Hewlett-Packard Pavilion zt1180 Notebook (1.2-GHz Pentium III, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive)Platform: Windows XP Home Edition
Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Binding: Personal Computers
Not all that great... [Posted on 2002-03-20]
I wish I could rave about this computer like so many others who reviewed this model, but alas, mine is not a success story. After reading the glowing reviews, I ordered the HP zt1180 notebook. As promised, the screen was superb, it has a very sleek look and the battery lasted longer than my previous laptop, which I was very pleased about. But the minute I tried to watch a DVD to put it to the test, my heart sank: a jerkier picture you never saw in your life! Not to mention the sound that skipped along with the video. I was horrified. I had ordered the zt1170 before and I had been able to watch a DVD with no problem, though I had to return it because there was a problem with the CD player (it made clicking noises). After this, I was done with HP. I just ordered the highly rated Toshiba 1905 S277, a Pentium IV, which is the latest thing out there and supposedly blows the competition to smithereens. Should be getting it any day now. Can't wait!!
My first laptop [Posted on 2002-04-20]
I can't make any comparisons to other laptops cause this is my very first. I can say that HP has stuffed a lot into such a small package and I like that they've included Norton 2002 antivirus. The DVD player is nifty cause it's portable and I thought the graphics and sound were great. It's a desktop computer that you can take with you.
good value for price, good for 3 years. [Posted on 2003-07-14]
I am re-reviewing this to give updated views on HP laptop. Considering expected 2-3 years of life (exacerbated by my extensive usage), overall I am happy with my system with moderate rating.
Here are the pros and cons of this system:
+ Good price for the functionality and configuration I got in the given price.
+ Very nice resolution.
- Its getting rebooted without any known reasons. It happened 8-10 times in last 2 years and must have been hardward problem as
it happens with Windows and Linux on this laptop. My friend bought HP laptop in 2003 (2 years after I bought) and that problem is still there in HP which is NOT good.
- Battery life quite poor and now it runs out in just 10-20 minutes. I believe battery needs to be cultivated which I didn't
in the begining.
Given the duration and to the extend I used this system, i don't have much complain on this. But I will certainly consider other manufacturer for my next laptop.
The worst computer I ever have [Posted on 2007-05-20]
I had enormous problems with my HP zt1180 notebook. from its build-in microphone to 512K RAM, hard drive etc. I wish I had never wasted my money.
Great doorstop. [Posted on 2007-08-18]
Two major flaws. 1. Video is very poor, unwatchable, due to video card problems, which hp knows about but refused to fix. 2. The keyboard will quit working. This problem hp knows about but yet again refused to address. So if you do not want to use your laptop for video or typing this is the perfect machine.
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