Hewlett Packard HP TouchSmart Laptop with AMD Turion X2 RM-72 Dual-Core Mobile Processor (tx2-1025dx) PC Notebook Reviews

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What's great about it:?size, tablet What's not so great:?performance, reliability "I got this computer one week ago after the previous model tx 1219us unexpectedly suddenly died after 2 years of heavy use. I was not sure about HP again but I like the tablet function therefore I desided to give a try. It was a major mistake. from Bestbuy.com What's great about it:?Nothing What's not so great:?Can become extremely slow, overheating "Seems like HP is scamming the customers with this tablet PC. Multiple customers have had issues with the tablet PC where the display just turns blank and you need to either replace the motherboard or motherboard & display. from Bestbuy.com What's great about it:?touchscreen, mobility What's not so great:?mouse was moving iradiclly by itself "i bought this laptop and i had it for 2 days, it was working fine, then the mouse started moving by itself..it was doing that on and off..but i didnt want to take a chance keeping it..since bestbuy have a 14day return policy. and they charge 15% restocking fee.. from Bestbuy.com Although, the laptop does boot up very slow, but it can be fixed through uninstalling unwanted startup programs (in theory). I'm still exploring the laptop because it is just a couple days old and I cannot wait for the 1 year mark because many owners said that the laptop would experience some hardware malfunctions after reaching a year. I would suggest that you buy this laptop around later this year, if it still available, because HP might release newer models that are improved in all areas. from Bestbuy.com Here are my likes and dislikes:Like: Size and portability. As a Road warrior this machine is just about right. I can easily insert this machine into a laptop case with a bigger machine (which I have to carry as well). Screen is just big enough for readability without comprising screen real estate. from Bestbuy.com What's great about it:?Portable, touchscreen What's not so great:?Battery Life "Hi I have the Smart Touch Tx2 and it is a great little portable laptop. It is perfect but has two disadvantages like it has a 12.1 inch screen. from Bestbuy.com I got it for my freshman year of college and so far everything that I got it for works perfectly. The only downfall to this laptop is the heat that comes out of the top right corner. This can be easily fixed though, all you have to do is delete some bloatware (www.pcdecrapifier.com) and the heat decreses substantially, It also helps a little with the noise of the fan. The first thing I did after reading many reviews of this laptop was go to the BIOS website(http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-68739-1&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&os=2093&product=3851338)to update it so that I wouldnt have any problems with the keyboard or touchpad. from Bestbuy.com Not unusable by any stretch, but noticable. Now for the good:Everything else. Bestbuy shipped it with the latest firmwares, which took care of the keyboard issues and other such nonsense HP's initial tablets shipped with. Great amount of memory. from Bestbuy.com What's great about it:?Touch screen may eventually be good with Win 2007 What's not so great:?Cheap plastic feel, horrible build quality "My first was purchased Saturday 5/2/09 and had a rattling, buzzing fan. It was fairly slow compared to what I'm used to, had issues reading my home wi-fi signal, and the screen had layers of film for the touch pad that makes it less than sharp. from Bestbuy.com What's great about it:?Price and components What's not so great:?functionality "The touchscreen was misaligned and could not be fixed which was the main reason for buying this machine. I contacted HP who was less than understanding - though they are willing to fix the machine, I had to reset the entire machine losing all installed licensed programs (MS Office, Adobe, etc.) and am going to be without a machine for 3-6 weeks. For the price, its a good machine however, when there's a problem, you stand alone. from Bestbuy.com

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Released	10 months ago
Weight	4.7 lb.
Processor Speed	2.1 GHz
Hard Drive Capacity	320 GB
Installed RAM	4 GB
Battery Run Time	3.45 Hours
Battery Technology	Lithium ion
CD / DVD Type	DVD±RW/CD-RW Dual Layer
Data Link Protocol	IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n
Depth	8.8 in.
Display	12.1 in. WXGA
Display Max. Resolution	1280 x 800
Display Tech	WXGA
Expansion Ports	RJ-45 (NIC)
Graphic Processor	ATI Radeon HD 3200
Hard Drive	320 GB Serial ATA, 5400 RPM
Hard Drive Rotation Speed	5,400 RPM
Height	1.5 in.
Input Method	Touchpad Touch-Screen Scroll Pad
Installed Cache Memory	1024 KB
Laptop Type	Thin and Light Laptop
MPN	tx2-1025dx
Modem Type	Fax / Modem
Networking Type	Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card
Operating System	Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
Platform	PC
Processor	AMD Turion X2 2.1 GHz
Processor Manufacturer	AMD
Processor Type	AMD Turion X2
Screen Size	12.1 in.
Security Features	Finger Print Sensor
Special Features	Integrated Video Camera
Storage Controller Type	Serial ATA
UPC	884420737070
Width	12.1 in.

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