HP Build quality

[Megazero]

So when I was looking around for a new laptop, and I happen to come across a HP Pavilion Gaming laptop with the spec like this. I have been using ASUS laptop for the past 4-5 years and their build quality has always been good to me. But when it come to HP I have no experience and I have seen quite a few people dislike HP's build quality, so I was wondering if this one will be any good. Anyone have any idea?

On a side note, I'm considering this because right now in my place it's discounted and have the same price as the ASUS ROG GL552JX-DM291D And Lenovo Y5070, both with only 4GB of Ram and no SSD. If I were to buy additional Ram and SSD to upgrade this 2 the price would be the same as this HP Pavilion before discount, but this discount really make the HP option shine to me. Should I buy this or still go with ASUS/Lenovo option? 

My budget is about 8-850 USD-ish, since tax and stuff can bump the price up a bit here. All the notebook available to me can be found here (since it's a Thai site) http://notebookspec.com/notebook/searchV2/ , and my budget in Thai currency would be around 35000 baht, though I'd like to stick with around 30000 (which the HP got discounted to)

[Nonco]

HP arent the best but theyre not too bad either.

[exercutor5]

Is that rating like 4.9 out of 10? Cos that's what I would give lel.

[STRMfrmXMN]

Interesting how that laptop runs "DOS operating system"....

 

Anyways, HP is neither here nor there for me. I prefer Asus and Dell over HP.

[Fgtfv567]

I started a whole thread about this after Experiences with Non-techies got derailed about this HP build quality!

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/284049-awful-experiences-with-hp/

Didn't do as well as I thought it would.....

Edit: Huh, just found out it got locked. I wasn't notified whatsoever, nor did a mod leave a message saying why

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

They're decent. Before they were terrible because they crammed so much into cases that most components overheated. 

[shypin]

i dont like hp. at all.

 

had 1 laptop and 2 desktops from them so far, all three are pretty bad

 

the laptop stopped working after a month and they claim that "i broke the motherboard by shaking it too much"

 

one of the desktops stopped working recently because the motherboard randomly died

 

so i wouldnt trust them

[Megazero]

Interesting how that laptop runs "DOS operating system"....

 

Anyways, HP is neither here nor there for me. I prefer Asus and Dell over HP.

If you buy a laptop around my place by shipping or through discount, usually it come without OS. If you buy from a store then usually it come with Windows.

[RZeroX]

Not the best but they are pretty decently built if you take care of them.

[Virtual01]

Even HP's high end gaming laptop called the Omen has awful cooling issues. On gaming laptops cooling is crucial, make sure you're buying a laptop and not a George Foreman grill.

[stupidhuman]

i dont like hp. at all.

 

had 1 laptop and 2 desktops from them so far, all three are pretty bad

 

the laptop stopped working after a month and they claim that "i broke the motherboard by shaking it too much"

 

one of the desktops stopped working recently because the motherboard randomly died

 

so i wouldnt trust them

 

I'm currently typing this on my 7 year old HP laptop. It runs idles extremely hot (60°C+) and I don't even turn this thing off, yet it's never had any problems whatsoever*.  

*Except that it runs idles hot.

[Megazero]

Even HP's high end gaming laptop called the Omen has awful cooling issues. On gaming laptops cooling is crucial, make sure you're buying a laptop and not a George Foreman grill.

Hmm... I have never actually read the temperature of laptops. I found a review in Thai language (which I cant read... so by the power of Google Translate) which say something like the idle temp is about 30 on the surface, 40-45 on the middle of the keyboard) and while playing games like GTA it never gone pass 79 degree Celsius. Is it high or not? 

[Virtual01]

Hmm... I have never actually read the temperature of laptops. I found a review in Thai language (which I cant read... so by the power of Google Translate) which say something like the idle temp is about 30 on the surface, 40-45 on the middle of the keyboard) and while playing games like GTA it never gone pass 79 degree Celsius. Is it high or not? 

 79 is pretty hot for a laptop, and out of some peoples comfort range on desktops. It's a laptop, and that number will only go up over time.

[Megazero]

 79 is pretty hot for a laptop, and out of some peoples comfort range on desktops. It's a laptop, and that number will only go up over time.

Thank for the input. If so then I will stick with the ASUS ROG GL552JX-DM291D then. Will cost some more to upgrade to 8GB and SSD, but should be worth it

[patrick3027]

Not a big fan of them, ASUS is definitely better.

Saying that, I actually own a HP laptop (because I'm a cheapa$$) and haven't had any issues ... yet ...

[Megazero]

Not a big fan of them, ASUS is definitely better.

Saying that, I actually own a HP laptop (because I'm a cheapa$$) and haven't had any issues ... yet ...

I saw someone else sold one of them just 5 days after they bought it because it's too hot, so I'll switch to Lenovo Y5070 then. ASUS option is quite promising but a 960M and 4720 fair quite better than 950M and 4750.