HP 2000-410US (15.6-Inch Screen) Laptop

I saw some of the reviews on here and thought I would add my 2 cents. I bought this computer at Office Depot for 350 dollars (sorry amazon ... love your prices usually but not this time) For the price and specs this is an excellent computer. If you are looking for a computer that does more than surf the web and homework this is NOT the computer for you so dont leave comments saying that this computer is bad because the graphics are not great ... they aren't supposed to be great and those are not productive comments. If you ARE looking for a comp for school (as I was looking for) this is an excellent choice with great specs and a great price. As per some of the other comments, I have had no problems connecting to the internet and if you are looking for a bigger laptop with a key pad this is not the computer you should have bought in the first place. Battery life a great (in my opinion, although I have not pushed it yet to see if it goes past 3+ hours). I agree that the arrow keys are a little annoying but then again my last two laptops were Toshiba Satellites and I was used those types of keyboards for a while. I'll get used to it. Overall exactly what I thought I was getting and works exactly for what I want; surfing and reviewing/writing documents.

I purchased this laptop for about $300 after $50 rebate, and for the price it is a very good deal with one exception. The wifi/bluetooth adaptor does not work if you are anywhere more than a few feet from the wifi router. Web browsing is slow, drops connection or operates at limited capacity if you move away from the wifi router. I spent 4 hours e-mailing back and forth to HP support in India without a solution. The support is efficient and polite, but was unable to resolve the issue. Finally I discovered a work-around that provides good wifi connectivity, however, I do not consider it a fix because it involves disabling power saving features of this laptop. To find the solution search for "Wireless issues on HP2000-US with Atheros AR9485" and read the posts on HP's support discussion site.

What I did to fix the problem (I now get amazing wifi coverage throughout the house):

Simply go into device manager, select Network Adapters, select Atheros AR9485..., select Advanced Power Save Mode turn to "off"

Next under Control Panel, select Hardware and Sound, Under Power Options select Change Battery Settings, Select "change plan settings" set both battery and plugged in to "Maximum Performance."

I would like to see HP actually fix the problem so that I could get better battery life, but for now this will do. Aside from this wifi issue the laptop provides decent performance. The screen is very sharp and bright. It has sufficient disk capacity and memory can be expanded if you want to juice performance in running multiple aps or large graphics. Overall a great laptop for the price. I just wish I had the 4 hours I spent figuring this out back.

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This is is good laptop for everyday use, such as homework, light gaming, e-mailing and surfing the web. The Pentium CPU is a much better and faster CPU then the AMD E Series in this price class. Its speakers o.k. (they certainly are not Beats Audio quality) and the touch pad can be touchy, but those are my only complaints. I have seen other reviews saying they have had overheating issues, but mine has been fine thus far. To get a laptop for the price of a netbook, I think this is a good choice.

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Pros:

Win 7 64 bits runs smooth.

Really fast processor B960 almost an Core i3 without threads but save alot of money.

Silent fan and 500 GB disk.

Nice slim keyboard.

Little charger the same size of a HP mini laptop.

Wifi N + Bluetooth.

Average speakers.

Cons:

Screen a little big 15.6', better will be a 14'-14.6' because no num pad is include.

A little heavy, actually dvd could be optional and can save some weight and more money.

Neither hard disk nor dvd leds so you can't see whats happening.

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I compared the price on the HP site and it was about fifty dollars cheaper hear, and it would have taken about a week longer to get it. I have had the computer for a couple days. At first it seemed a little slow but after doing all the updates it is doing fine. Loads fast. I did a download speed test on it and it was 3.1 Mbs (My service is 3Mbs from AT&T) so I am pleased.