HP Pavilion ze4230 Notebook PC (1.80-GHz Celeron, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive)

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Summary: More than a computer!
Review: As a college student, this laptop is a dream. I look at it and think about how this little package outpowers my desktop by far. And the best part: YOU DON'T NEED A DESK! I can do so much and it cost so little. With out a doubt, you get your money's worth. All my friends are jealous because of all the features I got and I paid WAY less than they did. I especially love the ability to turn the mouse pad off with a simple click so that i don't accidently scroll around and the scroll pad is a whiz on the net.

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Summary: Best value
Review: Great value. Excellent support from Hp on a question I had regarding hooking up the portable to a TV to watch a DVD. The battery life improves after the initial cycles. Excellent machine for the price. I replaced my desktop with this machine and went wireless with a microsoft broad band network card. The only complaint I have is that the cd/dvd rom drive should "pull in" the disc like a car audio cd does.

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Summary: Best value
Review: Great value. Excellent support from Hp on a question I had regarding hooking up the portable to a TV to watch a DVD. The battery life improves after the initial cycles. Excellent machine for the price. I replaced my desktop with this machine and went wireless with a microsoft broad band network card. The only complaint I have is that the cd/dvd rom drive should "pull in" the disc like a car audio cd does.

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Summary: A solid laptop at a great price.
Review: I picked this machine up after my brand new toshiba notebook died twice in a month. I am happy to say I have never been so impressed with a laptop. It is lightweight and full-featured. The touchpad is so much better than competitors. The screen is big and bright and crystal clear for DVD playback. The lack of a floppy drive is easily overlooked when you use the fast CDRW/DVD combo drive with a good rewritable disk. As a student this machine travels everywhere I go. My only complaint is that the volume buttons on the side are too small and seem fragile. It's not a big deal as there are function keys for volume control on the keyboard. In short, if you are looking for the best bang for the buck, and a good solid laptop, buy this machine. HP has earned my business..

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Summary: Good machine, but arrived crippled
Review: I've owned the ze4230 for about a month and I have been very pleased with it's features and performance, but it arrived with a non functioning CD/RW CDROM drive. The Roxio Easy CD Creator disk sent with the machine is defective and I have been unable to enable the RW features of the CDROM drive. I reported the problem to HP technical support and was promised a new CD by mail within a week. After waiting about 2 weeks without receiving a new CD I called technical support again and was told that the CDs are on back order and they have no idea when they will arrive, but when they do one will be sent me. So, for now I am less than pleased with my computer and HPs ability to fix it.

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Summary: Good machine, but arrived crippled
Review: I've owned the ze4230 for about a month and I have been very pleased with it's features and performance, but it arrived with a non functioning CD/RW CDROM drive. The Roxio Easy CD Creator disk sent with the machine is defective and I have been unable to enable the RW features of the CDROM drive. I reported the problem to HP technical support and was promised a new CD by mail within a week. After waiting about 2 weeks without receiving a new CD I called technical support again and was told that the CDs are on back order and they have no idea when they will arrive, but when they do one will be sent me. So, for now I am less than pleased with my computer and HPs ability to fix it.