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Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by Reddington(m): 7:30am On Jan 04, 2021 |
Hi, guys, I need a new laptop. I currently use HP Notebook 250 G5 (core i3) which was bought for me brand new by someone roughly 2 yrs ago. I can say the experience hasn't been a smooth one. The laptop started having keyboard issues after 2 months of use despite handling it with utmost carefulness. The issue started with a key (left arrow key) and then spread to several keys randomly. I had to buy a wireless keyboard because virtually all the laptop engineers I contacted told me the keyboard would be extremely difficult to replace because it is a chiclet/island kind of keyboard. So I had to make do with the external keyboard for over a year and half now. Long story short, woke up one morning to discover, to my astonishment, a white horizontal line across the screen, this's in addition to the fact that the left arrow key goes haywire & continuously press itself sometimes, making the laptop virtually unusable. This is my first laptop, and I'm absolutely hating the experience. The stereotype is that most HP laptops are fragile, and based on my experience, it'll be very difficult to convince me to believe otherwise. This was a brand new laptop! HP is an insanely popular brand in the world of laptops, but I honestly think they're ridiculously overrated! So back to my main aim of creating this thread; I need a brand new laptop, but I'm also willing to consider fairly-used ones if they're of the highest grade. Lenovo is my preferred choice, but I'm willing to consider other reliable brands too. I'm looking out for the following attributes: * Reliability & durability. * Parts must be readily available in the market and very replaceable by competent engineers. * Anything less than core i5 is unacceptable. * A dedicated graphics card would be great, but not a must. * Screen size must be 15.6 inches and above, with rich colours. * On-screen time should be nothing less than 4.5hrs i.e battery must be solid. * 8GB or 4GB RAM. If 4, it must be expandable. * 500GB - 1TB Storage. * SSD storage * Mustn't be bulky. My budget = N250-N300k Laptop gurus/vendors, I need your help with recommendations, please. Thank you! |
Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by Sheriman(m): 7:39am On Jan 04, 2021 |
Reddington:Go for Dell Inspiron 15 7559 very good laptop that has the features to get your job done |
Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by mountmoriah(m): 7:41am On Jan 04, 2021 |
I have core i7 Intel 2.90ghz HP Elite book 8470p 500 GB hard 8gb ram Blue tooth Wireless N90k |
Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by Reddington(m): 7:41am On Jan 04, 2021 |
Sheriman: Thanks for your suggestion, man. |
Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by Reddington(m): 7:43am On Jan 04, 2021 |
mountmoriah: Wow.. Looks like a good deal.. But the fact it's HP is a big drawback for me.. Why are HP laptops so fragile? 1 Like |
Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by mountmoriah(m): 8:00am On Jan 04, 2021 |
Reddington:Google 8470p elitebook, it is rugged and good syatem , forget fashion get a good system that can serve u |
Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by Honduras01: 9:00am On Jan 04, 2021 |
Reddington: Go for Lenovo yoga or Dell. Forget HP, I don't for once like Hp. |
Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by Reddington(m): 9:23am On Jan 04, 2021 |
Honduras01: I appreciate your suggestion, man.. I've been doing some Googling on the Yoga series and it seems like a good brand. I personally like Lenovo; they build robust laptops just like Dell.. I'm just confused as to which model exactly to go for.. |
Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by Honduras01: 9:27am On Jan 04, 2021 |
Reddington: with that budget of yours, you will get something good. Just keep searching. 1 Like |
Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by meobizy(f): 1:06pm On Jan 04, 2021 |
Anything Dell is legit robust. I recommend the brand. Nowadays laptops are built to last three years or a little more. People prefer to upgrade without realizing that a ten year old laptop, although a little slow, can handle majority of basic computing tasks. 2 Likes |
Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by Reddington(m): 1:41pm On Jan 04, 2021 |
meobizy: Thanks a lot for your input. Thoughts on brand new laptops vs 1st grade fairly-used laptops? |
Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by meobizy(f): 6:34pm On Jan 04, 2021 |
Reddington:They say one can never get lost if they ask questions, so I’ll answer. Of course a brand new laptop is always the best option. Your 300K budget is more than enough to get yourself a decent gaming laptop. 2 Likes |
Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by FluxEmpire(m): 11:20pm On Jan 04, 2021 |
If you won't mind going for this, Sir: DELL LATITUDE E5470 Corei7 vPro 6th gen 8gb 500gb HDD Backlight Keyboard Fingerprint 2gb dedicated nvidia gtx 840 graphics 14” FHD DISPLAY (Anti-glare) HDMI & VGA Output Mint Condition 190k |
Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by FluxEmpire(m): 11:27pm On Jan 04, 2021 |
Just surfed your conditions over again... The one I sent isn't 15" and neither is it SSD. |
Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by FluxEmpire(m): 11:43pm On Jan 04, 2021 |
This is also available: LENOVO FLEX 15 2-IN-1 15.6inch FHD Display Core i7 10th Gen 4.9ghz speed 16gb RAM 1tb SSD Touchscreen Fingerprint Scanner 2gb Nvidia GeForce Mx230 Usb Type C Mint condition 365k 2 Likes
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Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by Mickool17: 12:46am On Jan 05, 2021 |
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Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by Reddington(m): 1:45pm On Jan 05, 2021 |
Mickool17: 14inch? Not my thing. Thanks tho for the suggestion. |
Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by aterejr(m): 7:44am On Feb 18, 2021 |
Have you gotten yet? |
Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by Reddington(m): 12:41pm On Feb 27, 2021 |
aterejr:Sent me a DM? |
Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by Quim2: 1:31pm On Feb 27, 2021 |
Reddington: I have been using same HP laptop since 2016. Changed keyboard only once. Hard drive 3 months ago due to age. HP is the best and parts are the most avaliable. HP will be my next pc too. Something isn't right with your pc in particular |
Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by Reddington(m): 2:08pm On Feb 27, 2021 |
Quim2: Something isn't particularly right with my PC ? Probably.. But I've a thing with first impression, it matters a lot to me. My first experience with HP is beyond horrible, and this's something I won't be quick to forget; something that may permanently shape my view of the HP brand in general. I mean.... this's a brand new laptop that I unsealed/unboxed myself?! They say Elite & Pro book series are much more durable. Great. But for now I'm gonna try something different, and Lenovo or Dell would be my destination. What brand of HP do you use by the way? |
Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by aterejr(m): 2:37pm On Feb 27, 2021 |
Reddington:No, I don't have your number. Mine is on my signature. I've got one of the latest Lenovo on the market (2021) and some Dell laptops available. You can check my profile. |
Re: Help! My Brand New HP Laptop Has Dealt With Me! Recommend A Durable laptop. by Quim2: 5:10pm On Feb 27, 2021 |
Reddington: Go for Dell then. It's the second most popular brand after HP. Parts are never scarce 1 Like |
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