Sunday, November 3, 2013

HP Pavilion dm4-2180us Entertainment PC - Gray


Stream photos, videos and other content to an HD TV wirelessly using the HP Pavilion dm4-2180us Notebook PC. With Intel Wireless Display, all you need is an adapter and a TV that has an HDMI or composite A/V input. You'll also stay more comfortable with HP CoolSense technology, which allows you to control the cooling so heat is directed away from your lap. This ultra compact HP laptop also has an integrated DVD burner and a webcam that lets you video chat in low light environments. Plus, access your online accounts securely using the integrated fingerprint reader. Print, e-mail and browse the web wirelessly using built in Wi-Fi. Edit documents and watch videos on the 14.0 inch diagonal high definition LED backlit display. The HP Pavilion dm...
  • 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2430M Processor 2.40 GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.00 GHz
  • 6GB SDRAM RAM
  • 640GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
  • 14-Inch Screen, Intel HD Graphics 3000
  • Windows 7 Home Premium, 8 hours Battery Life

This Laptops give to us some advantages, like this :
1. Great except for keyboard
I spent a long time researching computers and this one fit the bill in terms of functionality and price point. I really like almost everything about this machine - its cool, quiet (even with the fan running), and fast. I did uninstall a little bloatware when it first arrived, but that was easy and quick. The only issue i'm having is with the keyboard. It is very stiff and significantly slows down my typing speed because I have to hit all of the letters very hard to make sure they all come up on the screen. The shift key in particular is hard to use to the point of severe frustration. Nobody else seems to have this issue, so it may just be my machine.

2. DM4 laptop skip letter if you type fast
If you type reasonbly fast (i.e. 45wpm or above), you want to think twice before you buy any HP DM4-xxxx series of Pavilion laptop.

I had a HP DM4-2070us and it skip letters like crazy after 3 months. Every 5-6 keystrokes you type will have one keystroke that is missed, that is, even though you did type that key, it will not appear on the screen. Or, you would hit the space bar or the Backspace key and it will not respond.

I had to call and deal with HP Technical Support. They wasted my time trying out all kinds of stuff: Windows system restore point, uninstall and re-install keyboard drivers, full system recovery (that's a fancy term for re-formatting your whole hard disc), etc., etc. All these attempts failed to fix the problem.

After struggling with all these for over two weeks, I have to ship it back to HP Warranty Repair Center and that took two weeks back and forth. During those two weeks I was out without a laptop to do my work. The...

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Great except for keyboard
I spent a long time researching computers and this one fit the bill in terms of functionality and price point. I really like almost everything about this machine - its cool, quiet (even with the fan running), and fast. I did uninstall a little bloatware when it first arrived, but that was easy and quick. The only issue i'm having is with the keyboard. It is very stiff and significantly slows down my typing speed because I have to hit all of the letters very hard to make sure they all come up on the screen. The shift key in particular is hard to use to the point of severe frustration. Nobody else seems to have this issue, so it may just be my machine.
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