This review is from: HP dm4-3050us (14.0-Inch Screen) Laptop (Personal Computers)
I purchased this laptop a week ago and when it arrived it was covered in some sort of grainy/chalky dust and the bottom port that houses the RAM, etc was somehow bent like it had been scewed on without being positioned correctly. I used Amazon’s chat feature and the representative was very friendly and sent out a replacement laptop which arrived the very next day.
This one was a keeper. I had been looking for a long time for a laptop that was very portable and had plenty of power for school work and occassional entertainment, this one really fit the bill. Excellent laptop, especially for the $619.99 price tag.
The Intel i5 processor, 6GB of RAM, and the 750GB HDD can more than handle word processing, GIMP, iTunes, etc without any hiccups. I know you’re not going to be able to play a lot of newer games on the Intel HD Graphics 3000, like Skyrim, Batman, etc, but you’d be surprised at what you could play. I downloaded League of Legends and was able to play it on its highest settings without a problem at all. Ran great.
The battery is rated for 7.5 hours, which I don’t know of any battery that achieves what it’s advertised to get, but just browsing the internet and typing I get a solid 5 hours out of this machine. That’s pretty good.
One reason I chose this laptop was for the 14″ screen. So far it’s been great to carry around in my backpack. The actual screen itself is sharp with good brightness. My only complaint would be the colors. I think mine need adjusted, but not much of a big deal to me.
I haven’t done much with the built-in HP TrueVision HD camera other than playing with it, but it’s actually a really nice camera. Very clear. The low lighting feature is really nice. Doesn’t look muddy and super dark like most other laptop webcams.
The Beats Audio is okay. I was listening to music off of YouTube and messed around with the settings on it. The speakers on this laptop are pretty good in my opinion. Like the camera, the quality is a lot better than what I’d found on other laptops.
I really like the finger reader on this laptop. Really easy to set up and makes it much easier to login without typing my password over and over.
For the most part this laptop is perfect for my needs. If I had to make one suggestion that really would have made this laptop even more amazing would be a backlit keyboard. Definitely not a deal breaker, but would of been something I’d personally like to have.
I got this laptop for about $620 and then it shot up in price. Hopefully it comes back down and more people are able to get their hands on it. Really great setup for the price.
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This review is from: HP dm4-3050us (14.0-Inch Screen) Laptop (Personal Computers)
I actually read the 1 star review on here before purchasing my HP DM43050us and it gave me pause.
I am glad I decided to follow my own instincts. This laptop is so awesome, I am headed back to school after 25 years, I have also been an eBay Power Seller for 10 years and use this in my vintage collectibles search and research.
If you pay attention to the HP recommendations you will be thrilled with the product. If you run it on battery without power saving options then I am sure it runs down faster, I get 6 to 7 hours out of my battery, but I am old school, when I first got it I let the battery charge all the way up and then ran it all the way down 3 times to make sure I get a good charge! I know they say the new batteries don’t need that done but I figure it cannot hurt!
The keyboard is awesome, they call it island style I guess, it is the easiest laptop keyboard I have ever typed on. I have been and Administrative Assistant for the last 20+ years and I have done a LOT of typing. I am a soft touch – no need to pound on it or the mouse, it is responsive and comfortable!
The mouse pad is a dream, not only can you turn it off if you are using an attached mouse so you don’t end up some place your wrist accidentally sent you, but the scrolling and set-up options are really customizable and it took very few uses to get the hang of the pressure and movements to get the most out of it.
My above all favorite is the Simple Pass fingerprint program. I thought Firefox was going to be my password remembering demise… this lets me swipe a finger and open whatever I have it set to. Facebook, Gmail, eBay, Amazon and more – 10 fingers 10 settings – some swipes open multiple things at one time! The best part – I swipe my finger and it opens my desktop and my stuff. My partner swipes her finger and she has her desktop and all of her stuff. We can both work on the same PC seamlessly – and at the same time – researching different things and checking eBay and all lightening fast.
Also love the cool sense system… my old laptop used to get so hot it made me nervous… this one is quiet, cool and light…
I am now ready for school to start! Bring it on!!
Hope this helps the folks that are reading the one bad review and assures you he is probably of the 1% that just cannot be pleased. I am a real person, real buyer, not a company employee! I am IT savvy and I am actually going back to school for a Computer Information Systems degree. I wrote this review because I am thrilled I followed my instinct and wanted to reassure anyone else that researched the laptop and worried about a bad review!
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Great specs for the price…,
I purchased this laptop a week ago and when it arrived it was covered in some sort of grainy/chalky dust and the bottom port that houses the RAM, etc was somehow bent like it had been scewed on without being positioned correctly. I used Amazon’s chat feature and the representative was very friendly and sent out a replacement laptop which arrived the very next day.
This one was a keeper. I had been looking for a long time for a laptop that was very portable and had plenty of power for school work and occassional entertainment, this one really fit the bill. Excellent laptop, especially for the $619.99 price tag.
The Intel i5 processor, 6GB of RAM, and the 750GB HDD can more than handle word processing, GIMP, iTunes, etc without any hiccups. I know you’re not going to be able to play a lot of newer games on the Intel HD Graphics 3000, like Skyrim, Batman, etc, but you’d be surprised at what you could play. I downloaded League of Legends and was able to play it on its highest settings without a problem at all. Ran great.
The battery is rated for 7.5 hours, which I don’t know of any battery that achieves what it’s advertised to get, but just browsing the internet and typing I get a solid 5 hours out of this machine. That’s pretty good.
One reason I chose this laptop was for the 14″ screen. So far it’s been great to carry around in my backpack. The actual screen itself is sharp with good brightness. My only complaint would be the colors. I think mine need adjusted, but not much of a big deal to me.
I haven’t done much with the built-in HP TrueVision HD camera other than playing with it, but it’s actually a really nice camera. Very clear. The low lighting feature is really nice. Doesn’t look muddy and super dark like most other laptop webcams.
The Beats Audio is okay. I was listening to music off of YouTube and messed around with the settings on it. The speakers on this laptop are pretty good in my opinion. Like the camera, the quality is a lot better than what I’d found on other laptops.
I really like the finger reader on this laptop. Really easy to set up and makes it much easier to login without typing my password over and over.
For the most part this laptop is perfect for my needs. If I had to make one suggestion that really would have made this laptop even more amazing would be a backlit keyboard. Definitely not a deal breaker, but would of been something I’d personally like to have.
I got this laptop for about $620 and then it shot up in price. Hopefully it comes back down and more people are able to get their hands on it. Really great setup for the price.
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I actually read the 1 star review on here before purchasing my HP DM43050us and it gave me pause.
I am glad I decided to follow my own instincts. This laptop is so awesome, I am headed back to school after 25 years, I have also been an eBay Power Seller for 10 years and use this in my vintage collectibles search and research.
If you pay attention to the HP recommendations you will be thrilled with the product. If you run it on battery without power saving options then I am sure it runs down faster, I get 6 to 7 hours out of my battery, but I am old school, when I first got it I let the battery charge all the way up and then ran it all the way down 3 times to make sure I get a good charge! I know they say the new batteries don’t need that done but I figure it cannot hurt!
The keyboard is awesome, they call it island style I guess, it is the easiest laptop keyboard I have ever typed on. I have been and Administrative Assistant for the last 20+ years and I have done a LOT of typing. I am a soft touch – no need to pound on it or the mouse, it is responsive and comfortable!
The mouse pad is a dream, not only can you turn it off if you are using an attached mouse so you don’t end up some place your wrist accidentally sent you, but the scrolling and set-up options are really customizable and it took very few uses to get the hang of the pressure and movements to get the most out of it.
My above all favorite is the Simple Pass fingerprint program. I thought Firefox was going to be my password remembering demise… this lets me swipe a finger and open whatever I have it set to. Facebook, Gmail, eBay, Amazon and more – 10 fingers 10 settings – some swipes open multiple things at one time! The best part – I swipe my finger and it opens my desktop and my stuff. My partner swipes her finger and she has her desktop and all of her stuff. We can both work on the same PC seamlessly – and at the same time – researching different things and checking eBay and all lightening fast.
Also love the cool sense system… my old laptop used to get so hot it made me nervous… this one is quiet, cool and light…
I am now ready for school to start! Bring it on!!
Hope this helps the folks that are reading the one bad review and assures you he is probably of the 1% that just cannot be pleased. I am a real person, real buyer, not a company employee! I am IT savvy and I am actually going back to school for a Computer Information Systems degree. I wrote this review because I am thrilled I followed my instinct and wanted to reassure anyone else that researched the laptop and worried about a bad review!
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