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| 865814 | 2010-03-10 20:54:00 | Hey guys, I purchased a HP Pavilion dv5-1209ax in June 2009 from Harvey Norman and I am considering changing to an Asus K52JR-SX070V. Here are the specs: HP Pavilion dv5-1209ax 2.1GHz AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core Processor 4GB Ram ATI HD 3650 Windows 7 Professional 2 Year Extended Warranty Asus K52JR-SX070V Intel® Core i3 2.26GHz 4GB RAM 500GB HDD ATI HD5470 Windows® 7 Home Premium The reason for a change is that I am unhappy with the HP because of performance issues and hibernates at random times (I checked my hibernation settings and they were fine). Also battery runs out in 1 hour even when doing word processing etc. Also, I heard from other I.T experts that ASUS is a very good brand for laptops. I don't want to sell on trademe at the moment as I want to check if Harvey Norman will let me trade in my current laptop for a newer laptop. Do you think that Harvey Norman let me trade in my current laptop with a newer one? Cheers |
vims213 (15007) | ||
| 865815 | 2010-03-10 21:02:00 | If you bought it in June last year, you'll almost certainly be out of luck - the margin on computer hardware is thin enough as it is (although places like Harvey Norman do add an appalling amount of markup to that). Computers depreciate so fast that you're extremely unlikely to find anyone who will take trade-ins for any significant value. Regarding the issues you mention - they're most likely all either software or user related - you don't need to replace the laptop to fix them (with the possible exception of the battery - if it's damaged - you might require a new battery). |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 865816 | 2010-03-10 22:03:00 | Regarding the issues you mention - they're most likely all either software or user related - you don't need to replace the laptop to fix them (with the possible exception of the battery - if it's damaged - you might require a new battery) . Thanks for the quick response . I have reinstalled Windows 7 twice already and I still have problems with the performance and hibernation issues . I take extremely good care of my computer . I defrag once a week, clean my computer using CCleaner, my files are organised (not all over my computer) . I purchased a laptop cooler to prevent overheating of my laptop . Is there other professional I . T . stores that take in used laptops other than TradeMe? If not, where can a find a replacement battery for my laptop? |
vims213 (15007) | ||
| 865817 | 2010-03-10 22:40:00 | You will certainly loose money on it if you sell it. I would agree with Erayd. |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 865818 | 2010-03-10 22:45:00 | If you only bought it in June last year then the battery will still be under warranty. Take it back to HN and get it replaced. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 865819 | 2010-03-10 23:05:00 | Could it be a fault in the battery? It's been like that ever since I first bought the laptop. Is it faulty if my battery skips from 100% to 93%? |
vims213 (15007) | ||
| 865820 | 2010-03-10 23:18:00 | It may something else then that is draining the battery. Perhaps a BIOS update is needed? |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 865821 | 2010-03-10 23:20:00 | Just take it back to HN and see what they say. No use posting here as we are not HN. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 865822 | 2010-03-10 23:25:00 | My bios Is updated to the latest version . I'll go to HN today and see if they can do something about it . Cheers guys :thumbs: |
vims213 (15007) | ||
| 865823 | 2010-03-11 00:43:00 | I purchased a HP Pavilion I am considering changing to an Asus . Do you think that Harvey Norman let me trade in my current laptop with a newer one? Excellent!! Congratulations on your decision . No, they won't . Sell it on TM . |
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