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I got this laptop last year and was worried that I'd paid too much. My worries were put to rest right away! Not only is the screen amazing but the graphics capability is as well. It really did what it was supposed to do.. Get me away from my desktop. Mine is the Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz model but with the ATI Fire GL graphics card. It has everything you could ask for in any computer, laptop or desktop. The design still looks like something that would be out this year too (2012). I upgraded to Windows 7 on mine (not a fan of Vista) and it runs even smoother and quicker than before. I definitely recommend this to anyone. My friend is even able to game on his (I've never tried but I know the graphics are pretty state of the artplus I found out that it's one of the only laptops out that actually has a removable Graphics card. That means you can upgrade or replace it if it goes bad. Almost all laptops have integrated graphics so this is a pretty big deal).

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The power adapter failed within a month. And the hard drive failed after about a year and half.

It has also developed a strange problem: sometimes it runs very slow when on AC power and as soon as the AC power adapter is unplugged it runs fine. It is very repeatable; the cpu usage goes up and down as the power adapter is plugged and unplugged. There are discussions on the web by other HP notebook PC users with similar experience. The cause appears to be the power low condition from the adapter is incorrectly detected by the PC and the PC reduces the clock rate to save power. It corroborates with the fact that the CPU clock rate stays at 777MHz (instead of 2.6GHz) regardless the power scheme setting when on AC. Other people have corrected the problem by replacing the power adapter.

Given the many problems that I experienced with the HP notebook PC 8510w and also HP PhotoSmart 2575 printer, I don't think I'll buy another HP product.

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the laptop runs like jet plane all the time. The fan noise never stops and much loader than my desktop sitting of the floor.

I would consider this as a defect product.