HP Pavilion dv7-1285dx user reviews

Cons I read the reviews and listened! I paid to have the computer optomized but when I brought it home, I spent an hour or so on the phone trying to find out how to connect to the cable modem. Haven't gotten there yet...... on March 2, 2009 by kamaewilk  | Read full review

Cons None so far. on March 2, 2009 by regretela  | Read full review

Cons If you aren't a true typist but one who "hunts and pecks", the white lettering on bronze keys are very hard to read. Buying a sleeve or case/bag for this beast will be expensive! Save the carton it came in and use that for the time being! on March 2, 2009 by VTJoe  | Read full review

Cons 1440 x 900 Screen is possibly not quite as crisp as other laptops, color settings have taken a bit of adjusting to seem natural. Click buttons are a little stiff. on February 7, 2009 by jpkc2008  | Read full review

Cons major problems with the programs, it must be a defective model, wouldn't download Norton, gets caught up in a circle of errors, HP was no help, Best Buy has stood by it & exchanged for new one, but this one has same problems, taking it back. on February 2, 2009 by yvonneande  | Read full review

Cons Change the chrome gloss to a brushed look so that fingerprints and smudges aren't as noticeable. Back-lighting on the keyboard and a little higher resolution and no glossy screen would have been perfect. on March 30, 2009 by terbear1968  | Read full review

Cons Fingerprints and glare..... but who cares on March 27, 2009 by knd315  | Read full review

Cons Keyboard is hard to see in low light (white letters on silver key)
Installed with too much bloat-ware on March 15, 2009 by Hstoroy  | Read full review

Cons MediaSmart is a nightmare, audio drops, poor screen resolution, keyboard very hard to see in dim light, fingerprints/dirty VERY easily on February 17, 2011  | Read full review

Cons Broke easy and HP did not honor warranty. on December 16, 2010 by metropolis342  | Read full review

Cons 1. battery completely died, common for HP
2. this thing gets hot on the bottom. needs a bigger fan or move it. had to purchase a cooling pad.
3. the hard drive crashed once. not sure why but my friend did a restore and it seems to be working fine on November 30, 2010 by spawnie7  | Read full review

Cons Mouse pad is way over to the left side. 2. Intake and exhaust are in a very bad location. Intake port is on the bottom left and if you put the PC on your lap, your leg covers the intake. The exhaust blows out the back and down back into the intake. on December 29, 2009 by freightguy  | Read full review

Cons looks pixelated, can't adjust treble or bass levels, bass is muted, treble is way too high,
speakers give you headaches on August 14, 2009 by ihatevistaalot  | Read full review

Cons Would really like a longer battery life. on June 13, 2009 by redsoxnumba1  | Read full review

Cons Battery life, I'm assuming is what everyone else would say too but it's an easy fix: BUY A BIGGER BATTERY (12-cell). All that's really missing is Blu-ray but we have a Playstation 3 so it's no big deal. on April 10, 2009 by rjakjr  | Read full review

Cons short battery life on March 13, 2009 by tmy454  | Read full review

Cons See under pros. Computer is junk. No more HP's for this boy on March 17, 2009 by tspog12  | Read full review

Cons USB ports in the way of where you use the mouse on the rt hand side (or left if you are left handed), motherboard died at 13 months! One month after warranty ran out :( on February 12, 2011 by mmmc2  | Read full review