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HP Laptop 17 (Open-Boxes): 17.3" HD+ TN, i3-N305, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD $118.99

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Today 01:35 PM
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chandleyaToday 01:35 PM
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I can't think of a better "in-laws" machine for the money. Big display, modest resolution, good enough compute. This'll do bank and YouTube easily.
Today 01:38 PM
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JamesO9879Today 01:38 PM
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If this wasn't an HP, this would be a crazy deal
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Today 02:12 PM
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Spaceman6969Today 02:12 PM
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Quote from JamesO9879 :
If this wasn't an HP, this would be a crazy deal
Why lol
Today 02:30 PM
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JamesO9879Today 02:30 PM
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Quote from Spaceman6969 :
Why lol
HP is well known for exceedingly poor quality. I do house calls for people as volunteer work and it's most frequently HP issues by far when hardware issues.

Easy examples Ive encountered:
- USB port plastic coming out shorting pins and frying a laptop - seen this three times.
- the HDMI port SOMEHOW fried two monitors. First was assumed dead naturally, plugging in a brand new one after validated (warrantied). Plugging in a third e-waste monitor double verified it. We plugged in a cheap GT 1030 from Craigslist for display out and taped over the built-in ports.
- plenty other more "normal" issues like dead SSDs that can come from bad luck, but those will be excused as such
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Spaceman6969Today 02:35 PM
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Quote from JamesO9879 :
HP is well known for exceedingly poor quality. I do house calls for people as volunteer work and it's most frequently HP issues by far when hardware issues. Easy examples Ive encountered: - USB port plastic coming out shorting pins and frying a laptop - seen this three times. - the HDMI port SOMEHOW fried two monitors. First was assumed dead naturally, plugging in a brand new one after validated (warrantied). Plugging in a third e-waste monitor double verified it. We plugged in a cheap GT 1030 from Craigslist for display out and taped over the built-in ports. - plenty other more "normal" issues like dead SSDs that can come from bad luck, but those will be excused as such
I see. Well case point I got this HP laptop from the hot popular deal here. See link below. https://slickdeals.net/f/14516138-hp-pavilion-15-6-model-15-eh0090wm-ryzen-5-4500-8gb-ram-512-ssd-live-on-11-11-379?sort=helpful&page=2#commentsHeader and the laptop has been treating me well. No issues whatsoever. No im not lucky so not all doom and gloom with HP.
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JamesO9879Today 02:40 PM
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Quote from Spaceman6969 :
I see. Well case point I got this HP laptop from the hot popular deal here. See link below. https://slickdeals.net/f/14516138-hp-pavilion-15-6-model-15-eh0090wm-ryzen-5-4500-8gb-ram-512-ssd-live-on-11-11-379?sort=helpful&page=2#commentsHeader and the laptop has been treating me well. No issues whatsoever. No im not lucky so not all doom and gloom with HP.
I'm not claiming a 100% failure rate like the 13900K saw (under constant full core use)

I did a LOT of house calls, and HP were by far the most frequent offenders. But when they are the vast majority and are the ONLY one observed multiple times to cause hardware failure on downstream devices, I just can't recommend them to in-laws unless you dislike them.

You linked to a laptop from 5 years ago. I'm glad you're not having issues, but that's still a bit early
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No backlit kb. Ram and hdd would need upgrading.

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mystwu2Today 03:09 PM
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I kinda agree with JamesO9879.
but it's not just HP.
Many other cheapest laptops got the same issues.

I found that if you want to buy the cheapest laptop, make sure it doesn't move, as in it stays in one place.
You never open or close the laptop screen, so the hinges will never break. And no you dont even adjust the angle of the laptop screen.
You will buy a USB hub and plug it into the USB port and never remove it.
You will buy an USB keyboard and mouse that connect to the USB hub.
Always plug the laptop into wall outlet, almost never use its built-in battery.

If you do all these things to remove the moving parts, the cheapest laptop would actually last 3~5 years without any issue..
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1 left in woodbridge nj location still.
Today 04:46 PM
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Spaceman6969Today 04:46 PM
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Quote from JamesO9879 :
I'm not claiming a 100% failure rate like the 13900K saw (under constant full core use) I did a LOT of house calls, and HP were by far the most frequent offenders. But when they are the vast majority and are the ONLY one observed multiple times to cause hardware failure on downstream devices, I just can't recommend them to in-laws unless you dislike them. You linked to a laptop from 5 years ago. I'm glad you're not having issues, but that's still a bit early
A bit early? Gosh I thought it is not. May I ask what timeframe is not considered early? 7 years? I guess I'm due for an upgrade soon though I really don't want to
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Spaceman6969Today 05:07 PM
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Quote from mystwu2 :
I kinda agree with JamesO9879.but it's not just HP. Many other cheapest laptops got the same issues.I found that if you want to buy the cheapest laptop, make sure it doesn't move, as in it stays in one place.You never open or close the laptop screen, so the hinges will never break. And no you dont even adjust the angle of the laptop screen.You will buy a USB hub and plug it into the USB port and never remove it.You will buy an USB keyboard and mouse that connect to the USB hub.Always plug the laptop into wall outlet, almost never use its built-in battery.If you do all these things to remove the moving parts, the cheapest laptop would actually last 3~5 years without any issue..
Too extreme but you're not wrong in some areas.
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What generation i3 is this?
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LordDrolToday 05:41 PM
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Quote from epenterprises :
What generation i3 is this?
Alder Lake-N "Atom", all E-cores, but 8 of them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ald...der_Lake-N

It's kind of like an i5-6600T in single-thread, but with the multi-thread performance of an i7-7700K: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/comp...l-i7-7700K

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