HP G70-2112 Refurbished Reviews: Windows Vista Home Premium 17" Screen Laptop computer

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+ This laptop has no outstanding positive points. - It scores poorly on battery life. “Great price laptop looks good and performs well” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 30 real customer reviews

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Dual Core Processor with 3GB of Memory and 250GB Storage on Windows Vista Home Premium. 2.2 hours of battery More »

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30 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
88% of people recommend it.

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Battery life	5.7
Design	8.1
Performance	8.9
Size and weight	7.4
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.3
Overall rating	8.4

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Music, gaming or video fan (2)

Business user (1)

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Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ great price laptop looks good and performs well

- battery life is not very long

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Mar 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very easy to set up and use. V good screen size. Good quality sound for music etc.

- Battery life can be a bit short, although the warnings (re how much battery is left) are accurate.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Apr 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ The size of the screen, normal keyboard layout, and the ability to turn off the touch pad while using a usb mouse

- A bit slow on booting up, battery life could be better

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Apr 2009

Score 10.0/10

ryk, dymchurch , “Salesrep business precentations essential ”

+ A good looking machine that works well and is used daily without any problems so far

- None so far

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

B , Manchester , “Student filmmaker photographer researcher”

+ Excellent design and performance. Lightweight and effortless. Seperate number keyboard and amazing speakers.

- Battery runs out far too quickly. Only bad point. Except that accessories for a 17" screen are hard to find

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Apr 2009

Score 8.0/10

Niraj Bhagat, Northolt , “General home user” More like this »

+ Good laptop, Good futures

- Battery life, but then all 17" suffer the same. Had it lasted atleast 2 hours, it would be great.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- battery life

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2 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

ravindra, london , “Music, gaming or video fan” More like this »

+ 2h OK battery life
Amazingly HD screen
17 inch
super fast
Beautiful and comfortable design
Multi card reader 5 in 1
under £400 a bargain
the best for the entertaining university student

- No Firewire Port or Expresscard /pcmcia card to insert a Firewire port..this is the only bad point..other wise this laptop is awesome

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purchased 20 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Mark, London

+ Stylish and easy-to-use

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 24 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

allan, BRAINTREE

+ GOOD CLEAR SCREEN

- WEIGHT

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purchased 22 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

tony, waterlooville

+ easy to use and set up,good size screen,sound very good.

- battery life.

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purchased 12 Aug 2009

Score 7.0/10

renata, magherafelt

+ good price,good inaf notebuck

- first day harddisc brouks

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purchased 24 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ price

- weight and battery life

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purchased 27 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Music, gaming or video fan” More like this »

+ big screen

- heavy

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purchased 25 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Rebecca, Blackpool

+ Widescreen, great for watching movies on. Great speakers and sound, really clear and crisp.
Design is really nice, beautifully put together.

- battery life isn't too long but is manageable.

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purchased 31 Aug 2009

Score 7.0/10

Keith, Rochdale , “General home user” More like this »

+ Good screen quality

- somewhat dull apperance

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purchased 23 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ cheap compared to the processor speed, memory etc

- battery life not much long

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purchased 12 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Business user”

+ Screen

- No Volume control

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purchased 16 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

Keith, Rochdale

+ good value, well built

- a little bland in looks

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purchased 23 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Once started up, it is fast and reliable.
Good HDD memory.
Can run many programs at once, smoothly.
Great value for money.
Good screen size and quality.

- Takes a while to get up and running.
Short battery life; runs out quickly and needs charging quite regularly.
Gets overheated quite easily if not correctly placed on a flat surface.

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purchased 01 Sep 2009

Graham, Ilminster Somerset , “General home user” More like this »

+ Do not feel confident to score this at this particular time as have not had the product for sufficient time. The initial reaction would give an overall rating of 7/8 out of 10.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 21 Aug 2009

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	17
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Operating System	Windows Vista Home Premium
Software on which the device runs
RAM in GB	3

Number of Cores	Dual
Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to process more information at once making it faster.
Hard Disk Capacity in GB	250
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	1400x900 (WXGA)
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Processor Brand	Intel
There are 2 main manufacturers of computer processors. They are Intel and AMD.
Processor	Pentium Dual Core
This is the processor model range. Different types of processor have different types of functionality. For example Centrino processors are specifically designed to increase battery life in laptops.
Processor Number	T3400
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor Speed in MHz	2160
The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Megahertz or Mhz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
USB Port	3
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
Integrated Webcam	Yes
A webcam is a small, in-built camera that allows you to record video to upload to popular sites like Youtube or have video chats with friends on Instant Messaging services.
WiFi	Yes
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
Bluetooth	No
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
Fingerprint Access	No
Fingerprint access offers you an extra layer of security on your computer and is essential for any budding secret agent.
Remote Control	No
DVD Writer	Yes
DVD Writers can be used to copy data, music, documents or films from your laptop, netbook or desktop computer, onto a blank DVD. DVD writers can also copy info onto blank CDs but CDs have a lower storage capacity. Normal DVD discs can store up to 4.7GB of info. DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc.
DVD Drive	Yes
CD Rom	Yes
Blu-ray Drive	No
VGA Port	Yes
VGA stands for Video Graphics Array. The VGA socket is used for connecting a monitor or TV to your computer. If you want to use an external monitor, TV or projector on your laptop make sure it has a VGA or DVI socket. VGA is also sometimes referred to as D-sub.
DVI Port	No
DVI stands for Digital Visual Interface. Like VGA, DVI is used to connect laptops, desktops and other devices to HD TVs or monitors. You can buy a small adaptor to convert your digital DVI socket to an analogue VGA socket for use with older monitors if needed.
Card Reader	Yes
A memory card reader allows you to connect various types of card such as SD Cards, MMC Cards or Compact Flash Cards to your laptop or desktop computer. Memory Card Readers are extremely useful for photographers as it allows you to quickly transfer your snaps from camera to machine meaning you can have them uploaded to your favourite website or printed out in a matter of minutes.
Battery Life in Hours	2.2
Battery life is important if you travel a lot. Long train journeys can be a pain if you don’t get more than 3 hours of life out of your laptop. It’s worth remembering that a lot of trains offer power sockets now so don’t be put off by a low battery life unless your lifestyle demands ultra portability.
Weight (kg)	3.25

Brand of Graphic Chip	Intel
Graphics cards in desktop computers and graphics chips in laptops are manufactured by 3 main companies: Intel, ATI and nVidia. If you want to play modern games aim for an ATI or nVidia card or chip. Intel cards and chips work perfectly for general laptop use, video playback and older computer games.
Graphic Card or Chip	45GM
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer
Colour	Multi
The main colour of the product.

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A refurbished laptop that has been checked by professionals and comes with a twelve month warranty.

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