LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer
* 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 w/ WebCam, Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection


Customer Reviews HP Pavilion dv9000t 17-Inch Laptop Notebook

Mine is a very expensive 2 year old paperweight1
I have had this series of DV9000 with the same features since March '07. Just 3 months after the initial 2 year warranty period (extra year because I bought it at Costco) the optical drive failed. Also, HP recalled my computer due to a display hinge problem, which I had to send to them for repair for 2 weeks. Just one month after I received my repaired computer, the motherboard fried. One minute it was working, the next minute it was blank and unresponsive. HP wants another $400 for this- clearly not worth the money to fix it. If you don't mind spending over a thousand dollars on a 2 year old "disposable" electronic device, than go for it. I have NEVER traveled with this laptop. The furthest is has moved is upstairs and downstairs in my home, yet it had multiple issues and a catastrophic failure just after 2 years. My computer technicians said that the series is frought with problems, and recommended not fixing it (contrary to their business interest in fixing it). Many of the computers in the DV9000 line were recalled due to a motherboard failure- though mine is "not one of them" according to HP. Dealing with HP is a NIGHTMARE as well. They make a lot of promises with ZERO follow through. Their customer service is reprehensible.

If you DO decide to buy an HP- use your Amex card. American Express adds an additional year beyond the manufacturer warranty to any electronic device you purchase via their card. I have been pleasantly surprised that they have been handling this PC issue wonderfully, and have promised to either repair or replace it. I will not be replacing it with another HP- of any kind or series.

Stay Away!!!!1
This computer was great untill exactly 3 weeks after the warenty ran out then the mother board just up and fried. Only had the computer for 1 year and 3 weeks and now its dead. Not to mention HP was no help and wanted 500-600 to replace the mother board!!!

Decent Machine3
This was my first laptop purchase and at first I was "wowed"! In less than a year I have had two letters fall off of the keyboard permanently, it sticks quite frequently as well. The battery does not hold a very long charge at all and now the AC adaptor port is shorting out.
It runs reasonably well though. The wireless works superbly. Even with the issues that I have encountered, I would not pass it by if the price was right.