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The CPU of my HP Pavilion is AMD, it is not Intel. I am not able to use my computer without having a fan pointed directly at it. The computer has been hot for the last year, I have done many things to try to keep it cooler. However, after this last crash, the thing is toast, I have no choice, I must purchase a new computer.
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Orland, Indiana USA
February 15, 2009
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I am here in Indiana, it is freezing outside and I have a fan blowing full blast on my computer to cool it.
There has been many techies who told me this computer is a problem. I have few options, as best I can figure out, the only computers brands that appear to give computer warranty worldwide are Sony and Hewlett Packard.
I will probably buy a Hewlett Packard tomorrow with an Intel Chip inside.
Dell is a USA computer, not global.
Toshiba is good, but not truly global.
Acer is great, I would like it, and it I do not buy a Hewlett Packard, I will probably go for the Acer.
Sony is still not really mainstream, it is the new kid on the block.
I only see Americans with Dell Computers, contrary to their big USA noise, I feel they are only a USA brand, not a global brand.
Who will do Warranty work in the country of Ethiopia, it is NOT a feasible option to send a computer back to the USA for work? I suspect Acer is big in Africa... the good thing is I can buy this tool for about 600 US Dollars.
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Jonas said on Sunday February 15th, 2009 07:43:00 PM
Did you try vacuum cleaning the computer? It really helped me
Anonymous said on Sunday February 15th, 2009 10:43:00 PM
I bought a refurbished Dell 1520 with Intel Core 2 Duo cpu (1.5ghz). Could of bought a new Dell for the same price. The reason I choose the old 1520 was because it has a thicker case, which means more room to breath. Thin is nice, but everything runs hotter since not room to breath. Now AMD is a hot chip and needs a big heatsink. Intel core 2 Duo's run cooler than a core Duo. One thing I like about my Dell is its easy access to the components. I use to use a Apple and you had no access to components. But I really do like HP and I think that would be the best choice. It really boils down to what the components are inside. But I will admit the new all aluminum cases on the macbooks are sweet. They are bullet proof. But no access to components.
ClearlyEnlight, said on Monday February 16th, 2009 12:41:00 AM
You should just spend the extra money and buy a Mac, they are way more reliable, plus you can run windows including OSX.Buying a Mac you will rid yourself of many problems.
Georgia said on Monday February 16th, 2009 06:14:00 AM
You know how you tell yourself you are studying because you have your certification books opened in front of you? But you are really clicking on Stumble Upon to find interesting posts to read?Yeah well, I came across yours and had to write to tell you I enjoyed it very much. I gave it the thumbs up, so more people can come across it and enjoy it also.
Andy HoboTraveler.com said on Monday February 16th, 2009 06:22:00 AM
This is a business, the reason I can continuously travel is because it is a good business. I manage my money correctly, contrary to many people in the USA who believe in the splurge mentality of spending. If I purchased a Mac it would be a bad business, it would be an irresponsible business decision. I could have purchased a HP yesterday for 400, I will spend 600 today and get an intel processor. Any way I do it, the best value on a global use basis is an HP.The 400 dollars computer would do the job, just be a little more inconvenient. However, this is why I earn money, I will do the work, I will tolerate inconvenience to get the job done under budget.
ash said on Monday February 16th, 2009 04:18:00 PM
I'd reccommend a Sony VAIO over an HP any day. I have worked with a Fujitsu Siemens and i bought it in september 2006, still works fine, being used at least 5-12 hours a day, sometimes on for 48 hours if i have lots of work to do. This computer has an AMD Turion chip, and I have experienced no problems with it. However, some of my friends have had other Fujitsu Siemens laptops and have had problems... I don't know if I look after it better.In my experience (one of my jobs is IT support in my university residence of 500 students) Sony Vaio are a brilliant make of laptop. They seem to work, rarely break down and they are shiney. The problem is they are expensive. HP seem to have a lot more problems, especially over an extended life-cycle (after year 2). I can't comment on the global warranty issue, and I suspect that's what will sway your decision.
Robert said on Monday February 16th, 2009 11:33:00 PM
I have a HP andy, it looks very similar to the model you have, one thing I'm sure you've checked but it's worth me mentioning, when I set mine to "High Performance" in power management the processor constantly runs very hot even when I'm not doing anything strenuous, if I knock the setting down too standard then it cools down alot.Other than that I've been travelling with my hp for a year now and personally being a techy I don't worry about warrenties, I can fix most things myself, replacing ram on a hp is easy, replacing wifi is easy, replacing the hard drive can be complicated depending on how much you need from the old drive. The one thing its almost impossible to replace is the motherboard, if something goes wrong with that you may as well buy a new one most of the time. That's the way I look at it.Oh and personally if I had the money I would look at a good Sony, the Vaio series are well made, have incredible low power consumption and really are designed for travel, they are expensive though.
ALZprogression said on Monday March 9th, 2009 10:27:00 AM
AMD versus Intel: A very good "7 round test" at http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10442_7-6389077-1.html
Kay said on Sunday May 24th, 2009 10:47:52 AM 
My Dell Inspiron 420 is excellent and never needs cooling...
Wesley Schneeberger said on Monday May 25th, 2009 07:30:54 PM
In the last 8 months i have bought a HP Pavilion with a AMD Turion 64 Ultra X2 Dual core processor, a ATI 3200 graphics card. I am a pretty heavy gamer on CD games like Age of Empires. I also play an internet game called Silkroad (like world of warcraft). I played it for 3 months after i bought it and the laptop started having problems such as, the screen goes blank while on, restarts randomally, or the screen goes black with striped-colored lines up and down the screen. I do set my laptop to HIGH PERFORMENCE. I have had the laptop a number of times into the BestBuy Geek Squad for the problem. Finally they are going to replace my laptop with soming similiar. They didnt find anything wrong with the machine at all.
Devendra Gupta said on Tuesday May 26th, 2009 11:27:15 PM
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I have a dell inspiron 1525 machine and it does not need cooling. I use it in indian warm weather.st of time. I run it continuously 4-5 days without any reboot. I worked well. My dell machine has survived the time. Its the best laptop in my friend group in performance.
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