> So we shouldn't make a blanket statement that 'all HP laptops are crap'. The > low-end ones probably are tho. That's probably true, but it's very difficult to buy or recommend an HP of any sort when the $1500* Pavilion dv7 I had was so poorly built. I can understand a $500 laptop not being that well made, but at $1500 I have some expectations -- even on a consumer line of products. (* Work paid for $1000 of it)