Hp dv6-6023tx

[plowking]

Hey guys, posted this on another forum and thought I might post it here as well to get some opinions.

Saw this model at JB Hifi and was surprised at how cheap it was ($990) considering the specs.

2nd Generation Intel Core i5-2410m 2.3 GHz With Turbo Boost Up To 2.9 GHz CPU
ATI Radeon HD 6770m With 1GB Dedicated Graphics

Win 7 Home Premium
Webcam
Bluetooth
WIFI
1.0 GB Graphics Memory
ATI Radeon HD 6770M
640 GB HDD
4 GB RAM
15 Inch Screen

This all looks great to me but considering it is a HP and the fact that I've heard progressively worse things about them as time goes on worries me. Is this worth it?
I've read that the model is slimmer than usual and I know that a lot of HP models have overheating issues already. Now with a i5 sandy bridge in there on a slim model is overheating something I should worry about with this model?
Anyone who owns one care to comment? Or even owners of other HP models comment on issues such as overheating and the general build of HP models?

Cheers for the help.

 

[15hodge]

Dont buy HP. Just dont do it!

I bought a dv6 pavilion. After 3 months the HDD failed completely. All data was lost and HP charge big$$ for data recovery from their failed HDDs.

The unit was repaired under warranty, the replacement HDD came with a 3 month warranty only, despite the fact that the unit has a one year warranty at purchase.

3 months and 10 days later...... the replacement HDD failed. HP would not replace it because it was 10 days out of warranty.

HP would not listen to me, basically telling me to pay for a new HDD, thats right, pay for a HDD model that has already failed twice, lasting on average just 80 days!

Almost 6 months of letters, phone calls, complaints, they still ignored me. I took my case to CAV and they convinced HP to refund my money or i would take them to small claims tribunal. Finally, they reluctantly agreed to refund my money.

So, if you want the next 6-12 months of your life to be wasted, buy HP.
My refund was obtained only because Australian consumer law states that companies can only sell products of merchantable quality. This should be a big hint, HP do not sell products of merchantable quality.

PS. I only use my computer for word processing, internet, email etc. I dont do any overclocking or heavy data loads but the HDD still failed...TWICE!